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CommunityThe Doha Players will be performing

Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Black Box Theatre in Education City on March 16 and 17.

P7 P16 Community65 students aged 15-18 from nine

schools compete at the fourth annual Medical Review School Conference.

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EVENTS

Lecture on the Qur’anic Botanic GardenWHEN: March 1TIME: 7pm (refreshments from 6:30pm)WHERE: Doha English Speaking School, Madinat Khalifa

SouthThe Qatar Natural History Group, for its March talk, will be

hosting a lecture by Fatma Saleh al-Khulaifi , Project Manager at the Qur’anic Botanic Garden. Al-Khulaifi will introduce the diff erent types of gardens, and the Qur’anic Botanic Garden concept and objectives. She holds a B. Sc in Biology/Chemistry from Education College, Qatar University, and an MBA from Missouri University (USA). For more details, please visit the Qatar Natural History Group website at www.qnhg.org

Picasso-Giacometti WHEN: Until May 21WHERE: Fire Station Artist In ResidenceThis exhibition brings together more than 120 works by

Picasso and Giacometti, drawn from the collections of the Musée national Picasso-Paris and the Fondation Giacometti in Paris, as well as exceptional loans from French and other international collections, covering paintings, sculptures, sketches, photographs and interviews with the artists.

The exhibition refl ects two years of research undertaken by the Fondation Giacometti and the Musée national Picasso-Paris, which reveals for the fi rst time the previously unknown relationship between these two artists, who, despite an age gap of twenty years, shared many moments, both personal and professional.

It has been organised in six sections, evoking diff erent aspects of each artist’s production, including the development of their work as young artists through to their modernist creations, showing the correspondences between their works, the infl uence of the surrealist movement, and the return to realism during the post-war period.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of lectures and an extensive education programme, as well as a self-guided handbook for the visitors.

A richly illustrated catalogue published as co-edition with Flammarion will accompany the exhibition, featuring new essays by art historians and the curators of the exhibition.

NaghamWHERE: The Backyard at Sheraton Grand HotelWHEN: ThursdaysTIME: 8pm onwardsAfter the success of The Backyard, a concept is born to

introduce Arabic music adding a twist of International tunes.

Live band music by Nagham’s offi cial band and guest artists every week. The entrance fee is QR100. For details, call 44853000.

Reggae Beachfest DohaWHEN: Thursdays and Fridays WHERE: Oyster Beach Bar at St. Regis HotelTIME: 8pm onwardsIn collaboration with Reggae Beachfest in Dubai, Qatar will

witness the best rasta nights around. The organisers say, “We’ve got the setup sorted to get you feeling the Caribbean vibe. Along with our resident band Earthkry all the way from Jamaica, we have so many big names in the Reggae scene lined up at this huge beachfest!” Entrance fee is QR50 at the door. For more information, please call 44460105

Mall Cinema (1): Winner (Telugu) 2:30pm; Rock Dog (2D) 5pm; Eliminators (2D) 6:45pm; Fukri (Malayalam) 8:30pm; Yaman (Tamil) 11:15pm.Mall Cinema (2): Rock Dog (2D) 2pm; A Dog’s Purpose (2D) 3:30pm; Rangoon (Hindi) 5:15pm; A Dog’s Purpose (2D) 8pm; Eliminators (2D) 9:45pm; Tresspass Against Us (2D) 11:30pm.Mall Cinema (3): Fukri (Malayalam) 2pm; Munthiriv Allikal (Malayalam) 4:45pm; My Ex And Whys (Tagalog) 7:30pm; The Worthy (Arabic) 9:30pm; Rangoon (Hindi) 11:15pm.Landmark Cinema (1): A Dog’s Purpose (2D) 2pm; Winner

(Telugu) 3:45pm; Ballerina (2D) 6:30pm; Yaman (Tamil) 8:15pm; Fukri (Malayalam) 11pm.Landmark Cinema (2): Rock Dog (2D) 2:30pm; Rock Dog (2D) 4:15pm; My Ex And Whys (Tagalog) 6pm; Eliminators (2D) 8pm; Tresspass Against Us (2D) 9:45pm; Eliminators (2D) 11:30pm.Landmark Cinema (3): Rangoon (Hindi) 2pm; Fukri (Malayalam) 4:45pm; A Dog’s Purpose (2D) 7:30pm; The Worthy (Arabic) 9:15pm; Winner (Telugu) 11pm.Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): Rock Dog (2D) 2:30pm; Rock Dog (2D) 4:30pm; Tresspass Against

Us (2D) 6:15pm; Rangoon (Hindi) 8:15pm; Yaman (Tamil) 11pm.Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): A Dog’s Purpose (2D) 2:30pm; Yaman (Tamil) 4:30pm; Eliminators (2D) 7:15pm; Winner (Telugu) 9pm; Eliminators (2D) 11.30pm.Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): Rangoon (Hindi) 2:30pm; Loving (2D) 5:15pm; My Ex And Whys (Tagalog) 7:30pm; A Dog’s Purpose (2D) 9:45pm; The Worthy (Arabic) 11:30pm.Asian Town Cinema: Munthirivallikal (Malayalam) 6 & 9pm; Fukri (Malayalam) 6:30 & 9:30pm; Rangoon (Hindi) 4:30 & 10:30pm; Winner (Telugu) 7pm; Yaman (Tamil) 10pm & 1am.

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Let us remember: One

book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change

the world. – Malala Yousafzai

Former long-time Doha resident passes away

Kizhakkayil Ayyoob (75), a former long-time Doha resident, died

yesterday in his native place Vevam, Parakkadavu/Nadapuram in

Kerala’s Kozhikode district after a brief illness.

Popularly known as Ayyoobikka, he left Qatar in 2006 after a four-

decade long stint. Formerly, Ayyoob was a vice-president of Qatar

Parakkadavu Welfare Association, and president of NIS, Vevam

Qatar Unit. He was also associated with KMCC Qatar.

