F is for Flag Not the most exciting of photos, I know, but I
found the history of the Egyptian flag fascinating – and not
something I had looked into before. According to the Wikipedia,
The Free Officers who toppled King Farouk in the Revolution of
1952 assigned specific symbolism to each of the three bands of
the Arab Liberation flag. The red band symbolises the period
before the Revolution, a time characterized by the struggle
against the monarchy, and the British occupation of the country.
The white band symbolizes the bloodless nature of the Revolution
itself. The black band symbolises the end of the oppression of
the Egyptian people at the hands of the monarchy, and foreign
imperialism. Egypt’s use of the Arab Liberation flag inspired
its adoption by a number of other Arab states. The same
horizontal tricolour is used by Iraq, Syria, and Yemen (and
formerly Libya), the only difference being the presence (or
absence) of distinguishing national emblems in the white band.
The wiki has brief descriptions and