Editing Assyrian flag (section)

=== Modern flag ===
Following the founding of the Assyrian Universal Alliance, the organization set out to create a brand new Assyrian flag. In 1968, they launched a contest that called for Assyrian artists to envision a new Assyrian flag that would be used to represent the people and their heritage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2014 |title=Le drapeau assyro-chaldéen: CRÉATION ET SIGNIFICATION |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Afb0boeBufo2b9uWxhxDKJi65-38-5L/view |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=ninwaymag.com |publisher=Ninway Magazine |language=French}}</ref> The early inspirations of the design for the flag came from Vladimir Beit David, an Assyrian originally from Iran who incorporated the modern symbolism such as the star of Ishtar into Assyrian associations and activities in [[Tehran]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Evolution |url=https://www.assyrianflag.org/evolution |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=RAF |language=en}}</ref> This star design would over time be incorporated into greater use across Assyrian organizations.

The modern design of the flag is credited to George Bit-Atanous, a seismic engineer from Russia whose family was originally from [[Urmia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Assyrian Flag and Its Designer |url=http://www.aina.org/ata/20120504113123.htm |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.aina.org}}</ref> As he continued to engage in personal studies, Atanous was actively involved in several Assyrian organizations, and personally studied [[Assyriology]], taking inspiration from the field to incorporate ancient Assyrian iconography into modern designs and symbols. He presented his design for the modern flag at the 3rd annual AUA congress, which was unanimously accepted.

The design of the flag was decided on during the 6th annual AUA congress in [[Yonkers, New York]].<ref name=":1" /> Throughout the 1970s leading into the 1980s, the modern design of the flag would be used more frequently, replacing the former three stripe design.<ref name=":0" />