Egypt Bracing for Marches by Pro- and Anti-Morsi Groups -- Voice of America
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is calling for huge protests across the country Friday in support of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
A Brotherhood spokesman, Gehad al-Haddad, tells VOA the protests following noon prayers will be a peaceful challenge to what the group considers a military coup against Egypt's first freely elected leader.
The Muslim Brotherhood has refused to participate in plans for a transition government, saying it will continue to hold sit-ins and protests until Morsi is reinstated.
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