Opposition Protest In Cairo A Rare Show Of Unity

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR

Protesters thronged to Tahrir Square on Tuesday night to protest the Egyptian president's recent decision to give himself and a committee drafting a new constitution unchecked power. It was the largest crowd at a demonstration in Egypt since Mohammed Morsi became president last summer and displayed a rare unity of the secular opposition in Egypt.

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• Morning Edition, November 28, 2012