A 46 next long, beautiful introduction to Sesame Street characters that include children playing with parachute, playing with cartoons, and displaying where taxpayer money has been spent in Iraq. Under the Biden administration, the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID )  , awarded$ 20 million to a nonprofit called Sesame Workshop , to produce a show called” Ahlan Simsim Iraq”.
Why? The money was taken from U. S. citizens and given to Iraq by USAID” In an effort to encourage participation, mutual admiration, and understanding across cultural, spiritual, and religious parties” according to the USAID site.
A video of the show’s introduction,” Ahlan Simsim Iraq,” was posted on social media with the headline” USAID spent$ 20 million on an Iraqi television show called” Ahlan Simsim.” It’s the Middle East government’s type of ‘ Sesame Street.’ ‘ Ahlan Simsim ‘ indicates’ Welcome Sesame’ in Arabic. Here’s the opening to the present, how does this enhance America’s interests”?
Fox News , reports that an archived connection to USAID’s site reads:” As Iraq returns from years of conflict, societies struggle to find a fresh sense of normalcy while physical and emotional scars remain”.
” The legacy of Iraq’s conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) left many children without a stable home or displaced, especially those from Iraq’s ethnic and religious minorities. Also, Iraqi children, who make up over half of the population, are unable to find work in an economy strained by conflict and corruption, creating threats to extremism” the site continues.
According to the recorded website, Fox News notes that the program was funded by an agreement that started in 2021 and runs until 2027. It is modeled after the American children’s television program” Sesame Street.” According to a review of its site, it continues to heat in the Middle East.
