Naunehal English

October 2020



In the memory of

Shaheed Hakim Mohammad Said

Hamdard Pakistan’s beloved monthly risala

VOLUME 68 ISSUE 10

October 2020 | Safar ul Murrajab 1442

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Syed Amir Haleem | Shirin Kavi | Dr Kiran Bashir Ahmad | Zoha Baquar | Haneen Akbari |
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What is inside

06 Cover Story

06 – Home Sweet Home in 2020

Book Worms 10

10 – Book World
12 – Story Time
16 – Hello Poem

18 Scientrific 24 – Great Gadgets
25 – Amazing Apps
18 – Supertrific
20 – Role Model
22 – Innovation Power

Brainiacs 26

26 – Math Puzzle 28 – Brain Teasers
27 – Fun to Understand 29 – Word Search

30 Limelight

30 – Torch Bearer
32 – Our Pride

Our World 34

34 – What a Wonderful World 38 – Current Events

36 – Mother Nature 40 – This Month in History

42 Pop Culture

42 – Trends

Leisure Crafts 44

44 – Get Creative
46 – DIY

48 Body and Mind 52 – Mindfulness
53 – Dear Diary
48 – Sports
50 – Healthy Living

Terrific Time 54
54 – Let’s Win

55 Word Wizard

Editor’s Note

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the first English section of Hamdard Naunehal!

Although, Naunehal has been around in Urdu language for nearly seven decades,
as a great source of information for you all, we are happy to make it bilingual now.
You can enjoy reading it in both Urdu and English languages. Both our sections are
packed with amazing stories, inspiring thoughts and valuable information.
We enjoyed putting together the English section and we are certain you will find it
equally entertaining to read. In this issue, you will find a lot to read about science,
wildlife, arts and crafts, books, great leaders, sports, amazing structures of the world
and unusual phenomenon.
Coupled with these, we have mind-boggling, fun-filled pages that you can enjoy
to the hilt including riddles, brain teasers and competitions. Reading Naunehal will
make you a well-informed, responsible and smart citizen with a skill to understand
information and use it to the best of your advantage.
Readers, Naunehal is as much yours as it is ours. It is a platform to share your
thoughts, ideas and inspirations, as we will gladly receive all your ideas with open
arms.
Own it, read it and enjoy it.
Happy Reading!

Cover Story

Home Sweet
Home in 2020

Dr. Kiran Bashir Ahmad

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How often have most of us wished we Then there’s a new set of rules – wear
didn’t have to go to school – we’d just those stuffy masks and sweaty gloves
stay in and play all day, watch movies, when going outside, washing hands
and have fun! Turns out, 2020 decided going in, out and in between, use funny
to give us just that but on its own terms smelling hand sanitizer and it’s been
with a scary pandemic that the news months since we really visited anyone.
tells us is affecting the entire world. Is this what life will be like from now on?
So, we don’t have to go to school Not necessarily.
anymore but we still have to attend Let’s take a sneak peek into the future
classes online. And here we thought we and add in some things we’ve learnt to
could have fun all day. Looks like staying make it better.
in can be boring and tiring after all.
Plus, no one looks very happy at home,
especially the grownups who look
anxious and concerned most of the time.

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Cover Story

I Don’t Want to Go to we interact so we feel better in online
School at Home! classes, changing the angle of the chair
so we face the camera slightly sideways
Okay, so it’s difficult looking at the helps in reducing strain on the eyes
teacher through a screen for many hours and mind. It’s a good idea to have a
and there can be distractions at home notebook handy in order to have a good
that you can’t magic away. excuse to look away from the screen.
Experts say you need to know how you As you may not be able to understand
learn in order to study. In regular class due to a lack of interaction, you can
we can look around, we don’t have watch a short video later, related to the
to make eye contact continually and topic the teacher taught. This may look
like additional work but it can help keep
things interesting.

8

I’m Bored When Can We Go
Back to Normal Life?
Bored, tired, grumpy, irritated… there
are so many feelings coming up and Maybe next year, maybe later. It’s a
so little that one can do… Wrong. Any vacation with advantages. Think about it
cartoon movie will tell you that we can – getting up and going to school straight
feel all that and more at different times. from the bed, in many cases no exams
But what they didn’t tell you was that or easier ones; and all exams are taken
watching more cartoons or the same at home.
device where you attended classes is
going to make you feel worse. Try out And is this the New
at least one new activity per week that Normal?
takes you out of the screen time into
Yes and no. Yes, as it seems that for the
the real world and discover what you’re forseeable future this is the way to be
good at. You may actually surprise safe and healthy, no because one day
yourself! You also need your exercise things will go back to the old normal.
and while that can be tricky if you’re Why not make good memories so we
indoors, it is not impossible. can look back at 2020 and smile?
Experiment with challenges in wall push- Write a letter about all you’re doing
ups, sit-ups, the twister game, and using during this vacation and seal it for your
hula hoops that won’t break furniture or personal time capsule to be read it years
your parents’ patience levels. later from now.
Alternatively, make a memento that
you can keep with you always; perhaps
a painted pebble, a painting or a
bookmark. Hopefully, you’ll have a lot to
look back on in the years to come.

