Community Community NU-Q student The ISL Qatar Shakeeb Asrar community spends his comes P6spring break volunteering P16 together to celebrate to work with Syrian, and view the artwork of Afghan, Pakistani and Iraqi its Grade 12 Visual Arts refugees seeking asylum. Diploma students.
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Salt and Fire UN investigation into an ecological disaster. They are quickly DIRECTION: Werner Herzog kidnapped by the villainous CEO (played by Michael Shannon) Emergency 999 WRITTEN BY: Tom Bissell, Werner Herzog of a large company held responsible for the ecological disaster. Worldwide Emergency Number 112 CAST: Veronica Ferres, Michael Shannon, Gael García But when a super volcano nearby begins to show signs of Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Bernal eruption, they must unite to avoid a disaster. Local Directory 180 SYNOPSIS: Two ecologists (played by Veronica Ferres International Calls Enquires 150 and Gael Garcia Bernal) are sent to South America as part of a THEATRES: The Mall, Royal Plaza, Landmark Hamad International Airport 40106666 Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Aftermath Qatar Airways 44496000 DIRECTION: Elliott Lester Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 WRITTEN BY: Javier Gullón Qatar General Electricity and CAST: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Scoot McNairy, Maggie Grace, Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 Martin Donovan 44593363 SYNOPSIS: Two strangers’ Qatar Assistive Technology lives become inextricably bound Centre 44594050 together after an error by an Qatar News Agency 44450205 air traffic controller (Scoot 44450333 McNairy) causes the death of a Q-Post – General Postal construction foreman’s (Arnold Corporation 44464444 Schwarzenegger) wife and daughter. The film is based on Humanitarian Services Offi ce the real-life Überlingen mid-air (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) collision, and the subsequent Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, murder of Danish air traffic 40253369 controller Peter Nielsen at Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Skyguide by Russian architect Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Vitaly Kaloyev, who held Nielsen Qatar Airways 40253374 responsible for the deaths of his wife and two children in the disaster.
THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza ote Unquo Qu te Speak in Mall Cinema (1): Smurfs: The (2D) 6:45pm; Take Off (Malayalam) Lost Village (2D) 2:30pm; Smurfs: 8:30pm; Take Off (Malayalam) such a way that others The Lost Village (2D) 4:30pm; 11pm. love to listen to you. Listen Salt & Fire (2D) 6:30pm; Yabani 7pm; The Devil’s Candy (2D) 9pm; Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Asli (Arabic) 8:30pm; Take Off Take Off (Malayalam) 11pm. (2): Smurfs: The Lost Village (2D) in such a way that others love (Malayalam) 10:30pm. Landmark Cinema (2): Smurfs: 2:30pm; Smurfs: The Lost Village to speak to you. Mall Cinema (2): Kaatru Veliyudai The Lost Village (2D) 2:30pm; (2D) 4pm; Going In Style (2D) 6pm; (Tamil) 2:30pm; Aftermath (2D) Smurfs: The Lost Village (2D) Aftermath (2D) 7:45pm; Aftermath – Anonymous 5:30pm; Going In Style (2D) 4:15pm; Yabani Asli (Arabic) 6pm; (2D) 9:30pm; Hollow Point (2D) 7:30pm; Aftermath (2D) 9:30pm; Going In Style (2D) 7:45pm; Yabani 11:30pm. Eat Local (2D) 11:30pm. Asli (Arabic) 9:30pm; Hollow Point Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): Mall Cinema (3): Take Off (2D) 11:15pm. Yabani Asli (Arabic) 3pm; Salt & (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Beauty & Landmark Cinema (3): Take Off Fire (2D) 5pm; The Devil’s Candy The Beast (2D) 5pm; The Devil’s (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Aftermath (2D) 7pm; Yabani Asli (Arabic) 9pm; Community Editor Candy (2D) 7:15pm; Kaatru (2D) 5pm; Salt & Fire (2D) 7pm; Kaatru Veliyudai (Tamil) 11pm. Kamran Rehmat Veliyudai (Tamil) 8:45pm; Hollow Aftermath (2D) 9pm; Kaatru Asian Town Cinema: Take e-mail: [email protected] Point (2D) 11:30pm. Veliyudai (Tamil) 11pm. Off (Malayalam) 6, 8:45 & Telephone: 44466405 Landmark Cinema (1): Kaatru Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): 11:30pm;Kavan (Tamil) 6:15pm; Veliyudai (Tamil) 2:15pm; Hollow Kaatru Veliyudai (Tamil) 2:15pm; Ezra (Malayalam) 6:15, & 11:45pm; Fax: 44350474 Point (2D) 5pm; Eat Local (2D) Hollow Point (2D) 5pm; Eat Local Kaatru Veliyidai (Tamil) 9:15pm. Monday, April 10, 2017 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY
