CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) Tuesday meetings resumed after the overthrowing of the former regime. Holding such meetings was difficult because of the security system in the recent years. The historic leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al-Bana, established Tuesday meetings. About three thousand demonstrators rallied in Amr Bin Al-Aas Mosque to attend the Mohamed Badi's first Tuesday meeting since he took office as a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. MB's experience in dealing with such events, whether in closed halls or open spaces, qualified the members for organizing the Tuesday meeting. There is a necessity to restore the role of mosques and to prevent preachers affiliated with state security, Badi said in his speech. He said the former regime prevented Muslim scientists from preaching, such as President of the International Union for Muslim Scholars, Mohamed al-Qaradawi. He said al-Qaradawi lead 4 million citizens in the Friday prayer in Tahrir Square during the January 25 Revolution. He said, "Our Muslim brothers; Our Christian brothers." It was the first time in the history of Friday prayer that Christians protected Muslims during prayer. Badi said the MB was the front that opposed the former regime. The MB suffered from persecution for years and the imprisonment of its leaders in different governorates. He criticized the claims that the MB controlled Al-Azhar, clarifying there is a big difference between the MB, established 83 years ago, and Al-Azhar, which he described as the stock of Islam's seeds. Badi accused the media of pursuing the ways of the former regime. He also talked about the MB football team that was criticized roughly and unfairly. He emphasized the MB has political weight on Egyptian citizens. Badi revealed the MB's three economic projects proposed to the Military Council to improve Egyptian economy. He said the MB has many projects that can save Egypt. He confirmed the MB refuses authority in this current phase, he said it more important now to focus on cooperation between all sectors, tendencies and institutions.