He leaves behind his wife, Kunjhami, and two sons, Khalid and

Faisal (Dubai residents), and daughter Hajira. Ayyoob was buried at

Parakkadavu Juma Masjid near Nadapuram.

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Caught in the WebAlarms over the state of the Internet appear with greater frequency as malicious

code runs rampant, criminal hackers sweep up passwords of hundreds of millions

of users, and nations skirmish with digital weapons, writes Tim Johnson

In a few years, if you enter all available facts into a super computer and ask it how to make the Internet secure, information security expert

Adi Shamir predicts this is how the computer will respond:

Kill the Internet. Start over again.

“The Internet, as we know it, is beyond salvaging,” says Shamir, who won the prestigious Japan Prize this month, worth about $442,000. The prize, established by the Japanese government, honours advances in life sciences, electronics and communications.

Alarms over the state of the Internet appear with greater frequency as malicious code runs rampant, criminal hackers sweep up passwords of hundreds of millions of users, and nations skirmish with digital weapons. Once a platform for enlightenment, the Internet flirts with a dark age, industry leaders warn, and global action must be taken.

Chief among them is Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, who called February 14 for a Digital Geneva Convention, an international agreement to protect

civilians from the destructive uses by states of the digital sphere.

“The time has arrived to call on the world’s governments to implement international rules to protect the civilian use of the Internet,” Smith said in a keynote address last week to a gathering of cybersecurity professionals at the RSA Conference, a five-day annual meeting.

He drew a comparison to how war-weary nations in 1949 came together to draw up the Geneva Conventions, which now bind 196 nations and commit them to offer humanitarian treatment to

civilians in times of war.Smith said cybercrime is taking

an increasing global toll, and that 74 percent of the world’s businesses expect to be attacked each year. Economic losses due to cybercrime may hit $3 trillion by 2020, he added.

But more alarming, he added, is that nations have unleashed their cyber arsenals.

“We suddenly find ourselves living in a world where nothing seems off-limits to nation-state attacks,” Smith said. “Cyberspace has become a potential new and global battleground.”

Smith referred to the 2014 North Korea hack of Sony Pictures, and said it culminated last year in “hacking incidents connected to the democratic process itself,” a reference to US assertions that Russian state hackers influenced the US election in Donald Trump’s favour.

Civilian users around the world pay a price as the battleground intensifies, experts said.

“The online environment is increasingly noxious. Every year, the level of risk, crime and threat goes up,” said Philip Reitinger, a lawyer who is president of the

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Global Cyber Alliance, a nonprofit group seeking to end systemic threats on the Internet.

“The situation is going to continue to get worse for the next 10 years,” added Reitinger, who formerly fought cybercrime from senior posts in the departments of Homeland Security and Justice.

That assessment was echoed by Mike Rogers, a Republican and former Michigan congressman who once chaired the House intelligence committee.

“The United States is in a cyberwar, and most Americans don’t know it,” Rogers said.

But whether an international treaty or convention could slow the destructive currents that make the Internet increasingly hazardous is subject of intense debate.

Smith called for a global pact that would “commit governments to avoiding cyberattacks that target the private sector or critical infrastructure or the use of hacking to steal intellectual property.” He said it could build on existing regional agreements, such as one signed in Europe and known as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.

In effect, he called for a global cyber sheriff, ensuring that nations live up to agreed-upon rules but also codifying that their territory not be used by others for digital mayhem.

J. Michael Daniel, who spent more than four years as cybersecurity czar in the Obama administration, said he worries that some authoritarian nations would distort such an accord.

“They don’t even use the term ‘cybersecurity.’ They use the term

‘information security.’ What they really mean is content control. Their goal in such a treaty would be trying to say that they could say what goes on the Internet,” Daniel said after a forum at the conference.

A better first step, Daniel suggested, would be further agreements of the sort that former President Barack Obama reached with China’s President Xi Jinping

in September 2015, which barred purely commercial hacking between the two nations, but not digital espionage.

“It was a very critical step forward in achieving modifi cation in Chinese behaviour. It helped change their decision calculus on what they were doing,” Daniel said.

For the engineers and information security specialists, such lofty talk was of less interest

than the nitty-gritty discussions of how to break things using the Internet, and how to avoid a longer-term train wreck from hacking and cyberattacks.

It was the findings of Shamir, the cryptographer, and an international team from Israel and Canada, that created a significant buzz. He told of how the network of connected appliances and devices — the vaunted “Internet

of things” — could fall victim on a massive scale to malicious activity using ad hoc networking capabilities.

Shamir, a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, described how the team installed a transmitter in a car and drove by buildings installed with “smart” Phillips light bulbs, taking control of the bulbs and forcing them to blink SOS in Morse code. In further testing, they put the transmitter on a drone and injected a worm from the air into a single such bulb, sparking an infection that passed like a nuclear chain reaction, causing lights to blink in an expanding circle.

The team captured video of the action of the lights from a camera on the drone.

“You can actually see the lights flicker on and off in the building,” said Sean McBride, lead analyst for critical infrastructure at iSight, which offers cyber threat intelligence and is a subsidiary of FireEye, a Milpitas, Calif., cybersecurity company.

A scientific paper from Shamir’s team describes how the worm could be used for anything from triggering epileptic seizures in humans to knocking out the lights in a city the size of Paris or harnessing the networking power of the bulbs for an attack on a third party.

“Within minutes, you can infect the whole city and make all kinds of bad things (happen),” Shamir said at a forum.

Little can be done to halt such methods from falling into the wrong hands, McBride said.

