A remarkable transformation takes place when Mansoora Shirzad slips the Afghan Muppet named “Zari” onto her hand. The character fits snugly on the young woman’s right arm like a shoulder-length glove.

She’s a groundbreaking celebrity in Afghanistan; at the ripe-old age of 6, she’s breaking down boundaries on television and speaking to children there about education, exercise and peace. She just ...

Welcome, Zari, the newest addition to Sesame Street who premiered on the long-running children’s show last Thursday on Afghanistan’s local production of the show Baghch-e-Simsim (which translates as ...

Christina Radish is the Senior Entertainment Reporter at Collider. Having worked at Collider for over a decade (since 2009), her primary focus is on film and television interviews with talent both in ...