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Islamists rally on Friday in support of youths
A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi protests against the military and interior ministry as she shows a poster of the Rabaa" or "four" gesture, in reference to the police clearing of Rabaa al-Adawiya protest camp on August 14, in the southern suburb of Maadi September 3, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
The National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy called for staging mass rallies to express support for youths on Friday.
"The youths are the revolution's backbone" is the coalition’s slogan for Friday.
Supporters of the former President Mohamed Mursi have been staging demonstrations since the army removed Mursi, who belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood, from power.
They protested against what they called a coup against legitimacy.
The protests reached their peak on August 14 when security forces cleared out two Brotherhood camps in Cairo.
"Youths have been and still are the revolution's backbone and hope," the coalition said in a statement.
The call for protests coincides with the return of students to the schools and universities for the new academic year amid fears of acts of violence that target schools.
