Ancient Egypt Resources
for School-Age Children
The first national flag of modern Egypt was established by a Royal
Decree in 1923 when Egypt gained conditional independence from Great Britain
in 1922. The color was green with a white crescent and three stars in the
middle. In 1958, a Presidential Decree established a new flag for the United
Arab Republic which comprised a merger of Syria and Egypt. The new flag had
three colors: red, white with 2 green stars and black. The flag was
rectangular in shape and the width was one-third of its length. In 1972, the
Law was amended to change the flag. The stars were removed from the flag and
replaced by a golden hawk. In 1984, the hawk was replaced by a golden eagle on
the eagle of Saladdin, the Ayubbid Sultan who ruled Egypt and Syria in 12th
Century, the same Saladdin of the Crusades.
Online Resources for Egypt Today
- The Egyptian Presidency: Learn
about Egypt, its government, and its current president. You can also take a
virtual tour of Abdeen Palace, the official office of the Egyptian president.
- Little
Horus: Little Horus Web Site is the first Egyptian Web Site designed and
developed specially for kids around the Globe.
- ArabNet: The Resource
for the Arab World in the Middle East and North Africa
