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Posted On: April 29th 2008
Posted By: Adam Coozer
Source: Ananova |
Barbie invades Iran
Iran's top prosecutor has warned of the "destructive" social and cultural consequences Barbie dolls are having on his country.
"The irregular importation of such toys, which unfortunately arrive through unofficial sources and smuggling, is destructive culturally and a social danger," Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi wrote in a letter to Parviz Davoudi, Iran's vice-president.
Increased oil revenues in recent years have led to a dramatic rise in purchasing power in Iran, and markets have been flooded with smuggled Western toys, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Mr Najafabadi estimates that Iran is the world's third-biggest importer of toys and claims that foreign toys pose a threat to the "personality and identity" of Iranian children.
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