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Book Worms

Book World

Dear readers,

This month we unfold the treasure of exciting books that you can read and
enjoy. Surely, you will find these books inspiring and enjoyable.

1 Heidi

Heidi is a book you will love to read again and again. This novel
will make you fall in love with the story about a young girl called
Heidi who lives in the Swiss Alps. This is the story of her life on
the mountains and how she makes friends with Peter the goatherd
and his blind grandmother, among others.
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Book World

2 Albert’s Impossible Toothache

If you ever had a toothache, you would know how Albert feels when
he gets a toothache. Read the book and find out how it all turns out

to be an imaginary pain that his family deals with.

3 The Tale of Peter Rabbit

In this book series, Beatrix Potter tells us about the mischievous and
naughty rabbit called Peter and his many adventures. Peter moves
around the garden of Mr McGregor stealing carrots and turnips.
Funny and informative, this book is a must-read. Enjoy.

4 James and the Giant Peach

In his unique, funny way, Roald Dahl talks about a young orphan
James who enter a giant peach and meets seven magically-altered
garden bugs. This is a story of an exciting adventure with these bugs.

Enjoy reading.

5 The Three Wishes

You all must have many wishes on your wish list. Well, this book is
about just three wishes of Nat and Ned, who are poor and hungry.
Their wishes are granted by a fairy in a heart-warming manner. Read
to find out what these three wishes are.

6 Charlotte’s Web

Charlotte’s Web is a wonderful story of friendship between a
spider (Charlotte) and a pig (Wilbur). They both live on a farm.
When Wilbur finds out that he will be slaughtered soon, he
is devastated. Charlotte comes to his help and makes him
feel better. The story develops through various stages when
Charlotte is about to die and how Wilbur saves her eggs. Read
the novel and enjoy.

If you have read an interesting story and want others to read it, H appy g !
send us the name of the book at [email protected] R eadin

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Book Worms

Ray was a rhino baby who lived with “These are the hunters,” she replied
his mother in a forest. One day, he softly. “My child, this world is a selfish
heard two shots and saw his uncle fall place. They want our horns.”
to the ground. Ray was shaken to see “Our horns? What for?” Ray
him sink in the golden grass as the whispered.
hunters hovered over his body.

Suddenly, his mama rushed towards “They use our horns to make
him and pulled Ray behind the trees. ornaments and sometimes to make
Tears rolled down her cheeks. All her medicine for the humans,” answered
rhino friends were being taken away mother sadly.
one by one. Recently, the number “So, they will take our lives to save
of rhinos had decreased to a few theirs?” Ray cried softly. Mama rhino
thousands only. could only nod. “Are there no good
“Mother, who are these people and humans in the world?”
why are they hurting us?” Ray cried.

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Story Time

SMavoemm! eSaaniaIftikhar

“My sweet baby, our only chance is hunted. Sadly, only 29,000 rhinos
the organizations like the WWF (World were left now. If the hunters were not
Wildlife Fund) that will help us survive. stopped, the rhinos would soon be
WWF has teams of experts working added to the growing list of extinct
in over 100 countries to protect us. animals. There would be no traces left
They will stop the hunters from killing for the world to remember.
us.” Mama rhino smiled. “I hope they
succeed in doing that before we Do you know?
are all wiped off the surface of this
planet.’’ • Rhinos have been around for more than a
Mama rhino looked around her. Some million years now
rhinos were still peacefully grazing. • They play a vital role in the eco-system
She thought about how their species • Rhino horns are made from the same
of black and white rhinos were slowly material as our nails
vanishing from the grasslands of • If illegal hunting is not stopped, rhinos will
Southern Africa as they were being soon go extinct.


What part can you play in protecting
these prized mammals?

