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Twenty-five students from university campuses across Education City are one step closer to becoming Qatar’s future leaders after returning from an adventurous trekking trip in the mountains of Oman.

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LEADERSHIP

Twenty-five students from university campuses across Education City are one step closer to becom-

ing Qatar’s future leaders after returning from an adventurous trek-king trip in the mountains of Oman.

The trek formed part of the expe-rience-based leadership develop-ment programme, ‘EBDA’, which was launched in September 2014 by Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and Maersk Oil Qatar to develop Qatar’s future leaders.

Students camped for four days in the stunning Jebel Akhdar moun-tain range in North West Oman and took part in a variety of hands-on activities and challenges designed to test endurance and unlock personal potential.

During the course students partic-ipated in high pressure simulations, needed to navigate mountainous terrain, and were responsible for making their own food and camp each day.

Mohammed El Debsa, a par-ticipating student from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, said: “It’s not easy to travel to a new country and live in the mountains for four days, but the journey to Oman totally exceeded my expectations and I feel an enormous sense of achieve-ment. It enabled me to push myself beyond my personal limits in ways that I didn’t ever think were possible. It was a big challenge but now that it’s over, I have greater confidence that I can tackle other challenges.”

Mousa Abuhelaiqa, another par-ticipating student from Texas A&M University at Qatar, added: “This programme provided me with a unique learning experience. From the first day I signed up for Outward Bound Oman, I was meeting other

Education City students from diverse backgrounds and intellec-tual interests. I had to learn how to effectively cooperate with them and about tenacity and resilience – skills that I am certain will travel with me throughout my future endeavours.”

The trip, organised in partner-ship with Outward Bound Oman and coordinated by the Student Life team of HBKU, forms part of EBDA – a leadership development programme that focuses on building leadership skills in students through experience-based learning. EBDA - meaning start in Arabic - takes students out of the classroom envi-ronment and encourages them to gain personal skills through the experience of managing themselves, working with others and learning to lead.

Commenting on the comple-tion of the Oman challenge, Sheikh Jassim bin Saud Al Thani, Head of Qatarisation at Maersk Oil Qatar, sponsors of EBDA, said: “At Maersk Oil Qatar, we constantly strive to

develop Qatar’s future leaders and it’s wonderful to see another group of bright, talented students challenge themselves and engage in activities that promote personal development. They should all be very proud of their achievements, which will most cer-tainly assist them in so many ways in the future. As we now come to the end of the programme’s success-ful first year, I urge more students to make the most of these once in a lifetime opportunities and look out for a range of exciting programmes coming up as part of EBDA’s second year.”

The 25 lucky students that embarked on the Oman adventure were chosen from over one hun-dred applicants for demonstrating a commitment and interest in lead-ership development, along with a strong track record of overcoming challenges.

Ameena Hussain, Director of Student Life at Hamad bin Khalifa University – one of the key part-ners in delivering the programme

- commented: “This leadership-building programme in Oman marks our final activity of the academic year. We offer our congratulations to all the students involved for suc-cessfully completing such a difficult challenge and for working together and showing such impressive deter-mination and perseverance. HBKU Student Life will continue to develop exciting experience-based leader-ship-building opportunities through the EBDA programme and we are looking forward to next year’s pro-gramme of events.”

EBDA now concludes its success-ful first year, with more than 300 stu-dents completing modules delivered in Qatar, Tanzania, Indonesia and now Oman. Since EBDA’s launch in September 2014, students from 30 nationalities have taken part in nine modules, ranging from team building challenges in Qatar, to community service work in Indonesia, to climb-ing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

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Education City students put leadership skills to the test in Oman challenge

Students camped for four days in the stunning Jebel Akhdar mountain range in North West Oman and took part in a variety of hands-on activities and challenges designed to test endurance and unlock personal potential.

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BY RAYNALD C RIVERA

Two Qatari photographers are in Turkey on an expedition to capture the coun-try’s essence through its people and its picturesque, historic and unique

landscapes.After welcoming two Turkish photographers in

Qatar earlier this month, Qatar Turkey 2015: Year of Culture has sent Qatari photographers, Sara Al Obaidly and Saleh Al Marri to explore Turkey and capture significant aspects of its culture and people via their lens.

The two Qatari photographers started their exploration of Turkey on Monday. Immersed in the day-to-day lives of families and artisans, the photographers enjoy a rare opportunity to photograph the essence of Turkey, among its

ethnic and geographic diversity. From the vibrant quarters of Istanbul to the caves houses of Cappadocia, from bustling bazaars to peaceful mosques and sumptuous palaces, they will go behind the scenes to interpret in images Turkey’s rich culture and history as it is in the heart of its people.

In September 2015 an exhibition in Qatar will showcase the journeys of the Qatari and Turkish photographers.

Sara Al Obaidly is a portrait and documentary photographer with BA and MA at The University of Brighton in England.

Confronting contemporary political, philo-sophical and social issues, with a clear and inci-sive vision, Sara presents the intimate moments of human emotion through portraiture and a wider view of the region and its intricacies in

her landscape compositions. Recently commis-sioned by Qatar Museums, Sara’s work ‘Qatar: Old Hearts, New World’ was showcased in an exhibition of Qatari and Brazilian artists ‘Huna Hunak’ (‘Here There’) as part of Qatar Brazil 2014: Year of Culture at the Al Riwaq Exhibition Space, Doha.

Sara has been shortlisted for the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Award in 2014 and her piece, ‘Together We Stand’, was on exhibit at The National Portrait Gallery, London until February 2015. Her works were also short-listed for the Association of Photographers (AOP) Award and The Al Thani Award.

Saleh Al Marri graduated from Qatar University with a degree in Media in 2008. He is currently studying for a Masters at Cairo University in the Role of Visual Culture in Social Development. Saleh works full-time as a civil servant in the Qatari government. He was introduced to the world of photography in 2007 during a university photo-journalism project for Al Raya newspaper where he started to learn how to use photogra-phy to send a message and relate an emotive story. He felt he was able to express people’s lives and tackle social issues.

