[G8 Diplomat]

It’s a monogram of the word Allah

I wondered about that, it looked vaguely like Allah. Thanks for the info.

By the way, no = lah in Arabic.

Yeah, but in Farsi it looks like nah. That looks like an N connected to the alif and the haa, not a laam alif as in lah.

[G8 Diplomat]

I never noticed the stuff on the borders was text....I thought it was just some design or something. The font is so block-like I never picked up on that!

Speaking of flags, any idea if the “Allah akbar” script that Saddam added to pander to the Muslims will be removed from the Iraqi flag anytime soon?

[forkinsocket]

Yeah, but in Farsi it looks like nah. That looks like an N connected to the alif and the haa, not a laam alif as in lah.

*slaps forehead* That's what I get for not reading. I thought it said Iraqi for some reason & didn't even read the paper. Sorry about that.

Speaking of flags, any idea if the “Allah akbar” script that Saddam added to pander to the Muslims will be removed from the Iraqi flag anytime soon?

Yeah, they changed it just recently, I think. They replaced his handwritten takbir with one written in the Kufic script. It's the oldest Arabic script, from the city of Kufah, & the Iraqis take lots of pride in it.