A group of roughly 2000 young members of the Muslim Brotherhood say they are planning to stage a “revolt” against the group’s authoritative Guidance Bureau and Shura Council on 17 March to demand the dissolution of the two governing bodies.

Young members say there is no reason why the group should work in secrecy considering the “wave of freedom” witnessed by Egypt following the 25 January uprising, which led to the ouster of Egypt's longstanding president Hosni Mubarak on 11 February.

Young members say the group’s role should be restricted to preaching the teachings of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna.

They also demand the formation of a transitional committee mandated with directing the group's affairs until a new board can be elected. They have suggested that the proposed committee be headed by Mohamed Mahdi Akef, the group’s previous general guide.

Young members of the group are threatening to hold an open-ended sit-in if their demands are not met. They said they expected organizational "change" to take place within the Muslim Brotherhood by April, when they would begin taking steps aimed at "modernizing" the group and its activities.

Translated from the Arabic Edition.