Though lately I have felt the many extreme Christians are in the wrong, and in fact maybe ALL Christians are wrong in placing their faith in such dogmatic beliefs, that doesn't mean other religions are any more right. Barbie dolls in the Mideast are almost no longer sold, in their stead, the Fulla Doll. Designed to instill more proper "Muslim values." Fulla roughly shares Barbie's size and proportions, but steps out of her shiny pink box wearing a black abaya and matching head scarf. Oh and don't forget the prayer mat included with every Fulla doll. Now Fulla can join you in your prayers to a false idol!
Parents in the mideast who would never dream of buying their children a Barbie doll seem to have no problem in buying these dolls. In Damascus, a Fulla doll sells for about $16, in a country where average per capita income hovers around $100 per month. Ahhh sweet sweet capitalism.
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