After university, Saleh took more of an inter-est in portrait photography and then branched out into landscape and cityscape photography, which he considers to be essential as a profes-sional photographer. However his real passion is in capturing people in daily life. Saleh is an award-winning photographer and some of his achieve-ments include the Traditional Dhow competition in Qatar, the Sheikh Sultan festival in UAE, and a commission by Abu Dhabi TV, which created a mosaic sculpture of Saleh’s photos, unveiled in April 2015 in a popular square in Abu Dhabi.

“I have a lot of passion and enthusiasm for photography, and I want to channel this energy into a great project. And this expedition is the opportunity of a lifetime. I feel it is an occasion to represent my county in a way that will further my future and hopefully Qatar’s future,” said Saleh.

Reflecting on the exchange programme, Safiya al Hajari, Director of the Qatar Museums’ Office of Strategic Cultural Relations said: “Both countries are home to rich and diverse cultural practices. The aim for such a cultural exchange is to cap-ture both Turkish and Qatari cultural identities through the artistic expression of photographers. Such an exchange is at the heart of Qatar Turkey 2015: Year of Culture mission.”

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Two Qatariphotographerstravel to Turkeyas part of QatarTurkey 2015

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CAMPUS

Awsaj Academy, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science

and Community Development (QF), held an honourary awards ceremony on the 21st of May to celebrate the impressive academic achievements of its students.

Held in conjunction with ORYX GTL, the event was hosted at the academy’s campus in Doha and attended by acad-emy staff members, students and the proud parents of those honoured.

During the event, ORYX GTL pre-sented seven hard-working students with a gift and a certificate of achieve-ment in appreciation of their commit-ment and academic success.

Speaking after the ceremony, Dr Don Francis, Awsaj Academy’s Secondary School Principal, praised the students for their compassion, academic dedi-cation and their advanced English and Arabic literary skills. In addition,

he also stressed the value of Awsaj’s relationship with ORYX GTL, who were honorary sponsors of the event, and highlighted how ORYX GTL has pro-moted the academic growth of several students through its funding of various academy activities and projects.

Responding Ahmed Al Sulaiti, Human Resources Manager at ORYX GTL, said: “Our presence here today is to confirm the commitment of ORYX

GTL in supporting important educa-tional initiatives like this in the State of Qatar. This is in the context of our ongo-ing strategies and efforts to support the major educational institutions in this country in order to qualify and prepare a new generation of industry and busi-ness leaders who will have a necessary role to play in meeting the goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030.”

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Awsaj Academy and Oryx GTL honour outstanding students

A team comprising MES scouts and guides bagged the first prize in a cultural programme organised by Qatar Scouts and Guides Association at Al Huda Girls

School .The team displayed articles and per-formed a dance showcasing Indian culture.

Mohammed Abbas , commissioner , Qatar Scounts and Guides Association, Mona Mansoury, Guide leader of Al Huda Girls School felicitated the school team for their performance and congratulated them for their remarkable achievement.

The art work was arranged by Kottesswari Mahesh, Arts teacher. The dance was choreo-graphed by the dance teacher Siva Gowri and Soumya Bruce. The event was coordinated by Sandhya. KunhiRaman, Guides in-charge the Girls’ Section , Mohamed Shafi overall in-charge Scouts and Guides and Beilbey HOD fine arts.

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MES Scouts and Guides win prize for cultural display

IIS TEAM EXCELS IN TRAQUEST-2015

Ideal Indian School team comprising Athith Ramesh and Sagar Vinod Macwan of Class XI students emerged as runner-up in the 6th Inter-school Quiz Competition - TraQurst 2015 organised by TRAQ (Thiruvananthapuram District Residents Association Qatar) at the Holiday Villa Hotel recently. The Quiz was conducted by Grand Quiz Master G S Pradeep. The IIS team was declared as the runner-up after losing the tie-up with DPS in the final round.

The Noble International School (NIS) celebrated the “French Food Festival” within the school premises by preparing appetizing, delectable and piquant food to create awareness among the students about the French culture, food and tradition. The celebration started with the National Anthem (La Marseillaise) of France sung by the NIS French students.

French Food Festival at NIS

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Hugues Jucker, International Sales Director, at the launch of Graff Watches at Ali Bin Ali Watches, Royal Plaza recently.

Fifty One East launched Anya Hindmarch “Sticker Shop”, at Lagoona Mall, that ’sticker up’ your handbag or phone or

notebook and make it into your own personal artwork or buy bags that already have sticker designs worked into the leather. For this project The Anya Hindmarch Sticker Shop collabo-rated with Charlotte Stockdale of Chaos Fashion on ‘Stickershop’.

Anya Hindmarch said: “SS15 was inspired by the idea of taking stickers that were my schoolgirl version of ‘per-sonalisation’ but making them beauti-fully and handcrafted in leather. My idea was that you can ’sticker up’ your hand-bag or phone or notebook and make it into your own personal artwork or buy bags that already have sticker designs worked into the leather. I love the com-bination of a grown up snakeskin hand-bag smothered in leather stickers”

Enthused by school-day nostalgia, the SS15 ‘Fixation’ collection joins

playfulness, humour and creativity together with modern luxury in a neon spectrum of graphic prints and bungee-cord details. Stickers take centre stage this season, showcasing Anya’s passion for personalisation in a contemporary

context, reminiscent of schoolgirl nos-talgia. The collection radiates a bold colour scheme of bright neons, emer-alds and cobalts juxtaposed with chalk whites, blush pinks and pale blues. Classic styles such as the Ebury and

Bathurst are reconstructed in leather and python with perforated, printed and embossed patterns for the added surprise detailing that has become syn-onymous with the brand.

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From left: Christina Reinoso, Fashion Coordinator, Fifty One East, Abdel Aziz Ghouil, Sales Supervisor, Al Mana Luxury, Daniele Basilico, Brand Manager, Almana, and Karmel Abaza, Marketing Executive, Almana, at the opening of Anya Hindmarch Stickershop at the Fifty One East at the Lagoona Mall.

Fifty One East unveils Anya Hindmarch’s new collection

New appointmentsat Oryx Rotana

Oryx Rotana has appointed Gabriele Ferola as Executive Assistant Manager. Gabriele

comes from Italy where he obtained his degree in Physical Education. With more than 20 years of experience in Hospitality, he started his career with Oryx Rotana as a Director of Sales in 2010 during the pre-opening & later was promoted to Cluster Director of Sales handling Oryx Rotana & Sedra Residences.

