Call to celebrate Flag Day with pride
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The Ministry of Education has created an online platform for Emiratis and residents to raise the national flag electronically on Flag Day. “As a confirmation of love and loyalty to the flag, our country is celebrating the Flag Day soon. So the Ministry of Education is urging you to raise the flag electronically through the link www.edumediacentre.com/flagday,” the ministry posted on its Twitter page.
The webpage is created to help hoist the fluttering image of the UAE flag — now kept at half-mast — on the Flag Day by clicking on the link on the webpage. A message on the webpage urges people to ‘Raise it High. Raise it Proud’. The webpage also shows a countdown to November 3 when the participants will be able to raise the flag electronically.
The webpage, a joint initiative of the ministry and the Education Media Centre, has the UAE national anthem’s instrumental version playing in the background.
Innovative concept of patriotism
S. Yousuf Al Hashimi, an Emirati student, told Gulf News: “It’s a very innovative idea. The Ministry of Education is expected to be teaching innovative things to the students and they have introduced this new concept of patriotism through digital media.”
The engineering student at the Higher College of Technology said the initiative would help Emiratis studying and working abroad and those who cannot make it physically to raise the flag including people of determination.
Andrea Godwin, an Indian student who was born and raised in Dubai, said the initiative will help almost everyone with an internet connection to show their love and respect for the UAE flag. “It is very convenient. At school, we used to have the flag-hoisting ceremony. This is my first year in the university and I don’t know if we will have it. I will be happy to raise the flag through this link.”