Muslim Brotherhood prepares to take part in planned Friday protests In what appeared to be their first major appearance since Tuesday’s “Day of Anger” demonstrations, hundreds of activists affiliated with the banned-but-tolerated Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement staged a protest in Giza on Thursday to call for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
More than two thousand demonstrators chanted, "The people want to topple the regime!" and "Mubarak, Get lost!"
According to one eyewitness, protesters called on the Egyptian people to join them, urging local residents to hang black banners from their balconies in a sign of support.
MB activist Mousatfa Rady told Al-Masry Al-Youm that his group had “succeeded in bringing many people to this demonstration, as the brotherhood prepares for Friday’s planned demonstrations.”
Online activists and opposition groups have called for another day of nationwide protests immediately following Friday prayers.
A Facebook page devoted to the planned protest has reportedly attracted more than 77,000 online supporters within the last 24 hours.
The Brotherhood–the largest opposition group in Egypt–did not officially endorse the initial protests, although it allowed its members to participate individually.
On Thursday, MB spokesman Mohamed Morsi said the group would take part in the Friday demonstrations “in order to achieve the demands of the people."
