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Updated: Friday, 19 Nov 2010, 7:28 AM CSTPublished : Friday, 19 Nov 2010, 7:28 AM CST
(NewsCore) - An Iranian company was preparing Friday to launch an "Islamic Barbie" -- a modestly-dressed doll called Fatima that it hopes will promote traditional values among Iranian girls.
Fam, the company that created Fatima, accused her popular American counterpart Barbie of encouraging Iranian girls to flout Iran's strict dress code for women.
Hossein Homay Seresht, of Fam, said the doll would defend Iran's pre-teens against "the enemy's cultural invasion."
Eight years ago, Iran's Institute for the Development of Children and Young Adults attempted to create a wholesome alternative to Barbie with brother and sister dolls Sara and Dara -- but they bombed, while Barbie remained a bestseller.
Meanwhile, Iranian inventor Hemat Komeili this week unveiled his design for a sword-shaped "Islamic" necktie -- an alternative to traditional ties, which are scorned by Iranian hard-liners as a symbol of Western decadence.
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