strange news : Ken's new challenge
By Phil on October 09, 2003 at 21:41
 

 
Reading Conrad this evening (I actually do read him whereas most of his visitors look at it) I was led to this wonderful story of the Razanne doll. Razanne is Barbie after converting to Islam and having breast reduction.

 LIVONIA, Mich. - At first glance, this new girl on the block doesn't give Barbie much of a run for her money. After all, Barbie is everything Razanne is not — curvaceous, flashy and loaded with sex appeal.

But that's exactly why many Muslim Americans prefer Razanne, with her long-sleeved dresses, head scarf and, by her creator Ammar Saadeh's own admission, a not-so-buxom bustline. For Saadeh, the doll not only fills a marketing void but also offers Muslim girls someone they can relate to. Just don’t introduce Razanne to Ken. Dad might shoot her.