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As a number of military factions in the lands of the socalled “Arab Spring” raise banners of a jāhilī origin, and because a number of jihād claimants have permitted and justified the raising of these banners in their supposed territories, even supporting the carriers of these banners from amongst the apostate Sahwah1 against the Islamic State, it becomes important to enlighten the Muslim Ummah about the history behind these banners. The historical origin of the “Arab Spring” banners – rather most of the flags raised by the various apostate Arab regimes – is a flag designed by the British crusader Mark Sykes. Yes, Mark Sykes of the SykesPicot Agreement, which divided the Muslims’ lands into nationalist states, the same crusader who also promoted the infamous Balfour Declaration behind the establishment of the Jewish state. 1 See pages 7-11 of issue #8 to read about the nationalist allies of the new al-Qā’idah in Shām and see samples of their various banners. 20 HISTORY