“If you write the paper, then someone else can take that and do what they want with your discovery,” McBride said. — McClatchy Washington Bureau/TNS

“The time has arrived to call on the world’s governments to implement international rules to protect the civilian use of the Internet,” Brad Smith, Microsoft president, says, in effect calling for a global cyber sheriff, ensuring that nations live up to agreed-upon rules but also codifying that their territory not be used by others for digital mayhem

A scientific paper from the team of Adi Shamir, an information security expert, describes how the worm could be used for anything from triggering epileptic seizures in humans to knocking out the lights in a city the size of Paris or harnessing the networking power of the bulbs for an attack on a third party. “Within minutes, you can infect the whole city and make all kinds of bad things (happen),” Shamir says


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Three new working committees for three Nepali organisations

The new working committee of Nepalese Women Society Qatar.

The new working committee of Federal Limbuwan Social Forum.

By Usha Wagle Gautam

Three Nepali organisations in Qatar have elected new working committees during their recent conventions.

In its convention, the Nepalese Women Society Qatar (NWS) unanimously elected its new working committee led by Susmita Bhusal. Amina Khan and Januka Basnet were elected as the fi rst and second vice-presidents. Ambika Khadka was elected as the general secretary, Iswori Thapa Magar as the secretary, and Mina Gaire as the treasurer. Januka Thapa Magar, Bahida Khatun, Sita Rai, Anu Rai, Babita Tumfaba Nabag and Sarmila Joshi were elected as members.

Similarly, the Nepalese Federal Society of Qatar (NFS) organised its first convention at a local restaurant under the chairmanship of Candra Sher Rai. D N Mangar will head the working committee of NFS, while Gadesh Kumar Rai will be the assistant president.

Hiradhan Rai and Tej Moktan were elected vice-presidents, Subodh Ghalan Tamang general secretary, Charan Rai secretary, and Krishna Kumar Bisnu as treasurer. Mattibul Ansari, Binod Tamang, Janu Rai, Kabita Rai, Raj Kumar Rai, Brinda Rai, Bigyan Rai, Purna Bahadur Rai and Padam Bahadur Rai were elected as members.

Federal Limbuwan Social Forum (FLSF) organised its second general convention at Asian Town Cricket Stadium. The programme was chaired by President Narendra Kumar Aveng.

Narendra Kumar Aveng was elected as the president of FLSF, while Til Bikram Thebe is the new senior vice-president.

Rekha Rai, Kiran Ligdel, Sagar Tumbahafa, Yubaraj Bega and Chandra Yagdamba were elected as the second vice-presidents, Damber Limbang as general secretary and Suman Sahayatr as a secretary. Tenging Sherpa, Hom Fihak, Tej Bahadur Thebe, Megraj Ijam, Harka Khajum, Sannaya Limbu, Sita Ram Theba, Ganendra Ligdel, Raja Simas Limbu, Aburam Sabden, Hari Rai, Netra Kegdeng, Magal Siba Limbu, Man Bahadur Pahim, Sanjog Limbu, Deken Yagthunga, Mohan Kedem Arjun Laksam, Amrit Kurumbang, Ram Jabangu and Amrit Kurumbang Limbu were elected as the members of the new working committee. The new working committee of Nepalese Federal Society of Qatar.


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The Doha Players to bring Shakespeare’s Hamlet to lifeBy Anand Holla

On a breezy Saturday afternoon, the Yoga Studio at the European Family Club in Al Aziziyah, otherwise

perhaps a haven of tranquillity, appears to be fi rmly in the grip of heightened dramatic energy conjured by the collective might of The Doha Players enacting Hamlet.

In the lobby outside the studio, actors quietly mutter lines from their pages like students giving their notes an anxious once-over before entering the exam hall. Inside, the show goes on, the voices ebbing, raging, laughing, wailing, much like the emotions that they embody from the narrative. All across the venue, there’s a palpable sense of unrelenting dedication, right down to the hustle and bustle around the DIY stage props and costumes hand-made and handpicked by the cast and crew from their homes’ wardrobes and store rooms.

Given the reassuring glimpse into the rehearsal, the much-awaited production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet by Qatar’s long-standing theatre group The Doha Players is all set to win crowds over at the Black Box Theatre in Education City on Thursday, March 16, at 7:30pm, and then on Friday, March 17, at 7:30pm. Tickets are priced at QR60 for adults and QR30 for students – including university students – and for tickets, you can contact David Pearson on [email protected]

For the past 62 years in Qatar, since their fi rst production, Bird in Hand, in March 1954, amateur theatre group The Doha Players has time and again demonstrated the power and verve of amateur dramatics and crushed perceptions that “amateur theatre” can’t be professional.

Hamlet, also called The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, was written by Shakespeare between the years 1599 and 1602. The play is among Shakespeare’s most powerful and popular works, and also the longest he has written. Often ranked among the most powerful and infl uential tragedies in world literature, Hamlet is known to be a story capable of “seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others”.

When asked about how The Doha Players is staging this play, David Pearson, director and key actor of Hamlet, told Community, “Shakespeare staged his plays in broad daylight so that the actors could see and interact with an audience which was on three sides of them. We are going to do the same. We will have the house lights up for the whole show and the audience will be in the round, only a few

centimetres from the actors. Also, in Shakespeare’s day, the actors did not wear costumes. They wore the same clothes that would have been seen on the London street or in the London court of the day. We are also going to wear contemporary modern dress which we hope will emphasise the idea that these characters do not belong to some far away fairyland, but rather are us.”

And why should Doha audiences comes to see the play? “First off , Hamlet is fast-paced and exciting. It starts with a ghost fl oating about the castle scaring the night guards nearly

to death and ends with a sword fi ght where everyone ends up on the fl oor dead. In between, Hamlet uses his wit and humour to confront death, love, and treachery.”

