Friday, January 20, 2012

Iran’s War on Barbie Dolls

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace What about Ken? CNBC.com reports that Iranian police have been confiscating Mattel ‘s (NASDAQ: MAT ) Barbie dolls from toy stores in Tehran — and shutting the stores down — as part of a recent Islamist crackdown on Western cultural influences. Barbie dolls have been banned in Iran since the mid-1990s, but interest in them — along with all things Western — doesn’t seem to have dampened in the years since, especially among young people. Meanwhile, Iran’s official state TV airs several Western and Hollywood films every week. More on this story at CNBC.com .



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