The hotel also appointed Lana Jwainat as Cluster Director of Marketing & Communications.

Lana comes from Jordan, where she obtained her degree in Information Technology. Her experience spans the InterContinental Hotels Group and Rotana Group. She joined Rotana in January

2012 as a Director of Marketing and Communications at Oryx Rotana Doha and recently has been appointed Cluster Director of Marketing & Communications at City Centre Rotana and Oryx Rotana Doha. With her new role, she will be working hand in hand with the Corporate Office team and Joseph Coubat, Area Vice President in Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait & Qatar.

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Gabriele Ferola and Lana Jwainat

Chi‘Zen, a Chinese dining concept at the Oryx Rotana Doha have won the Favourite Chinese Restaurant Award at the Fact Dining Awards

Doha 2015. In addition the restaurant was also “Highly Commended” in the Best Chinese Restaurant category at Timeout Doha Restaurant Awards 2015.

The voting for each category was divided into a popular choice decided through online voting, and a critics’ choice decided by an independent panel of Qatar-based bloggers and industry experts.

Peter Tong, Country Operations Manager, Foodmark, Qatar said: “For us, there is no greater reward than that

of a satisfied guest and so it is a real honor and we are delighted to accept this prestigious award which high-lights our commitment to deliver the highest standard of service and exceptional culinary excellence for our guests. We would like to thank all those who voted for us and for making us their first choice for Favourite Chinese Restaurant in Doha.”

“We are also very happy to have been recognised as “Highly Commended” in the Best Chinese Restaurant category at Timeout Doha Restaurant Awards 2015 and will strive to win more awards in the years to come” concluded Tong. The Peninsula

Chi’Zen wins Favourite Chinese Restaurant award

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WHEELS

Doha Marketing Services Company (Domasco ) has offi-cially launched the GAC Motor brand in Qatar during a special

function held at Marriott Marquis in the presence of Len Hunt, President of Al Futtaim Group Automotive, Colin Cordery, Regional Managing Director of Al Futtaim Group, Wang Shunsheng, GAC Deputy General Manager, and Shaikh Fahad bin Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani.

Faisal Sharif, Managing Director of Domasco, said: “Domasco today reiter-ates its strong position in Qatar by intro-ducing one of the world’s fastest emerging automotive brands to the local market.”

Domasco launched three new GAC Motor models, the GA3, a compact sedan, the GA5, a mid-sized sedan and the GS5, an urban SUV.

“With each of GAC Motor’s three models already having the highest 5 Star rating in the C-NCAP safety test, the brand is already foremost in pas-sive safety. This combined with an industry leading insurance, warranty and service combination will present a new and compelling proposition to car buyers in Qatar,” commented Andrew Parrott, Sales and Marketing Manager at Domasco .

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Domasco launches GAC Motor in Qatar

Wang Shunsheng (third left), Deputy General Manager, Gac Motor, Len Hunt (sec-ond left), Al Futtaim Automotive Group, Faisal Sharif (right), Managing Director, Domasco, and Sheikh Fahad bin Hamad Al Thani with GAC cars during the launch of GAC Motor in Qatar.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled the new limited edition Phantom Limelight Collection, which debuted at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show, and has now

arrived in Qatar. Comprising just 25 vehicles, the Bespoke design-

ers at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood have used their deep understanding of the habits and behaviours of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars clientele to create a unique collection that appeals directly to the busy lives of ultra-luxury marque’s elite clientele.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha, the sole author-ised dealership of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Qatar, revealed the exclusive collection to its discerning clientele at a private event held at the Kempinski Marsa Malaz. The event had a range of premium products and services on display provided by a selection of high-end affinity partners.

Considering the busy lifestyles of many of its clients, who spend considerable amounts of time travelling in the rear compartment of their Phantoms, the Bespoke design team at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has created the “Phantom Suite”, comprising unique personalised rear door

panniers, and a new luxury seating configuration in which to relax in before arriving.The unique interior features door panniers available with dif-ferent options for Ladies’ and Gentlemen and can also be personalised to suit what particular

possessions are required for the occasion. With a concealed compartment that can feature either three fragrance bottles handmade in the famous Bresle Valley in North West France.

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Limited edition Rolls-Royce Phantom now available to order

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BY ALISON LADMAN

It’s pretty unlikely that we’ll ever get bored with burgers on the grill. But chicken? Yeah... That actually hap-pens pretty early in the season every

summer.Because as much as we like all manner of

chicken on the grill, after a while it all starts to taste the same. Yet another chicken breast marinated in this or that and tossed over the flames. Doesn’t matter whether you put it on a bun or a bed of greens... It’s chicken.

So we decided to create a recipe to brighten our summer chicken landscape. We wanted easy. We also wanted something friendly to the do-ahead crowd. And most importantly, we wanted delicious.

These grilled Greek chicken pitas were just right. The chicken thighs can be mari-nated in the cumin- and garlic-rich yogurt sauce overnight for dinner ease. The rest of the ingredients prep in no time, and the chicken itself is on and off the grill in under 15 minutes.

The result? An easy chicken that eats like a burger and won’t leave you wishing for something more exciting.

Grilled Greek Chicken Pitas

Start to finish: 30 minutes plus marinatingServings: 6

INGREDIENTS1 teaspoon ground cumin4 cloves garlic, chopped6 tablespoons red vinegar, divided

1 cup plain Greek yogurtKosher salt and ground black pepper2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh

oregano2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken

thighs (about 6), trimmed and halved2 tablespoons sugar1 English cucumber, thinly sliced6 small pita bread pockets, to serveFeta cheese, to serveChopped tomato, to serve

METHOD:In a medium bowl, combine the cumin,

garlic, 2 tablespoons of the red vinegar, the yogurt, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pep-per and the oregano. Whisk until smooth. Set half the mixture aside in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to assemble the pitas.

Leave the remaining yogurt mixture in the medium bowl and add the chicken. Turn to coat all sides. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.

In another bowl, stir together the remaining 4 tablespoons red vinegar with the sugar. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pep-per. Stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Add the cucumber, cover and refrigerate until time to assemble the pitas.

