Shara'a Simsim is the current Palestinian co-production of Sesame Street, the successor to Rechov Sumsum โ Shara'a Simsim, the Israeli-Palestinian joint venture, and Hikayat Simsim, the Palestine only series.
The new series premiered in May 2007, and retains Kareem and Haneen from the earlier incarnations. A new cast member is actor Khaled Masou, who plays Salim, the Fix-It manager.
Gary Knell visited Ramallah for the first time in 2007, for the new series' third season's launch party.[1]
The program is broadcast in Arabic and Hebrew on the 10-station Palestinian Maan TV network.
Crew
- Daoud Kuttab, executive director
Sources
- โ "President of Sesame Street comes to Palestine for launch of third season", Palestine News Network. April 27, 2007.
- "The Muppets Take Ramallah", The New York Times. October 2, 2009.