Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of Uzbekistan

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The result was: promoted by — Maile (talk) 14:10, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Flag of Uzbekistan[edit]

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... that the crescent on the Flag of Uzbekistan (pictured) represents Islam, while the twelve stars symbolize the months of the Islamic calendar and the zodiac constellations?

ALT1:... that the crescent on the Flag of Uzbekistan (pictured) represents Islam, the religion practiced by 88% of Uzbeks?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Moten Swing

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self nominated at 03:26, 18 May 2014 (UTC).

Fivefold expanded on May 18 (when excluding the large block quote in the original text). Well referenced with no close paraphrasing. QPQ completed. Image is free. Both hooks are interesting, although I don't see a direct source for the crescent representing Islam (ref 2 mentions the 88% statistic, but I can't see discussion of the flag there). In fact, the Britannica article seems to contradict the claim and suggests that the Islamic symbolism wasn't intentional - "The crescent moon heralds the rebirth of an independent republic, although many Uzbeks and others are likely to see it also as a Muslim symbol." Could you shed some light on this? 97198 (talk) 05:25, 18 May 2014 (UTC)r

In the CIA World Factbook source (ref 7), under the "Government" section, the flag description near the bottom states that "the crescent represents Islam and the 12 stars the months and constellations of the Uzbek calendar." —Bloom6132 (talk) 14:16, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I didn't see that - all good now. 97198 (talk) 14:30, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Bloom6132, on the main hook there is a technical difference between the wording of the hook and the wording of the source. The hook says "Islamic calendar", and the source says "Uzbek calendar". Should be consistent. — Maile (talk) 13:40, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Maile66 – Ref 6, which is the direct inline citation for the claim, says "the 12 stars represent the months of the Islamic calendar." —Bloom6132 (talk) 13:51, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Well, good to have that detailed out here in case anyone else questions it. Thanks for your quick response. — Maile (talk) 13:58, 28 May 2014 (UTC)