Watch: Burn Islamic State flag challenge goes viral
Similar to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in the Arab they started #BurnISISFlagChallenge
Beirut: A social media campaign has gone viral in the Arab world that involves burning of the Islamic State flag. It has been started by three Lebanese youth, who posted pictures of them burning the flag associated with the militant group, in the middle of Sassine Square in Beirut, reported the IBT. A Lebanese YouTube user also uploaded a video of himself burning IS flag.
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Similar to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in which people nominate others to take the challenge, the user nominated “the whole world” to take part in the #BurnISISFlagChallenge.
In Lebanon, Activists Nominate Everyone for the #BurnISISFlagChallenge http://t.co/UQ8evSl4G8 pic.twitter.com/7XoQxv5rw9
— Kristina Dei (@2kdei) September 6, 2014Lebanese burn extremist flags in #BurnISISFlagChallenge http://t.co/sHrl9Cy4fk pic.twitter.com/35H5QoI32c
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) September 5, 2014