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== Toys ==
* [[American Girl]] examples:
** After the
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120728052043/http://www.islamfortoday.com/iran02.htm Dara and Sara], the officially-sanctioned Iranian Barbie doll substitute.▼
** And then there's [http://www.dollsfromheaven.com/ Dolls From Heaven], a line made by a Catholic family as a way for children to be closer to God through dolls patterned after saints.
** [[Maplelea Girls]] is Canada's answer to American Girl, focusing more about concerns about Americanism and to encourage patriotism among Canadian children as opposed to whether a particular doll line aligns to whichever religious views families stick to.
* [[Barbie]] examples:
▲** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120728052043/http://www.islamfortoday.com/iran02.htm Dara and Sara], the officially-sanctioned Iranian Barbie doll substitute.
** Muslim-majority countries get the Fulla line of dolls, which debuted in 2003 as a more palatable alternative to those turned off by the "Jewish" Barbie (the Handler family who founded [[Mattel]], particularly Barbara Handler whom the dolls were named after, are of Jewish descent, hence the epithet). Though while the Fulla doll line did receive praise from parents for presenting a positive role model for their daughters, the Barbie line arguably still has better brand recognition and is still sold in Muslim-majority countries, even in Saudi Arabia where it was banned by the [[Moral Guardians|Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice]] for a while only for said ban to be rescinded shortly after. Many an Arab woman in Saudi who grew up in the 90s and 2000s would recall spending their Eid money on a Barbie or two, or perhaps more in the case of more affluent families, and cited them as a positive influence or a fond memory of their childhood despite criticism from social conservatives who viewed the line as decadent or even perverted.<ref>[https://www.arabnews.com/node/1430566/lifestyle Barbie at 60, and how she made her mark on the Arab world]</ref>
** The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lammily Lammily] doll isn't as concerned with religious conservatism either, but rather to address body image and role model concerns leveled against the Barbie line. While Barbie is the idealised, fanciful depiction of a young American woman, Lammily is a more down-to-earth counterpoint to Mattel's flagship character, with proportions based off an average 19-year old girl.
== Video Games ==
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