Well, the nice thing about buying your kid a Burqa Barbie is that you won’t have to buy a toy car, since Burqa Barbie won’t be allowed to drive it anyway.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
Not so fast! There will be the Barbie "Dream Cave" and the Barbie "Jihad" accessories. Also, let's not forget "Al Queda Ken", and his Bitchin' Bachelor Hut!
Mosque sold separately.
This flies in the face of what Barbie has always been about:
Richard Dickson, senior vice president of Marketing, Media and Entertainment, Worldwide, Mattel: Barbie is about aspiration and inspiring girls to explore a world of possibilities...
Burkha Barbie has NO possibilities, no inspiration, no aspiration. She is chattel, she is livestock for misogynistic and abusive men.