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Ban the Barbie
Ban the Barbie: Police in Iran shut down toy shops selling the U.S. doll in crackdown on Western culture
By Jill Reilly
Banned: Reports said the move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran
Banned: Reports said the move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran
Toy shops are being targeted and closed down by police for selling Barbie dolls.
The move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported today.
Mehr quoted an unnamed police official as saying police confiscated Barbie dolls from toy shops in Tehran in a 'new phase' of its crackdown against 'manifestations of Western culture.'
Created in 1959 by American toy manufacturer Mattel Inc, Barbie dolls wearing swimsuits and miniskirts are sold in a society where women must wear head scarves in public, and men and women are not allowed to swim together.
A ban on the sale of Barbie dolls, was imposed in the mid-1990s.
Despite the ban, the doll has until recently been openly on sale in Tehran shops.
When the new order, was issued around three weeks ago, reproved hiding the dolls behind other toys to continue selling them but while avoiding being closed down by the police.
In 1996, a government-backed children's agency called Barbie a 'Trojan horse' sneaking in Western influences like makeup and revealing clothes.
Authorities launched a campaign of confiscating Barbie dolls from toy shops in 2002, denouncing what they called the un-Islamic characteristics of the uniquely American doll. The campaign was eventually dropped.
No longer in stock: In this file 2008 photo Iranian shopkeeper Hamid Reza Delband displays a doll at his toy shop, in Tehran, but now toy shops are being shut down for selling the U.S doll
No longer in stock: In this file 2008 photo Iranian shopkeeper Hamid Reza Delband displays a doll at his toy shop, in Tehran, but now toy shops are being shut down for selling the U.S doll
Also in 2002, Iran introduced its own competing dolls - twins Dara and Sara - who were designed to promote traditional values with modest clothing and pro-family stories.
But the dolls proved unable to stem the Barbie tide.
More...
* Britain and France set to push through EU oil embargo on Iran as pressure ratchets up over Tehran's nuclear programme
* Russia warns of a 'very big war' if West meddles with Middle East... as Iran orders Arab neighbours not to cosy up to U.S.
Despite bans on many Western books, movies, satellite TV channels, music, haircuts and fashions, young people maintain their interest in Western culture.
Even channels of Iran's state TV broadcast several Western and Hollywood films every week.
Competition: In 2002 Iran introduced its own competing dolls - twins Dara and Sara - who were designed to promote traditional values with modest clothing and pro-family stories, but they weren't as popular
Competition: In 2002 Iran introduced its own competing dolls - twins Dara and Sara - who were designed to promote traditional values with modest clothing and pro-family stories, but they weren't as popular
Islamists have repeatedly tried to fight what they see as a Western cultural 'invasion' since 1979 Islamic Revolution that ousted a pro-Western monarchy.
As well as banning Barbie dolls in another swipe at the West, Iranians will soon be able to buy toy versions of the U.S. spy drone that it captured in December.
New toy: In another swipe at the West, Iranians will soon be able to buy toy versions of the U.S. spy drone that it captured in December
New toy: In another swipe at the West, Iranians will soon be able to buy toy versions of the U.S. spy drone that it captured in December
Models of the bat-wing RQ-170 Sentinel - which Iran's military displayed on TV after it was downed near the Afghan border - have been revealed by an Iranian toymaker.
Since then, importing Western toys has been discouraged by a regime that seeks to protect Iranians from what it calls the negative effects of Western culture.
In 2008, the Iranian judiciary warned against the 'destructive' cultural and social consequences and "danger" of importing Barbie dolls and other Western toys.
Even so, Iranian markets have been full of Western toys aimed at Iranian children.
One-third of Iran's population of 75 million are under 15 years old.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089392/Ban-Barbie-Police-Iran-shut-toy-shops-selling-U-S-doll-crackdown-Western-culture.html#ixzz1k8qFb2yM
Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089392/Ban-Barbie-Police-Iran-shut-toy-shops-selling-U-S-doll-crackdown-Western-culture.html
By Jill Reilly
Banned: Reports said the move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran
Banned: Reports said the move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran
Toy shops are being targeted and closed down by police for selling Barbie dolls.
