<p>Tens of thousands of people carrying Egyptian flags and pictures of Mohammad Mursi took to the streets today as a show of support to the President and his Islamist policies as Egypt appeared deeply polarised as a nascent democracy.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The gatherings today came in response to calls by Islamist parties and other political forces aligned to the Muslim Brotherhood after days of anti-Mursi protests rocked the country.<br /><br />Many of the supporters who assembled here today were carried by buses from the Delta governorates.<br /><br />Protesters displayed posters and banners supporting the president's recent decision to grant himself broad powers as they gathered in the show of support for 'legitimacy and Sharia'.<br /><br />'The Muslim Brotherhood supports the decisions of the President', 'The people support the decisions of the president', were some banners held by the people.<br /><br />Demonstrators chanted, 'Islamist (state) everywhere', 'Islamist (state), against injustice and tyranny', and 'God is great, people (support) the decisions of the president'.<br /><br />Outside the Cairo University, demonstrators set up a platform, while groups of young people acting as security and wearing neon vests fanned out around the edges of the demonstration to protect participants and direct traffic.<br /><br />The pro-Mursi protests were originally to be held in Tahrir Square, but the Brotherhood organisers changed the location to avoid a confrontation with the Mursi opponents who were camping at the iconic protest spot.<br /><br />Tens of thousands of anti-Mursi protesters had marched to Tahrir yesterday, calling for the dissolution of the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly that approved a draft constitution based on Islamic law, as they chanted slogans against "dictatorial Mursi".</p>
<p>Tens of thousands of people carrying Egyptian flags and pictures of Mohammad Mursi took to the streets today as a show of support to the President and his Islamist policies as Egypt appeared deeply polarised as a nascent democracy.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The gatherings today came in response to calls by Islamist parties and other political forces aligned to the Muslim Brotherhood after days of anti-Mursi protests rocked the country.<br /><br />Many of the supporters who assembled here today were carried by buses from the Delta governorates.<br /><br />Protesters displayed posters and banners supporting the president's recent decision to grant himself broad powers as they gathered in the show of support for 'legitimacy and Sharia'.<br /><br />'The Muslim Brotherhood supports the decisions of the President', 'The people support the decisions of the president', were some banners held by the people.<br /><br />Demonstrators chanted, 'Islamist (state) everywhere', 'Islamist (state), against injustice and tyranny', and 'God is great, people (support) the decisions of the president'.<br /><br />Outside the Cairo University, demonstrators set up a platform, while groups of young people acting as security and wearing neon vests fanned out around the edges of the demonstration to protect participants and direct traffic.<br /><br />The pro-Mursi protests were originally to be held in Tahrir Square, but the Brotherhood organisers changed the location to avoid a confrontation with the Mursi opponents who were camping at the iconic protest spot.<br /><br />Tens of thousands of anti-Mursi protesters had marched to Tahrir yesterday, calling for the dissolution of the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly that approved a draft constitution based on Islamic law, as they chanted slogans against "dictatorial Mursi".</p>