Fulla Comes With Her Own Prayer Mat
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Fulla was created as a means of protecting Muslim girls from the wickedness of sleek, bosomy Barbie.
There will soon be "Teacher Fulla" and "Doctor Fulla." There are not, so far, any plans for a Muslim version of Ken. Fulla, and products that carry her name - bicycles, CD players, clothing - sell impressively across the Muslim Middle East. Over 1.5 million Fullas (made in China, like Barbie) have been sold in the past two years. Little Muslim girls seem to prefer her, and their parents certainly
do.In short, this doll, marketed with "Muslim values," is meant to keep girls on the straight and narrow. Sound familiar? Remember the fuss when Barbie declared math to be hard? As though a doll could cause a billion 7-year-old girls to fold up their multiplication tables on the grounds of "If Barbie doesn't like it, why should ...