Meet Dara and Sara, Iran's answer
to Ken and Barbie.
The Muslim dolls have been
developed by a government agency to promote traditional values, with their
modest clothing and pro-family backgrounds.
an effort
to counter the American dolls and accessories that have flooded the Iranian
market
Barbie was "foreign to Iran's culture"
because some of the buxom, blonde dolls have revealing clothing
young girls who play with
Barbie, a doll she sees as wanton, could grow into women who reject Iranian
values
"I think every Barbie doll is
more harmful than an American missile," Ms Rahimi said.
Toy sellers are welcoming the new characters
each of the four models of
Sara comes with a white scarf to cover her brown or black hair
supposed to be
eight years old, young enough under Islamic law for Sara to appear in public
without a headscarf
The siblings help each other solve
problems and turn to their loving parents for guidance.
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