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Monday 13 February 2012
Calls mount for civil disobediance in Egypt
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Demonstrators take part in a protest demanding that the army hand power over to civilians, near the defence ministry in Cairo
Reuters/Mohammed Salem
By Veronique Gaymard

In Egypt, strikes and protests at the week-end saw activists urging Egyptians to engage in civil disobedience until the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces hands over power to civilians. But the highest Muslim authorities do not agree. Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University, said the teachings of Islam opposed "hampering production and work." Ernest Emad, an Egyptian film-maker, is among the social activists who have called for civil disobedience since 25 January last year, the date of the revolution.

Dossier: Revolution in Egypt

tags : Arab Spring - Egypt - Protests - Revolution - Strike
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