Barbie is breaking barriers by launching it's first hijab-wearing Barbie doll in honour of an American fencer who became the first US woman to wear the Islamic headscarf while competing at the Olympics.
The face of the doll has been modelled on Ibtihaj Muhammad, who won a bronze medal in Rio last year.
The company which makes the dolls has in the past been criticised for making them too thin and overly sexualised.
Now, the maker, Mattel, says it is planning to release a range of new figures next year modelled on inspirational women.
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