The play begins with the recent death of King Hamlet, who was Prince Hamlet’s father. Following his death, the king’s brother Claudius, who was the uncle of the young prince, was crowned the King of Denmark. After assuming position as the new king, Claudius married Queen Gertrude, Prince Hamlet’s mother. The young prince is outraged by the actions of Claudius and vows

revenge. Not long after the death of his father and marriage of his mother and uncle, the ghost of King Hamlet appears to the prince. Previously, others in the kingdom believed that the king died because of a snake bite, but the ghost reveals that the king was murdered by Claudius. Hamlet then puts on a play for Claudius that re-enacts the death of the king. The play concludes with Gertrude drinking from a poisoned cup, Hamlet stabbing Claudius and Hamlet being stabbed by a poisoned blade.

A timeless tragedy, Hamlet is

equally hailed for its delightful comedy bits. “Shakespeare was an actor. He lived and died on the stage and so he knew that if he were to deal with heavy issues such as death, murder, and suicide, he had to provide an audience with lots of comic relief. Because of that, there are jokes and laughter even in the midst of the most tragic moments,” Pearson pointed out.

Soon, The Doha Players is set to unveil some cool productions “Touch wood, we will have the return of the Panto! – Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” Pearson said.

David Pearson plays Hamlet, and Gemma Robinson plays Ophelia.

The Doha Players during a rehearsal of Hamlet. Photos by Anand Holla

Trish Slade as Gertrude.


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Karnataka-based associations felicitate Doha Bank CEOKarnataka based associations aff iliated with the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) joined hands recently to felicitate Doha Bank CEO Dr Raghavan Seetharaman on receiving the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2016.Tulukoota Qatar, Karnataka Sangha Qatar, Karnataka Muslim Cultural Association, Mangalore Cricket Club, South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association and Bunts Qatar gave a reception to Dr Seetharaman and his wife, Sangeetha Seetharaman. The chief guest on the occasion was ICC President Milan Arun.The programme featured semi-classical dance performances and a short video presentation on Dr Seetharaman. Dr Seetharaman is the recipient of multiple doctorates from leading universities of the world, including PhD degrees in ‘Green Banking and Sustainability’ and in ‘Global Governance.’ He was also conferred Doctorate of Law by Washington College and ‘Doctorate of Honoris Causa’ by European University, both in 2012 and many more. He transformed Doha Bank into one of the best performing banks in the Middle East.An influential environmentalist on the global stage, he has proactively created awareness on Global Warming across the globe through a host of seminars and other initiatives. He is a philanthropist, who has proactively contributed towards the underprivileged sections of society. Representatives of the various organisations gave speeches in honour of the noted banker. Later, the presidents of the associations felicitated Dr Seethraman and his wife with shawls, garlands and Mysore Peta. They also presented the two with a “special felicitation memento.”

IBPN hails its sponsors and supportersThe Indian Business & Professionals Network (IBPN), functioning since 1999 under the aegis of Embassy of India (Doha), held a glittering function recently to recognise and reward the corporate and business houses that have supported IBPN in the past.The IBPN, an association of Indian businessmen based in Qatar, which was set up to promote trade and investment between India and Qatar has established an off ice for the first time from where they are currently operating now.“It was an important step of IBPN to have its fully functional off ice manned by qualified off ice staff . While gratefully acknowledging the contribution of our supporters, we look forward to working with them in the future as well,” said Varghese, who currently heads the IBPN.Indian ambassador P Kumaran, the chief guest, of the evening presented awards and mementos to the business houses who supported IBPN in establishing the off ice. He also gave away mementos to the outgoing Managing Committee members to acknowledge their contributions

to IBPN and the business community.“The Govt of India attaches very high priority to trade and investment relations between India and Qatar under the umbrella of multi-faceted bilateral ties and in fulfilling these objectives, IBPN plays an important role,” said Ambassador Kumaran. “The upcoming Indian products exhibition cum sale, INDIANA-2017, is slated to be one of the biggest of its kind in Qatar and is one big step in that direction,” he added.The function, which saw companies such as BPO Plus, Penta Furniture, Dyarco, Qatar Star, Saff ran, QBiz, and Morrison Menon etc being acknowledged for their support to IBPN, was also attended by Dinesh Udenia, who is the Co-ordinating Off icer of IBPN and First Secretary at the embassy.“Last two years of IBPN witnessed a paradigm shift in the functioning of IBPN to reflect modern needs, membership campaign and a series of other activities,” said Udenia.

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Brunei National Day gatheringThe Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Doha held a thanksgiving ceremony over the weekend in commemoration of Brunei Darussalam’s 33rd National Day. Present at the event were Bruneian ambassador Nordin Ahmad and his spouse, embassy off icials, staff , and members the Bruneian community working in Qatar. The 33rd Brunei National Day, which was on February 23, carried the theme “Menjayakan Wawasan Negara,” which literally means accomplishing the National Vision.

Giles Trendle during his talk.

As part of Northwestern University in Qatar’s (NU-Q) Al Jazeera Speaker Series, Giles Trendle,

acting managing director of Al Jazeera English, discussed the channel’s approach to the evolving media landscape and the rapid advancement of digital journalism.

Trendle started his career with Al Jazeera Network in 2004, working with the Arabic channel to produce content for Top Secret, its investigative documentary show. Later, he joined Al Jazeera English’s documentary show Witness. Today, Trendle directs Al Jazeera English’s programmes and manages the channel’s strategy and content-producing departments.

“In his role as acting managing director, Giles has been supportive of NU-Q, its students, and its alumni. He has also worked closely with us on a number of collaborative projects, including strategic workshops that NU-Q has provided for the network,” said Everette E Dennis, dean and CEO. “His commitment to supporting journalists who provide coverage of many unreported stories is a signifi cant contribution to the

network’s success, and it is also an important reason why many of our students hope to work with the channel after graduation.”

“Al Jazeera has worked with many NU-Q students and graduates, both as interns and full-time employees,” said Trendle. “We are constantly impressed with the quality of the students’ work, their professionalism, and their understanding of the fast-paced media industry.”