13

Book Worms

Rumana Husain

Hamza was eight years old, and his “All day we are reading books.
brother Hazeem was soon going We only play at home.”
to turn ten. During the day, the two “Don’t go out, it is too hot.”
remained busy with school-work but “When there’s no power, it’s hotter
spent all afternoon either playing with inside.”
their toys or playing pranks on children “Stop fighting!”
and adults in their neighbourhood. “Not fight? Then how do we decide
The following were a few of the things who is right?”
that their mother said to them every “Take a nap…”
day, but the boys either ignored her “Haah…Uugh…Aaah…!”
or they had an answer for each of her One day, Hamza and Hazeem had
requests. a serious fight over a favourite toy.
“Stop jumping around!” They then
“Jumping? We are walking. You decided that
should come to our school Ammi, they should
to see how we jump and win each divide all
hurdle race!” their toys and
“Can’t you sit quietly and read a board games
book?”

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Story Time

so that the ownership of each item found that their
became clearer to them. Day after two piles had
day, each afternoon, they would be become one big
locked in their room sorting plush mountain of stuff
toys, airplanes, cars, glass marbles, in the middle
board-games, bats and balls…and of the room.
having fights in the process about Their young
what belonged to whom. They had cousins, who
told Ammi and Baba about their plan, were visiting,
and made it clear to them that nobody were squealing
was to touch the two rising piles in the happily, having a great time playing
two corners of their room. with their stuff.
The boys also added storybooks, The grumpy brothers watched them,
comics and stamp albums to those then looked at each other and realized
piles. They added clothes, stones, their own foolishness. They smiled.
stickers and badges. Every item They had almost forgotten to be
resulted in more arguments and fights. happy.
Weeks passed by without the two Sharing everything with your siblings
boys playing with each other or is a sure way to gain happiness and
having any fun. They had become strengthen the bond.
grumpy and sad. One day, when they
returned home from school, they 15

Book Worms

Maya Angelou Way they run
I won’t cry
Shadows on the wall So they fly
Noises down the hall I just smile
Life doesn’t frighten me at all They go wild
Bad dogs barking loud Life doesn’t frighten me at all.
Big ghosts in a cloud Tough guys fight
Life doesn’t frighten me at all All alone at night
Mean old Mother Goose Life doesn’t frighten me at all.
Lions on the loose Panthers in the park
They don’t frighten me at all Strangers in the dark
Dragons breathing flame No, they don’t frighten me at all.
On my counterpane That new classroom where
That doesn’t frighten me at all. Boys all pull my hair
I go boo (Kissy little girls
Make them shoo With their hair in curls)
I make fun They don’t frighten me at all.
Don’t show me frogs and snakes
And listen for my scream,
If I’m afraid at all
It’s only in my dreams.
I’ve got a magic charm
That I keep up my sleeve
I can walk the ocean floor
And never have to breathe.
Life doesn’t frighten me at all
Not at all
Not at all.
Life doesn’t frighten me at all.

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Hello Poem

DON’T SAY SAID!

Don’t say said!
Try whispered or stuttered,

Or stammered or yelled,
Uttered or laughed,

Giggled, exclaimed, whooped or howled!
But don’t use SAID!
Never say said,

Use screamed, shrieked Cheered or sobbed.
Try whimpered, whined, Moaned or groaned!

But don’t use SAID!
Don’t say said,

Try whooped or screeched,
Or snorted or wailed, Chanted or hummed,

Bellowed, drawled, ranted or gossiped,
But don’t use SAID!
Never say said,

Use questioned or answered,
Or chattered or cried,
Nattered or raved

Grunted, growled, snivelled or snarled,
But don’t use SAID!

Do you have an interesting poem to share?
E-mail your favourite poem at [email protected]

17

Scientrific

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Supertrific
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Scientrific

A Real Life

SUPERHERO

HawkingStephen

Syed Amir Haleem

“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make
sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the

universe exist. Be curious.”

These are the inspirational words A promising beginning
of Stephen Hawking, a genius,
whose life was filled with constant Hawking showed extraordinary brilliance
challenges. at a very young age. At just 16 years,
he built a basic computer with clock
Born in 1942, Hawking was a gifted parts, an old telephone switchboard
theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and and other recycled components with
author respected as a scientist and loved the help of his friends. The oldest of
as a person. four siblings, he loved reading books,

