Dozens of Egyptians protested against President Mohamed Mursi in Cairo on Friday, Aug 24, seeking to challenge the Islamist president and his Muslim Brotherhood group, Reuters reported.

Activists behind Friday's call to protest accuse Mursi of seeking to monopolize power after he wrested back prerogatives in August that the military council, which had ruled Egypt for a year and a half, had sought to retain for itself.

The protest organizers, among them opposition politician Mohamed Abou Hamed, also want a probe into the funding of the Brotherhood, repressed by Mubarak during his 30-year rule but which has dominated the political scene since he was toppled.

But several liberal groups that are usually critical of the Brotherhood have not backed the protest.

The organizers, who had named several gathering points, said they planned to march towards the presidential palace to demand the resignation of Mursi, who was sworn in on June 30.