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07-05-2017, 02:12 AM
Afghanistan's version of 'Sesame Street' promotes gender equality with a new muppet
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Afghanistan's version of Sesame Street, Baghch-e-Simsim, introduced a new muppet, Zeerak, who's spreading the importance of women's education.
SEE ALSO: A new Sesame Place theme park is moving to the neighborhood (http://mashable.com/2017/05/18/new-sesame-place/)
Zeerak is the 4-year-old brother of Zari, who made her debut last year (http://mashable.com/2016/04/07/zari-sesame-street/). According to AFP (https://www.afp.com/en/news/206/afghanistans-sesame-street-gets-proud-brother-muppet), the producers of the show hope that Zeerak, who looks up to his older, educated sister, will inspire positive attitudes about women's education in Afghanistan.
Meet Zeerak, @sesamestreet (https://twitter.com/sesamestreet)'s 2nd Afghan muppet, proudly teaching boys in the war-torn country to love their sisters: https://t.co/qP1D9PiaBd pic.twitter.com/whljt5DJlL (https://t.co/whljt5DJlL)
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Afghanistan's version of Sesame Street, Baghch-e-Simsim, introduced a new muppet, Zeerak, who's spreading the importance of women's education.
SEE ALSO: A new Sesame Place theme park is moving to the neighborhood (http://mashable.com/2017/05/18/new-sesame-place/)
Zeerak is the 4-year-old brother of Zari, who made her debut last year (http://mashable.com/2016/04/07/zari-sesame-street/). According to AFP (https://www.afp.com/en/news/206/afghanistans-sesame-street-gets-proud-brother-muppet), the producers of the show hope that Zeerak, who looks up to his older, educated sister, will inspire positive attitudes about women's education in Afghanistan.
Meet Zeerak, @sesamestreet (https://twitter.com/sesamestreet)'s 2nd Afghan muppet, proudly teaching boys in the war-torn country to love their sisters: https://t.co/qP1D9PiaBd pic.twitter.com/whljt5DJlL (https://t.co/whljt5DJlL)
— AFP Islamabad/Kabul (@AFPAfPak) July 4, 2017 (https://twitter.com/AFPAfPak/status/882201323084562432) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/04/zeerak-sesame-street-afghanistan-gender-equality/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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