Mawtini (Arabic: موطني “My Homeland”) is a popular poem written by famous Palestinian poet Ibrahim Touqan (Arabic: إبراهيم طوقان) circa 1934 in Palestine and became the de facto national anthem of Palestine and Iraq. The original music was composed by Muhammad Fuliefil (Arabic: محمد فليفل). During the years it became very popular through the Arab world. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Poetry (ancient Greek: poieo = create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Look up Circa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... This article is about the Palestinian territories as a geopolitical phenomenon. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ...

Recently it was re-adopted as the national anthem of Iraq replacing the old anthem Ardh Alforatain (1979-2003) associated with Saddam's Baath regime. This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

Lyrics

External links

• Ilham al Madfai – The Himnuszok website features a version of then Anthem sung by Ilham al Madfai, from his CD "The Voice of Iraq".
• Anthem Original Performance [1]