Tag: Flag

Every 3rd of November, the UAE celebrates their Flag Day — a day dedicated to restoring the flag’s values, celebrating the country’s unity and greatness, and representing aspirations for a better future for the people of the UAE. All over the seven Emirates, decorations will be put...

Every 3rd of November, the UAE celebrates their Flag Day — a day dedicated to restoring the flag’s values, celebrating the country’s unity and greatness, and representing aspirations for a better future for the people of the UAE. All over the seven Emirates, decorations will be put...

If you don’t live on Twitter or listen to Sydney talkback radio station 2GB (basically, you’re not a sadist) then odds are you missed a stunning moment of hypocrisy on Friday morning. Bloviating shock jock Alan Jones shouted down NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley over a policy announce...

Dominic Perrottet, the New South Wales premier, announced that the Australian Aboriginal Flag will be flown permanently above the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sydney Harbour Bridge, widely regarded as an iconic Australian landmark, is situated near to Sydney Opera House. The state government, earlier t...

You’re probably thinking “what the…Toronto has a flag?”, and yep, it sure does. Surprised me too. I’ve been living in this city for the better part of 10 years, and I’ve never seen it. Maybe I’ve never noticed it, but we have a flag that we as Torontonians ...

Throughout my 30s, I spent my summers on the traveling music festival, Vans Warped Tour, working for a nonprofit. As one of a handful of Christians on the tour, there was quite a lot of stigma to overcome. To the dismay of many — Christian and non-Christian alike — I befriended members o...

Last November, students at a local public university were beginning to worry about their roommate. He had been acting increasingly erratic: neglecting his emotional support dog, making concerning comments while watching true crime documentaries; and, in one alarming incident, pointing a gun at himse...

Weiss, a boatswain and carpenter, was one of dozens of American Jewish volunteers aboard the ship that left France in July 1947. It was carrying more than 4,500 Holocaust survivors who sought to immigrate to Palestine in violation of British policy. Jewish philanthropists from Baltimore and Washingt...

Recently, I was heading home from one of the local coffeehouses that I frequent on a regular basis. Along the way, at one specific intersection, there were a few men in a pickup truck in the lane next to me. Two men were sitting in the back of the truck. One of them proceeded to yell at me “do...