20

Role Model

dancing, or concocting adventures with Remarkable achievements
his sister. He joined University College,
Oxford to study physics, with a focus on Giving credit to his achievements is a
cosmology. Later, he went to graduate difficult task as Hawking achieved so
with honors in natural sciences at the much in life. He served as a researcher
University of Cambridge. and later as a professor for math at the
University of Cambridge. In 1974, he
A devastating blow and a heroic was inducted into the Royal Society, a
comeback worldwide fellowship of scientists.
In 1979, he was appointed Lucasian
In 1963, when Hawking turned 21, he Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge,
was diagnosed with Motor Neuron the most famous academic chair in the
Disease that affects the brain cells, world. Throughout his life, he won many
which communicate with the body’s awards for his outstanding research.
muscles. Eventually, sufferers of this His biggest achievement is his theory
disease struggle to walk, talk and even regarding black holes in space, known
swallow without help. Hawking was as Hawking’s Radiations,that forever
told that he may only survive for two changed the world of physics.
more years. With strong willpower and
faith, he defied all this and completed
his education and went on to have a
successful career.

Over the years, the disease spread He also released many books, his
across his body and Hawking’s muscles most well-known being A Brief History
deteriorated and eventually he could of Time in which he discusses the
no longer speak. To communicate with complicated theories of physics.
others, he used a speech-generating He spent his entire life discovering the
device that served as an electronic voice. mysteries of the universe and inspired so
Later, he spent all his life on a wheelchair many others. He passed away in 2018
as he was unable to move. at the age of 72, leaving behind a legacy
that will continue until the end of time.
One of the biggest qualities of this
genius was, that even in his disability,
he remained positive and witty. While
scientists are not typically known for their
humour, Hawking always saw a lighter

side to life. “Life would be tragic if
it weren’t funny,” he once said.

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Scientrific

We all hear about amazing Bacteria that gobbles up
discoveries, inventions pollution
and ideas that make our
life better. Here are few Can it actually happen? In recent years,
inspiring news items for pollution has increased drastically in
you all. our lives and has made our environment
more toxic than ever.
This concern has led scientists to
discover a bacteria that can eat pollution
by converting toxic pollutants into less
harmful substances and also generate
electricity in the process.

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Innovation Power

Ice-making submarines to ‘Flying-V’ airplane
control climate change
A new shape of aeroplanes can perhaps
We all know that melting ice caps are a be seen in the near future resembling a V.
dangerous sign as it would result in an These airplanes will place the passengers
increase in the sea level of the oceans.To in the wings and the engine in the center.
control this, an Indonesian company has This innovation has been proposed by
come up with an idea to make ice-making the Dutch airline KLM. This V-design
submarines that would go underwater and is likely to cut the plane’s weight and
make lots of ice in the sea. reduce aerodynamic drag, resulting in
This will put a stop to the melting significant fuel savings. The plane will be
icebergs and help in controlling climate shorter and lighter than an A350 plane
change. but may carry just as much cargo and
accommodate 314 passengers, just like
the Airbus plane.

23

Scientrific Great Gadgets

Whether you’re riding a mountain bike or a
motorcycle, wearing a helmet is vital to your
safety. A helmet protects the head and the
face from injury in case of an accident.
Once only a talk of science fiction, smart
helmets are now a reality that are equipped
with some of the coolest technology.
They come integrated with Bluetooth
systems, built-in-display and noise
cancellation technology.
The Bluetooth technology enables the rider
to pair the helmet with their smartphones,
allowing them to communicate while
riding and also help listen to the GPRS
instructions. Moreover, the rider is able to
enjoy listening to music with the help of
a built in speaker system. What is more
exciting is that the next generation of smart
helmets are likely to be solar powered,
making them even more energy efficient.

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Amazing Apps

Don’t you just love
adding, subtracting,
multiplying and
dividing? Well, here
is an interesting math
app that you will never
get tired of.

Math Magic

Math Magic is fun and
educational as well as
encouraging. It uses
many colours, has a
simple interface and
a reward system of
stars to encourage and
teach you.
All you have to do is
to tap on a question
to solve the problem.
Once the correct
answer has been
achieved, a new math
problem appears.
Five successful
answers result in a
coloured star as a
reward. This app is a
one stop solution to
making learning fun
and engaging.

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Brainiacs Math Puzzle

PUZZLE

Can you guess the number behind the question marks?

8 29 5

3 ? 15 1
12 ? ? 5

3 10 5 3

Send your answers to [email protected]

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Fun to Understand

Secret Message Rebus

Can you solve this rebus puzzle?

1. The + +2+ B+ HA+ + is + 2+ + all

What is your favourite food?
Look at the picture puzzle and guess the word.

1. - a+ - p+ - pion =

2. - l+ - pe =

3. + -e=

4. - air+ - cnut+ -l=

5. - m+ - um+ - be =

Send your answers to [email protected]

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Brainiacs Brain Teasers

1. I have two hands, but I can not scratch myself. What am I?
2. I have to be broken before you can use me. What am I?
3. I occur once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in one thousand

years. What am I?
4. I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?
5. I am tall when I am young, and I am short when I am old. What am I?

