We were fascinated by the Arabic writing on this Palestinian flag photographed by AFP.
It turns out the Jerusalem Post noted the same phenomenon a few weeks ago:
At recent demonstrations in the Gaza Strip, Hamas supporters were seen carrying Palestinian flags that included the Islamic declaration of faith, shahada, “La Ilaha Illa Allah” (There is no god but Allah).
Hamas’s green flag already carries the shahada, which also appears on the Saudi flag. The Taliban regime in Afghanistan also had similar writing on its flag.
Fatah officials on Sunday expressed deep concern over Hamas’s attempts to change the Palestinian flag.
It ain’t PC to desecrate anything with Allah’s name. Just ask some students at San Francisco State U. Turns out the Hamas and Hezbollah flags they stomped on have Allah’s name too.
UPDATE March 21: FYI, the SFSU students were acquitted.
