Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians retook the Tahrir Square (Liberation in Arabic) to celebrate the 'victory Friday', a festive day on which honored the martyrs of the Revolution and called for the formation of a new Government figures clean regime of Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted last Friday. The traditional Muslim prayers on Fridays Tahrir was directed by the renowned theologian Yusuf al Qaradawi, exiled since 1981, and returned yesterday to Cairo thirty years after delivering his last sermon in the Arab country, following the assassination of then president Anwar Sadat, who was succeeded by Mubarak.
"The revolution is not over. Even should start the construction of Egypt," said Al Qaradawi, who urged the demonstrators to move forward. "Do not let anyone put them on the road," he added. The ulema, president of the International Union of Muslim Theologians and close to the Muslim Brotherhood movement, urged the military junta that governs Egypt to form a new government because the current one, led by Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, was appointed in late January by Mubarak and the Egyptian recalls three decades of a regime "corrupt and murderer." He urged the army to release thousands of political prisoners still in jail, many of whom are members of the Muslim Brotherhood and were detained under the Emergency Law, in force since 1981, which allows indefinite detention without charge .
"The revolution has ensured that everyone will stop the injustice and get freedom. I always talk with Muslims but ask Muslims and Christians to work together," he said in his sermon. The Place de la Liberation, an icon of 18 days of protests against the regime, honored their martyrs "over 300, according to latest official figures, and burst into a party to celebrate their first week without Mubarak.
Families come from all over the city spent the day at the center and there were fireworks and musical performances at street level or on a stage erected for the occasion. The sellers of relics of the revolution, food and drink made the August. There were also the claims, this time directed against the current government and the need to accelerate reforms.
"Long live Egypt!", "The people want progress in Egypt!" or "We do not want Hosni or their agents, we want the purification regime!" were some of the phrases chanted by the participants. On the other hand, thousands of nostalgic about the deposed president also took to the streets in the neighborhood Mohandisin Cairo.
The protesters explained that they wanted to honor the former president of 82 years who controlled the country for three decades and has taken refuge in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula. These statements came a day after they were arrested three former ministers, including the disgraced head of Interior, Habib el Adli, who is accused of misappropriation of public funds.
He was also arrested on the steel magnate and former secretary of the National Democratic Party Ehmed Ezz for alleged money laundering, along with former ministers for Tourism and Housing Zhuair Garana and Ahmed el Maghrabi. For its part, the army took advantage of 'Victory Day' to make a TV appeal calling for an end of strikes that "harm the economy and national security." In recent days have gone on strike and police officials and the Supreme Military Council, which has governed Egypt since the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak, insisted yesterday that will not allow the continuation of what he considers "unlawful prácitcas" reports Reuters. 
"The revolution is not over. Even should start the construction of Egypt," said Al Qaradawi, who urged the demonstrators to move forward. "Do not let anyone put them on the road," he added. The ulema, president of the International Union of Muslim Theologians and close to the Muslim Brotherhood movement, urged the military junta that governs Egypt to form a new government because the current one, led by Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, was appointed in late January by Mubarak and the Egyptian recalls three decades of a regime "corrupt and murderer." He urged the army to release thousands of political prisoners still in jail, many of whom are members of the Muslim Brotherhood and were detained under the Emergency Law, in force since 1981, which allows indefinite detention without charge .
"The revolution has ensured that everyone will stop the injustice and get freedom. I always talk with Muslims but ask Muslims and Christians to work together," he said in his sermon. The Place de la Liberation, an icon of 18 days of protests against the regime, honored their martyrs "over 300, according to latest official figures, and burst into a party to celebrate their first week without Mubarak.
Families come from all over the city spent the day at the center and there were fireworks and musical performances at street level or on a stage erected for the occasion. The sellers of relics of the revolution, food and drink made the August. There were also the claims, this time directed against the current government and the need to accelerate reforms.
"Long live Egypt!", "The people want progress in Egypt!" or "We do not want Hosni or their agents, we want the purification regime!" were some of the phrases chanted by the participants. On the other hand, thousands of nostalgic about the deposed president also took to the streets in the neighborhood Mohandisin Cairo.
The protesters explained that they wanted to honor the former president of 82 years who controlled the country for three decades and has taken refuge in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula. These statements came a day after they were arrested three former ministers, including the disgraced head of Interior, Habib el Adli, who is accused of misappropriation of public funds.
He was also arrested on the steel magnate and former secretary of the National Democratic Party Ehmed Ezz for alleged money laundering, along with former ministers for Tourism and Housing Zhuair Garana and Ahmed el Maghrabi. For its part, the army took advantage of 'Victory Day' to make a TV appeal calling for an end of strikes that "harm the economy and national security." In recent days have gone on strike and police officials and the Supreme Military Council, which has governed Egypt since the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak, insisted yesterday that will not allow the continuation of what he considers "unlawful prácitcas" reports Reuters.
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