Palestinian Faqqua Iris Pride T-Shirt | Arabic Fakhr Botanical Laurel Wreath Tee

Palestinian Faqqua Iris Pride T-Shirt | Arabic Fakhr Botanical Laurel Wreath Tee

The Palestinian Faqqua Iris Pride T-Shirt brings together Palestinian natural heritage, cultural continuity, and LGBTQ+ visibility in a dignified botanical design.

At the center is a classical laurel-style wreath constructed from two intertwined Faqqua iris branches. The stems cross at the lower center and sweep upward into an open ceremonial crown—a form traditionally associated with honor, perseverance, and achievement. Here, the laurel wreath becomes a symbol of rootedness: remaining connected to one’s identity, heritage, and community through changing and difficult circumstances.

The Faqqua iris—Iris haynei, known in Arabic as سوسن فقوعة—takes its name from the Palestinian village of Faqqua, east of Jenin. The rare spring-blooming flower is distinguished by its deep violet, plum, and dusky-purple petals. In 2016, it was designated the national flower of Palestine, and local conservation initiatives have worked to protect the plant and its restricted habitat. This Week in Palestine, Kew Science

The wreath preserves the iris’s characteristic violet coloration while introducing botanical accents of antique pink, brick red, burnt orange, muted gold, heritage blue, and natural green. These Pride colors emerge through the blossoms and buds rather than appearing as conventional rainbow stripes, allowing the flower’s identity and quiet dignity to remain central.

Beneath the wreath appears the Arabic word فخر, pronounced fakhr. It means pride, honor, glory, or something worthy of pride. In this design, the word expresses pride rooted in identity and heritage—the dignity of knowing who you are and the courage to remain visible.

Rendered in the style of a late-19th-century botanical plate, the artwork combines matte gouache, watercolor washes, engraved linework, crosshatching, and subtle archival texture. The result is a culturally thoughtful Pride shirt representing identity, survival, belonging, and the enduring connection between people and place.

Why You’ll Love It

• Features the rare Faqqua iris, Palestine’s national flower 
• Uses فخر, the Arabic word for pride and honor 
• Represents rootedness, cultural continuity, survival, and dignity 
• Incorporates the Pride palette without conventional rainbow stripes 
• Reimagines the iris as an open ceremonial laurel crown 
• Styled as a hand-colored archival botanical illustration 
• Available in coordinated versions for light and dark shirts 
• Designed for Pride celebrations and meaningful year-round visibility 

THE SHIRT — AS COLOUR 5001

This design is printed on the AS Colour 5001, a premium mid-weight T-shirt made for lasting everyday wear. Its smooth combed-cotton surface provides a clean foundation for the artwork, helping preserve fine details, typography, and color.

• Comfortable regular fit
• Mid-weight fabric
• Solid colors: 100% combed cotton
• Heather colors: 85% cotton and 15% viscose
• Preshrunk to help minimize shrinkage
• Reinforced crew neckline
• Side-seamed construction for improved shape retention
• Shoulder-to-shoulder tape for added stability
• Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems

FIT

The AS Colour 5001 has a comfortable regular fit—not oversized and not especially slim. Choose your usual size for a classic everyday fit. For a roomier, more relaxed appearance, consider sizing up.

Care instructions

• Do not iron
• Do not dry clean
• Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F)
• Do not bleach
• Do not tumble dry

EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY

Product information: AS Colour 5001, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC

Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Do not bleach, Do not tumble dry, Do not iron, Do not dryclean