Coptic flag

The Coptic flag was created in 2005 by Coptic activists in different countries to represent the Coptic communities both in Egypt and in the Coptic diaspora. It is not recognized by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, but many Copts worldwide have adopted it as a symbol of Coptic identity. The Coptic flag has been officially recognized and adopted by the New Zealand Coptic Association and the Free Copts.

Copts voice opposition to many aspects of Egypt's political life. One of these is the present-day Egyptian flag, which most Copts feel does not represent their Egyptian identity. The pattern closely resembles those of other Arabic-speaking countries, a symbol of Arab nationalism rejected by most Copts, along with the official title of the country "Arab Republic of Egypt", as if to distinguish between an Arab Egypt and the other that is not. In this respect, taking into consideration that Copts are especially unlikely to consider themselves as Arab, the current Egyptian flag alienates the Egyptian Christian minority in its homeland.

The Coptic flag arose from the conviction that any ethnic group has a right to represent itself through an emblem or a flag in its larger society and the world. It is in line with examples such as the flag of the Muslim Brotherhood and the flag of the Lebanese phalanges. Other examples include the flag of the Lebanese Hezbollah, the flag of the Aramean minority, which flies side by side with the Syrian national flag at Aramean churches; and the flag of the Assyrian minority, which flies side by side with the Iraqi national flag at Assyrian churches. Other examples include the flag of the Kurdish minority, which flies side by side with the Iraqi national flag; the flag of the Berber minority, the flag of the Roma (Gypsy) minority and many other ethnic minorities throughout the world.

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