In schools across the world debate teams are becoming popular again for their use in training good public speakers, practicing grace under pressure, and creating critical thinkers. At Ilahia, there is an active club providing debaters plenty of advantages, whether they choose to join actual debating teams or they debate as a member of a political club.

Some of these include:

• Debating provides practice in developing sound and logical arguments.
• It gives students an opportunity to practice speaking in front of an audience and thinking on their feet.
• The experience shows initiative and leadership on a college application.
• The research debaters do expand their mind and increase their understanding of multiple sides of important issues.
• Students sharpen their research skills in preparing for debates.