| Tomorrow's Pioneers | |
|---|---|
 Farfour the Mouse | |
| Arabic | رواد الغد |
| Created by | Hazim Al-Sha'arawi[1] |
| Directed by | Fathi Hamad |
| Creative director | Samir Abu Muhssen |
| Presented by | Hazim Al-Sha'arawi |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Palestine |
| Original language | Arabic |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Samir Abu Muhssen |
| Production locations | Al-Aqsa TV Gaza Strip |
| Editor | Hazim Al-Sha'arawi |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Al-Aqsa TV |
| Release | April 13, 2007 – October 16, 2009 |
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Tomorrow's Pioneers (Arabic: رواد الغد Ruwād al-Ghad), also known as The Pioneers of Tomorrow, is a Palestinian children's television show[2] that was broadcast by the Hamas-affiliated television station Al-Aqsa TV from April 13, 2007 to October 16, 2009, and featured young host Saraa Barhoum and her co-host Farfour, a large Mickey Mouse-like costumed character, performing skits (or "scenes") and discussing life in Palestine in a talk show fashion with call-ins from children (typically of age 9–13 with some as young as 3).[3][4] Presented in a children's educational format similar to such other preschool shows as Sesame Street or Barney & Friends, Tomorrow's Pioneers is highly controversial as it contains antisemitism, Islamism, anti-Americanism, and other anti-Western themes.
The show is considered to be the successor to an earlier Hamas-broadcast children's radio program series entitled Ovan and Branches (Arabic: أفنان وأغصان). Broadcast weekly on Fridays and running for 85 minutes, the program is also moderated by Hazim Al-Sha'arawi.[5] Israeli sources have characterized it as "the 'most serious' of martyrdom operations."[4] Arabic sources have said that the broadcasts of Ovan and Branches have been jammed by Israel in the past.
- ^ "Islamic Rule Benefits Christians and Jews: Hamas Mickey Mouse Creator" by Itamar Marcus & Barbara Crook Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, Palestinian Media Watch, 2007-05-14
- ^ Kill 'all' Jews, Hamas TV host urges kids|The Times of Israel
- ^ Edwards, David; Keshawi, Azmi (23 September 2007). "Jihad TV for kids". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b Ramadan, Mohammad. "ممثل يؤدي شخصية فرفور صوتيا فى برنامج رواد الغد الذي يعرض على فضائية الاقصى التابعة لحماس". IslamOnline. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ برنامج عبر الأثير: أفنان وأغصان Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. Al-Aqsa Voice. Retrieved 21 November 2008.