A New Ice Bucket Challenge: Burning The ISIS Flag
Three Lebanese young men in Beirut burned the group's black banner, which is emblazoned with the Muslim tenet "there is no god but God and Muhammed is his prophet," according to Mother Jones. The teens then posted the video of burning to YouTube and urged other's to do the same.
The campaign demonstrates opposition to the Islamic State movement, headed by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Islamic State allegedly beheaded a Lebanese army sergeant and kidnapped about 20 Lebanese soliders in recent weeks.
The campaign gained followers quickly on social media under the hashtag #BurnISISFlagChallenge, especially in Lebanon.
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