Tamarod: The first spark of June 30 revolution

Following mass protests in Cairo and other Egyptian cities, Tamarod urged state institutions including the army, police and judiciary to side with the popular will as represented by the crowds.

Rejecting Morsi’s offers of national dialogue, the group said: “There is no way to accept any half measures. There is no alternative other than the peaceful end of power of the Muslim Brotherhood and its representative, Mohammed Morsi."

Tamarod was founded in late April by members of the Egyptian Movement for Change - better known by its slogan Kefaya (Enough) - which pushed for political reform in Egypt under former president Hosni Mubarak in 2004 and 2005. Although Kefaya joined in the mass protests that forced him to resign in 2011, it did not play a prominent role.