Chaldean flag

Use	Ethnic flag
Adopted	1990s/2000s (by International Chaldean Association of Professional Visual Artists)
Design	White field with two blue lines situated on the left and right, with a star in the middle. Blue circle surrounded by a larger yellow circle, with red rays extending from the yellow circle. Blue, wavy lines in bundles of three appear in between the red rays.
Designed by	Amer Hanna Fatuhi

The Chaldean flag (Syriac: ܐܬܐ ܟܠܕܝܐ ʾāṯā ʾkaldāyē) is the ethnic flag designated for the Chaldeans, intended to represent their nation and homeland as well as the Chaldean diaspora. The flag was created by Amer Hanna Fatuhi, an artist and self-proclaimed historian who currently resides in the Metro Detroit area, where a considerable portion of Assyrians of the Chaldean Catholic Church live.

Visuals and Symbolism

The two blue lines on the left and right represent the rivers of native lands which encompass Chaldean-Assyrian villages and establishments, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In the middle of the flag, an eight-fold Mesopotamian star can be seen with two inner circles of yellow and blue, with eight sets of wavy blue lines radiating from the star. The yellow and blue circles represent the Sun and Moon, respectively, a nod to the contributions that the ancient Chaldeans made to astronomy. The yellow circle, alongside the red triangles and wavy blue lines, also represent goodness, justice, equality, and civilization.^[1]

Controversy

Since it's inception, and similarly to the Aramean-Syriac flag, the Chaldean flag has generated controversy due to its associations with Assyrian separatism.

Additional criticism has been levied towards the copyright of the flag, with observers having noted a Letter of Authorization that declares Fatuhi as "the sole designer and owner of the Chaldean National Flag in all its versions...", and copyrights in place since the late 20th-century in Iraq and the United States.^[2] The statement goes on to read that any use of the flag in advertising resulting in a profit exceeding $1,000 USD holds a person liable for compensation, suggesting that the flag is backed by a means of profit. A court case involving Amer Fatuhi and Sarhad Jammo, a bishop for the Chaldean Catholic Church in San Diego, has also recently come to light that speaks to the origins of the Chaldean flag.^[3]

The flag sees most prominent use in the Assyrian diaspora, including English-speaking area such as the United States, Canada, and Australia. In the Assyrian homeland, the flag can be seen sparsely in Ankawa, Erbil, and is designated the official flag of the Babylon Movement led by Rayan al-Kildani.

Gallery

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  Chaldean flag, adopted sometime between the 1990s and 2000s^[4]
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  Randa Markos, a UFC fighter from Canada, holding the flag