EVENTS stations, the bike trail, through to the ‘fi rst- Aqua Park 2017 Season of-its-kind’ in Qatar, Snow Dunes theme WHEN: Until August Leadership Table conference park. WHERE: Aqua Park WHEN: April 28-29 The Aqua Park 2017 season is fi nally here WHERE: International School of London Painting Workshop and is happening with a big bang and splash. On April 28 and 29, the International WHEN: April 15 Aqua Park Qatar is the premiere and still the School of London, Qatar will host the fi rst- WHERE: ICC Ashoka Hall leading theme park in Qatar, “the theatre ever Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) is organising of all aquatic fantasies where the thrills Open Apply Admissions Conference in an interactive painting workshop in and spills are a knock-off , where families the Middle East. Managing admissions, association with Camlin for art loving and friends, work colleagues and business enrolment becomes more vital each year students of Indian schools at its Ashoka Hall partners cool off and the appellations go on for school administrators as the need for on April 8 and 15. This workshop will focus and on.” schools worldwide continues to grow on landscape painting and portrait drawing and competition increases. The two-day on both the dates under the guidance of two conference is open to all professionals prominent Indian painters based in Doha. It is Picasso-Giacometti aligned to the admissions and leadership a 3-hour-long workshop. The workshop will WHEN: Until May 21 of international schools. The experienced conclude with an exhibition of the artwork WHERE: Fire Station Artist In Residence speakers will add a wealth of knowledge to done by the participating students followed This exhibition brings together more aspects of the theme “Admissions at the by distribution of Appreciation Certifi cates than 120 works by Picasso and Giacometti, Leadership Table” and address key questions on April 15. The ICC management committee drawn from the collections of the Musée such as “How can admissions help steer the has said that the workshop is being national Picasso-Paris and the Fondation direction of the school?” conducted for a limited number of selected Giacometti in Paris, as well as exceptional students from Indian schools. For enquiries, loans from French and other international VCU Qatar community classes call 44968607. collections, covering paintings, sculptures, WHEN: April- May sketches, photographs and interviews with WHERE: VCU Qatar, Education City Education Malaysia Fair the artists. The exhibition refl ects two years This spring, VCU Qatar introduces 45 WHEN: April 14-15 of research undertaken by the Fondation courses in art and design – from drawing and WHERE: Malaysia Trade Centre Doha Giacometti and the Musée national Picasso- painting, fashion, graphic design, illustration, TIME: 4pm Paris, which reveals for the fi rst time the jewellery making and multimedia to visual Education Malaysia Fair in Qatar will be previously unknown relationship between communication technologies – to the public at Malaysia Trade Centre Doha for its 5th Qatar Motor Show these two artists, who, despite an age gap of Qatar. The Late Spring 2017 Community edition. It is a special focused education fair WHEN: April 18-22 of twenty years, shared many moments, Education Programme is open to all residents. where you will meet reputable and well- WHERE: Doha Exhibition & Convention both personal and professional. It has been Classes start early April. To register, please established universities from Malaysia, whose Center organised in six sections, evoking diff erent visit www.qatar.vcu.edu/community representatives are fl ying in all the way from The Qatar Motor Show is one of the most aspects of each artist’s production, including the country to meet students and parents in important consumer events in Qatar. It is the development of their work as young S.I.N Sunday with The Easter Bunny Qatar for a one-to-one personalised session celebrating its 7th edition with its ‘Driving artists through to their modernist creations, WHEN: April 16 to know about your study needs and the to Innovation’ theme that will help bring showing the correspondences between WHERE: Noir Lounge & Club, Melia Doha various courses and options to further your to enthusiast in Qatar the latest trends and their works, the infl uence of the surrealist Hotel studies in Malaysia. technologies from the global automotive movement, and the return to realism during The Easter Bunny will be hopping over to scene. Perceived by brands manufacturers the post-war period. The exhibition will be S.I.N Sunday on 16th April – and with him he and retailers as the ideal platform to host accompanied by a series of lectures and an brings treats. He has also hidden some eggs exclusive regional reveals, the show dates extensive education programme, as well as a around which you’ll have to hunt for if you have shifted after the Geneva Motor Show self-guided handbook for the visitors. want to fi nd the prizes! to showcase new models for the fi rst time in the region. The Qatar Motor Show 2017 Reggae Beachfest Doha La Liga fi xtures screenings will include more than 21 brands that will WHEN: Thursdays and Fridays WHEN: