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Munir Karim

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My name is Munir Karim. I am 16 and almost 17 years old. I go to F.D.R. High School. I am interested in most sports, computers, going online and Radio Rookies. I think Radio Rookies can change my life. Radio Rookies can give me experience for the real world. I also think that I can meet new people in this program. (Spring 2003)

Interesting Fact: I'm tall - 6'3".

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Seventeen-year old Munir, a Pakistani immigrant who was raised and lives in Midwood, Brooklyn, is very different from his religious Muslim parents. While they pray five times a day, Munir watches television, plays videogames, and wonders about nearly everything. With questions like "How do we know our life in not a dream?," "What if 'The Matrix' is real?." and "What if you don't really exist, but are just a figment of my imagination?" constantly rattling around in his head, Munir's story is a window into the philosophical realm of one teenager's mind.

Mentor: Eric Salat is a New York-based associate producer for ABC News. His recent credits include an ABC News special looking into the murder trial of a 17-year-old Hispanic woman in Arizona to see if she acted in self-defense, a show on how young people in the Arab world view the United States, and a special investigating whether Osama Bin Laden is dead or alive. He is currently working on various war-related projects. Eric won a Peabody Award as well as a DuPont Award for his work covering the attack on the World Trade Centers from Ground Zero. His print pieces have appeared on ABC News.com, DowJones Newswires, and the Wall Street Journal Online. Eric earned a masters degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in 1999. (Spring 2003)