Egypt
"Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" (My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland)

Words by: Younis-al Qadi
Music by: Sayed Darwish
Adopted: 1979

After the 1979 signing of the peace accord with Israel, Egypt adopted a new, more peace-oriented national anthem.The music was composed by Sayed Darwish, a pioneer of Arabic music and a leader of the modern Egyptian renaissance at the turn of the 20th century. He also maintained close ties with early leaders of the national movement for independence in the Middle East, such as Mustapha Kamel. In fact, the words of Egypt's national anthem were derived from one of Kamel's most famous speeches.

Special thanks to: Michael Bristow for some of this information.

See also: Egypt (1923-1960), Egypt 1960 -1979).