Welcome to our first-ever #TweetOff: One topic. Two debaters. Eight tweets each. The winner? You decide.
On June 29, 2014, ISIL proclaimed itself to be a caliphate for Muslims worldwide and renamed itself the Islamic State.
The armed group Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has made international headlines due to its sudden rise and gruesome war crimes, such as beheadings of minorities and the kidnapping and murder of journalists.
Are these atrocities committed in the name of Islam? We debate.
For the Motion: Historian Tom Holland author of the book In The Shadow Of The Sword: The Battle For Global Empire And The End Of The Ancient World.
Against the Motion: Dr. H.A. Hellyer nonresident fellow in the Project on US Relations with the Islamic World at the Centre for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution – and associate fellow in International Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute in London.
The Rules
1. Each debater has 3 tweets for an opening statement.
2. Each debater has 3 tweets for responses/rebuttals.
3. Each debater has 2 tweets for a closing statement.
Here are the results:
Who do you think won the debate? Vote for the winner in the poll below and share your comments on this page.
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