Dozens began arriving in Tahrir Square Friday morning to protest against the Muslim Brotherhood. Liberals, leftist and revolutionary figures are calling the day of protests “Egypt for all Egyptians.” Members of the Constitution Party have set up a stage in the square with a banner reading, “No to the hegemony of the Constituent Assembly.” Other banners in the square read, “We want the constitution to be for all Egyptians,” and “From Tahrir we say ‘No' to the constitution tailors.” Ambulances have lined up at the entrances to the square in anticipation of any emergency events, but traffic has so far continued to flow smoothly in and out of the square. The protesters' demands include the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Constituent Assembly, the rejection of the final draft of the new constitution, the establishment of a minimum and maximum wage, an end to high prices, the retrial of the acquitted killers of the martyrs of the revolution, the recovery of funds smuggled abroad by former regime officials, and the elimination of corruption in state institutions. Seven marches are planned from different locations in the greater Cairo area to Tahrir Square throughout the day, in addition to demonstrations in several governorates where clashes that took place last Friday between leftist and Brotherhood forces during a day of protests criticizing President Mohamed Morsy's first 100 days in office. Participants in today's marches call for an apology from the Muslim Brotherhood for last week's clashes. Thirty parties and political movements announced participation in today's protests, including the Constitution Party, the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, the Popular Socialist Alliance, the Revolutionary Youth Union, the April 6 Youth Movement and the Kefaya Movement. Amr Moussa and Hamdeen Sabbahi both stated that they would be marching today. The National Association for Change announced participation as well, and called on participants not to respond to any provocation, so as to keep the protests peaceful. The April 6 Youth Movement has called for a consensual constitution. The movement demanded an apology from the Muslim Brotherhood and called on Morsy to hold the group responsible for Friday 12 October clashes.
