Egypt needs freedom of information for sustainable democracy

Egypt is going through a period of enormous promise through citizen empowerment, writes Sahar Aziz in this guest post. But for Egypt to achieve sustainable democracy, many reforms remain to be implemented, the most important of which is public access

Since when did democracy = instability?

Democracies are better placed to accommodate political diversity and reconcile conflicting parties, writes Sahar Aziz (left). The upsurge in Egypt confirms that the semblance of stability disguises the inherent fragility and precariousness of authoritarian rule.

Much of the discourse on …