Egypt: Flags used in the Arab Spring uprising (2011)

Last modified: 2011-12-10 by ian macdonald
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Flags bearing a date

The protesters seem to be using the standard Egyptian flag, but often with the addition of Arabic text on the center stripe. (In some cases this may replace the eagle.) I can't make it out, but some seem printed (in green) and include numbers.
Nachum Lamm, 27 November 2011

These could be references to Jan. 25th, the day the anti-Mubarak protests began? I understand from the news that the date has taken on a great symbolic meaning already.
Eugene Ipavec, 28 November 2011

An image can be seen at http://gulfnews.com/polopoly_fs/an-egyptian-flag-1.760717!image/19377784.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_475/19377784.jpg. This is date when the uprising started, in January. There also used many other flags with protest or support slogans.
Zoltan Horvath, 28 November 2011