LIVONIA (Michigan): At first glance, this new girl on the block wouldnt give Barbie much of a run for her money. After all, Barbie is everything Razanne is not?
curvacious, flashy and loaded with sex appeal..

But that's exactly why many Muslim Americans prefer the newer doll With her long-sleeved dresses, Muslim head scarf and, by her creator Ammar Saadehs own admission, a less-than-flattering bust-line, Razanne is all about modesty and piety. That image encouraged Mimo Debryn of West Bloomfield Township to buy the doll for her daughter, Jenna, four years ago???

Razanne looks like the majority of women around Jenna,?? said Debryn. ??She loves that doll and always took care of her, giving Razanne a special place in her room, treating her with respect???

Jenna never tried to take Razannes hijab off, though Barbie was usually stripped naked,?? she said as her daughter, 11, curled up on the couch. For Saadeh, the doll not only fills a marketing void but also offers Muslim girls someone they can relate to???

The main message we try to put forward through the doll is that what matters is whats inside you, not how you look???
said Saadeh, who set up NoorArt Inc. with his wife and a few other investors. The Livonia-based company, founded about seven years ago, sells the Razanne doll and a number of other toys geared toward Muslim children???

It doesnt? matter if youre tall or short, thin or fat, beautiful or not, the real beauty seen by God and fellow Muslims is what? in your soul.??