Nun, Nuun (Arabic letter)

"The fourteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, nun (nuun) equivalent to the Hebrew  or Phoenician nun. The letter in all three alphabets is derived from a pictogram of a fish or serpent.

Of some significance of late because of its use by the militant Jihadist group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)  in Iraq.  The nun stands in for “Nasara,” or Nazarene, and is at the time of this writing being used to mark the homes of Christians in Mosul.  In a mimicry of  the relatively tolerant practices* of the Ottoman Caliphate, Christians whose homes have been marked have been given an ultimatum to convert, pay a steep ‘tax,’ or flee.

The symbol has been taken up by Western Christians in solidarity with their Iraqi coreligionists."

(Symbol and description credit to SymbolDictionary.net symboldictionary.net/?p=3841)



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