Thursday 28 April 2016

By Bill Clown


Kuwait is believed to have been part of an early civilization in the 3rd millennium B.C. and to have traded with Mesopotamian cities. At the beginning of the 18th century, the 'Anizah tribe of central Arabia founded Kuwait City, which became an autonomous sheikhdom by 1756.

Kuwait obtained British protection in 1897 when the sheik feared that the Turks would expand their hold over the area. In 1961, Britain ended the protectorate, giving Kuwait independence, but agreed to give military aid on request.

The Kuwait banner was received on September 7, 1961, after Kuwait got independence from Britain on June 19, 1961. The banner was supplanted after Kuwait was attacked by Iraq in August 1990, and was restored when Kuwait was freed in February 1991. The outline of the Kuwait banner is accepted to be founded on the Arab Revolt Flag of 1916, which was used as an image of Arab patriotism amid freedom battles against Ottoman (Turkish) rule.

Red, white, black and green were the colors of the Arab Revolt flag which Kuwait and some other Arab nations used in the revolt of the Arab nations against the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) during WWI. The colors on this flag were chosen to honor three Caliphates and one dynasty. Black for Abbusid, green for Umayyad, white for Falmid and red for the Hashemite dynasty, all of which were allies of the British during the war.

Red, white, black and green are referred to as pan-Arab colors and have been linked to the Arab people and Islamic faith for centuries. The colors on the Kuwait flag represent Arab unity and independence and are used in the flags of many countries in the region. The green stripe represents the fertility of Arab nations and the black represents the defeat of enemies. The red stands for the blood of the defeated enemy and white symbolize honor and purity.

Another arrangement of implications is that white connotes honor, red is for heroism, grit, quality, and valor, green speaks of rich fields, trust, happiness, love and in numerous societies green has a hallowed importance, and dark is for the thrashing of adversaries or determination. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Kuwait Flag for the future.




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