When the chicken has marinated, heat the grill to medium-high. Using an oil-soaked paper

towel held with tongs, coat the grill grates with oil.Place the chicken on the grill, discarding excess marinade. Grill the chicken

for 6 minutes per side, or until the chicken reaches 170 F. Transfer to a serving platter. Drain the cucumber slices. Fill each pita pocket with a few pieces of chicken, a few of the marinated cucumbers, a drizzle of the reserved yogurt sauce, a sprinkle of feta cheese and chopped tomatoes. Serve immediately.

Nutrition information per serving: 340 calories; 90 calories from fat (26 percent of total calories); 10 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 155 mg cho-lesterol; 750 mg sodium; 22 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 38 g protein.

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Jazz up your grilled chicken routine with Greek yogurt sauce

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FASHION / BEAUTY

Fashion changes every season, but denim has become a staple of sorts. Try stocking your wardrobe with at least three different pairs of denim, says an expert.

Samresh Das, a designer, suggests a few denim options: * Start with a clean, dark denim, rinsed; or be

brave and go raw. Team up your denim with interesting t-shirts like graphic, striper or cold pigmented ones. Poplin shirts in solids are good options as well. Go for single chest pocket, slim collar and thin placket shirts enzyme washed to give a soft hand feel and crumpled and casual look.

Colours like white, cobalt blue, minty green, flaming mustard are vibrant when paired with blue denims and add life to the look whereas colours such as dusty beige, troop khaki, greasy grey, preserved olive are the ‘new kids on the block’ and will give you a very contemporary fashionable look.

Always style your dark pair of denim by turning them up. Never alter them to your length. One fold or two folds give a cool look when teamed with a pair of ankle sneaker, loafer or espadrilles.

* If you feel confident, go for a mid-toned washed denim which reflects its character in washing. Select a denim in less and nice pattern of whisker and well merged fading which should look like natural wear and tear rather than opting for a made up whisker pattern and unusual fading or contrasting.

You can pair Polo tees with this kind of denim. Western yoke shirt in denim, indigo checks, over dyed and washed solids with smart details are good options to team up with these jeans. Wear them with nubuck chukka boots or trainers.

Always wear a black belt if you are tucking in the uppers or just let it hang loose and keep it simple.

* Whenever you want to go experimental, try the torn jeans. Select a pair of denim which is broken with frays, damaged in various places with weft visible and repaired with contrast patches giving a look of a denim which went through rigorous natural ageing.

Team up the denim with a deep V-neck tee with cold pig-ment finish, a heavily washed indigo jersey tee, a super hero T-shirt or a heavy metal band t-shirt. A high ankle boot in leather or laced up ankle sneakers will complete the look.

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Models present creations from the Autumn/Winter 2015 collection by Polish duo fashion designers Marcin Paprocki and Mariusz Brzozowski during their fashion show in Warsaw, Poland.

Look cool in denim during summer

09HEALTH AND FITNESS

Losing weight is not easy. Many aspects of modern day life work against us when trying to lose weight: technol-ogy that negates the need for physical

exertion and the growth of the fast food indus-try are two of these factors. Despite this, weight loss is achievable if it is carefully planned and approached in the correct manner.

EXERCISE MORE AND EAT LESSReducing your calorie intake is the key to

losing weight. In its simplest terms, losing weight requires the total number of calories consumed to be less that the total number of calories burned.

Trying to lose weight by concentrating on only one of these factors – eating less or exercis-ing more - is very difficult. The most effective strategy is to eat less and exercise more. For example, if you can increase the amount of calo-ries you burn by 250 a day, and also decrease calories consumed by 250, then you’ve made a 500 calorie difference each day.

INCLUDE RESISTANCE TRAINING IN YOUR EXERCISE PLAN

Increasing your muscle mass will boost your chances of successful long-term weight loss. Muscle uses calories, even when you are inac-tive, so adding a few pounds of lean muscle will allow you to constantly burn calories through-out the day and night.

BE ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY

Increasing your activity levels doesn’t mean you have to go to the gym every day for an hour of intense exercise. You can increase the number of calories you burn by doing small amounts of activity throughout the entire day, such as walking up the stairs instead of taking the elevator, or walking part of the journey to work.

KEEP A FOOD DIARYAs well as recording the foods you consume,

it is worthwhile writing down the reasons why you ate each meal. For example, did you eat because you were hungry or because you were bored? Looking back on this information can be very beneficial when analyzing your weight loss progress.

AVOID CALORIE PACKED DRINKSWhen calculating your calorie intake through-

out the day it is easy to forget the drinks that you’ve consumed. However, sugar-filled energy drinks and calorie-packed coffees significantly contribute to your total calorie intake. As much as possible, try to drink water. If this is a little plain for you, add a squeeze of lemon juice or just a splash of fruit juice to your water to add flavour.Contributed by Hamad Medical Corporation

Depression ups mortality risk

in heart failure patients

Patients with heart failure are at five-fold increased risk of death following discharge from hospital if they also suffer from moderate to severe depression, a new research

has found. The findings suggest that recognition and man-agement of depression may reduce mortality for patients with heart failure.

“Our research clearly shows a strong association between depression and risk of death in the year after discharge from hospital,” said chief study investigator John Cleland, professor of cardiology at the Imperial College London.

Depression is often related to loss of motivation, loss of inter-est in everyday activities, lower quality of life, loss of confidence, sleep disturbances and change in appetite with corresponding weight change. “This could explain the association we found between depression and mortality,” Cleland explained. The study enrolled patients hospitalised with heart failure. It involved 103 patients who were not depressed, 27 with mild depression and 24 with moderate to severe depression. Over a mean follow up of 302 days, 27 patients died.

Patients with moderate to severe depression had a five-fold increased risk of death compared to those with no or mild depres-sion. “Our results show that depression is strongly associated with death during the year following discharge from hospital after an admission for the exacerbation of heart failure; we expect that the link persists beyond one year,” Cleland pointed out. The association was independent of the severity of heart failure or the presence of comorbidities, Cleland said. The findings were presented at Heart Failure 2015, annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in Seville, Spain.

