{"id":9880,"date":"2016-04-11T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2016-04-11T07:15:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T11:15:02","slug":"sesame-workshop-reveals-first-afghan-muppet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sesame-workshop-reveals-first-afghan-muppet\/","title":{"rendered":"Sesame Workshop Reveals First Afghan Muppet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK\/KABUL: Sesame Workshop is introducing\u00a0Zari, the first Afghan Muppet,\u00a0in the fifth season of <em>Baghch-e-Simsim<\/em>, the local co-production of <em>Sesame Street<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Zari, a 6-year-old female character, will appear in new, locally produced segments that focus on such topics as girls&#8217; empowerment, national identity, physical health and social and emotional wellbeing. She will be featured in three formats: speaking directly to viewers, interacting with children in person and interviewing various Afghan professionals. The fifth season of <em>Baghch-e-Simsim<\/em> currently airs in Afghanistan on Tolo TV on Thursdays and Fridays at 4 p.m., and on Lemar TV on the same days at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Sesame Street<\/em> has done more to educate and entertain than any other children\u2019s program in Afghanistan,\u201d said Saad Mohseni, the chairman of Moby Group, which owns and operates Tolo\u00a0TV and Lemar TV. \u201cWe are especially delighted about the introduction of Zari to <em>Baghch-e-Simsim<\/em>, which reflects Sesame\u2019s commitment to the country and the show\u2019s positive impact here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to continue our work with the Moby Group to bring Zari, our first Afghan girl Muppet and powerful role model, to the children of Afghanistan through <em>Baghch-e-Simsim<\/em>,\u201d added\u00a0Sherrie Westin, the executive VP of global impact and philanthropy at Sesame Workshop. \u201cDebuting a confident, inquisitive, and sweet Afghan girl character is a perfect opportunity to engage both boys and girls with lessons supporting girls\u2019 empowerment and diversity appreciation as we aim to help all children in Afghanistan grow smarter, stronger and kinder.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK\/KABUL: Sesame Workshop is introducing Zari, the first Afghan Muppet, in the fifth season of Baghch-e-Simsim, the local co-production of Sesame Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":9881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1072,1073,1074,635,518,1075,1076],"class_list":["post-9880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-baghch-e-simsim","tag-lemar-tv","tag-moby-group","tag-sesame-street","tag-sesame-workshop","tag-tolo-tv","tag-zari","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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