Monica Helms created the first transgender pride flag in 1999 as a symbol of trans diversity, identity and liberation. Helms grew up in Arizona, served in the U.S. Navy, and later debuted the flag at a Pride parade in Phoenix in 2000. She explained the meaning behind the colors: “The stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional color for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are inters

2.1K views · 30 reactions | #FPReels: The three-starred flag of the Syrian rebel groups has been installed over the Syrian embassy building in Moscow. Russia had been a key ally of Syria's ousted president, Bashar al-Assad. The Russian state media quoted the unnamed source as saying: "President Assad of Syria has arrived in Moscow. Russia has granted them (him and his family) asylum on humanitarian grounds." | Firstpost | Facebook

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani raised his country’s new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York Friday, the first public appearance by a high-ranking Syrian government official in the United States since the fall of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning rebel offensive in December. The three-starred flag that had previously been used by opposition groups has replaced the two-starred flag of the Assad era as the country's official emblem. | The New Arab

232K views · 2.3K reactions | One of the often-overlooked consequences of war is the loss of cultural heritage as buildings are destroyed. As the Syrian civil war continues, a group of artists at the Zaatari refugee camp camp in Jordan are using whatever materials they can find to create models of important lost monuments to keep their memory alive. #WorldRefugeeDay | Great Big Story | Facebook