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= May 24 =

The Pahlavi Dynasty and the Syrian Civil War
What are the views of the Pahlavi dynasty and/or its supporters on the Syrian civil war? Why? Padates (talk) 03:55, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi Padates, I'm not at all knowledgeable on this subject, but I found some information you mind find helpful. I found an honors thesis from last year that is focused on Iran's involvement in Syria specifically. From the abstract: "When the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, Iran quickly aided its long-standing ally, Syrian President Bashir al-Assad. Iran's support of the Assad regime is a significant reason why the war has continued for so long and why Assad is still in power today." I think this thesis may answer your question, or at least give you a lead to finding an answer. Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 20:01, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Why was Chad not suspended from the African Union as the only country from the Coup Belt?
Literally ALL other countries were suspended

Coup Belt countries (from the page Coup Belt, but reordered for consistency with African Union page quote below)..
 * Mali
 * Guinea
 * Sudan
 * Burkina Faso
 * Chad
 * Niger
 * Gabon

From African Union.. Mali was suspended from the African Union [for the second time] on 1 June 2021, following its second military coup within nine months. Guinea ' s membership was also suspended by the African Union on 10 September 2021, after a military coup deposed the country's President Alpha Condé. Sudan ' s membership was suspended by the African Union on 27 October 2021, after a military coup deposed the civilian government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Burkina Faso ' s membership was suspended by the African Union in the aftermath of a military coup on 31 January 2022. Niger ' s membership was suspended by the African Union on 22 August 2023 following a military coup in late July that deposed democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum [...] Gabon ' s membership was suspended by the African Union on 31 August 2023 following a military coup that deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba. Wallby (talk) 13:35, 24 May 2024 (UTC)


 * I believe there is some question about whether the succession of Idriss Deby by his son following his death in 2021 constitutes a coup according to the AU's definition. It is more like a succession that is not in conformity with constitutional texts, which is not the same thing as the military deposing a recognized Head of State. Xuxl (talk) 14:32, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Timeline of national flags
Could someone please verify if the Uzbekistan flag (1428-1471) is a hoax. And obviously remove it if the answer is Yes --Trade (talk) 15:13, 24 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Er, that's not there, and the last edit was 2 days ago, so where are you seeing this? --Golbez (talk) 16:07, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I was meaning to link to the Commons page, not the ENWP article.--Trade (talk) 17:58, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * According to the file description: This image represents a fictional flag designed to symbolize the Uzbek Khanate (existed between 1428 and 1471 in Central Asia), drawing inspiration from the historical flags and emblems of previous khanates that existed in the region native to Uzbek people. The design incorporates elements and shapes similar to of the Golden Horde and the Timurid Empire [...] --136.54.106.120 (talk) 18:49, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * If the description is right, the author says he made it up. Not exactly a hoax, more like "original research", as a placeholder. Better he should just have posted a blank rectangle as a placeholder. But maybe you should discuss this on Commons rather than here. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:54, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I wonder how many others are "fictional flags". -- 136.54.106.120 (talk) 19:04, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Good luck with your research! ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:58, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Goddess with offering vessel on head
Is there an Egyptian goddess who had a vessel like 𓎺 as a hat? Temerarius (talk) 21:55, 24 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Deities in the Litany of Ra.jpg There's a candidate or two here Temerarius (talk) 00:37, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The "sugar-loaf" hat, the kind you don't mean, is a perfume cone. See Head cone.
 * The deshret crown is bowl-shaped (ignore the main image, look at the gallery at the foot of the page). I note that one of your images has somebody with a scarab beetle apparently on their head: this is presumably a sign about who the figure represents (it's Ra, who rolled the sun across the sky like a beetle rolls a ball of dung), not an actual hat, so the same may be true of whatever vessel-like hat you've seen. More background information needed. Card Zero  (talk) 07:41, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Wow, that's really cool that they figured that out recently. The deshret can resemble what I'm thinking of, but deshret is a (some say) reed crown not an earthenware object. Temerarius (talk) 16:05, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Nut (goddess) is depicted with a water jar on her head, but typically round. It would help if you reveal why you think the object is earthenware, and is a vessel, and why it might be on the head of a goddess. Card Zero  (talk) 17:23, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
 * It's just one of those times when I didn't write something down. Maybe I confused a goddess with Hermanubis, (see File:Hermanubis.jpg) with figure 2 from Kuntillet Ajruid, with that minor goddess who has reeds on her head; along with the yellow color she looks like Bart Simpson. I think Serapis gets a vessel on his head too sometimes? By the way: to the person who helped me with the arm-shaped pipe-looking censer last time: it is hieroglyph R42 and variations. Temerarius (talk) 18:54, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Nut's vessel is W24 nw, which can sound like her name. Temerarius (talk) 18:57, 25 May 2024 (UTC)