Send your correct answers to [email protected]

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Word Search

Marine life, or sea life are the plants and animals that live in the salt water of
the sea or oceans. Find out these interesting words in the wordsearch.

1. Tide | 2. Reef | 3. Swordfish | 4. Boat | 5. Shore
6. Coral | 7. Horizon | 8. Seaweed
9. Dolphin | 10. Plankton

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Limelight

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

THE MAN
WHO DARED
TO DREAM

Zoha Baquar
We are often told that
dreaming is wishful thinking,
that one day we will wake up
to deal with reality, and give
up our hopes. There’s another
path that combines dreams
with reality to bring change
in the present and hope for
the future. The late Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
was a hero who confronted
dreams with reality.
This shows us that we do not
need to surrender the hopes
of our youth in order to deal
with the real world. Like Dr,
Martin Luther King Jr. you too
can dare to confront reality and
dreams at once.
It was on the steps of
the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D.C., on August
28, 1963, where King delivered
the words that would echo
through generations as a
manifesto of freedom: “I
have a dream,” words not
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Torch Bearer

actually part of his original speech but quickly turned into social reform. The
spoken as he stood in front of 250,000 youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace
supporters ready to start the ‘March on Prize in 1964, King dedicated his prize
Washington for Jobs and Freedom.’ money to the movement. In the same
year, the U.S. Supreme Court passed
“I have a dream,” he the Civil Rights Act making it illegal
passionately spoke, of a to judge people on the basis of race,
world where people “will not class, religion or gender. In 1965, the
be judged by the colour of Voting Rights Act finally allowed all
their skin, but by the content Black citizens the right to vote.
of their character,” where we So even while awake, we mustn’t let
will all be “free at last!” go of our peaceful dreams. The power
of dream is big and it is in your hand to
dream big. Having a dream to follow









King’s speech addressed the can give you motivation and purpose in
judgement of Black people in America. life. It can give you the power to think,
They were denied full voting rights, act and bring a change. Let’s continue
publicly segregated from fellow white dreaming while permanently marking
citizens, and suffered police violence our world with respect, friendship
and injustice. Ending this crisis became and kindness.
King’s mission and role in the civil
rights movement, and his many efforts

Do you have a dream? Let us know at [email protected]

31

Limelight

The (1898-1958)
Great
Pakistani
Satirist

Patras
Bokhari

Ayesha Samad Shaikh

Who was Patras Bokhari?

Born to a Kashmiri family in Peshawar his M.A. in English and later, at the
in 1898, Ahmed Shah Bokhari (Patras Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Bokhari) was an extremely intelligent University in the United Kingdom and
and well-educated man who had a mastered the English language. But
natural talent with words. He studied for Patras Bokhari, English was not the
at Government College Lahore for only language he was an expert at.

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Our Pride

His love for Urdu and Greek was just in the book was Urdu Ki Akhri Kitab
as deep because he read many books a satirical commentary on how
of both languages. When he was just Pakistanis, especially young people,
21, he wrote an article Ancient Greek have ignored Urdu in favour of English
Rulers and Their Thinking which was language.
published in a magazine in Lahore in
1919. Patras Bokhari was not just a gifted
writer and poet but a man of many
Literary Contributions interests. As he travelled across the
and Achievements world, he made friends in every country
he visited and even became a skilled
In 1927, Patras Ke Mazameen a musician.
collection of his essays in Urdu was
published. The most popular essay Story behind his name
‘Patras’

Ahmed used the name Patras to
honor his teacher Peter Watkins.
For his English writings, he
wrote as Peter, and for his Urdu
publications he started using the
name Patras which is a Persian
adaptation of Peter.

Professionally, he served as the
Director General, All India Radio
(1941 – 1947) and after Partition,
as Pakistan’s first Permanent
Representative to the United Nations.
He was such an impressive writer that
he even wrote some of the speeches
for Pakistan’s first Prime Minister,
Liaqat Ali Khan. He passed away in
New York, USA in 1958 and is
buried there. He was awarded the
Hilal-e-Imtiaz after his death
for his amazing contributions
to Pakistan and Urdu language.