The move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported today.
Mehr quoted an unnamed police official as saying police confiscated Barbie dolls from toy shops in Tehran in a 'new phase' of its crackdown against 'manifestations of Western culture.'
Created in 1959 by American toy manufacturer Mattel Inc, Barbie dolls wearing swimsuits and miniskirts are sold in a society where women must wear head scarves in public, and men and women are not allowed to swim together.
A ban on the sale of Barbie dolls, was imposed in the mid-1990s.
Despite the ban, the doll has until recently been openly on sale in Tehran shops.
When the new order, was issued around three weeks ago, reproved hiding the dolls behind other toys to continue selling them but while avoiding being closed down by the police.
In 1996, a government-backed children's agency called Barbie a 'Trojan horse' sneaking in Western influences like makeup and revealing clothes.
Authorities launched a campaign of confiscating Barbie dolls from toy shops in 2002, denouncing what they called the un-Islamic characteristics of the uniquely American doll. The campaign was eventually dropped.
No longer in stock: In this file 2008 photo Iranian shopkeeper Hamid Reza Delband displays a doll at his toy shop, in Tehran, but now toy shops are being shut down for selling the U.S doll
No longer in stock: In this file 2008 photo Iranian shopkeeper Hamid Reza Delband displays a doll at his toy shop, in Tehran, but now toy shops are being shut down for selling the U.S doll
Also in 2002, Iran introduced its own competing dolls - twins Dara and Sara - who were designed to promote traditional values with modest clothing and pro-family stories.
But the dolls proved unable to stem the Barbie tide.
More...
* Britain and France set to push through EU oil embargo on Iran as pressure ratchets up over Tehran's nuclear programme
* Russia warns of a 'very big war' if West meddles with Middle East... as Iran orders Arab neighbours not to cosy up to U.S.
Despite bans on many Western books, movies, satellite TV channels, music, haircuts and fashions, young people maintain their interest in Western culture.
Even channels of Iran's state TV broadcast several Western and Hollywood films every week.
Competition: In 2002 Iran introduced its own competing dolls - twins Dara and Sara - who were designed to promote traditional values with modest clothing and pro-family stories, but they weren't as popular
Competition: In 2002 Iran introduced its own competing dolls - twins Dara and Sara - who were designed to promote traditional values with modest clothing and pro-family stories, but they weren't as popular
Islamists have repeatedly tried to fight what they see as a Western cultural 'invasion' since 1979 Islamic Revolution that ousted a pro-Western monarchy.
As well as banning Barbie dolls in another swipe at the West, Iranians will soon be able to buy toy versions of the U.S. spy drone that it captured in December.
New toy: In another swipe at the West, Iranians will soon be able to buy toy versions of the U.S. spy drone that it captured in December
New toy: In another swipe at the West, Iranians will soon be able to buy toy versions of the U.S. spy drone that it captured in December
Models of the bat-wing RQ-170 Sentinel - which Iran's military displayed on TV after it was downed near the Afghan border - have been revealed by an Iranian toymaker.
Since then, importing Western toys has been discouraged by a regime that seeks to protect Iranians from what it calls the negative effects of Western culture.
In 2008, the Iranian judiciary warned against the 'destructive' cultural and social consequences and "danger" of importing Barbie dolls and other Western toys.
Even so, Iranian markets have been full of Western toys aimed at Iranian children.
One-third of Iran's population of 75 million are under 15 years old.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089392/Ban-Barbie-Police-Iran-shut-toy-shops-selling-U-S-doll-crackdown-Western-culture.html#ixzz1k8qFb2yM
Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2089392/Ban-Barbie-Police-Iran-shut-toy-shops-selling-U-S-doll-crackdown-Western-culture.html
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