Simple test measures Parkinson’s progress in brain

US researchers have identified what happens to the brain with the progression of Parkinson’s disease, thereby opening the door for a simple test to measure the dis-

ease advancement. By comparing brain images of Parkinson’s patients to those of a control group over a year, the researchers found that an area of the brain called the substantia nigra changes as the disease advances. The findings provide the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based method to measure the dis-ease’s progression, which can inform treatment decisions and aid in identifying new therapies, said one of the study’s authors David Vaillancourt, professor at University of Florida.

“The Parkinson’s drugs available today help reduce symp-toms. They do not slow the progression of the disease, which is the major unmet medical need,” Vaillancourt said. “We have provided a tool to test promising new therapies that could address progression,” Vaillancourt noted. The substantia nigra of a Parkinson’s patient has more “free water” - fluid unconstrained by brain tissue, likely because of disease-related degeneration. The researchers used diffusion imaging, a type of MRI, to show that free-water levels increase as the disease progresses. The study was published in the journal Brain. Agencies

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HOLLYWOOD

No point in fighting ageing, says George Clooney

Actor George Clooney doesn’t think there’s any point trying to “fight” ageing. The 54-year-

old, who married lawyer Amal Alamuddin, 37, last year, has argued that men who dye their hair and have plastic surgery usually make them-selves look even older than they are, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“I think for all of us, you have to

come to terms with getting older and not trying to fight it,” Clooney said on a radio show.

“You have a couple of options — which is get older or die. And so you have to get used to that idea that your roles in films and who you are and how you’re perceived is going to change. That will disappoint people at times,” he added.

Asked if he’d ever considered cosmetic surgery or dyeing his hair, Clooney added: “Clearly I haven’t.

“For me it’s never been an issue or an option. I don’t think it would make much sense quite honestly. I’ve seen it happen — particularly on men — I

don’t think it really works, I think it actually makes you look older.

Jackie Chan opens acting school in China

Martial arts movie star Jackie Chan, one of Asia’s most famous actors, has founded

a film and television school in China, web portal Sina reported yesterday.

Chan, whose Hollywood suc-cesses include Rush Hour and a remake of “Karate Kid”, said in his

personal micro-blog that the new school, in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, was his “life-long dream”.

The actor attended the school’s inauguration in the company of Chinese movie celebrities, including director Feng Xiaogang and actor Li Bingbing.

The Jackie Chan Film and Television Academy will offer courses in acting, animation and other fields related to digital media.

Hong Kong-born Chan, 61, com-plained recently that Chinese films depend on big budgets and foreign directors and actors for box-office success. IANS

BY MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN

It’s less irrational than it sounds that the three scarcest commodities in the post-apocalyptic world envi-sioned by Mad Max: Fury Road —

petrol, bullets and water — are expended with an almost lunatic profligacy.

Flame-belching vehicles tear across a parched, terra-cotta landscape, their driv-ers firing guns like cowboys in a Western. When H2O is handed out to a population dying of thirst, it comes not in bottles or jugs, but as a cataract gushing from giant pipes extending from the top of a desert cliff, so that the citizens below are only able to lap at the mist thrown up by the cascading torrent.

It is this wastefulness, the film sug-gests, that has led to the wasteland that the movie portrays: a nightmare world of desperate self-absorption populated by a race of mutants who have been poi-soned, bodily and spiritually, by their own egotistic overindulgence. Mad Max’s hero — the titular crazed loner who is shown at the start of the film munching on a two-headed lizard that he has just crushed underfoot — is described by the narrator as “a man reduced to a single instinct: survive.”

To say that there is also a monomania to the film is, if anything, an understate-ment. But it is precisely that sense of tunnel vision that makes Fury Road such a pulse-pounding pleasure. When Max (Tom Hardy) is captured by the members of a warrior encampment known as the Citadel and (at first ineffectually) tries to escape, director George Miller’s camera renders that opening sequence — in sur-prisingly effective 3-D — as though it were playing on 4x fast-forward.

For the next two hours, the film barely taps the brakes.

Whether you are thrown from the

vehicle depends entirely on you. Some viewers will never be able to hang on through the story’s careening disregard for sense, logic or moderation. I advise them not to even try. But if you know whose car you’re getting in — it helps to have seen at least one of Miller’s three previous Mad Max films, but it is not required — you’re in for one heck of a ride.

Generally paralleling the chase-themed plot of Miller’s second Mad Max film (released in the United States in 1982 as The Road Warrior), Fury Road tracks an extended vehicular pursuit, with Max and several other characters in the lead, and a small army of hunters pulling up the rear. It’s like a monster-truck motocross com-petition staged by a more nihilistic version of Cirque du Soleil, where the stakes are life and death.

It also comes complete with its own heavy metal soundtrack, courtesy of an on-camera musician who, throughout the chase, accompanies the breakneck action on an electric guitar played from a platform mounted on one of the film’s speeding vehicles. That this rock god periodically shoots fire from the neck of his axe, as if it were powered by napalm, is, of course, entirely laughable.

Go ahead and guffaw. If you’re not capable of appreciating the humor in any of this, including the at times over-the-top violence, you’re in the wrong theatre.

In addition to amping up the vehicular mayhem from the earlier Mad Max canon, Miller’s reboot of the story (co-written with Brendan McCarthy and Nick Lathouris) deviates in one critical and satisfying way from The Road Warrior. Whereas the cargo that Max was transporting in that film was a tanker full of petrol, his freight here is a group of young women who are fleeing servitude as “breeders,” or child-bearing slaves, back in the Citadel. His co-pilot, a Citadel fugitive called Furiosa

(Charlize Theron), is in every sense Max’s equal.

That both characters are psychologi-cally damaged — Max by the murders of his wife and child, seen only in flashback; and Furiosa by having been kidnapped into slavery as a child — darkens the corners of this already dark tale, and deepens Max and Furiosa’s connection. A third antihero is Nux (Nicholas Hoult), a disillusioned former foot soldier from the Citadel who has switched allegiances, having come to doubt his supreme leader’s promises of immortality through self-sacrifice.

