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[email protected] TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 The Ukrainian Embassy opened two art exhibitions at Katara Building 19 — “National Treasure,” featuring 30 works by Ukrainian artist Andre Chernovil, and “Children Are The Future,” an exhibition of paintings from the Ukrainian Palace for Children and Youth. GEORGETOWN STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THE NEXT LEAP P | 3 COOKING SIMPLY SOUNDS EASY, BUT IT IS NOT CHEAP P | 7 ADVANCES THAT CHANGED THE MEDICAL APPRECIATING WORLD UKRAINIAN ART P | 2 P | 9 | TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 | 02 ART Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, Ukrainian Ambassador Yevhen Mykytenko and Ukrainian Katara hosts two artist Andre Chernovil at the exhibition. Ukrainian art expos he Ukrainian Embassy in collabora- Doha-based Ukrainian artist and also included He noted the great diversity in the events Katara tion with Katara recently opened two are paintings provided by the Ukrainian Palace for hosts. art exhibitions at Katara Building 19. Children and Youth which would be shown in the “I see artists from different cultural backgrounds T“National Treasure,” featuring 30 works embassy later because we want to emphasise our and for that it is enough to visit Katara to know the by Ukrainian artist Andre Chernovil, and “Children concern on children and their future and their role world,” he said. Are The Future,” an exhibition of paintings from the in creating cultural exchange and dialogue through Hungarian Ambassador Elter Istvan said, “The Ukrainian Palace for Children and Youth opened art,” he added. exhibition is unique because it is dual since it also on Saturday and runs until May 13. The artist said the idea of the expo came when features artworks on children, which conveys a Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim he first visited Qatar and discovered differences in good message on the belief in dialogue and art Al Sulaiti opened the exhibition in the presence of the environment and lifestyle. is one of the ways for cultural exchange and Ukrainian Ambassador Yevhen Mykytenko as well “I try to reflect the uniqueness of the Qatari soci- co-existence.” as ambassadors of Hungary, Moldova, Poland, ety and translate my feelings in these paintings “Katara is playing a crucial role both locally and Azerbaijan and Iran with a number of Arab and which reflect the relation of human with another, globally. It has successfully hosted a Moldovan foreign artists in attendance. with nature and the common values of the people,” event and we are always keen to attend the differ- Speaking at the inauguration, Dr Al Sulaiti said he said. ent events organised at Katara taking advantage the exhibition opens a window on Ukraine through Polish Ambassador Krzysztof Suprowicz said of the opportunity to know different cultures,” said the brush of artist Andre Chernovil to introduce the he was always keen to follow the events in Qatar Moldovan Ambassador to Qatar Valeiu Tihonov. Qataris and residents in Qatar on the distinctive especially exhibitions due to his interest in the arts. The Peninsula facet of art in Ukraine. “Katara is working with different bodies in the state to enrich the art and culture scene by encour- aging cultural exchange making Katara a meeting place of international cultures and we are happy to perform this role,” he said. Ambassador Mykytenko said, “I am the first resident Ukrainian ambassador to Qatar and have been working since the opening of the embassy two years ago to strengthen the bilateral relations between Qatar and Ukraine especially in the cul- tural field.” Katara is one of the leading bodies in the field of culture in Qatar and it plays a major role through hosting various events to enrich the cultural scene and introducing cultural issues to the public, con- tributing to building bridges of communication and cultural dialogue between cultures and peoples, he said. “The exhibition is the first of its kind by a | TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 | CAMPUS 03 otel rooms have been added benefit of being near home, booked by visiting friends with smaller classes and more atten- and families, celebratory tion from professors.” Hdinner plans at the best Palestinian student Dima Wahbeh restaurants in town have been made, stepped out of her comfort zone and the temperature is rising. That when she left her family and friends can only mean one thing: it’s gradua- in Bethlehem to attend her dream tion season in Doha, when hundreds university: a prestigious American of the best and brightest in Qatar will institution that wasn’t too far from be walking in commencement exer- home. “GU-Q was very different in cises to receive their diplomas, their that I was exposed to over 50 nation- ticket to a better and brighter future. alities on campus, something that I On Thursday, 19 men and 38 don’t find back