Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood readies for protests to support Obama 'buddy' Mursi.(AA).Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood ordered its members not to travel abroad as they might be needed to take on the streets to support “revolutionary” decisions expected to be announced by the country’s president, sources told a news agency.
The sources, who wished to remain anonymous, told Anadolu Agency Thursday that the Muslim Brotherhood is in a state of alert and expected to start marches to defend “revolutionary” decisions that are expected to be made by President Mohammed Mursi.
However, it didn’t name what kind of decisions Mursi is expected to make.
Mursi became the chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) when it was founded by the Muslim Brotherhood in 2011. He was FJP’s candidate for the May-June 2012 presidential election.
The Islamist group’s state of alert is also to counter expected violence that can destabilize the political scene and oust President Mursi and his government, the sources added.
Drafting the current Egyptian constitution has further divided Egyptians between Islamists who want to have more of a Sharia-oriented constitutions and seculars including judges who oppose.
Meanwhile, more than 72 people have been injured in central Cairo, some with bullet wounds, during clashes between police and protesters on the anniversary of lethal street violence between activists and security forces.Read the full story here.
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