During his talk for the NU-Q community, Trendle shared highlights of his career as a journalist, which started in the mid-1980s when he started as a freelance reporter covering the Lebanese Civil War. Many of the challenges and issues he faced as a young reporter, he said, still resound with the journalists today – such as identifying story angles and avoiding bias.

Responding to a question about online reporting, Trendle discussed how Al Jazeera is developing new approaches to condense stories for online viewers. “We have a whole new audience online that we need to access and address. Online audiences enjoy content that is shorter, with more animations,

imagery, and infographics, rather than longer narrated pieces,” he said.

One NU-Q journalism student asked Trendle about his thoughts on how to pitch a local story to an international news outlet and how to make the stories more relevant to global audiences. Trendle advised that in proposing the story, the journalist should be conscious of the fact that a news outlet has a commercial and political agenda. He said that this is crucial to understanding what would be of interest to the editors or news producers.

Al Jazeera is one of the university’s key partners in Doha, providing speakers from the media network to speak to faculty, students, and staff about the future of journalism and media communication, as well as inviting NU-Q faculty to provide strategic training sessions for Al Jazeera.

Several NU-Q alumni also work at Al Jazeera Media Network entities, including producing sports programmes at BeIN, reporting for Al Jazeera Arabic and English websites, and animating and producing programs at Jeem, Al Jazeera’s channel for children.

Al Jazeera English Acting Managing Director Speaks at NU-Q


COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC


COMMUNITYLIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE

ARIESMarch 21 — April 19

CANCERJune 21 — July 22

LIBRASeptember 23 — October 22

CAPRICORNDecember 22 — January 19

TAURUSApril 20 — May 20

LEOJuly 23 — August 22

SCORPIOOctober 23 — November 21

AQUARIUSJanuary 20 — February 18

GEMINIMay 21 — June 20

VIRGOAugust 23 — September 22

SAGITTARIUSNovember 22 — December 21

PISCESFebruary 19 — March 20

Now that Mercury the communicator has moved into Pisces, it’s

taken up residence in your past karma and self–renewal zone. What

is it that you said recently which you know wish you could take

back?

If you really truly believe you are onto something today, stick to

your guns Cancers. Others will come around and you will be the

victorious one in the end.

Mercury the planet of communication and clear thinking transiting

your fellow air sign of Aquarius shines in your self–fulfilment and

creative zone today. What makes you happiest Librans?

What are you waiting for Capricorns? Your prize is in sight...just one

final push and you will get something you have worked super hard

towards.

Don’t let something minor become something major today

Taureans. You know how you can overdo the dramatics sometimes

in your own special way.

Stop avoiding something or someone and simply do it and get it

over and done with Leos. You don’t want it to linger or hang over you

any longer surely?

You tend to hide out when you’re feeling sad or disappointed – in

yourself, others or the world in general. How about letting someone

close to you in on your sadness today?

Setting the tone for the rest of 2017 is something you should be

doing today. Your New Moon late last week was the catalyst. Take

this new found energy and run with it.

The more you pout, sulk and whine, the less people will listen to you

or explore the possibilities of what it is you are wanting to do.

Every now and again it makes sense to do something that your

intuition may be warning you against doing. Live a little today

Virgos! Push your boundaries.

You never run out of options Sags – you’re good at keeping many

of them open. That’s why today is one of those days when you can

keep on keeping on while others flounder.

You don’t always say what’s on your mind – no one always does – but

today is one of those days when you should be as frank and honest

as you possibly can be.

Every day is the day to clean out old junk from your home, it’s also task to tackle some DIY craft projects that repurpose household items and give them new life. Before you

throw away an old book case, battered picture frame or wooden industrial spool, why not think of ways to upcycle those items instead?

Here are three projects the DIY experts recommend to help you add a fresh look to your home while giving new life to old items:

Book page wreath True book-lovers fi nd it painful to ever

throw away a book, but what can you do with a tome that’s become too worn to read anymore? Turn it into a decorative wreath that proclaims your love of the written word. You’ll need wood for a base, an old book and a craft glue gun.

Industrial wooden spool seat and bookshelf – You may have no idea where it came from or why it’s in your garage, but that industrial spool can become the perfect place to put up your feet and read a book.

Feline playland If you have a bored cat and an old book

case, you have the makings of magic! The blog My Very Educated Mother off ers directions on how to repurpose an old book case by using a staple gun to affi x rugged carpet remnants to the interior, shelves and exterior of the case. The shelves are a fun place for kitty to sit, and the carpet gives her somewhere appropriate to sharpen her claws. You can also store toys, treats and even a bed on the shelves.

Woodland picture frame Do you have an old picture frame or a

mirror that the glass has broken out of? You can transform the most basic or worn frame into a piece of natural art by using a glue gun to attach sticks in varying shapes and sizes to the frame. Use sticks from a craft store or from your own backyard to decorate the frame, giving it a rustic look that brings a bit of nature into your home.

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Three DIY craft projects to make old stuff new again


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Adam

Pooch Cafe

Garfield

Bound And Gagged

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Wordsearch

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Steam Locomotives

Sudoku

Sudoku is a puzzle based

on a 9x9 grid. The grid is

also divided into nine (3x3)

boxes. You are given a

selection of values and to

complete the puzzle, you

must fill the grid so that

every column, every anone

is repeated.


