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‘Islamophobic’ Lego toy angers Austrian Turks
Austria’s Turkish community has threatened to sue Lego because it thinks the firm’s “Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace” box set might teach children to associate Islam with violence and terrorism. One of the buildings is a “one-to-one copy” of the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, while the figure with an axe…
Girly Lego Friends lead to 35 percent profit spike
Lego’s controversial courting of the girls’ toy market has paid off for the Danish company after it announced a 35% increase in first-half profits. The world-famous plastic brick maker said net profit rose to 2bn kroner (£213m) in the first six months of 2012, from 1.48bn kroner for the same…
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