IBTIHAJ MUHAMMAD

Barbie announces the release of its first hijab-clad doll, modelled on the US Olympic fencer The bronze-medallist at the Rio Olympics said she was pleased with the early version of the doll, which was clad in a white padded fencing outfit from head to toe, with “Muhammad” printed in black letters across the back, New Yorker reported. The doll’s fencing helmet can be removed to reveal the hijab

“Ibtihaj is an inspiration to countless girls who never saw themselves represented, and by honouring her story, we hope this doll reminds them that they can be and do anything,” Sejal Shah Miller, Barbie’s vice president of global marketing, said