Barbie and the Muslim Doll
A poem by Shahid Athar


Said the Barbie doll to the Muslim doll,
Welcome to the U.S.A
The land of the free and the brave
Have some fun

Said the Muslim doll to the Barbie doll
Tell me what you mean by
The free, the brave and fun

Said the Barbie doll to the Muslim doll
For us, the free means
Freedom from clothes, God and men
To be free to choose your life style
And your mate, male or female
Brave means to experiment with
drugs and alchol
Fun means dating, dancing and drinking
Whatever makes you happy

Said the Muslim doll to the Barbie doll
For us, the free means
To think freely
To speak freely
And to worship God freely
For us, the brave means
The one who fights temptation, lust and hate

Are you brave?
For us, the fun means
To enjoy life with friends, family and the nature

Said the Barbie doll to the Muslim doll
These are all good values
You will soon forget as you live
You will melt down as you live
You will become one of us


Said the Muslim doll to the Barbie doll
"We do not worship whom you worship
Nor you will worship whom we worship
To you is your way of life
To us is our way of life" (2)

(2) Quran-Surah Al Kafiroon