Until April 23 showcase their latest technology, innovation, WHERE: Oyster Beach Bar at St. Regis WHERE: Novo Cinema and performance trends. Exhibiting brands Hotel TIME: 5:15pm include BAIC, BMW, Chevrolet, Chrysler, TIME: 8pm onwards In association with beIN SPORTS, Novo Dodge, Ford, Genesis, Harley Davidson, In collaboration with Reggae Beachfest Cinemas will screen a selected list of La Liga Hyundai, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, in Dubai, Qatar will witness the best rasta fi xtures, including the Madrid Derby, Milan Maserati, Maxus, Mercedes Benz, Mini, nights around. The organisers say, “We’ve Derby and El Clasico matches. Football fans Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ram, Titanium and got the setup sorted to get you feeling the will have an uncompromised fi eld-side view Toyota. Caribbean vibe. Along with our resident band within an immersive environment where Earthkry all the way from Jamaica, we have so they feel as though they are a part of the Off -road biking tour many big names in the Reggae scene lined up much-anticipated matches. La Liga is the top Metal, gems & pearls art exhibition WHERE: Zekreet at this huge beachfest!” Entrance fee is QR50 professional association football division of WHEN: Until April 14 WHEN: Fridays at the door. For more information, please call the Spanish football league system. WHERE: Building 18, Gallery 2, Katara Blue Pearl Experience Qatar is off ering the 44460105. Cultural Village country’s fi rst off -road biking tour. Ride in Artistic metal panels exhibited by Patric the desert on a fatbike to explore the local Senorita- Ladies Night Rozario are bespoke metal coverings fl ora and fauna, spot desert wildlife, hike WHERE: The Club at St. Regis conceived and created to lavishly decorate up jebels, chill in the magic of the Richard WHEN: Tuesdays interiors and to rejuvenate the concept of Serra statues and this unique landscape. TIME: 7pm “Living Well”. These artistic metal panels Participants will get to cross the desert The Club at St. Regis promises the ‘fi nest have brilliant designs, beauty, colour and riding fat bikes from Zekreet to the Richard week-night in town with Cuban and Latin versatility that grow to encompass the Serra statues, on a route of approximately rhythms’. The event starts at 7pm. The ceaseless demands of clever, insightful 13kms. The route is easy to ride and suitable dress code is “strictly fabulous-Latin vibe” and imaginative interior designers, fi t-out for people with average fi tness. You must and there are no entrance fees. For more Paint the Town Qatar consultants and architects. What impresses be able to ride. Kids aged 9 and older are information, please call 4446-0105. WHEN: Tomorrow these professionals is the unparalleled also welcome. The fee is QR220 (QR190 WHERE: Grand Hyatt Doha freedom to create the most astonishing and for ages 9-14) and includes bike and safety Dia al-Azzawi: A Retrospective TIME: 7pm-10pm beautiful visuals with huge practical potential equipment. The activity lasts about 2.5 hours. WHERE: Arab Museum of Modern Uncork, unwind and unleash your in any working, living and entertaining Art and QM Gallery Al Riwaq creativity at Nirmalla’s ZigZag Doha. There environments. Imperial Threads: Motifs and Artisans WHEN: Until April 16 will be guided instructions by Nirmalla for WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art Qatar Museums presents a monograph of those who want it. Or you could just follow Salsa Beginners Dance Class WHEN: Until November 4 one of the most renowned modern artists your own muse. WHEN: Every Friday This exhibition focuses on the exchange of the Arab world: Dia al-Azzawi. The WHERE: B Attitude Spa, Beverly Hills of artistic and material cultures between exhibition, showcasing over 500 works Festive time Tower, West Bay the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires. across fi fty years and a range of media, aims WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 8pm-9pm Highlighting MIA’s masterpiece carpets, at mapping an itinerary of modernism and WHERE: Doha Festival City Salsa n Candela off ers variety of dance among other artworks, from Turkey, Iran and profi les the practice of the Iraqi artist. The The entertainment off ering has been classes for adults at Beverly Hills Tower West India, these objects will be contextualised exhibition is curated by Catherine David, designed to ensure there are numerous Bay’s B Attitude Spa, such as Salsa every within the historical circumstances of Deputy Director of Musée National d’Art opportunities for physical activities, from Friday and other Latin dances during other politics and artistic production of their time, Moderne at the Centre Georges Pompidou, the running track which features exercise days of the week. primarily from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Paris.
Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Monday, April 10, 2017 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Talent grab, escape name of the game The industry creating the technology for autonomous vehicles has morphed from a collaborative space of free-flowing ideas into a high-speed road race where the winners will seize a market expected to reach $77 billion by 2035, writes Marisa Kendall
HIGH STAKES: A Google self-driving car moves along the roadway at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California.
irst, it was just a dream. autonomous vehicles has morphed if they’re successful — has just vehicles. Each has much at stake regularly switching companies. Then it became a from a collaborative space of free- ballooned and become so much — for Uber, autonomous vehicles And a new class of scrappy startups quirky research project fl owing ideas into a high-speed road more concrete and attainable,” said could be the ride-hailing startup’s creating self-driving software has undertaken by a handful race where the winners will seize a Bryant Walker Smith, a scholar best shot at profi tability. But the emerged, poised to take market of the nerdiest engineers market expected to reach $77 billion with Stanford Law School who road ahead is marred by potholes share from the established giants. Fin the robotics industry. by 2035, and the losers will be left in specialises in self-driving car law. and speed bumps. Meanwhile, the major Now self-driving cars are the dust. Major players — Google’s Waymo, The intense competition already automakers, such as GM, Ford, on the brink of transforming “The money involved — the Tesla and Uber — are fi ghting has spawned at least two signifi cant Fiat Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz transportation. The industry money expended in these research to set the industry standard for lawsuits. Coveted engineers parent Daimler, are staking out their creating the technology for eff orts and the money expected consumer-ready autonomous working on autonomous cars are claims to the industry by investing Monday, April 10, 2017 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY
Trade secrets related to LiDAR technology are so precious to Waymo that when the court fight began, Waymo refused even to tell Uber which secrets it was accusing its rival of misappropriating
in and partnering with the key tech sharing information.” top talent. A wave of nearly 20 Uber gathers information in a has expressed interest in creating players. It’s too soon to tell what Tesla fi led a similar lawsuit people left Uber’s Pittsburgh- similar way, operating dozens of its own ride-hailing network, and these marriages will yield, but against a former employee in based, self-driving car programme self-driving cars in San Francisco, Waymo is rumoured to be eyeing several teams appear to be eyeing January. The suit accuses former in November and December, said Pittsburgh and Tempe, Arizona. similar plans. ride-hailing networks that could Autopilot programme manager a person familiar with the matter, Tesla is mining data from the When it comes to the actual pose an added threat to Uber and Sterling Anderson of nabbing Tesla’s with many of them joining Argo AI thousands of customers driving technology behind their cars, the Lyft. confi dential information and trying — a competing startup founded by with its cars’ Autopilot feature. companies are even more tight- Nowhere is the tension better to recruit at least a dozen of the an ex-Uber engineer. And last year, Some smaller startups are lipped. One key feature most illustrated than in the contentious company’s engineers before leaving two of Google’s top self-driving car taking a diff erent approach. Palo autonomous vehicles share is LiDAR court battle between Google’s to found a competing startup. executives left to start self-driving Alto-based Nauto charges $400 — sensors that use lasers to create a Waymo and Uber. Waymo says Anderson and Chris Urmson, car startup Nuro.ai. for kits that let taxi drivers, fl eet 3-D image of the car’s surroundings. its former engineer, Anthony the former chief technology Seeing those key people depart operators and Uber and Lyft drivers That’s the technology at the heart of Levandowski, downloaded more offi cer of Google’s self-driving car is especially painful in the self- retrofi t their cars with cameras that the Waymo v. Uber lawsuit. Waymo than 14,000 confi dential company programme, recently launched driving car space, experts say, where give alerts when a driver is doing says it invested tens of millions of fi les before leaving to found his self-driving car startup Aurora there already is a shortage of talent something unsafe like tailgating. dollars and tens of thousands of own autonomous vehicle startup. Innovation. because of the nascent state of the Those sensors funnel driving engineering hours to build its own The documents allegedly included “Tesla understands that some technology. data back to the company, which sensors, which would cost up to designs used in Waymo’s LiDAR employees may decide to pursue “Finding and recruiting the top is working on fully autonomous $60,000 off the shelf, only to have sensor — one of the key technology other opportunities or even to talent is really the name of the software. Uber copy that work. components that lets self-driving create a startup of their own, and game,” said Karl Iagnemma, co- Apple, meanwhile, reportedly is Trade secrets related to that cars “see” the road. Tesla is typically supportive of their founder and CEO of nuTonomy, working on a secretive self-driving technology are so precious to Levandowski founded Otto, an personal ambitions and respectful a Massachusetts-based startup car initiative called Project Titan, Waymo that when the court fi ght autonomous trucking startup later of their decisions,” the company’s working on software for self-driving though details remain scant. began, Waymo