CAIRO: Egypt protesters demanding an end to the military junta's rule over the country became embroiled briefly with members of the Muslim Brotherhood over how the anniversary of the January 25, 2011 uprising should be spent. The Brotherhood members wanted to see the protests celebratory in marking the first year since 18 days of street protests ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. However, the vast majority of demonstrators in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square said the revolution has not been completed and would continue their anti-military movement. Other protesters stepped in and ended the altercation before it erupted into any violence. By early morning Wednesday, thousands of activists had taken up posts in the square, hoping tens of thousands would join them in demanding an end to the military junta and the “continuation of the revolution” that began on January 25, 2011. “The revolution is not over. I am going to go and show my support,” Munir, a middle-aged waiter at a coffee shop on Qasr el-Aini, told Bikyamasr.com Wednesday morning. On Tuesday night, a huge march traversing the streets and squares of downtown Cairo was organized by thousands of activists and young people, demanding the handover of power, and the termination of the military trials of civilians. The increased numbers of demonstrators has led to the blockage of traffic in Tahrir and neighboring streets. Participants in the march have demanded that authority be handed over to a civilian presidential council, and the release of political activist Ahmed Doma, and called upon the Egyptian people to take to the streets and Tahrir to commemorate the revolution. Meanwhile, an increasing number of tents are being set up in the square, including tents dedicated to victims of the revolution, and others set up as makeshift clinics. A major platform has also been built near the entrance to Mohamed Mahmoud Street, with dozens of citizens surrounding it. A number of political activists who have laid down speeches and poems, markedly against the former regime, will speak and perform on the platform. In addition, a second stage was erected on the other side of Tahrir Square, and those who established it raise the slogan “Revolution Committees”, and declared that they have come to celebrate the anniversary of the revolution. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/8KoB4 Tags: featured, Islamists, Jan25, Protests, Tahrir Section: Egypt, Latest News, Religion