If you know more about Patras Bokhari, share it with us at [email protected]

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Our World

Haneen Akbari

What does the shape of a triangle bring The most well-known is the Pyramid of
to your mind? Giza which was built for Pharaoh Khufu,
the most powerful ruler of Egypt’s Old
A pizza slice? How about Pyramids? Kingdom.
Pyramids are a mystery that we all love When you first look at a pyramid, it looks
to learn about. To see a pyramid, you like a very old, brown, muddy, triangular
need to reach Cairo city, the capital of structure like a mountain. These relics
Egypt, in Africa. Pyramids are located are as old as 4,500 years.
almost 8Kms from the famous River Nile.

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What a Wonderful World

How did the Egyptians build the
pyramids?
The Egyptians invented special boats
to carry huge stones. They would
wait for the Nile to flood so that ships
could sail. Once on land, they used
large wooden sledges to slide on
the ground. To make it easy, oil was
poured in front of the sledge which
was pulled by many men.

Do you know? What is inside?
Inside, a grand gallery leads to a burial
• Khufu’s monument was built from chamber where Pharaoh’s mummified
2.3 million stone blocks body is placed along with most of his
precious possessions, food, clothing
• The height of a Pyramid is almost and other items. Egyptians believed
481 feet. that these things will be needed by the
dead person in the next life.
• The mummification process took
seventy days to prepare the body. How were mummies made?
• Each mummy needed hundreds of The first step was the removal of all
internal organs of the body which were
yards of linen to cover the body. preserved separately and buried with the
mummy. The body was covered with a
type of salt to dry it. It was then wrapped
in linen to complete the mummification.

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Our World

Where’s the

Afia Salam

Just as the wheel is considered the first The Wildfire
human invention that led to development We call a fire ‘wildfire’ or ‘bushfire’ when it
of so many others, the discovery of starts in the forests, bushes, jungles and
fire was just as big an event in the wild areas and spread fast on its own.
development of humankind. Recently, we have seen the immense
With fire came cooked food, warmth damage done by wildfires in many parts of
during winters and fire also served the world, mostly California in the United
as a shield to keep wild animals and States and in Australia where thousands of
predators away. acres of forest and homes in nearby areas
Through various stages of development burnt down.
of civilization, fire came to be the root of These fires caused human lives to be
energy and progress. Along with Earth lost too. People who could not escape
and wind, fire is also a basic element were caught in the blaze and many of the
of nature. It has great force to do good brave firefighters battling to bring the fire
along with a capacity to harm. lost their lives.

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Mother Nature

Why Do Wildfires Occur? What are Wildfire Hazards?

If you are wondering why wildfires • The wildfire creates havoc in a
happen in the first place, there are many natural environment that is home
reasons, both natural and man-made. to plants, animals and insect life.
Natural Cause Destruction of their habitat causes
imbalance in nature.

One of the biggest natural reasons • It displaces animals, birds and insects
is Climate Change that changes the like bees from their natural habitat,
weather pattern. Due to climate change, thus disrupting their ecosystem and
certain areas become too hot and dry the food-chain.
with no chances of rain. This makes the
vegetation extremely dry. As you know, • It also destroys the trees. Trees
fire can also start when two things like in forests take hundreds of years
sticks or stones are rubbed against each to grow to a height where they
other to create a spark. In the forest, if become strong and make a
there are dried leaves and twigs around, home for animals and insects.
the spark starts and turns into a fire that
becomes a blaze very quickly due to lack • Destruction of trees and plants
of moisture. Strong winds spread the affects the climate as less trees
flames rapidly around the area. result in high temperatures and
Human Mistakes low rainfall.
Unfortunately, humans are also
responsible for starting wildfires. • Smoke from the fire can cause
When people go for picnics around health problems to the residents of
forest areas, they sometimes light up nearby places.
a matchstick to cook food and make
barbque. They throw the burning A Word of Caution
matchstick, without realizing how much
damage it will cause. Additionally, when When you go to a natural spot for
they camp there, they light up fire during picnics, make sure you do not play with
the night to keep themselves warm and matchsticks. You can also educate your
this too sometimes result in a wildfire. friends and family members to be very
Such incidents are quite common around careful with fire around natural parks and
the Margalla Hills in Islamabad. forests.

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Our World

Shirin Kavi

When we think where wrestling, long Olympics revived!
about the jump, javelin throw and After nearly 1500 years,
Olympics, we think discus throw games were Pierre de Coubertin, a
about games and popular. The ancient French educator and
sports, but most Olympics were held historian, founded the
importantly about every four years between International Olympic
competition among August 6 and September Committee and revived
athletes. 19 during a religious the games. The games
festival. In A.D. 393, the were held in 1896 in
How the games began Olympics were banned Greece and then held
It all started nearly 3000 by the Greek Emperor after every four years.
years ago in Greece as he called it a “pagan
festival.”

