Creating a Sesame Street for the Syrian Response Region: How media can help address the social and emotional needs of children affected by conflict
May 10, 2025
(Kohm Goulds, Murphy, & Cole, 2020). This article describes how Sesame Street was adapted to create Ahlan Simsim (“Welcome Sesame” in Arabic) and the importance of respecting local cultures and religious beliefs while using research and locally gathered data to guide their work.