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Saudi Arabia: proposal to remove sword from flag criticised January 29, 2021 at 10:35 am | Published in: Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia
Saudi national flag in the capital Riyadh on 23 September 2020 [FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images] January 29, 2021 at 10:35 am
A proposal to remove the image of a sword from the flag of Saudi Arabia has been criticised on social media. The suggestion was made by Saudi writer Fahd Amer Al-Ahmadi on Twitter. He believes that the image does not match the Kingdom s current policies.
So much for Freedom of Expression in Saudi Arabia – Cartoon [Sabaaneh/MiddleEastMonitor] I suggest removing the sword from our Saudi flag, wrote Al-Ahmad. First, it doesn t go well in this day and age. Second, it goes against There is no compulsion in religion [a verse of the Qur an]. Third, removing it will actively show our condemnation of violence and killing claims against our religion.
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conflict after a US drone strike killed Suleimani and Al Muhandis at Baghdad airport on January 3, 2020. Suleimani was designated as a terrorist by the US for supporting proxy groups to form a Shiite axis of power from Iraq to Lebanon.
Many Iranians praised his efforts and viewed him as a hero.
Al Muhandis was a lifelong ally of Iran,
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He rose to fame after the PMF defeated ISIS alongside Iraqi military forces.