NP - Dolls Do Battle with Barbie and Ken

[David Morris]

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=678316

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran hopes two dolls dressed in traditional Iranian 
clothing will see off plastic princess Barbie in Tehran's latest offensive 
against what it calls a Western cultural invasion.

The 23-year-old Islamic Republic has fought a running battle to purge 
pervasive Western culture from the country, enforcing Islamic dress codes, 
banning Western music and foreign satellite television.

Twin toy dolls named Sara, a female, and Dara, a male, arrived in shops this 
week with different models wearing various traditional clothes. But unlike 
their Western cousins, the dolls cannot be undressed.




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