If the character of Nux suggests a disenchanted suicide bomber, it’s surely intentional. That’s underscored by the theme of the Citadel’s oppression of women, and by Hugh Keays-Byrne’s portrayal of the Citadel’s deranged leader, known as Immortan Joe, as fiery demagogue. There’s an unsubtle — and welcome — feminism here, in the appear-ance, late in the film, of a band of badass older women, one of whom, known as the Keeper of the Seeds, is played by the 78-year-old Melissa Jaffer. She and Theron wonderfully balance out the film’s high-octane testosterone with a blast of

power-nurturing.But don’t get too wrapped up in

deeper meaning. Fury Road is less about estrogen than adrenaline. Gorgeously art-directed, from the film’s souped-up unfunny cars to the tribal costumes and make-up to the bleakly breathtaking cin-ematography of the Namibian desert, it’s a case of style triumphantly squashing substance. Much of it makes little sense, such as the Citadel’s reliance on tanks of breast milk, generated by bare-bosomed earthmothers, or the script’s frequent references to the Citadel’s doomed sol-diers’ having “half-lives,” which can only be extended by transfusions from living “blood bags” such as Max.

The Mad Max franchise was never for everyone, yet it clearly benefits from fresh blood, too. Propelled by Miller’s nitro-burning aesthetic vision and an entertain-ing cast, this turbo-charged new model is a gas, gas, gas.

Three stars, Rated R. Contains intense violence and disturb-ing images. 120 minutes. (Ratings Guide: Four stars masterpiece, three stars very good, two stars OK, one star poor, no stars waste of time.) WP-Bloomberg

Mad Max: Fury Road: It was born to run

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Tanu Weds Manu Returnsdirector Anand L Rai, who was under pressure over viewers’ expectations

from the film, is a relieved man. His latest movie, starring Bollywood’s ‘Queen’ Kangana Ranaut, has earned `381m in its opening weekend.

The sequel of the 2011 film Tanu Weds Manu marks the return of Kangana as Tanu, and a twin ava-tar — Datto.

The film, which released on May 22, received good response on its opening day by collecting `88.5m. However, it took a drastic jump on Saturday and Sunday minting `132m and `161m, thus taking its weekend total to ̀ 381m, according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh.

The story of Tanu Weds Manu Returns starts from where the pre-quel ended. It shows what happens to the lead pair after four years of having their marriage on the rocks.

Starring R Madhavan as Kangana’s husband, the movie is winning applause for its entertain-ment value.

Despite the fact that most of the sequels have not managed to enter-tain viewers and have proved to be a flop at the box office, Tanu Weds Manu Returns is turning out to be an exception.

This has left the director “relieved”.“I am feeling relieved. There was

a pressure with the sequel, but I’m overwhelmed with the kind of response that I have received for his film. It is the small characters in the

film who have played a pivotal role. I always feel each and every char-acter in the film is extremely impor-tant,” the Raanjhanaa director said.

As far as the future of Tanu Weds Manu Returns is concerned, the film will have a clear run at the box office this week too as there is no big budget or multi-starrer film com-ing up apart from Arshad Warsi and Jackky Bhagnani-starrer Welcome 2 Karachi, which releases today.

It would be no surprise to see Tanu Weds Manu Returns crossing the `1000m mark soon, Devang Sampat, business head — strategy, Cinepolis, said.

“The film opened to positive reviews and houseful numbers across the country. Made on a mod-est budget of `300m, the opening weekend has collected around `400m and with clear run next week as well, it will not be an understate-ment to say that Tanu Weds Manu Returns is racing for `1000m at the box office,” he added. IANS

Tanu Weds Manu Returns spins box office magic

Guddu Rangeela a tribute to Jai-Veeru: Director

Filmmaker Subhash Kapoor says his next Guddu Rangeela is a tribute to the “iconic jodis of Bollywood like Jai-Veeru, Ram-

Lakhan and Karan-Arjun”.The forthcoming movie, starring Arshad Warsi

and Amit Sadh, is about two miscreants who land up biting more than they can chew and get into a big mess.

The two characters are vibrant and are full of life. They run a village band called the Guddu Rangeela Orchestra Party and try and make their living by singing quirky songs that entertain the masses.

“Guddu Rangeela is my tribute to the iconic jodis of bollywood like Jai-Veeru, Ram-Lakhan, Karan-Arjun etc. They are two loveble, funny and quirky underdogs. They are simple and vulnerable but very intense and gutsy when required,” Kapoor said in a statement.

Bachchan to promote DD Kisan

Hindi cinestar Amitabh Bachchan will be adding his weight to the newly launched DD Kisan channel, a 24-hour farmer-cen-

tric channel, a senior government official con-firmed. The actor is said to be “excited” about it.

A senior government official confirmed, “Bachchan has been roped in to promote DD Kisan.”

A source close to the 72-year-old thespian said: “He is personally very excited and enthu-siastic about promoting DD Kisan, but an official announcement about Bachchan’s association will be made formally in the near future.”

The actor is also likely to contribute to audio visual content and radio jingles for the channel, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

Big B himself got the farmer tag in 2010 when he bought the land in Muzzaffarnagar village of Kakori, 23 km from Lucknow for `30.3m ($482,000).

The Uttar Pradesh Seed Corporation then registered the iconic film actor as a farmer-member and provided him with a hybrid seed programme for his land, which got a yield of 200 quintals of wheat thanks to advanced tractors, threshers and other equipment. IANS

Piku crosses `1000m mark worldwide

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar's slice-of-life family entertainer Piku, a beautiful tale of a father and a daughter's relationship, has collected `1000 worldwide. Featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan along with Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan, Piku, which released on May 8, is continuing its successful run at the box office even after two weeks. "#Piku Overseas total:

$5.36m [`340.9m]. Worldwide total [India + Overseas] crossed `100om. FANTASTIC!, trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted on Monday. Overwhelmed by the response to Piku, Big B also took to Twitter to share his excitement.

"PIKU is 1000m world wide! 'BLUES' win BPL and IPL... I am like 'o baby! come to Mama! BADOOOMBA," the 72-year-old tweeted. The story of the film revolves around a father-daughter relationship via a journey from Delhi to Kolkata in a car through the scenic and holy city of Varanasi. Not only has its story clicked with the audience, but also the chemistry between Deepika and Irrfan, as well as Deepika and Big B's arguments, which are filled with love and care.

