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Clinging to the Past: Saddam’s Takbir and the Rejection of Rifat Chadirji’s Unity Flag
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- Andrews, John T. (Author)
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Clinging to the Past: Saddam’s Takbir and the Rejection of Rifat Chadirji’s Unity Flag
Abstract
This paper considers the impact of flag redesign efforts in Iraq following the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s government in 2003. During this period of political and social upheaval, occupying Western powers attempted many modifications to Iraqi governance under the aegis of the Coalition Provisional Authority. Primarily aimed at removing the vestiges of Saddam Hussein’s government, the project of de-Ba’thification attempted to change Iraq into a modern democracy replete with a national flag that symbolized this transformation. A forward-looking design created by the eminent architect Rifat Chadirji was soundly rejected, and Iraq instead approved a modest redesign of the Iraqi flag synonymous with Saddam Hussein and the Ba’th Party.
Publication
Raven: A Journal of Vexillology
Publisher
North American Vexillological Association (NAVA)
Date
2022
Volume
29
Pages
67-96
Journal Abbr
Raven
ISSN
1071-0043
Archive
NAVA Digital Library
Language
[eng] English
Library Catalog
NAVA Publications Index (NPI) // International Vexillological Index (IVI)
License
open access
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[IVI.CID] 70d7799b-57c7-4e99-9d5e-f5423e9426a3
Citation
Andrews, John T. 2022. “Clinging to the Past: Saddam’s Takbir and the Rejection of Rifat Chadirji’s Unity Flag.” Raven: A Journal of Vexillology 29: 67–96. NAVA Digital Library. https://www.nava.org/digital-library/Raven_v29_2022_p67-95.pdf.
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