refused even to tell acquired by Uber. Now Waymo says lawyers wrote. “However, Tesla cars. “It’s intense competition to get So does information on how some Uber which secrets it was accusing Uber is employing trade secrets to cannot sit idly by when an employee those people.” of the industry’s main players plan its rival of misappropriating. replicate Waymo’s LiDAR sensors, like Anderson abuses his position Data also is a priority — to profi t from their self-driving However the case plays out, it and has asked a federal judge in San of trust.” companies must collect hours of technology. But as hints of future could have major repercussions for Francisco to prohibit Uber from A lawyer for Aurora did not driving data to teach their software business plans emerge, there are the industry. using that technology — an order respond to a request for comment. to navigate the road. Google got an signs of overlap that could add to “If Google were to get everything that could potentially devastate Tesla, which says two of its early start — the company began the competition. Uber is betting its that it is seeking,” Smith said, “it Uber’s self-driving car programme. engineers ended up following testing self-driving Prius cars in future on autonomous vehicles that could stop Uber’s self-driving car A hearing is set for the fi rst week Anderson to Aurora, isn’t the only 2009, and its spinoff Waymo now can someday replace human drivers programme.” —The Mercury News of May, and Uber is scheduled to company struggling to retain its has about 60 cars collecting data. in its ride-hailing network. Tesla (San Jose, California) respond to Waymo’s allegations this week. Trade secret fi ghts are common in Silicon Valley, but one thing that makes this one unique is Google’s involvement, which highlights the priority it is placing on its self- driving car programme. “Google doesn’t sue people — period,” said Eric Goldman, director of Santa Clara Law’s High Tech Law Institute. “It’s very exceptional to fi nd Google as a plaintiff .” The self-driving car industry was once a close-knit community, Stanford’s Smith said, but the Waymo lawsuit illustrates how far it’s come since those early days. “A lot of people were doing a lot of the same things at the same time — working at a university, consulting with a company and starting their own startup,” he said. “Researchers were pretty freely APPLE OF THE PIE: Apple is reportedly working on a secretive self-driving car initiative called Project Titan, though details remain scant. 6 GULF TIMES Monday, April 10, 2017 COMMUNITY NU-Q student volunteers to work with refugees
t was a very diff erent Spring a large scale, but it was also very Break for Shakeeb Asrar, who diffi cult to leave behind the personal spent his holidays working relationships I built with some of with displaced refugees in the refugees I worked with, who Greece. For 15 days, Asrar, a really opened up and shared their Isenior at Northwestern University life journey with me,” said Asrar. in Qatar, volunteered to work with In addition to his NU-Q Syrian, Afghani, Pakistani, and Iraqi journalism degree, Asrar is also refugees seeking asylum. Working pursuing a certifi cate in civic with them, Asrar was immersed engagement from the School of in a social cause he has long been Education and Social Policy at passionate about. Northwestern (Evanston, USA Selected to participate in the campus). He found the WISE Learners’ Voice Program, which is Learners’ Voice Program a great organised by the World Innovation opportunity to combine his passion Summit for Education (WISE), for social change, education, and Asrar was challenged to rethink media. education through a series of Candidates, such as Asrar, workshops and on-the-ground were selected from a diverse activities. pool of over 1,000 international As a participant, he volunteered applicants who demonstrated with Khora Community Center, an a personal, professional, and NGO in Athens, where he worked academic commitment in the fi eld as an interpreter for Pakistani of education. The programme refugees, translating conversations encourages the development of at appointments, and text in legal innovative reforms in education. documents. He was also involved in “I’ve been involved in several editing promotional and awareness community service programmes at videos about Khora’s charitable NU-Q and WISE is a great addition initiatives and refugee programmes. to them because it gives you the “Connecting with the refugees opportunity to not just experience enabled me to understand the crisis the issues, but it also enables you to from a diff erent perspective – one of come up with solutions to address the most complicated humanitarian Selected to participate in the Learners’ Voice Program, which is organised by the World Innovation Summit for them,” said Asrar. “So, with other disasters of our time,” said Asrar. Education, Shakeeb Asrar was challenged to rethink education through a series of workshops and on-the-ground members in my group, we were “Being there has encouraged me to activities. brainstorming diff erent ideas fi nd ways to contribute to resolving about our project, which we will this problem using my skills. I hope political turmoil.” countries, Asrar also took part in a communication skills. work on during our second session to be able to combine my media In addition to exploring the series of courses that were delivered “The overall experience was in Madrid over the summer, and skills and devotion towards social challenges facing refugees, from by Yale World Fellows, and other overwhelming. There was so then hopefully pitch it for funding causes to tell the stories of those their exodus to reception and experts to address key personal much to learn and absorb about at the WISE Summit in Doha this suff ering from displacement and integration in transit and host development, leadership, and the international refugee crisis on November.”
