The Flags Tell a Story - Egypt

Flags say a lot - people relate their flag to their daily lives. When I look at the flags of Egypt and Jordan and what they represent, the words that jump out at me are "liberation", "bloody struggle", "revolt", "Holy Koran" and I can't help but be concerned for current affairs. But if I look deeper, I see "bright future", "humility", "social justice", and "aspiration". The two sides of the coin are summed up pretty well.

From the CIA World Factbook:


EGYPT

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the national emblem (a gold Eagle of Saladin - 1138-1193, first Sultan of Egypt and Syria - facing the hoist side with a shield superimposed on its chest above a scroll bearing the name of the country in Arabic) centered in the white band; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white).

JORDAN

three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I.