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Flag of (an alternate) Egypt

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Arab warriors invaded Egypt, propagating Islam to the Egyptians, especially those who lived in the lower and middle parts of the country. The difference is that the Egyptian tongue remained the language spoken by most of the population, (which means "Coptic" is just another phase in the history of Egyptian language in this scenario) and its status became more prominent and prestigious thanks to epics "The Tale of Kemet", compiled and written by Iraqi-born Ibn Wahshiyya and a retelling of "Tales of the Kings of Kemet" in Egypto-Arabic script. In effect, this alternate Egypt is another counterpart of Persia/Iran, with a little bit of difference: predominantly Muslim, speaking it own language, but with a sizable Coptic (and Christian in general) minority.

As :icondante-wynter: explained (thanks for his contribution, by the way),  yellow represented the desert sands, blue symbolized the Nile and the ankh for an everlasting life.

Created and edited on both MS Paint and Photoscape
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matritum's avatar
I also thought flag of Egypt should have yellow and blue colors, representing desert and river Nile. Maybe three great pyramids could be represented with stars too. They must change their ugly flag.

These were my designs for that.