Hundreds of Tunisians pressed shoulder to shoulder in the Arfa mosque yesterday, as they have for Friday prayers year after year. The overflow crowd in this working-class Tunis neighborhood, called Tahrir, eventually spilled into the courtyard and even into the street, directly beneath the ornately carved green-and-white minaret. The imam of the mosque began with a standard prayer before starting his khotba, or sermon, which was hardly the usual Friday fare. He talked about the corruption and abuses of the former regime as the attendees listened, rapt.
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