The Bigh Daddy Show: The potentiality and shortcomings of countering Islamic State through animated satire

This paper is motivated by the following question: how can animated satire constitute a tool of resistance against terrorist groups and their extremist narratives? To answer this question, I examine an Iraqi satirical show produced from late 2015 to 2017 support military campaign Islamic State (IS) turning self-proclaimed caliph other IS terrorists into objects derision, detached Iraq Islam. Engaging with critical approaches counter/alternative narratives, argue that case under analysis has possibilities limitations. On one hand, attempted alienate Iraqis Muslims unite them in front fight group highlighting identity exposing contradictions its narratives. it reinforced problematic conspiracy theory discourses about IS's origin, as well racial gender stereotypes, ironically producing another set contradictions.