home. All of these women will be receiving their diplo- nationalities in one place got along, mas from Georgetown University in unlike the situation back home, and Qatar (GU-Q). Twenty two of them are that really surprised me,” said the Qatari students, and Talal Al Nama, Culture and Politics major. She stud- Talal Al Nama Atul Menon a senior majoring in International ied international affairs, focusing on Politics, is one of them. His journey to culture and politics, and has plans to Georgetown began in his childhood, work in Ramallah with NGOs doing right here in Doha. “Forced to listen humanitarian work. “I want the work to Aljazeera on the radio every time experience to identify my strengths my dad picked me up from school, and weaknesses before I pursue a I hated the news. But then slowly I Master’s degree, and help people matured and began to understand while doing that.” about the events happening in the It’s in sports that she made her Middle East, and about the injustice biggest mark. She was captain of happening throughout the world.” the women’s basketball team in her sophomore, junior, and sen- ior years. Her Georgetown excellent lead- ership was rec- ognised with students prepare the MVP award from GU-Q three years in a for the next leap row, Athlete of Maram Al Dafa Dima Wahbeh the Year award two years in That realisation drew him to an a row, and the MVP of the League One of the highlights of his under- interest in studying politics. So after award from HBKU in her junior year. graduate career is participating in an a stint at Georgetown Pre-College Sports, she says, teaches students a Undergraduate Research Experience Summer (GPS), an inclusive pre- lot about life. “You win some, you lose Program (UREP) student project at paratory programme for local high some, it’s all about applying strate- GU-Q titled “Financial Education for school students in Qatar, Talal made gies. It’s OK to fail sometimes. It will Transnational Families” which pro- the decision to enroll. “I thought we’d teach you to appreciate the meaning duced several instructional video only study politics, but it’s not really of success.” training modules geared towards just about politics,” he discovered. Atul Menon grew up in Qatar, but giving migrant labourers practical “You have to understand history, the- almost missed out on attending an advice on maximizing their migrant ology, economics — I didn’t realise Education City university when he work experience. how important these other courses contemplated going to India for a com- The project was the winner of were to understanding politics.” merce degree. “But my dad saw in the Student Poster Presentations After graduation, he hopes to work the newspaper that a new major was Award, announced during Qatar in the government sector in Doha. being offered at GU-Q. He encour- Foundation’s Annual Research International Politics is also the aged me to give it a shot.” He did, and Conference. Atul was also named major of graduating Qatari student was accepted, majoring in his favorite one of only three students worldwide Haroon Yasin Maram Al Dafa, who spent the major- subject: International Economics. to receive the prestigious Palmer ity of her life abroad since her father Once enrolled, Georgetown intro- Award in September 2013, given Haroon, along with two other is a Qatari diplomat and served as duced him to topics of social justice. in collaboration with the US-based GU-Q students, developed an inno- ambassador of Qatar to a number “Georgetown in Qatar offered me LeaderShape Institute. vative project to create a school in a of countries. Politics for her is a fam- immense opportunities and support After high school, Haroon Yasin slum village in Islamabad, Pakistan, ily affair. But at Georgetown, she to work on issues that I was always attended an engineering college in where the curriculum and other forged her own unique path. “I didn’t deeply passionate about.” Dubai, but decided against engineer- school decisions are developed in imagine myself doing anything other He has interned at Silatech, ing and left. “I decided to pursue a cooperation with the village commu- than politics. So I applied at several taken several service learning trips law degree, and came to Georgetown nity. The Orenda Project, as it’s called, prestigious international universi- around the world to study economic because of their reputation. I majored was inspired by a previous project ties. When I weighed my options, development, political transition, in International Politics as a pre-law Haroon developed — Akhuwat-e- I decided to stay here in Doha. My and migration, and was inducted degree. Now, my main passion is Awam, a school that provided free sister attended Georgetown main into Alpha Sigma Nu honour soci- education.” Once he found his pas- education to impoverished children campus, and I knew I’d get the same ety, a prestigious recognition of his sion, he began making some pretty in Pakistan.