New Iraq Flag
February 5, 2008
The world of vexillology is sometimes exciting. Which I like, because I like vexillology :)
Today a new Iraq flag was hoisted, with the stars of the Baath party removed and Hussain’s handwriting replaced by Kufic script. The text remains the same: Allahu Akhbar.
(new and old)
In short, an attempt to remove the legacy of Saddam Hussain, without offending anyone, as few things stir up more emotion in people than the changing of their national flag. Silly things.
It didn’t really work, as a lot of people refuse to accept this new flag and will continue to fly the old one. It is however rather more successful than the previous attempt, suggested back in 2004.
A much more drastic change, and almost universally rejected. Apparently it looks too much like the Israeli flag, perhaps an understandable protest in that part of the world. Understandable, but still pretty silly. It looks about as much like the Israeli flag as the Faroese one.
Anyway, it’s not over yet, as the Iraqi government is still looking for a new flag. A contest was started a while back, and I’m sure the whole world anxiously awaits the results of that.
(source: Flags of the World
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