IFTAH YA SIM SIM (Sesam Street in Arabic)
Iftah Ya Simsim (Arabic: افتح يا سمسم; meaning "open sesame") is the first Arabic-speaking version of the children's television series Sesame Street. Indoor scenes have been taken in Kuwait, while outdoor scenes were in many Arab countries and the world. Actors, players and children have been selected to represent more than 12 Arab countries.
In May 1977, for $2.5 million, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, or the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Joint Program Production Institution bought the Arab world rights to the Sesame Street concept for a nine-year period, as well as CTW's technical assistance, research and production advice and the services of a resident consulting producer during the production period in Kuwait. Under the agreement, CTW was also to provide 15 hours of cross-cultural material, such as animal or nature films, from the U.S. program, which would be selected by the institution as appropriate for Arab children and dubbed into Arabic at a sound studio in Baghdad. The studio segment of the program was taped in a 5,400-square-foot (500 m2) studio between May and December 1978.
Research on that scale, obviously, is time consuming, but finally, in March 1978, some 40 specialists in linguistics, psychology, education and broadcasting agreed, at a five-day seminar, on objectives and priorities and, after seeing pilot programs, okayed the start of production.
The show premiered in autumn 1979. 130 half-hour episodes were aired five times a week over twenty-six weeks.
Characters
No'Man, a camel equivalent of Big Bird played by Abdullah Hubail, a Kuwaiti
Melsoon, a light green parrot wearing a tie "played" by Syrian actor Tawfiq al-Asha
Yaqut, a lavender monster with a long nose
You can enjoy it now on DVDs!
The best educational program to learn Arabic. Kids love it, adults miss it! The best investment you could ever make in your kids to learn Arabic language, Culture and religion. It also makes a great tools for Arabic and Islamic schools. Get it now and let your kids have fun with Numan, Malsoon the bird, Dufdaa Kamel , Anees & Badr , Gargoor, Kaaki. They will ask you to play it over and over and they will sing along and dance with it.
The Arabic episodes available here only! on 43 DVDs (high quality) or 14 DVDs (lower quality)
Please NOTE: The 43 DVDs Version has a MUCH higher quality, but the price is also higher, $139 for High Quality or $39 for lower quality!
| High Quality Version |
Low Quality Version |
| Number of DVDs: 43 DVDs |
Number of DVDs: 14 DVDs |
| Number of Episodes: 130 |
Number of Episodes: 68 |
| Spoken Language: Arabic Fusha |
Spoken Language: Arabic Fusha |
| Price: $138 |
Price: $38 |
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Arabic Description:
إفتح يا سمسم
من أشهر أفلام الكرتون العربية في الشرق الأوسط
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