Free medical camp on World Health Day at Asian Town
Ibn Ajayan Projects, in association with Atlas Polyclinic, organised a free medical camp for the public over the weekend to mark the World Health Day. More than 600 people – mostly workers living in and around the industrial area – attended the free medical camp inside Plaza Mall in Asian Town. A medical team from Atlas Polyclinic off ered free check-up of the blood pressure and sugar and advised the patients as per their results. Ibn Ajayan Projects and Atlas Polyclinic regularly organise medical camps in Asian Town. Monday, April 10, 2017 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY
Indian Women’s Association elects new managing committee
Indian Women’s Association (IWA), a nonprofit organisation of the Indian expatriate women Vice-president; Priya Bhedi, General Secretary; Usha Nagrani, Joint General Secretary; Prity in Qatar, celebrated the International Women’s Day recently. Ritu Kumaran, the chief guest, Jain, Treasurer; Vinitha Sathish, Joint Treasurer; Aarti Gautam, Cultural Secretary; Nikita Kusum inaugurated the event and also released association’s in-house magazine. ICC president Milan Tiwari, joint cultural secretary; Nirmala, Head Social Co-ordinator; Shazia Shaikh, Social Co- Arun was also invited to deliver a speech on women empowerment. The new managing ordinator; and Jula Thomas, Social Co-ordinator. The past committee members were given committee for the year 2017-19 was also introduced: Susmita Pattnaik, President; Krati Nakra, mementoes.
VAFI holds its Annual General Meeting
Members of Visual Arts Forum India (VAFI) met recently for their Annual General Meeting (AGM). The members also wished Patric Rozario success for his ongoing unique art exhibition with gems and meeting also served as the farewell party for outgoing VAFI treasurer, Smita Aloni. The meeting was pearls at Katara. The members also discussed multiple VAFI projects that are in the pipeline. attended by 25 artists, include executive members. Smita Aloni was thanked for her services that involved encouraging many artists with her own VAFI President Dr Sreekumar Padmanabhan briefed the attendees on all the activities of VAFI in the individual workshops and for the time, eff ort and undivided attention she had given to VAFI. last year. Mahesh Kumar was congratulated for winning at Katara Dhow Festival 2016 and a special Kavita Murali Murugan was selected as the new treasurer of VAFI. Two artists, Nirmala mention was made on the selection of VAFI artists Rajeesh Ravi, Archana Bhardwaj, Seena Anand, Shanmughapandian and Preman K P, became members of the VAFI family. Savita Jhakkar, Mahesh Kumar and Dr Sreekumar for the second phase of Katara murals project. The The meeting ended with Jayan Orma entertaining everybody with his magic tricks. 8 GULF TIMES Monday, April 10, 2017 COMMUNITY
Noble International School conducts orientation for its teachers
Noble International School held an orientation for its teachers at Spice Boat restaurant recently. The programme was conducted by Dr Shantha Maria James, Director and Principal of Indian Central School, Kuwait. The teachers participated in a number of activities designed to help them become better teachers.
Gulf Film launches production arm ‘Novo Pictures’
Gulf Film – a subsidiary of the partly financed by Novo Pictures, is diversified and integrated media, based on the French science fiction entertainment and city beautification comics series Valérian and Laureline group in the Middle East, Elan Group and will be releasing in cinemas – has announced the launch of its globally this July. film equity brand Novo Pictures with “Gulf Film has dominated the a focus on English-language projects. regional film market in the Middle The launch of Novo Pictures East since its inception in 1989. cements Gulf Film’s position as the Our passion for film, commitment regional leader in the film industry to the industry and our expertise by covering the complete film supply have culminated in our inevitable chain starting with production by evolution as a film production Novo Pictures, distribution via Gulf entity. We are thrilled to add Novo Film and finally, exhibition with Novo Pictures to our portfolio and to About 700 parents attend ‘Parent-School Cinemas. be partnering with the legendary Novo Pictures’ first venture is already director and writer Luc Besson underway, in collaboration with on our inaugural project. We look Interface’ at Birla Public School industry heavyweight EuropaCorp, forward to sharing his creative to produce Valerian and The City of genius with the movie lovers a Thousand Planets. The highly- everywhere,” commented Selim El About 700 parents of students that have entered studies and the principal briefed the parents about the anticipated USD 180 million film, Azar, CEO, Gulf Film. Class X in Birla Public School (CBSE) for 2017-18 Board Board Examination, Remodelled Assessment Structure Examination in March 2018 attended a ‘Parent- School and Examination for Classes IX and X that came into Interface’ in the school auditorium recently. Principal eff ect from April 2, 2017. Vice-Principal George Edison AK Shrivastava briefed them about the new scheme of and School Counsellor Michelle Motha also spoke. A studies as announced by the CBSE. The new scheme session for parents of children studying in Class IX is replaces the old pattern of examination and scheme of also on the cards. Monday, April 10, 2017 GULF TIMES 9 COMMUNITY
Over 130 people attend ICAI Doha Chapter’s seminar
The Doha Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) organised a full day Later in the afternoon, Dr M Ganesan enriched the audience with expert information on personal seminar on the Highlights of Union Budget of India 2017, an update on the Benami Transactions wealth management for NRIs. Dr Ganesan emphasised that personal wealth management of (Prohibition) Act, 2016 and a discussion on Personal Wealth Management for NRIs in Doha, Qatar. each individual depends on their profile and weaved his way through a very interesting and The seminar was organised at Oryx Rotana and was well received and attended by over 130 sensitive topic. He laid emphasis on risk and liquidity management, and focused on long-term members of the chapter. return on investments and planning for future cash flows. Dr Girish Ahuja, a renowned expert in the field of Direct Tax in India, started his informative Earlier in the day, the chapter secretary, Rukkaiya Pachisa, invited the chapter chairman Gaurav session with insights on Benami transactions and latest amendment to the laws related to it. Kakkar for his opening remarks who gave an update to the members on the chapter’s activities Dr Ahuja informed the members on how the government is operationalising a strong law to executed so far and planned for the next four months. He also launched the much-awaited eff ectively deal with ‘Benami’ transactions as a step to eradicate corruption and channelisation of Membership Rewards Program by introducing exclusive products and services in partnership black money in India. Dr Ahuja spoke about the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act which has with Urban Point and UAE Exchange. been in force since 1988 and how the current government has amended it to make it stronger The Doha Chapter of ICAI was established in the year 1981 and is the oldest among the 29 than before. He wrapped up his session with valuable and relevant highlights from the 2017 Union overseas chapters of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India. It is aff iliated to the Indian Budget. embassy. The current membership of the Chapter is approximately 300.
Children skate for charity
LanguageOne Doha recently organised a charity event in collaboration with Gondolania, No matter how old or skilled you may be, everyone can have fun on the ice. Villaggio. Students between the ages of 4 and 14 years from Compass International School Doha “We’re grateful that Qatar provides excellent ice skating facilities. I’m proud that LanguageOne signed up for sponsored laps. The proceeds from these sponsored laps went to Paws Rescue has organised a charity event. Great to see children skate to raise money for Paws Rescue Qatar, which takes care of dogs and cats and provides them shelter, food and medical care. Qatar.” Dutch ambassador Dr Bahia Tahzib-Lie opened the event by skating herself. She said, “The LanguageOne is an organisation working globally to provide quality mother tongue education Dutch love ice skating, as sports or just for fun. It’s part of Dutch cultural heritage. for students living abroad. 10 GULF TIMES Monday, April 10, 2017 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Monday, April 10, 2017 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Instilling garage logic in your kids
