article_snippet: Comically skewering ISIS is exactly the right thing to do -- it should be done even more.
article_snippet: In fact, in Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and even in Iraq, where ISIS is slaughtering people, brave Muslim comedians are ridiculing ISIS on TV, in YouTube videos and in cartoons.
article_snippet: And I can assure you that if ISIS were to catch brave Muslim comedians, ISIS wouldn't just tweet about ISIS outrage, ISIS would kill brave Muslim comedians.
article_snippet: So why do brave Muslim comedians take the chance?
article_snippet: Because, brave Muslim comedians say, ISIS undermines ISIS, and also, for many, it is cathartic to laugh at the terrorists, as opposed to shivering in fear about the terrorists.
highlights_snippet: Dean Obeidallah says ridiculing and laughing at terrorists undermines terrorists, diminishes terrorists power .