The voices that mainly inhabit Simsim — Hindi poet and author Geet Chaturvedi’s new translation, longlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature 2023 — belong to Basar Mal Jetharam Purswani, the aged proprietor of a library that has seen better days, and the unnamed student who often walks through the tiny lane where the library is located. On most days, …
Mumbai: Actress Sayantani Ghosh talked about her character of Simsim in the show 'Alibaba - Ek Andaaz Andekha: Chapter 2' and what all her on-screen character is going through in the show. Now, in the upcoming episodes, the viewers will witness Simsim turning every obstacle coming her way into an opportunity to find who is the real Ali. However, Simsim's …
An Arabic 'Sesame Street,' For Refugee Children In The Middle East Grover speaks Arabic in a new edition of Sesame Street — one aimed at helping refugee children cope with fear and displacement. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: "Sesame Street" is taking on one of the world's biggest crises - the plight of Syrian refugee children. DEBORAH AMOS, BYLINE: The Syrian refugees …
NEW YORK — “Sesame Street” in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit, educational organization behind “Sesame Street” — has launched a new, locally produced Arabic TV program for the hundreds of thousands of children dealing with displacement in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon. “The spirit behind ‘Sesame Street’ has …
