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More popular than Barbie? | Meet Fulla, the Arab Barbie
She's known in countries throughout the world, and plays with millions of young girls each day as the image of womanly perfection, with her "perfect" features and hair. Her name is Fulla, the Arab world's version of Barbie.
Instead of blonde hair and blue eyes, Fulla has dark hair, caramel skin, and brown eyes. She also embodies many Arab values; you will never see Fulla in a bikini on the beach, hanging out with boys. Oh no, this modest doll prefers instead to spend time with her parents, cooking, and praying.
Fulla, whose name is a type of flower, is joined by other Muslim dolls like Sara in Iran, and Razanne, who is targeted to Arab-Americans, but none are as popular. Arab fans of the doll enjoy the fact that Fulla is a doll that is relatable to them and their culture, and that she is a "safe" toy for children.
While it is laudable that there are dolls out there that are more culturally and physically relatable than the "blonde one," the common theme between the two is how it tells girls a very narrow viewpoint of what they should be and act like. So are dolls such as these really shining examples to follow, or are they sinister brain-washing of female youth?
More: via
Forbes |
Khaleej Times | Fulla on Youtube | Bestseller in Mideast: Barbie With a Prayer Mat by Katherine Zoepf @ New York Times | Barbie Has Competition From Syria's Fulla @ NPR (listen)
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