Saturday, January 21, 2012

Iran barbie

  • EASTON, Md., January 21, 2012 — Iran is under siege and it's not going to take it anymore. First, it was Stuxnet, the computer virus worm, then the assassination of its top scientists, and then it was sanctions.
  • (Washington Times)
  • TOY shops are being shut down in Iran — for selling BARBIE DOLLS. Government forces have waged war on the leggy plastic toys, which have been deemed immoral for their revealing outfits. It is part of the Islamic nations latest crackdown on Western culture.
  • (The Sun)
  • TEHRAN (Reuters) - Irans morality police are cracking down on the sale of Barbie dolls to protect the public from what they see as pernicious western culture eroding Islamic values, shopkeepers said on Monday.
  • (Reuters India)
  • If there is such a field as geopolitical psychiatry, it should be applied to the manifold insecurities of Irans ruling class of clerics and other right-wingers.
  • (Reporter)
  • Iran has expanded its cultural war against "western influences" to include Barbie. Iran's religious rulers first declared Barbie, made by U.S.
  • (Article.nationalreview.com)
  • Dozens of shops selling Barbie dolls have been closed down by Iranian Police as the authorities see them as symbols of Western culture eroding Islamic values.
  • (Digital Journal)
  • Irans morality police are cracking down on the sale of Barbie dolls to protect the public from what they see as pernicious western culture eroding Islamic values, shopkeepers said.
  • (Mid Day.com)
  • L.A.-based toy company Mattell is facing some pushback from the Iranian government, re: the destructive cultural and social consequences that its freakishly perfect Barbie dolls have on the little girls of Iran.
  • (Los Angeles Weekly)
  • The government of Iran is resuming its efforts to remove Barbie dolls from the country's store shelves. The popular dolls, made by Mattel Inc. (NYSE: MAT), have been banned in Iran for more than 10 years, but enforcement has been slack.
  • (24/7 Wall St.)
  • Well, Michael Moore may be Iran's favorite movie director, but the country's least favorite American will likely suprise you. Yes, it's Barbie.
  • (FOX News)

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