Iftah Ya Simsim
Iftah Ya Simsim (; meaning "Open Sesame") is the first international co-production of the American children's television series "Sesame Street" created in the Arab world. It premiered in Kuwait on September 14, 1979 and was broadcast in 22 Arabic-speaking countries, running until April 6, 1990. The program continued to be well-known decades after it went off the air. In 1978, educators, mass media officers, and social planners agreed to adopt "Sesame Street" as a feasible and economical solution for the low attendance in preschools and illiteracy that plagued the region. They approached the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), the producers of the American show, and purchased the rights to create an Arab version for US$2.5 million.
Nedirbay Aytakov
Nedirbay Aytakov (1894 – October 28, 1938) was a Turkmenistani revolutionary and Soviet politician. He was born in Transcaspian Oblast. From May 21, 1925 to July 21, 1937, he served on the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union as a representative of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. During the Great Purge, he was executed by firing squad. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated.