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Fuming parents say Mommy doll utters 'Islam is the light'

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 25, 2008 4:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – Mattel’s Little Mommy Cuddle ‘n Coo doll comes complete with a rattle, pacifier, bottle, and Islamic propaganda—or so say some angry parents. Customers are barraging the toymaker with complaints that the doll says “Islam is the light," the Daily Telegraph reports. Noting “the power of suggestion,” Mattel denies the claims, insisting Little Mommy is only programmed to say “mama.”

But the founder of a ministry group wasn’t convinced, telling One News Now that the doll’s alleged message “is not a healthy thing to be putting out in the marketplace when we're in a war on terror.” Retailers like Wal-Mart and Big Lots have yanked the dolls from their shelves. One mom said it wasn't "what you would expect out of a sweet little doll. Everyone was kind of creeped out.”

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Mattel insists that Little Mommy Cuddle 'n Coo features realistic baby sounds, including cooing, giggling, and baby babble, with no real sentence structure. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)

Mattel admits the doll makes a sound that may resemble the words "night," right," or "light," and have since eliminated that segment of the sound file from future production. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Some concerned parents have contacted the Mattel toy company with allegations that one of its dolls utters words which promote Islam. (Getty Images)

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The baby doll was recalled at WalMart. It says: "Islam is the life." or Islam is the light." (vonnegutx)

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Little children are so susceptible to the messages they hear—even from a doll—then to take them into the school and talk about them. This is a serious thing. - Jan Markell, Olive Tree Ministries

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She Coos, Giggles, and Promotes Islam