ABC News: After 17 seasons of entertaining U.S. audiences, "The Simpsons" can now be seen on Arab television. The Arab satellite network MBC is bringing the cartoon saga of Springfield to the heart of the Arab world. "The Simpsons" has been exported overseas and is now called "Al Shamshoon."<br />
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MBC is making some changes as the characters go from American to Arab. They will remove references to things forbidden by the Koran, such as bacon, beer and other references that might be construed as offensive.<br />
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Homer Simpson’s ubiquitous Duff beer will now be soda in the Arab version of the show. Hot dogs will become Egyptian beef sausages, and donuts will become popular Arab cookies called "kahk." Moe’s Bar has been completely written out of "Al Shamshoon."<br />
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