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Hundreds of thousands of Morsi supporters filled the several majot streets surrouding the campus of Cairo Univeristy in Giza on Saturday Dec. 1. They called for the application of Islamic Shariah and endorsed the draft constitution passed by the Constituent Assembly on Thursday.

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Hundreds of thousands of Morsi supporters filled the several majot streets surrouding the campus of Cairo Univeristy in Giza on Saturday Dec. 1. They called for the application of Islamic Shariah and endorsed the draft constitution passed by the Constituent Assembly on Thursday.

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