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COMICS & MORE

Hoy en la HistoriaMay 28, 1940

1961: Amnesty International was born after a British lawyer wrote an article about two Portuguese students jailed for toasting freedom of expression1987: A West German teenager flew a light plane undetected to Moscow’s Red Square 1990: The IRA mistakenly gunned down two Australian lawyers in Holland1995: Russia’s worst recorded earthquake killed 2,000 people in the oil-producing town of Neftegorsk

Evacuation of the defeated Allied armies from Dunkirk began. Five days later, a total of 224,585 British and 112,546 French and Belgian troops had been saved

Picture: Newscom © GRAPHIC NEWS

ALL IN THE MINDCan you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

CALM DOWN, CATNAP, CHILL OUT, COMFORT, COOL OFF,DAYDREAM, DOZE, EASE, FREEDOM, HOLIDAY, LEAVE,LEISURE, LOOSEN UP, LUXURIATE, PEACE, PICNIC, QUIETEN,RECESS, RELAX, RELIEF, REPOSE, REPRIEVE, RESPITE, REST,SABBATICAL, SERENITY, SETTLE DOWN, SIESTA, SIMMER DOWN, SIT BACK, SLACKEN, SLEEP, SLUMBER, TAKE A BREAK,TAKE IT EASY, TIME OFF, TIME OUT, UNCOIL, UNWIND, VACATION.

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

ZITS

BLONDIE

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

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CROSSWORDS

HYPER SUDOKU

CROSSWORD

How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle

is solved by filling the

numbers from 1 to 9

into the blank cells.

A Hyper Sudoku has

unlike Sudoku 13

regions (four regions

overlap with the nine

standard regions). In all

regions the numbers

from 1 to 9 can appear

only once. Otherwise, a

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like a normal Sudoku.

ACROSS

1 Topmost points

6 Tennis champ Kournikova

10 Scribbles (down)

14 Target number to hit

15 Jetty

16 Southern vegetable that’s often deep-fried

17 Opposite of rural

18 1/640 of a square mile

19 Banister, e.g.

20 Muscles that are crunched

21 Eponymous star of a 1960s sitcom, the only American TV star with his three initials

24 Author Gay

25 Desert rest stops

26 Subsequent prescription order

29 Abel’s brother

31 “Top Chef” appliance

32 ___ Corner (Westminster Abbey locale)

34 Gasoline additive brand

37 Long-running western anthology, the only American TV series with its three initials

41 Make a misstep

42 Urge to act

43 Downloadable programs

44 Any “Salome” solo

45 Very beginning

47 Gettysburg general George

50 New Hampshire senator Shaheen

53 TV hookup option … or what you are by solving this puzzle?

55 TV host Dobbs

58 Chocolate ___ cake (dessert with a molten center)

59 River that starts at Pittsburgh

60 Amherst school, in brief

62 “What’s ___ for me?”

63 Peeling potatoes in a mess hall, say

64 Stew-serving utensil

65 Maui or Kauai

66 Standardized H.S. exam

67 Toys on strings

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2 Street’s edge

3 Angry crowds

4 Pilot’s in-flight announcement, for short

5 Beach footwear

6 Speedily

7 Shaving mishaps

8 Place for an axon

9 Field of expertise

10 Amman’s land

11 Approves

12 Tot’s

three-wheeler, informally

13 They’re rung up on cash registers

22 Sick

23 Raucous

24 Slight coloration

26 Went in a vehicle

27 Ceaselessly

28 Haunted house feeling

30 Corroded

32 Rival of

Domino’s

33 Hispanic hurray

34 Drains, as one’s energy

35 Ilk

36 “Hey, I’ve got a secret …”

38 New person on staff

39 Sch. known as the West Point of the South

40 Social engagement

44 Charge for a commercial

45 Result of dividing any number by itself

46 Hard to control

47 1552, on a cornerstone

48 Bob ___, restaurant chain

49 Aleve alternative

51 Eleniak of “Baywatch”

52 Get a pet from the pound, say

54 Chicken house

55 Lord’s partner

56 Norway’s capital

57 Applications

61 His portrait is at the entrance to Beijing’s Forbidden City

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44 45 46

47 48 49 50 51 52

53 54 55 56 57

58 59 60 61

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column referenced by the number.

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a run - any of the numbers 1 to 9 may

be used but, like sudoku, each number

may only

be used

once.

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CINEMA

SAN ANDREAS

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

SCREEN 1 Tomorrowland(2D/Adventure)

10:15am, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 9:00&11:30pm

SCREEN 2 San Andreas (2D/Action)

10:00am, 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 & 11:55pm

SCREEN 3 Mad Max: Fury Road (2D/Action)

11:35am, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 & 11:40pm

SCREEN 4 Unfriended (2D/Horror) 12:00noon, 4:00, 8:00pm & 12:00midnight

Accidental Love (2D/Romantic) 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 & 10:00pm

SCREEN 5 Green Street 3: Never Back Down (2D/Action)

10:00am, 1:50, 5:50 & 9:50pm

The Two Faces of January (2D/Thriller) 11:50am, 3:50, 7:50 & 11:50pm

SCREEN 6 Jungle Master (2D/Animation) 10:45am, 12:35, 2:25 & 4:10pm

Spooks: The Greater Good (2D/Action) 5:40, 7:50, 10:00 & 11:55pm

SCREEN 7 Poltergeist (2D/Horror) 1:30, 5:30, 9:30 & 11:30pm

The Dinosaur Project (2D/Adventure) 11:30am, 3:30 & 7:30pm

SCREEN 8 Maggie (2D/Horror) 10:10am, 2:30, 6:50 & 11:20pm

Zanket Al Sittat (2D/Arabic) 12:20, 4:45 & 9:10pm

SCREEN 9 San Andreas (IMAX 3D/Action)

11:15am, 1:35, 3:55, 6:15, 8:35 & 11:00pm

SCREEN 10 San Andreas (2D/Action)

11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm

NOVO

MALL

LANDMARK

ROYAL PLAZA

SCREEN 1 Avengers: Ages of Ultron (2D/Action) 2:15pm

Mass (2D/Tamil) 4:45pm Maggie (2D/Horror) 7:30pm

San Andreas (2D/Thriller) 9:15 & 11:15pm

SCREEN 2 Home (2D/Animation) 2:30pm

Zanket Al Sittat (2D/Arabic) 4:00pm

San Andreas (2D/Thriller) 6:00pm Unfriended (2D/Horror) 8:15 &

11:30pm Maggie (2D/Horror) 9:45pm

SCREEN 3 Bhaskar The Rascal (2D/Malayalam) 2:15pm

Jungle Master (2D/Animation) 5:00pm Welcome To Karachi

(2D/Hindi) 6:30 & 11:00pm Zanket Al Sittat (2D/Arabic) 9:00pm

SCREEN 1 Home (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Jungle Master (2D/Animation) 4:00pm

