Burqa Barbie Brings Out the Crazies

Burqa Barbie Brings Out the Crazies

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

Italian designer Eliana Lorena has outfitted 500 Barbies in cultural clothes from around the world to be sold at an auction in Florence, Italy in celebration of Barbie’s 50th anniversary. Mattel’s release of these 500 special collectors’ Barbies spurred a lot of controversy, but you won’t hear about Kimono Barbie, Gomesi Barbie or Selwar Kameez Barbie. Nope. Everyone’s talking about Burqa Barbie - and it’s not because they’re admiring her colorful choices.Read More
Voting for the Best Muslim Singers on NPR

Voting for the Best Muslim Singers on NPR

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

NPR is asking people to log on to its website and vote for your five favorite singers out of a list of about 100. Then, the site will announce the singers that made it into the top 50, the ones who will be celebrated when the series officially starts in January.

The Muslims included in NPR’s list are:

Nusrat Fateh Ali of Pakistan
Youssou N’Dour of Senegal
Mohammed Reza Shajarian of Iran
Umm Kulthoum of Egypt
Alim Qasimov of Azerbaijan
Khaled of Algeria
Busta Rhymes (yes, really)

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