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2009/10 · Issue 1PalestineMy name is Joumana Hdaib. I’m 15 years old andI’m in 3B. I come from Palestine. Palestine is a smallcountry between the Mediterranean Sea and the JordanRiver and it has a population of about 6 millionpeople. However, most of the people are forced toleave the country due to the existing war. Palestine’scapital city is Jerusalem. Other well-known cities areGaza and Hebron. Palestine’s official language isArabic.In Palestine people are of different religions - somepeople are Jews others are either Muslims or Christians,which is why we can see many churches inPalestine. The most important thing about Palestineis that almost half of the country has been occupiedfor more than 50 years by Israel and thousands ofpeople, mostly children, were killed from Israel’s attacks.Most of those attacks happen in schools andplaces where people cannot fight back.For many years now, there have been many discussionsabout this issue but nothing has changed.Therefore, Palestine has a great similarity with Cyprus,since both have been occupied for many yearsnow and even though there have been efforts tosolve these issues there have not been any improvements.Jumana Hdaib – 3BINDIAThe Dome of the Rock on theTemple MountIndia is located in the south of Asia with a populationof approx. 1,166,079,217. The capital of India is NewDelhi which is situated in the north. India’s nationallanguage is Hindi but there are different regional languages.India got its independence on 15 th August1947 and was divided into 28 states and 7 union territories.India is one of the most densely populatedcountries and its total surface area is around 3.28 millionsq. kilometres. India has one of the largest railwaynetworks in the world. People from India have inventedmany things such as the number “0”, Negativenumbers, etc. Despite trying hard in economic investment,India faces problems such as overpopulation,poverty, and corruption.Karanjit Singh Tiwana 4AThe North Block, in New Delhi, houses keygovernment offices7BEOGRADIt is the capital of Serbia. BEO means white in Serbian,and GRAD means city. So, just like Lefkosia itmeans white city.Acrostic poem about BelgradeBeautiful in imageElegant in appearanceOmnipresent in my thoughtsGalvanising atmosphereRadiant in the mornings after the rainAppealing to anyone who has ever met youDiamond in the memory of those who know youStefan Milutinovic – 5AOld aerial view of BelgradeTHE DUTY OF LIBRARY ASSISTANTSOur school library is huge and is divided into manydifferent sections - for example, reference work, history,social sciences, education, fine arts, languageand literature, science and technology. In order for thelibrary to operate efficiently and to help students findwhat they are looking for there is one full-time librarianand many library assistants.Any student can volunteer to become a library assistant.At the beginning there is a period of training sothat the assistants can learn where everything is inthe library. At the start of each academic year the assistantsmeet and vote for the head assistant and his/her helper. The head assistant is not only responsiblefor his own assigned section in the library but he mustalso ensure that the rest of the library assistants arecarrying out their duties as they should. The assistantis responsible for sorting out problems in the libraryand helping the librarian keep things in order. In additionhe must go around all sections to make sure thateverything is fine. Being an assistant is both a responsiblejob and satisfying when one can help others.Books borrowed during December: 204The student who borrowed the most books: BiancaGeangalau 3AKyriacos Papachristodoulou – 4DPASCAL English School Lefkosia