Which way up
Black stripe at the top. Hung horizontally, the black stripe is at the top and the red triangle at the pole side. Upside down, with green at the top, it looks like a different flag, so check before you hang it.
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Hanging it vertically
Turn it so the triangle is at the top. When a flag hangs vertically on a wall or in a window, the custom for flags is to keep the hoist, here the red triangle, at the top.
Caring for the flag
The customs for any national flag.
- Keep it clean and dry, and off the ground.
- Don’t use it as a tablecloth, a floor mat or a costume.
- Replace it when it is torn or faded, and fold an old flag neatly rather than throwing it away.
- Take it in during storms, and light it if you fly it at night.
Calm and kind
A flag of people and a place. Fly it with dignity: in remembrance, in hope, in support of people’s safety. Hateful words or images beside it do the cause no good, so leave them out. Muslims Around the World, the family this site belongs to, is at muslimsaroundtheworld.org.
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