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'Christmas kisses from the Beckhams!' Victoria Beckham stuns in a sweeping green gown as she poses with doting husband David and their four children In 1996, a government-backed children's agency called Barbie a 'Trojan horse' sneaking in Western influences like makeup and revealing clothes.Īuthorities 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. 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. 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.'Ĭreated 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.Ī ban on the sale of Barbie dolls, was imposed in the mid-1990s.ĭespite the ban, the doll has until recently been openly on sale in Tehran shops. The move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported today.
Toy shops are being targeted and closed down by police for selling Barbie dolls. Banned: Reports said the move is part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran