Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a brand new Muppet on Ahlan Simsim, the Arabic version of Sesame Street. Ameera is a basketball and science enthusiast who ...

Ameera, who is 8 years old in the world of Muppets, uses a wheelchair, and helps represent the millions of children with disabilities affected by conflict and displacement. Around the world, an ...

WASHINGTON — Sesame Workshop is introducing a new Muppet to shine a light on children with disabilities and those who are displaced from their homes due to conflict and crisis around the world. Ameera ...

There’s a new furry friend in the neighborhood. Ameera, the latest Muppet character from the team at Sesame Workshop, will soon make her debut on the new season of “Ahlan Simsim,” the version of ...

Editor’s Note: Michael J. Nyenhuis is the president and CEO of UNICEF USA. He previously served on USAID’s Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid and chaired the board of the Integral Alliance, a ...

Ameera* and her family were displaced from their hometown in Syria. The eldest daughter of 6 siblings, Ameera lives with developmental delays and medical issues. Due to medical malpractice, she is ...