• Puppeteers and puppets, including Ameera, the new muppet character who uses a purple wheelchair or crutches to get around because of a spinal cord injury, during the filming of the children's TV show 'Ahlan Simsim', in Amman, Jordan. All photos: Reuters
    Puppeteers and puppets, including Ameera, the new muppet character who uses a purple wheelchair or crutches to get around because of a spinal cord injury, during the filming of the children's TV show 'Ahlan Simsim', in Amman, Jordan. All photos: Reuters
  • Crew members prepare Ameera for filming in a studio in Amman, Jordan.
    Crew members prepare Ameera for filming in a studio in Amman, Jordan.
  • The children's TV show 'Ahlan Simsim' uses Ameera to promote inclusivity.
    The children's TV show 'Ahlan Simsim' uses Ameera to promote inclusivity.
  • Ameera waits for the clapperboard operator before the cameras roll on a scene in 'Ahlan Simsim'.
    Ameera waits for the clapperboard operator before the cameras roll on a scene in 'Ahlan Simsim'.
  • Puppeteers manipulate puppets including 'Ameera' the new character who uses a purple wheelchair or crutches to get around due to a spinal cord injury, during the filming of a scene on the set of the children's TV show "Ahlan Simsim", in a studio in Amman, Jordan, March 28, 2022. Picture taken March 28, 2022. REUTERS / Alaa Al Sukhni
    Puppeteers manipulate puppets including 'Ameera' the new character who uses a purple wheelchair or crutches to get around due to a spinal cord injury, during the filming of a scene on the set of the children's TV show "Ahlan Simsim", in a studio in Amman, Jordan, March 28, 2022. Picture taken March 28, 2022. REUTERS / Alaa Al Sukhni
  • Puppeteer Leen Sorsok with Ameera, the new muppet character in 'Ahlan Simsim'.
    Puppeteer Leen Sorsok with Ameera, the new muppet character in 'Ahlan Simsim'.
  • The crew on the set of 'Ahlan Simsim'.
    The crew on the set of 'Ahlan Simsim'.

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