Iran’s Barbie Wars
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Last updated: Monday, April 28, 2008

Iran’s Prosecutor General says Barbie dolls are a cultural danger with “destructive cultural and social consequences,” Reuters reports. He plus deems Batman, Spiderman and Harry Potter as “danger warning[s]“. In 2002, Iran banned Barbie, USA Today reported. Two years ago, police raided

toy shops and put black stickers on Barbie packaging to hide their bodies, the New York Times reported. Barbie offends Iran’s rule that women must cover all bodily contours – even plastic dolls. Iran’s reply to

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