THERE are gale-force winds blowing across the Arab world­—and ever more flags fluttering in them. As many states dissolve into violence or struggle with insurgencies, national standards compete with ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Nabil Naqoula, a member of Lebanon’s Change and Reform parliamentary bloc, took issue ...

The mayor of a Texas town is calling for Homeland Security and the FBI to investigate a large flag with Arabic writing found hanging off a downtown building. Huffington Post reports that the flag read ...