Mattel Announces New Hijab Wearing Barbie Modeled On Olympic Medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad!
Mattel’s Barbie made the announcement.
We are so excited to honor @IbtihajMuhammad with a one-of-a-kind #Barbie doll! Ibtihaj continues to inspire women and girls everywhere to break boundaries. #Shero #YouCanBeAnything #GlamourWOTY pic.twitter.com/oV0e6ClgL6
— Barbie (@Barbie) November 13, 2017
Reports are all over the internet today with the first hijab wearing Barbie doll:
- Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, 31, became the first Muslim-American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the U.S. at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She won a bronze medal and decided to champion a new sport — combating xenophobia and Islamophobic injustices. She now stands as one of the most influential voices in sports.
Muhammad, a New Jersey native, embraces her uniqueness and has become a symbol of inspiration and hope. And now, thanks to toymaker Mattel, her messages of self-love, inclusion and equality will be represented by the 2018 Barbie Shero doll. Succeeding Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, the doll was created in Muhammad’s likeness and is the first-ever Barbie to wear a hijab.
Interview with Ms. Muhammad is here.
Ibtihaj Muhammad responded to Mattel Barbie’s announcement.
Thank you @Mattel for announcing me as the newest member of the @Barbie #Shero family! I’m proud to know that little girls everywhere can now play with a Barbie who chooses to wear hijab! This is a childhood dream come true ???????? #shero pic.twitter.com/py7nbtb2KD
— Ibtihaj Muhammad (@IbtihajMuhammad) November 13, 2017