Tomorrow's Pioneers

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Tomorrow's Pioneers is a Palestinian children's television show that was broadcast by the Hamas-run television station Al-Aqsa TV from 13 April 2007 to October 2009, and broadcast online until 22 July 2022. The show was created and edited by Hazim Al-Sha'arawi, directed by Samir Abu Muhssen, and hosted by Saraa Barhoum, later by a presenter named Maryam, alongside a succession of large costumed characters. Presented in a children's educational format similar to shows like Sesame Street and Barney & Friends, Tomorrow's Pioneers taught Islamic morals and values, periodically quoting the Quran. The characters performed skits and discussed life in Palestine in a talk show fashion with call-ins from young children. According to a 2010 statement from the Anti-Defamation League, the show covered topics such as antisemitism, Anti-Western sentiment, and jihad. Some defenders of the show have regarded it as a reflection of life in the occupied territory. Some Palestinians in Gaza have objected to...

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