Hijab Barbie: Useful Idiots of Cultural Jihad

Hijab Barbie: Useful Idiots of Cultural Jihad

by Judith Bergman  •  November 27, 2017 at 5:00 am

• Far
  from being a symbol of empowerment, the new Hijab Barbie is an example
  of a cultural and civilizational jihad -- and the submission of a
  Western company, Mattel, to that jihad. Cultural jihad is the attempt
  to change and subvert Western culture from within, or more simply put:
  to Islamize it.
• Rather than reminding girls of a world of opportunities, the hijab reminds them of all the things they cannot
  do in many Muslim countries. These include decisions about their own
  lives and bodies, such as not having their genitals mutilated, and
  generally not leading the free lives that women in the West -- including
  the ones working at Mattel -- probably take for granted.

(Image source: Facebook screenshot via BBC/YouTube)

A
new Barbie doll has been launched as part of Mattel's "sheroes" line.
It is a doll in full hijab modeled after American-Muslim Olympic fencer,
Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first American athlete to compete in the Olympics
wearing a headscarf, which -- apparently -- Mattel felt was something
for little girls worldwide to emulate. That and the possibility of
selling millions of toys in the burgeoning Muslim market, of course.

According to a statement from Mattel:

"Barbie
is celebrating Ibtihaj not only for her accolades as an Olympian, but
for embracing what makes her stand out," said Sejal Shah Miller, Vice
President of Global Marketing for Barbie. "Ibtihaj is an inspiration to
countless girls who never saw themselves represented, and by honoring
her story, we hope this doll reminds them that they can be and do
anything."

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