COMMUNITYPUZZLES

Colouring

Answers

Wordsearch Codeword

ACROSS1. Brownish-grey river in

Scotland (6)4. Drinks preventing them

putting things together properly? (8)

10. Dressage? It’s rubbish (7)11. It turned ultra-revolutionary,

but only in name (7)12. Some of the chords resound

(4)13. So a number put in calls for

the music-makers (10)16. Little creature returning to

make a hole in the ground (6)17. Disparagement of agreement

about King Charles I (7)20. Team never lacking in fire-

power (7)21. It might be earned at home

with an expression of reproof (6)

24. Generous mixture of bleach the girl put in (10)

25. A soldier on the way? That’s the substance of it (4)

27. Shrinks back from about a hundred paintings (7)

29. Account for team being involved with panel (7)

30. Swells did carry gun at one point (8)

31. Forced to have praised article left out (6)

DOWN1. Silly verse about pet animals?

(8)2. And not Tom taking up the

tune in the Borders (11)3. Cut up first of motorists in

test (4)5. Suffering electoral defeat?

(8)6. Killing a tradesman in the

middle of the night (10)7. Measure equivalent, initially,

to a couple of pounds (3)8. The emotional strain with

which the sewing-woman finishes (6)

9. A hold-up for the Spanish within twenty-four hours (5)

14. A plain stone design for the Italians (11)

15. Hesitating, although device is in order (10)

18. Worried by the donkey having run out (8)

19. Intended to put the money in the deeds, anyhow (8)

22. The son minded being frightened (6)

23. Parts of vessel showing up as smooth and shiny (5)

26. Pole in a Belgian town right to the end (4)

28. Island counties (3)

Super Cryptic Clues

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 Capture; 5 Insipid; 9 Rapid; 10 Cut and run; 11 Saturn; 12 Lovelies; 14 Irene; 15 Stiffener; 18 A bit thick; 20 Rocks; 22 Apposite; 24 Stream; 26 Abstainer; 27 Alter; 28 Endorse; 29 Treadle.

Down: 1 Christina; 2 Pipette; 3 Underwent; 4 Each; 5 In two ticks; 6 Since; 7 Portion; 8 Denis; 13 Assistance; 16 First-rate; 17 Rose Marie; 19 Imposed; 21 Created; 22 Abate; 23 Stair; 25 Trot.


COMMUNITY BOLLYWOOD

Forgiven

Pooja Bhatt had a strange experience recently which came to the notice of the world last Thursday when she tweeted, ‘Horrifi ed that a man called Prashant Malgewar-Solitude Lifestyle Inc is masquerading as my agent & taking funds from event co’s on my behalf’.

This was followed by another tweet, ‘A man walks into a reputed event co’s offi ce, claims money on my behalf & no-one there asks for authentication or a signed invoice from me?’

She seemed to suggest that this was fraud and there were even reports that she would be fi ling a

police complaint. But then came a twist after a meeting with the man who took the money. She made him return the money and then, in what seems very gracious, forgave him.

She revealed this in a series of tweets, ‘Met Prashant Malgewar-The man who took money from an event co on my behalf without my consent & made him return the funds to them’, ‘He admitted his deceit, apologised irrevocably & promised he would never attempt something like this with any other artiste or individual’, and ‘‘Prashant Malgewar is a sole bread earner & seemed genuinely remorseful. Will not press charges for the sake of his family. Forgive. Forget.’

No golden touchI

t might not look like it but Saif Ali Khan has just one movie that made more than Rs100 crore. In a long career that spans almost two decades in Bollywood only Race 2,

which was in fact a multi-starrer with John Abraham, broke that mark.

On the other hand, Saif has managed to survive in the A-list of Bollywood despite his movies not doing earth-shattering business. Most of the time, he was a steady stable performer who could be banked on to pull in an initial audience which is one of the prime considerations for all commercial movies to ever get made in Bollywood.

But for the last few years, his run has been abysmal at the box office. How does an actor maintain his street cred during such times? He takes on movies that will

get him critical acclaim. And so Rangoon, directed by one of Bollywood’s ablest directors Vishal Bhardwaj, was a natural fit for Saif. It was in Omkara, directed by Bhardwaj, that he put in one of his best performances ever.

Rangoon, which released last week, is however belying its promise. For a change, the critics are not raving and the reception is lukewarm. While there are no bad words for Saif himself, to be part of a movie that arouses no excitement is time and energy wasted for an actor.

Box office collections make up for that but in this case, the audience has turned out to be equally unimpressed. The initial collections have been tame and for a movie that stars Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut besides Saif, that is not a good sign. All three of them could do

with a blockbuster at this point in their careers but they will probably have to wait for another time.

For Saif that might be Chef, the remake of the hit Hollywood movie. It is directed by Raja Krishna Menon, who last year delivered a superhit in Airlift. That one however starred Akshay Kumar, who has been on a success plateau for a long time, including his latest release Jolly LLB 2 that easily broke the Rs100 crore mark.

If Chef becomes a superhit then it will need more than Saif’s star power. But Menon has shown himself to be a director who connects with the audience while still making sensible movies. After Chef, Saif has a few more movies on the line, so he still has opportunities left but they are running out.

FORGIVING: Pooja Bhatt.

MYSTERY: It is still unlcear whether Kapil Sharma, right, will show up in Karan Johar’s show or not.

IN NEED OF A HIT: Saif Ali Khan will have to rely on his upcoming films for the hit that he desperately needs.

PULLING EACH OTHER DOWN: Both Raees and Kaabil seem to have suff ered because of competing with each other.

Profi t cut

Now that it has been a month since Kaabil and Raees released simultaneously, it is a good time to review how they aff ected each other. What is clear is that Rakesh Roshan was very astute in warning that both movies would make half of what they could unless they released separately.

Raees began with a bang and it was thought that Shah Rukh Khan might fi nally have the big blockbuster he needs to get into the company of the other Khans. But then after the fi rst week, the movie collections fi zzled down until it ended under Rs150 crore in the domestic

market. That is half of what Aamir Khan and Salman Khan have been pulling in with their movies.

Kaabil, on the other hand, started like a tortoise but got rolling later. It never quite caught up to Raees but it was not all that far behind either. Both movies crossed Rs100 crores and the diff erence between was around 30 crores for the Indian market.