Mass (2D/Tamil) 5:45 & 10:30pm

Zanket Al Sittat (2D/Arabic) 8:30pm

SCREEN 2 Tomorrowland (2D/Adventure) 2:45pm

San Andreas (2D/Thriller) 5:00 & 9:00pm

Maggie (2D/Horror) 7:15 & 11:15pm

SCREEN 3 Jungle Master (3D/Animation) 2:30pm

Bhaskar The Rascal (2D/Malayalam) 4:00pm

San Andreas (3D/Thriller) 6:45pm Tomorrowland (2D/Adventure)

9:00pm Unfriended (2D/Horror) 11:30pm

SCREEN 1 San Andreas (2D/Thriller) 2:30, 4:45 & 9:00pm

Zanket Al Sittat (2D/Arabic) 7:00pm Maggie (2D/Horror) 11:15pm

SCREEN 2 Jungle Master (2D/Animation) 2:30pm

Tomorrowland (2D/Adventure) 4:15pm

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2D/Action) 6:45pm

Maggie (2D/Horror) 9:15pm San Andreas (2D/Thriller) 11:00pm

SCREEN 3 Home (2D/Animation) 2:30pm

Jungle Master (2D/Animation) 4:15pm

Maggie (2D/Horror) 6:00pm Unfriended (2D/Horror) 7:45 & 11:30pm Zanket Al Sittat (2D/Arabic) 9:30pm

In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.Directors: Brad Peyton

Writers: Carlton Cuse, Andre Fabrizio

Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino,

Alexandra Daddario

ASIAN TOWNSCREEN 1 Mass (2D/Tamil) 1:30, 4:00 & 6:45pm

Bhaskar The Rascal (2D/Malayalam) 9:30pm & 12:00am

SCREEN 2 Bhaskar The Rascal (2D/Malayalam) 2:00 & 7:00pm

Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2D/Hindi) 4:30pm

Mass (2D/Tamil) 9:45pm & 12:30am

SCREEN 4 36 Vayathinile (2D/Tamil) 1:15pm

Mass (2D/Tamil) 3:15, 8:00, 10:45pm & 1:15am

Welcome To Karachi (2D/Hindi) 5:45pm

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DOHA EVENTS

IN FOCUS

A view of boats during sunset from Al Wakrah.

Send your photos to [email protected]. Please mention where the photo was taken.

by Rafeek Thamarayoor

Until 30 MayVenue: 1 & 18 La Croisette,Porto Arabia – The Pearl-QatarAdmission: FreeTime: 10:00-20.00

Join with your children for a fun family activity “Rainbow Park” at The Pearl-Qatar, where children will consider art as the art of lifestyle and culture by playing and being creative with unharmful colored sand and enabling them to build and create different shapes.

8 APRIL - 11 JuneVenue: Museum of Islamic ArtAdmission: Free

This exhibition showcases Qajar artwork from the MIA collection that demonstrate the centrality of women in the artistic expression of 19th-century Iran and explores how these historic innovations continue to inspire contemporary artists.

11 JuneVenue: Museum of Islamic ArtAdmission: Free

The Museum of Islamic Art has partnered with Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha for a series of world class Jazz concerts in MIA Park. Presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center and The St. Regis Doha.

Till June 15Venue: Fire Station: Artists In ResidenceTime: 10:30 to 17:00 (Closed on Tuesdays)Admission: Free

The exhibition pays homage to “The Art Center”, the very first artist in residence initiative that took place in Doha in the early 1990’s and which ran for a decade. The name 555 is a play on the number 555 which residents used to dial to contact the Fire Station, paying tribute to the Civil Defense for their years of service to the people of Qatar.

Rainbow Park

QaJar Women: The Images of Women in 19th Century Iran

UNTIL 31 AUGUSTVENUE: Qatar Museums Gallery KataraADMISSION: Free

The exhibition will showcase Ismael Azzam’s distinctive portraits of painters and sculptors who have made a significant contribution to Arab Art, with the entire body of work created exclusively for this show. Ismail is of Iraqi origin, and moved to Doha in 1996.

Ismael Azzam: For Them - Exhibition

27-30 MAYVenue: Qatar National Convention CenterAdmission: QR150-QR2000 (available at Virgin stores and online)

The show includes the most exciting moments from Disney’s Frozen. Audiences of all ages will enjoy seeing their favorite characters from the animated film including Anna and Elsa, along with Olaf and Kristoff, live on ice and will love to sing-along with all of the popular songs.

Disney On Ice: Princesses And Heroes

28-29 May Venue: Museum of Islamic Art AuditoriumAdmission: QR35

Screenings are followed by a question-and-answer session with filmmaker Mahmoud Kaabour. Hailed by critics world-wide for its entertaining yet sympathetic look at the labour issue in the region, the film follows migrant workers who compete in a Bollywood singing and trivia competition that takes places across the labour camps of Dubai.

Screening of documentary Champ of the Camp

Jazz in the Park

Till 11 JulyVenue: Museum Of Islamic ArtAdmission: Free

This exhibition focuses on the real and mythical animals that feature in the legends, tales, and fables of the Islamic world. Divided into the natural quadrants of earth, air, fire, and water, these marvellous creatures serve as the introductions and bridges for the stories in which they feature.

Marvellous Creatures: Animal Fables In Islamic Art

555 Exhibition At The Fire Station

Until 16 AugustVenue: Mathaf: Arab Museum Of Modern Art, Ground Floor GalleriesAdmission: FreeTime: 11:00 - 18:00 (Monday closed)

Wael Shawky produces film series based on literature and historical narratives, using a visual language that mixes fictional storytelling and documentary styles. The exhibition presents two newly completed film trilogies, each inspired by stories and scripts of literature; Cabaret Crusades (2010-2014) and Al Araba Al Madfuna (2012-2015).

Wael Shawky Comes To Doha

Send your event details to [email protected]

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