Barbie Is Harmful to Iranian Girls

Yeah, these people are rational. Condi should invite the mullahs over for tea and cookies and talk them out of building nuclear bombs.

FROM THE TELEGRAPH.CO.UK:

By Charlotte Bailey
Last Updated: 9:45AM BST 24 Sep 2008

Muslim 'Barbie and Ken' dolls created by Iranian government
An Iranian government agency has developed an Islamic version of Barbie-style dolls as an antidote to the "harmful" influence of dolls and accessories from America.

The Sara and Dara dolls were created by the Iranian government to protect girls from the 'harmful effects' of American Barbie dolls
'Dara and Sara' have been created by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in an effort to promote traditional Muslim values in the country.
Unlike their American counterparts, the toys come dressed in modest clothing. They also have pro-family backgrounds and each of the four models of Sara comes with a white headscarf.
They will be sold for just a third of the price of a Barbie doll.
Toy seller Masoumeh Rahimi welcomed the dolls, noting that the image of Barbie as buxom, blonde and wearing revealing clothing was "more harmful than an American missile."
She said that the danger was that if young girls played with Barbie dolls, they could grow into women who rejected Iranian values.
Another toy seller, Mehdi Hedayat, said: "Dara and Sara are strategic products to preserve our national identity.
"And, of course, it is an answer to Barbie and Ken, which have dominated Iran's toy market."
Dara and Sara started out as characters in school books and their lives have also grown into stories that are being sold on cassette along with the dolls.
The siblings help each other to solve problems and turn to their loving parents for guidance.
They are both supposed to be eight years old, young enough under Islamic law for Sara to appear in public without a headscarf. However, the creators have decided to include headscarves with the toy.
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