Thousands of religious activists led by the Thousands of religious activists led by the Muslim Brotherhood rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday in a sharp shift from secular protests, witnesses said. The demonstrators demanded an Islamic state based on Shariah law, the BBC reported.
Members of the liberal secular groups that led the revolution against ex-President Hosni Mubarak have been staging a sit-in in the square for 22 days, seeking faster reforms from the
"We don't want any clashes," Brotherhood activist Ahmed Mokhtar told al-Masry al-Youm Thursday night before the rally.
