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Of dr. martin luther king. you are seeing this cartoon they said that was printed 50 years ago and then it was translated into arabic. and that that was the inspiration they believe in part for the protesters in egypt. are you surprised by that? did you know that? >> i didn't know it, actually, until last evening. a gentleman that i know sent it to me and i was not surprised because i know that the nonviolent movement that our father led has inspired so many movements across the world. and when it happened, i said, there has to be some influence of daddy of this. i mean, when it is all said an...

Person. that's what we're trying to do through the king center under my brother's leadership. >> what do you think? do you see the similarities between egypt and the civil rights movement here? >> yes, i do. and i think dr. king's daughter had it down perfectly. i think what's really important, also, is the fact that in egypt and in america there was such a wide representation of people. that was true in the south in the movement that dr. king led and particularly at selma where you had blacks and whites from all over america coming in. it wasn't just a local movement. it was truly an interrac...

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>> which was the movement. as you started to watch the pictures, 19, 20 days ago, coming out here on cnn and watching the pictures that you go, did something click and go, oh? did you think there was a possibility through that nonviolence in the beginning that this -- it would transpire into this? >> you know, i wasn't sure. i was concerned. and i was -- i was. i was ecstatic when i heard all of the reports. and when the message spread about them insisting on being violent. because in the end, nonviolence wins. and so this postures them now to be in a better position. my hope is people know it...

Central cairo at the moment. it is some 5:00 p.m. there. more than two weeks into the uprising and we're still seeing this, massive, massive amounts of people. now egypt's foreign minister saying if protesters remain there in the streets, the military will be compelled, and i'm quoting here, to defend the constitution and national security, end quote. we'll see what that means. plus demonstrators are sending out text messages to organize for even more protests tomorrow following friday prayers. of course friday has been a key day.ç whenever we see a change in what's happening in egypt. the...