Ifthah Ya Sim Sim and Sheik Afrasim
Years of watching Ifthah Ya Sim Sim on TVM specially on the long mornings of fridays made my Arabic better than ever before. Watching them run and ride bicycles on the streets of Arab world taught me how to run and ride bicycles. Haazaa Kithaab, this is a blog. Some of my friends were very deep into this Ifthah Ya Sim Sim. They went to Mauhadh Dhiraasathul Islamiyya and passed each grade with Jayyed Jiddan reports. Masha Allah to all of them.
When TVM cut this show the younger generation were unable to get a nicer Arabic introduction. They were forced to leave to Pakistan and do Madhrasa Sim Sim where they leaned how to imitate riding of camels and horses. These are the people experiencing an identity crisis these days. You will see it very clearly from the fashion they adopt.
I want our children to watch Ifthah Ya Sim Sim and Sesame Street. I will tell our Kutti who runs a useless ministry this. It will close our religious divide instead of plugging in some AfraSim Sim.
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3 Comments:
very good post. when i was a boy i watched Ifthah'yaa Sim Sim. i knew that being arabic was about bellydancing, drinking sweet tea in the desert and eating peanut butter /jelly sandwiches. IF tvm can insha-allah begin to air Ifthah'wah-sahbil ashaabal Aqsaa nafrah nafrah, ifthah ifthah. ifthah yaa sim sim abwaabal .. we can once again teach our young ones what being Islamic/Arabic is all about.
Nice post. I used to watch as well and enjoy the words coming out of the childrens mouth. Ah from one boy and Lan from the other and then
Ahlan, Ahlan...
That was the one of the only childrens show on TV those days.
there was actual Sesame Street. the arabic one was aired in the morning i think. Sesame Street in the evening.
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