Egyptian pro-democracy supporters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 18, 2011. Egyptians held a nationwide "Victory March" on Friday to celebrate the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule one week ago, to protect the revolution and to remind new military rulers of the power of the street. Hundreds of thousands joined the rallies, which are also a memorial to the 365 people who died in the 18-day uprising, with many Egyptians expressing their intention to guard their newly-won prospect of democracy.
Tens of thousands of Egyptians pray and celebrate the fall of the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak, and to maintain pressure on the current military rulers, in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. 
A military band marches in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 18, 2011. Egyptians held a nationwide "Victory March" on Friday to celebrate the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule one week ago, to protect the revolution and to remind new military rulers of the power of the street. Hundreds of thousands joined the rallies, which are also a memorial to the 365 people who died in the 18-day uprising, with many Egyptians expressing their intention to guard their newly-won prospect of democracy. 
Egyptian-born Muslim cleric, Sheikh Yussef al-Qaradawi (2nd R), prays at Cairo's central Tahrir square after delivering the Friday prayer sermon on February 18, 2011 as hundreds of thousands of Egyptians were packed into the square, the epicentre of a nationwide revolt which forced president Hosni Mubarak to step down a week ago and hand over power to a military junta. The Qatar-based influential cleric urged Arab leaders to listen to their people and acknowledge their region has changed.
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