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Current Events

From 1924, Olympic Olympics 2020 3. The flame and torch
Winter Games were The countdown to the relay
added. From then on, 32nd Olympiad has The first Olympic flame
Summer and Winter started. Initially planned was introduced at
Olympics were held after for 2020 July, the the 1928 Olympics in
every two years, one Summer Olympics will Amsterdam. Over the
after the other. now be held from July years, this relay has
The most important 23 to August 8, 2021 in grown larger with more
thing Tokyo, Japan due to the runners and greater
As per Coubertin pandamic. distances.
“The most important What is new this year? The torch for the
thing in the Olympic 1. New games Olympic Games
Games is not to win but In addition to the 28 Tokyo 2020 highlights
to take part, just as the sports on the Olympic Japanese culture and
most important thing in Programme, five the concept that “Hope
life is not the triumph additional sports have lights our way”. The
but the struggle. The been included this year design resembles a
essential thing is not to which are Baseball/ Japanese “Sakuramon”
have conquered but to Softball, Karate, cherry blossom emblem.
have fought well.” Skateboarding, Sport
This formed the basis climbing and Surfing. Who am I?
of the Olympic motto; 2. Mascot design I am the most iconic
“Citius, Altius, Fortius” The Olympic mascot Olympian. I have won
a Latin expression was added in the 1968 28 medals so far (23
meaning Faster, Higher, Winter Olympics held in gold, 3 silver, and 2
Stronger. France. This was a figure bronze).
of a skiing man called Guess the name of this
“Schuss.” Olympian and send
your answers to info-
This year, the Olympic [email protected]
mascot is called
Miraitowa, which means 39
mirai (future) and towa
(eternity) in Japanese.
Miraitowa looks
traditional yet futuristic.

Our World

This Month in History

Here are few interesting and important events and dates to
remember this month.

1 October
• International Coffee Day is celebrated every year to recognize the efforts of farmers
and coffee shop owners who work hard to promote the use of coffee in different forms.
• The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949 with Mao Zedong as its first

Chairman.
• Pakistan Movement Leader and 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan

was born in 1895.
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This Month In History

4 October
• World Animal Welfare Day is celebrated to raise awareness among people about

taking actions worldwide for the rights of animal.
• Russian launched the first satellite into orbit called Sputnik in 1957. This spaceship

started transmitting a beeping radio signal from space for 21 days.

5 October
• Every year, teachers world over are honoured for their great contribution to

education by celebrating the World Teachers’ Day.

11 October
• Apollo 7, the first manned mission of the Apollo programme was launched in 1968.

15 October
• Global Handwashing Day is celebrated to encourage people to wash their hands

with soap to maintain cleanliness.

16 October
• Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in 1951.
• The celebration of World Food Day inspire people to adopt healthy eating habits.

17 October
• Pioneer of Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, Shaheed Hakim Mohammad Said was

laid to rest in 1998. His contributions to Urdu literature, education and medicine
continues in a form of legacy.

21 October
• Thomas Edison tests the first practical incandescent lightbulb in 1879.

24 October
• This day marks the anniversary of the UN Charter’s entry into force. Since 1948,

this day is celebrated.

30 October
• The first television transmission of a moving image is made by Scotish inventor

Logie Baird in 1925
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Pop Culture

Trends
It’s always a thrill to watch a brand-new movie, listen to
a new song or read a new book. Here are a few trends in
store.

Movies

Onward – a Disney
animated movie, it is a
story of two elf brothers
who go searching for some
magic in the world that can
bring back their deceased
father. Onward premiered
at the 70th Berlin
International Film Festival on
February 21, 2020.

Mulan – It is a live- Editor’s pick – “The
action version of the Sound of Music” is
classic animated movie. an excellent movie
The Mulan remake stars and a great musical,
actress Liu Yifei in the tale not to be missed.
of the brave warrior who Watch this classic
disguises herself as a man in movie and email
order to join the army. your reviews on
The movie has not been info-naunehal@rg-
released as yet, but is blue.com
definitely something to look
forward to.

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Trends

Art The work of Mikail Akar

If you have not yet seen this artist’s
work, now is the time to explore it.
Dubbed as “mini Picasso”, Mikail Akar
is just eight years old and creating
waves in the art world with his brilliant
work. Born in Germany, in 2012, Akar
has been painting mostly abstract
work since he was four. His art is bold,
colourful and an inspiration for other
young artists to pursue their dreams.
Mikail’s next exhibition is planned
to take place in Cologne, Germany
followed by a show in Paris.

