Mawtini

This article is about the Arabic poem. For the former Iraqi national anthem, see Mawtini (L. Zanbaka song).
Mawṭinī
English: My Homeland
موطني
Former national anthem of Palestine
National anthem of Iraq
LyricsʾIbrāhīm Ṭūqān, 1934
MusicMuḥammid Flayfil, 1934
Adopted1936 (by Palestine)
2004 (by Iraq)
Preceded by"Mawtini" (Iraq)
Succeeded by"Fida'i" (Palestine)
Audio sample
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (two verses)

"Mawṭinī" (Arabic: موطني, lit. 'My Homeland') is an Arabic national poem by the Palestinian poet Ibrahim Tuqan, composed by the Lebanese musician Mohammed Flayfel in 1934, and is a popular patriotic song among the Arab people, and the official national anthem of the Republic of Iraq.[1]

Mawtini is the national anthem of Iraq, being adopted as such in 2004. The song formerly served as an unofficial anthem of Palestinians and other colonized peoples of the Middle East for much of the 20th century. In 1996, Palestine formally adopted it as the official national anthem.[2][3] Though it has since been superseded by an official national anthem there, many Palestinians still identify strongly with it and consider it the unofficial national anthem of their country. It is considered one of the Arab national anthems, including two periods where it was the national anthem of Iraq.

Many Arab artists have re-sung the anthem with new distributions, such as Elissa, Christina Sawaya, and Faia Younan in a video clip that depicted the Syrian civil war.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Remarkable Syrian artistic event evoking peace held in Paris". SANA. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "National Anthems".
  3. ^ "The song that inspired the Arab world: Ibrahim Tuqan and the making of "Mawtini"". Palestinian Journeys. Archived from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  4. ^ "بالفيديو- كونوا أول من يستمع إلى نشيد "موطني بصوت إليسا"! مفاجأة من العيار الثقيل" [Video - Be the first to listen to the anthem "My Homeland" sung by Elissa! A heavy-caliber surprise]. Laha Magazine (in Arabic). Archived from the original on March 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "بعد طرحها "موطني" إليسا تحطم الأرقام القياسية" [After releasing "My Homeland", Elissa breaks records]. MBC.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on September 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "كريستينا صوايا أيضاً تغني "موطني"" [Christina Sawaya also sings "My Homeland"]. The New Arab (in Arabic). Archived from the original on January 25, 2016.