This is good news for Hrithik Roshan because the expectation from him is somewhere around this level but for Shah Rukh it is decidedly a poor showing even if he made a ton-load of money on the movie. If they had not released on the same date, both of them could have crossed Rs 200 crore at least.

Show or no show?

Karan Johar continues to make news for all the right and wrong reasons nowadays. His tell-all autobiography, the controversy over the presence of a Pakistani actor in his movie, his tiff with Ajay Devgn and Kajol have all made for headlines.

Now, one more might be on its way. Kapil Sharma, who made one hit movie and whose comedy show is one of the most popular on television in India, was to be in Karan’s chat show as a guest but now there are rumours that despite the episode having been shot it might not be aired at all.

There are confl icting versions on

the reason for it. One of them says that the two had been recently co-hosting an event when Shah Rukh come onto the stage and Kapil is said to have asked Karan to leave, perhaps in humour that didn’t register, leaving the latter miff ed. And then there were reports that Kapil himself had been embarrassed by some of the questions Karan asked while shooting for the chat show.

On the other hand, there are also reports that these are just rumours and Kapil will in fact be the guest that ends this season of Koff ee With Karan.

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By Mark Olsen

In many ways, the foreign-language fi lm category has always embodied the contradictory passions that surround the Oscars themselves — it’s wildly important to some, utterly meaningless

to others and a vague sidebar to many.This year that role became even more

pointed. In an awards season already marked by political acceptance speeches and red carpet interviews, the foreign-language nominees found themselves in an unexpected and very particular spotlight.

Shortly after President Donald Trump’s seven-country travel ban was announced January 27, the fate of Iranian fi lmmaker Asghar Farhadi, nominated for The Salesman, became the subject of frenzied speculation. Within a few days, Farhadi released a statement saying he had decided to stay home in protest of “the unjust circumstances” of the order, even as “I know that many in the American fi lm industry and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science are opposed to the fanaticism and extremism which are today taking place more than ever.” He has maintained this position even after the suspension of the ban.

Suddenly a vote for The Salesman, a deeply felt drama of marriage, moral struggle and compromise, also became a potential act

of protest. The other nominees, meanwhile, have been asked to reread their own fi lms through the core issues of internationalism and immigration.

This political slant brought an added charge to what was already a noteworthy group. Germany’s Toni Erdmann, written and directed by Maren Ade, swept the major prizes at the European Film Awards in December and won numerous international critics prizes. Denmark’s Land of Mine, written and directed by Martin Zandvliet, won multiple European Film Awards as well.

Australia’s Tanna, directed and co-written by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler, won two prizes when it premiered at the 2015 Venice Film Festival. Sweden’s A Man Called Ove, directed and adapted by Hannes Holm, also picked up a European Film Award and has earned more than $3.4 million at the US box offi ce. Farhadi, who won the Oscar in 2012 for A Separation, had picked up two prizes for The Salesman when it debuted at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

None of the fi lms were made with America, much less its current administration, in mind, but all grapple with themes that have

gained a vivid new relevance: tolerance and understanding, cross-border relations and gender dynamics.

“Concerning this category, for me we’re all foreigners, so we’re all aff ected,” Ade said in a call from Berlin. “I don’t care at all which countries (Trump has) banned or which religion or whatever, besides the fact is that I’m a woman and I feel he’s a very sexist guy. Still, we all made our fi lms before, but it’s interesting the questions that come up now, like ‘What can cinema do?’ ‘Where do I stand?’ ‘How much do I care?’”

Ade’s Toni Erdmann is a dark, emotional comedy that deals with the estranged relationship between a father and his adult daughter. When he unexpectedly meets up with her as she is working at her corporate job in Bucharest, he throws her controlled existence into tumult. The fi lm’s exploration of gender dynamics in the workplace, cross-generational diff erences and the morality of corporate thinking all take on a heightened feel in a post-Trump world.

With its World War II-era setting, Zandvliet’s Land of Mine outwardly seems the most traditional of this year’s nominees. It is based on the real story of German POWs, many only teenagers, forced to clear landmines from Danish beaches after the end of the war. In the wake of the travel ban, Zandvliet has noticed a shift in the way that interviewers have wanted to talk about the story, moving from the emotional to the political, a change he has found both satisfying and frustrating.

“When I fi rst started doing the movie, I knew I wanted to comment on society, because in Europe at that point it was about the Syrian refugees,” Zandvliet said recently while in Los Angeles. Audiences, he added, are often surprised to fi nd themselves sympathising with young Nazi soldiers swept up by history. “And that’s also the point of the movie, that we shouldn’t hate or fear or judge in general. So people should be treated as individuals. We as humans are not so diff erent after all, and you cannot just blame a gender or a country or a people.”—Los Angeles Times/TNS

By Durga Chakravarty

She was mocked for her accent and dress sense when she joined Bollywood and has often found herself in troubled waters for her outspoken nature. Actress Kangana

Ranaut says she welcomes constructive criticism with open arms, but bullying is something she cannot tolerate.

Asked if negative remarks or criticism aff ect her, Kangana said: “If it’s constructive, it will defi nitely be something that will add to me and my growth, but if it’s just some sort of mocking or bullying, that’s not criticism... That’s just bullying. I will defi nitely not tolerate that.”

Kangana has always had strong views and opinions. Doesn’t she fear being seen in a negative light?

“First of all, when we put an issue forward or a matter that needs discussion and consideration, the main agenda is to put light on that and not us... So, we really don’t care about positive or negative light.

“Unfortunately, sometimes that spotlight falls on us rather than on the matter,” she said, referring to how when celebrities speak up on issues, they end up courting controversies.

