An arrangement for classical Brass Quintet of the national anthem of Iraq.

Mawtini (Arabic: موطني‎ “My Homeland”) is a popular poem written by the Palestinian poet Ibrahim Tuqan circa 1934. It was the de facto national anthem of Palestine since then. It is also recognized in Syria and Algeria, as well as other Arab states, as an anthem as to show their support for the Palestinian cause. The original music was composed by Muhammad Fuliefil. During the years it became very popular through the Arab world.

In 2004, it was re-adopted, on the order of Coalition Provisional Authority chief Paul Bremer as the national anthem of Iraq. It replaced the old anthem Ardh Alforatain, which was in use from 1981 to 2004 and associated with Saddam Hussein’s Baath regime.

Mawtini (My Homeland) was written by the Palestinian poet Ibrahim Touqan in the 1930s as a patriotic song, and became popular throughout the Arab world. It was adopted as the Iraqi anthem in 2004, after the American invasion of 2003, replacing the Saddam-Hussein-era anthem Ardulfurataini Watan.

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