Key figures in a new learning program for refugee children in camps in southern Bangladesh, Noor and Aziz embody serve as a model of education for Rohingya children.
Noor and Aziz, two new Rohingya muppets
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind the “Sesame Street” series on Thursday unveiled two new characters in its cast. Noor and Aziz, six-year-old Rohingya twins, will now feature alongside other “muppets” such as Elmo in video programming broadcast in refugee camps.
These two new puppets will address math, science and other programs directly taught to children in the camps.
“They will speak Rohingya,” the New York Times reported, “the language …
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