Monday, November 03, 2003
Global Village Overview
Middle East 'Sesame Street' Teaches Jews and Arabs About Each Other
MANASSAS, VA, November 3, 2003 (GNN) - The educational organization behind Sesame Street launched a bold new children's television production to help foster long-term peace in the Middle East. Airing simultaneously on Israeli, Palestinian, and Jordanian channels, Sesame Stories builds on the Sesame Street model but caters to the special needs of the region. It aims to promote respect and understanding among Arab and Jewish children in the belief that ignorance about each other fuels the ongoing conflict in the region. (Story idea used by Good News Network from Libby and Len Traubman, founders of the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group in San Mateo, CA. http://traubman.igc.org/global.htm ) For archived News to Enthuse visit: http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Middle East 'Sesame Street' Teaches Jews and Arabs About Each Other
MANASSAS, VA, November 3, 2003 (GNN) - The educational organization behind Sesame Street launched a bold new children's television production to help foster long-term peace in the Middle East. Airing simultaneously on Israeli, Palestinian, and Jordanian channels, Sesame Stories builds on the Sesame Street model but caters to the special needs of the region. It aims to promote respect and understanding among Arab and Jewish children in the belief that ignorance about each other fuels the ongoing conflict in the region. (Story idea used by Good News Network from Libby and Len Traubman, founders of the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group in San Mateo, CA. http://traubman.igc.org/global.htm ) For archived News to Enthuse visit: http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org