Kangana ventured into Bollywood in 2006 with the thriller Gangster and, since then,

she has tasted success with fi lms like Tanu Weds Manu, Krrish 3 and Queen. She has also faced failures with movies like Tezz, Game and Shakalaka Boom Boom.

She credits her success and failures to her growth in Bollywood.

“Every single day has added to my growth. Every single success and failure has been a part of this huge journey. Today, I feel very strong, competent and independent as an individual,” added the National Award winner.

Her latest release Rangoon is a two-hero fi lm

co-starring Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor, but Kangana has stood out with her role, according to a majority of critics.

She found it to be an incredible experience.“Apart from being big stars, they are very

good actors as well. For a fi lm like Rangoon, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, I think it is very important that every part was activated through good performances,” she said.

Commenting on whether the fi lm industry is still male-dominated, the 29-year-old actress said: “I just feel that we all have collectively worked towards it. For years now, we have talked about women empowerment and this issue.

“... The purpose of art is that it really brings important issues to the front and those issues are not just part of conversations and thought exchange and to discuss over summits, but actually to make a diff erence in the society.”

Kangana feels that cinema too is to some extent responsible for the wave of feminism.

“I think fi lms to an extent are responsible for starting this wave of feminism and woman empowerment. By the Grace of God, I have been quite a signifi cant part of that wave as well, and apart from me, even men are participating in fi lms like Pink,” she said.

The actress stressed that there are many issues related to women empowerment and more fi lms should be made around them. — IANS

Can’t tolerate bullying, bristles KanganaOUT STANDING: Asghar Farhadi’s absence at the Oscars made a huge statement.

DIFFERENT: “The purpose of art is to make a diff erence in the society,” says Kangana.

Starring: The absent


COMMUNITY

Research on Alzheimer’s disease wins at medical school conference

The first place winners with the organisers and judges.

Three students from Doha College impressed a team of independent medical experts with their detailed research and

presentation on the treatment of Alzheimer’s to win the fourth annual Medical Review School Conference.

Nine schools from across Qatar entered the conference, and after a morning of judging, four top teams from Doha College, Doha British School and Al Khor International School competed in the fi nal, presenting to medical specialists from partners Hamad Medical Corporation and Elite Medical Research Center who judged the winning teams.

The judges awarded fi rst place to Hyqa Islam, Saarah Rashid and Shahd Fares of Doha College for their presentation on the pharmacology treatments for Alzheimer’s – a disease that is currently incurable. The students, all in Year 12, introduced Don Hayen, a dad and grandfather who is suff ering from Alzheimer’s and undergoing various treatments to slow the progression of the disease.

The three Year 12 students explained why they choose the topic, “We know so little about our brains, and this fascinated us, for our brains are so powerful and yet we only use a small percentage of its potential function. Alzheimer’s disease cruelly destroys the brain cells which is devastating not just

for the patient but for all around them as the person slowly loses all memories. We chose Don as our patient because his smile stole our hearts; he has so much to lose being a dad and grandfather as he fi ghts this incurable disease.”

Second place was awarded to Tharienne Pillai, a Year 12 student from Doha British School, for her research and presentation on the treatment of Psoriasis. Tharienne explained why she had chosen this topic, “I have seen how painful this skin disease can be in a family member who suff ers badly. I am keen to pursue a career in medicine and entered the competition to challenge myself. I am delighted to be placed second.”

Al Khor International School’s team of Huda Ahmed, Aisha Asad

and Khirza Saeed placed third for their presentation entitled “An Apple for you Ailment.” Their presentation followed patient Aamirah who thanks to revolutionary tests was diagnosed with early stage pancreatic cancer and was able to undergo treatment at Hamad Hospital using gene therapy and nanotechnology to deliver precision cancer therapy.

Doha College Principal Dr Steff en Sommer congratulated all of the teams who participated. “Our annual Medical Review School Conference is an opportunity for students interested in medicine and biology to explore some of the most medically signifi cant issues of our time,” Dr Sommer said.

“I was extremely impressed with the level of commitment shown by

all the teams, and so were the judges. This year I was delighted that the Council of British International Schools (COBIS) supported the conference and their Chairman, Trevor Rowell was able to join us.”

Trevor Rowell welcomed delegates to the conference and emphasised that the Hippocratic Oath was as relevant today as it has always been. Rowell explained, “Medicine is fi rst and foremost a caring profession, its underlying deep-rooted mission must never be underestimated at a time when the achievements of modern research techniques have been moved into the foreground. At COBIS we aim to support international schools across the world, and this Medical Review Conference is an excellent example of this support.”

Doha College Head of Biology and event organiser Rachel Hart said more than

65 students aged 15-18 from nine schools across Qatar competed throughout the day.

Twenty-seven teams gave presentations on cancer, infectious diseases, feto-maternal diagnostics, pharmacology, and hereditary diseases during the morning session, with four teams selected to progress to the fi nals in the afternoon.

“I would like to thank our partners and judges, Dr Ramzi Mohammad from Hamad Medical Corporation, Dr Nesrin Elkhtaib and Dr Osama Salaha from Elite Medical Research Center for their support and for judging the top four teams in the afternoon session,” she said.

“Our goal is to inspire students to follow a career in medicine. Our students were privileged to have heard about the industry from such accomplished medical professionals.

Summing up from the judges perspective, Dr Nesrin Elkhtaib of Elite Medical Center said the fi nal four teams performed extremely well.

“This was the fi rst time we have partnered with Doha College on this conference; it was wonderful to see schools from across Qatar taking part and studying medicine. The standard of presentations we listened to would be equal to those given by junior doctors. I was hugely impressed with the level of research, the confi dent delivery and the students’ knowledge on their topics. I was delighted to be a part of this event and to motivate these students to choose medicine as a career.”

Sixty-five students aged 15-18 from nine schools across Qatar

competed throughout the day at the conference at Doha College

Some of the students who participated in the conference.

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