Music The voice of Hadiya Hashmi

Called, the next Abida Parveen, the
eight year old vocalist, Hadiya Hashmi
is a Pakistani singer who has created
a sensation with her voice. She sang
Bol Hu as her debut song on Nescafe
Basement which has been praised by
all. If you have not heard her songs,
Bol Hu will definitely inspire you.

Culture The Pottery Of Hala

One of the inspiring cultures of
Pakistan is the pottery of Hala,
a small town located in Sindh.
The pots and tiles are famous for
their exquisite hand painting in
blue, turquoise, purple, brown and
mustard. You can create your own
designs by taking an earthen pot and
painting it in beautiful colours.

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Leisure Craft

Sadako’s 1,000 Paper Cranes

Farishta Murzban Dinshaw

Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who Nowadays, there are many books and
lived in the 1950s. She developed cancer videos that show you how to make origami
from the radiation of the nuclear bomb animals, flowers, boxes, and geometric
blast in Hiroshima during World War II. models. In Japan, origami papers are
While she was in the hospital, her best sold in many colours, sizes, textures, and
friend told her a legend that said that patterns. There are also special sheets
anyone who folded 1,000 paper birds called duo paper with a different colour on
called cranes would be granted a wish. each side.

Sadako started folding the cranes using However, you don’t need special paper
origami, which is an ancient Japanese to try origami. You can use any sheet
art of paper folding. The story is that she of paper, such as magazine pages or
folded 644 cranes before she died at the wrapping paper, as long as the sheets
age of 12. Her friends finished the rest and are square and a little stiff. Sadako used
made a wish for world peace. scraps of paper she found in the hospital
In Japan, people make origami animals like medicine labels to make her cranes.
and other shapes and give them as gifts Origami is not only a fun activity that you
for good luck. In olden days, glasses can do anytime, anywhere, but it is a
were decorated at weddings with origami great way to improve concentration and
butterflies to bring good luck to the bride eye-and-hand coordination. It can also
and groom. In 1845, the first book was help you learn math skills because you use
written on how to make origami models. fractions, symmetry, and geometry while
folding.

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Get Creative

Would you like to make an origami bookmark and give it
to a friend?

Try your hand at practicing origami and send us pictures of your models at
[email protected]

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Leisure Craft

Let’s make
a Diorama

Hello readers, do you know what a In this issue, we will show you an easy
diorama is? It is a 3D model that shows a way to create your own diorama of a
certain area such as a street, a park or an farm. This skill will come in handy to
ocean in a miniature form. You must have make interesting projects for your school.
seen many dioramas in museums too.

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DIY

Things you will need Step three: Decorate the box by drawing
grass, trees and a fence inside the box.
A box of some type (shoe box or tissue
box), some paper, scissors, glue, tape,
markers and crayons.

Step four: Stick your models inside the
box using tape.
Step one: Take a shoebox, remove the
lid and cover the box using any coloured
paper.
Step two: Next, make few 3D models
of farm animals including cows, hens,
sheep, horses and goats. You can create
these models by cutting their pictures
from old magazines or drawing your
own figures and sticking them on an ice
cream stick.

Your beautiful diorama is complete. You
can also create a diorama on any theme
such as a classroom, a shop, your own
bedroom, a rainforest, space or a snowy
mountain.
So, get ready, make an interesting
diorama and send its picture on
[email protected]

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Body and Mind

Football, also known as soccer, is the Fatima Hayat Malik
most played sport in the world. With Brazil has won the “Jules Rimet “ World
the largest T.V viewership, it is the most Cup trophy five times, making it one of
popular sport. the most successful teams in history.
Although the current form of football was Football is a sport that has viewers at
developed in the 12th century in England, their edge of their seats throughout,
the ancient Chinese game “Cuju” played cheering their favourite players on.
in 2nd and 3rd B.C , is said to be the A popular variation of this sport is Futsal
earliest form of football. which is played on a smaller scale and
on basketball sized courts.

Football is just as popular in Pakistan Although Pakistan does not play football
as it is in any other country with its on an international level, it does have a
own national team. Our country has an flourishing Futsal team, which took part in
incredible contribution to this sport as the Soccer World Cup in 2019. So, to all
Sialkot is the largest producer of hand the football fans reading this, keep playing
sewn footballs, which are distributed with dedication and maybe one day you
world over. Since football is a global will bring home the FIFA World Cup!
sport, The World Cup (popularly referred
to as FIFA) is held every four years.

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