Muppets Help Conflict Kids In New Arabic ‘Sesame Street’

There is a new twist to the children’s show Sesame Street.  A band of Muppets will star in an Arabic retooling of “Sesame Street” with a regional twist. In its Western iterations, the long-running franchise addresses issues including family breakdown. The new Middle East version instead seeks to help children, especially young Syrian refugees, cope with emotions. New characters will join Cookie Monster (Kaa’ki), Grover (Gargur), Elmo and others in the new show in Arabic, called “Ahlan Simsim!” (Welcome Sesame).

KJ