February 5, 2005 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids! So many exciting events have been taking place this week. There was the Lahore Marathon and the Karachi Ilmathon 2005. Basant or our colourful kite flying festival to herald spring, is... Cover Story: 10 things you hate about grownups Being a kid can be one of the worst things to happen to you. For starters, you don’t really get a choice in being born in the first place. Then you... Debate: Is war justified? Many parts of the Islamic world are in “deep crisis” with Muslims suffering more from militancy and terrorism than others. This is what the Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said last week at a meeting of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC). He talked about the humanitarian disaster in Darfur where there is ethnic fighting and the occupation of Iraq and Palestine.... JK Rowling has second daughter There is more Harry Potter news as JKR’s third child was born on January 23, 2005 and was named Mackenzie Jean Rowling Murray. JK had this to say on her website... Cycling is not just a sports Cycling is a great way to get around on a very environmentally friendly pair of wheels and it keeps you in terrific shape. Cycling may be easier for boys in Pakistan... Story Time: The great wimp act I chewed my nails nervously and glanced at the wall clock. Ten minutes left. My heartbeat started to race. Ten minutes left for the class to end, 10 minutes left for... Story Time: Earth to Hiba I brushed the dirt off my clothes and looked around. Moving sidewalks, flying cars and robots. This was not real. “Excuse me,” I asked a passing girl. “What year is this?”... Story Time: because you write... MONDAY: Sarah’s Bedroom Sarah looked at the piece of work she had just written, made an impatient noise, crumpled the paper and threw it into the already full wastepaper basket. She may be just 15 years old, but she had a dream of becoming a writer some day.... CAREER: Photography as a career Are you crazy about taking photographs and waiting till they are developed? Have you ever thought that you could make this a career, whether as an art photographer with a studio... SPORTS: Putting other champions to shame: Roger Federer I have never been a big fan of this great legend. In fact I had always held a secret grudge against him since he always defeated my favourite players. He always... EVENT: Ilmathon 2005 Walking for education Children turned out in droves for the six-kilometre long walk for the Ilmathon 2005 in Karachi on Sunday. The walk started from Area 51 and ended at the Golf Course in... Weekly Update: ‘Kid power’ seeks to free kidnapped student in Bihar PATNA: Thousands of Indian children boycotted school, staged fasts and prayed; hoping “kid power” would win the safe release of an abducted boy in Bihar state where kidnapping is a major... Briefs: US State Senators from Pakistan Two Pakistani sisters who are settled in the US were named honorary State Senators for their achievements in the classroom. Mariam Molani age 14 and Misha Molani age 11 were... Quotes Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge And I, infinitesimal being,... Mail Box Muslims in media THIS is in reference to Maria Zulfiqar’s letter ‘Media Bias’ (YW Jan 1). I agree with her to the extent that almost everywhere Muslims are being portrayed as vicious killers by Western media.... Music: greatest hits: my prerogative But the new song leaves me wondering why Britney bothers at all: “I see you lookin’ at me/Like I’m some kind of freak,” the lyrics go. “Get up out of your... Book: world almanac for kids 2005 This almanac is not an encyclopaedia and it does not aim to be one. It is not exhaustively packed with information and combines funky graphics, a good layout and a very... Movie: garden state There is something about this part of America that produces movies like Garden State. In case you’re wondering, its title comes from the nickname given to New Jersey where the movie is set. There is a particular... Computers: Hacking horrors The world of hackers seems glamorous and mysterious with young men in sharp suits and slick sunglasses operating wafer-thin laptops in luxury hotel rooms. But in reality hackers are mostly computer... Poets’ Corner Why I’m shy 10th Grade As I sat there in English class, I stared at the girl next to me.... Super Sis Dear Super Sis, I am 14 years old and am studying in the Cambridge system. One student in my class is liked by every teacher because he's funny and intelligent. But at the end of the year, I heard that one teacher... Laugh it ff! There were four men in Karachi. They decided to start a business. They had a lot of discussions on the kind of business they should start and finally decided to open...

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