CAIRO: The residents of Cairo's Abbasiya neighborhood organized an anti-military junta silent march on Monday afternoon to show their opposition to the army's recent violations and to prove that the neighborhood is not anti-revolution. The area's name has become synonymous with pro-military sentiment, and it is where hundreds of the military ruling council's supporters go out to chant in support of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). The march was called for by a Facebook group titled “All of Abbasiya is on Facebook,” which called on its members to join the peaceful silent march and show their dissatisfaction with the military and with the false support the neighborhood has been giving. They asked their 11,000 members to join them starting at the main square and to march around the area holding signs that condemn the military. Last Friday, and while Tahrir Square was welcoming thousands upon thousands of Egyptians who were displeased and angry at the military council, Abassiya saw a thousand or so arrive at the main square asking the military to remain in power. Tahrir's Friday protest was titled “regaining honor” in reference to the recent attacks that saw the military attack protesters with excess violence, killing 17 and injuring around 1,000 people. The military attacked and beat women and elderly people. Soldiers were seen on videos beating women, dragging them onto the pavement, tearing their clothes apart and groping them. The footage of the attacks angered many Egyptians and paved the way to Friday's large protest. Few people remain on Monday in Tahrir square, while surrounded by 6 walls, banning entry to Mohamed Mahmoud street, Qasr al-Aini and the streets surrounding the ministry of interior. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/HzSIw Tags: Abbasiya, featured, March, Protests, SCAF Section: Egypt, Latest News
