November 20, 2004 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids! It’s time that we talk about you. You, the young people, are an important asset of the world and it is everyone’s responsibility to protect you and safeguard your future. To... COVER STORY: It is the Universal Children’s Day Children have special rights, and the starting point for examining these is the Convention on the Rights of the Child, more popularly known as the CRC... With flying colours The frenzy of music effusing from Pakistani artists these days is enough to give anyone a head rush. The newcomer band, Rungg, clearly stands out among the lot with its sensational... Yasser Arafat Salute to a brave soldier Alas the inevitable has happened. After spending two weeks in a French military hospital, fighting for his life, Yasser Arafat, the great leader of the Palestinian people, has gone to meet... Protect Waters, Protect Life Once again we are getting ready to celebrate World Fisheries Day; the day is celebrated on November 21. It is a day of fisher people all over the world to realize... Focus on environment Dumped electronics poisoning Asia Computers and other electronics discarded in the West frequently end up in poor villages in China and India, where they are stripped for residues of valuable metals in primitive procedures that poison local communities.... Importance of studying history Man has always been interested in the study of the past since the primitive times. In the past centuries, history was taught to the children because people believed that it helped... STORY TIME: The care-free angel I always wanted to have a life like Becky’s. She was confident, cheerful and helping. She always had a bunch of girls surrounding her. If any one wanted a suggestion or... STORY TIME: The three brothers Once upon a time there were three brothers living in a faraway land. Their names were Strong Arm, Wise Head and Good Heart.... STORY TIME: Eid: a revelation “Oh Dad! Do we have to?” I wailed as the family walked along the parking lot towards our car.... Girls are girls, Boys are boys! I want to beat about the bush for a while before I come to my main point. I know that today’s generation is completely different from what it used to be... We are to lead... After Pakistan came into being, one of the leading Congress party members said: “Had there been a hundred Gandhis in the Muslim League and one Jinnah in the Congress, India would... WEEKLY UPDATE Internet pirates cause loss of millions of dollars ATHENS: Athens police have said that they had arrested a Greek citizen who pirated and sold a computer software program, costing the multinational company that owned its copyright hundreds of million of dollars (euros).... Muscle cramps Aargh…! It’s six o’clock in the morning and you are having muscle cramps from your previous day’s exercise at the gym. Has that ever happened to you before? Well, cramps are... POET'S CORNER: Eid The beautiful day of Eid is here There is laughter everywhere,no tear People will wear clothes new and neat... QUIZ Nobel Prize winners 1. Born in Albania, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her wonderful work in helping abandoned children and the dying in another country. What was she universally known as?... QUOTES * A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror Ken Keys.... MAIL BOX Mobile snatching Recently, there has been a shocking increase in mobile phone snatching in Karachi and a few people have even lost their lives while trying to resist the robbers.... Why are they so called? Afghanistan: Due to the Afghan population the land is called Afghanistan.... SUPER SIS Dear Super sis I am a brilliant student and I get excellent grades but I always end up getting the second position because of losing marks in my answers. I write very long answers and because of this I lose more than ten marks in every exam.... BOOK: an unimpressive parody The Harry Potter mania seems to have turned the world topsy-turvy. Fans all over the world are enthusiastically buying all kinds of Harry Potter merchandise. The magic weaved by J.K Rowling... MUSIC: chahat Khadija Hyder became a popular name in the music circles after her lingering melody, O Dil Bar Mere, stormed its way to the top of the charts. However, ‘Chahat’, the latest... GAME TALK Before it was released everyone believed that Far Cry would have the best graphic to-date on the PC Platform and the title met the expectations easily. The story takes place in... WEBSITE: healthy lifestyle Keeping ourselves in shape is the in thing nowadays. The Net has a lot to offer to those who wish to pursue a fit, smart and healthy lifestyle. On www.prevention.com ...

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