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Burqa Barbie: Veiled oppression

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By Douglas J. Hagmann, Director 24 November 2009: In the event you missed it: just in time for this year’s Judeo-Christian holiday season and Mattel’s 50th anniversary is Barbie dressed in traditional Islamic garb. In other words, it’s  a “Burqa Barbie” that was “unveiled” last Friday at the Salone dei Cinquecento in Florence, Italy, as reported in the UK’s Daily Mail here (MailOnline). The “Burqa Barbie” is one rendition of about 500 Barbie dolls that are part of an auction benefitting Save the Children Charity. While there are some who believe that the “Burqa Barbie” represents a celebration of diversity, they either fail to realize (or deliberately mislead people from believing) that Islam teaches women are inferior to men based on the Qu’ran and the teachings of other authoritative texts...continue to full post

Full post as published by Northeast Intelligence Network on November 24, 2009 (boomark / email).