Islam is the only major world religion that resists the juggernaut of alcohol consumption. Yet, Muslims throughout history ...

The green represents the early years of Muslim rule, white is for the Umayyad dynasty and black is for the Abbasids, who ruled over their empire from around 750 AD until the mid-13th century.

Umayyad Square in the heart of the Syrian capital ... Such a sight -- the symbol of the Syrian people's uprising against the Assad dynasty's iron-fisted rule -- was unthinkable a month ago.

Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution ... Such a sight -- the symbol of the Syrian people's uprising against the Assad dynasty's iron-fisted rule -- was ...

Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs ... Such a sight — the symbol of the Syrian people's uprising against the Assad dynasty's iron-fisted rule — was unthinkable a month ago.