t’s a long-standing tradition performed with a tool + Equipment. Keep it interesting by at the workbench garages – passing introducing more sophisticated tools as they get garage logic to the next generation. From older. hammering that fi rst nail to changing a car’s oil, the garage is a living laboratory where Keep it clean and safe Iparents teach their kids life lessons, self-reliance Help your children understand the importance and problem-solving skills. It can even be an of keeping tools and workspaces safe, clean and incubator where the seeds of a future profession well maintained. Everything starts with protective grow. gear – safety glasses, earphones, masks and gloves Instilling that larger vision requires a break – appropriate for diff erent jobs. Teach them the from the small screen. Too often, smartphones value of caring for your investments. Preventative and video games dominate the attention of kids, maintenance, such as changing oil and checking replacing time once craved from their parents. fi lters, keeps equipment working better and longer, Replacing the tablet with a tool in kids’ hands which ultimately saves money. When the project is requires parents to be creative and focused. Here done, stress the importance of returning everything are some easy ways to start and, in the process, to its place for an organised and safe shop. create a sense of accomplishment and ownership kids won’t forget when it is their time to pay it Have fun forward. Most of all, make your garage a place kids want to be. Personalise your garage with conversation Give a garage tool tour pieces, memorabilia from your local sports Start with a tour of your tool collection, teams or other things that may not be welcomed demonstrating the role each one plays. Chances inside the house. The ultimate goal is keeping are you acquired your tools over a lifetime or kids interested and wanting to learn more ways more, elevating their signifi cance beyond the to be helpful around the house. Assume the role specifi c task for which they were initially forged. of mentor, not a drill sergeant. Teach them what they need to know and how to succeed. Finally, Contract the kids for your next project when a job is done, make a point to celebrate with Projects with a variety of tasks provide refreshments and sincere thanks. This fulfi lment opportunities for all skill levels to get involved. will keep them motivated and instil invaluable Just one example is maintaining a wood deck or garage logic that will forever be part of their fence. Youngsters can assist with sanding and character. painting, while teenagers can learn to clean fences ©Brandpoint
ARIES TAURUS GEMINI March 21 — April 19 April 20 — May 20 May 21 — June 20
Hot on the heels of tomorrow’s chaotic Full Moon tomorrow you are Don't take things so seriously today. You aren’t known for your silly Don’t disregard something or someone today, simply because what probably dealing with more than your share of drama with friends side, but every now and again it’s good for you to kick up your heels they're saying doesn’t exactly make a lot of sense. and family today. All in a day’s work Aries! and laugh it off .
CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22
Be open to the possibilities today Cancers. It’s not all bad and it’s not Unless you are willing to go the distance, there’s not much else you Stop and take stock of pretty much everything today Virgos. Are you all good. You have opportunities to change the way you feel about can do but quit and feel good about quitting Leos. Sometime even doing your best to ensure the best results? Are you focusing on the pretty much everything. you, the hardest of lions have to admit defeat. right things?
LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21
Tomorrow brings with it your chaotic Full Moon and a time when all There is only way to do something and for you, that’s the right way. Tomorrow brings with it a chaotic Full Moon in your eleventh house sorts of things could very well come to a head. It’s important that You like things to work out the way you want them to and with of hopes, wishes and friendship. Get ready for the inevitable turn of you keep a lid on the drama and only let out the good stuff , the fun tomorrow’s Full Moon shining on your twelfth house of past karma, exciting events that go along with a Full Moon. stuff . subconscious and self-renewal, doing it right is imperative.
CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20
Stop and make sure you are on the right track today goats. Chances A looming and intense not to mention chaotic Full Moon shining in In your eighth house of intimacy and joint resources, tomorrow’s are there is some high tuning to do. You don’t like to be caught out Libra tomorrow lines up in your fellow air sign and ninth house of chaotic Full Moon is sure to bring up issues with both these areas of there do you. spirituality and higher learning. Do something good for yourself. your life. 12 GULF TIMES Monday, April 10, 2017 COMMUNITY PUZZLES/CARTOONS
Wordsearch Adam
Pooch Cafe Wood
ALDER CYPRESS PINE ASH DEAL SAPELE BALSA EBONY SYCAMORE BEECH HICKORY TEAK BIRCH LIGNUM VITAE WALNUT CEDAR MAHOGANY WILLOW CHERRY MAPLE YEW CHESTNUT OAK
Codeword Every letter of the alphabet is used at least once. Squares with the same number in have the same letter in. Work out which number represents which letter.
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Sudoku
Bound And Gagged
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. Monday, April 10, 2017 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY
Super Cryptic Clues Colouring
ACROSS DOWN 1. Record the range of tones (8) 1. Proceed to have another 5. Jokes about strikes? (6) whirl (6) 9. Attacked when made to work 2. Catch, a long time after, in (6,2) the building (6) 10. The limber Herbert is second 3. The son wished to change in (6) nationality (7) 12. Recover and put on weight 4. Black key one is about to again (6) play (4) 13. The dog I catalogue as a 6. Complaining, though it’s for boxer (8) our protection (7) 15. In which Jekyll became 7. Not what the wood-chuck Hyde? (8-4) did? (That’s very hard!) (4-4) 18. Digest what’s been said and 8. Quite a while in the former retract (3,4,5) (8) 23. Measure and give one false 11. Clean the picture with water facts about the plant (4,4) (7) 24. Nearly a man: very much so 14. And going in, I see, for Answers (6) something to eat (7) 26. Clannish. That’s the nuisance 16. How the motor mechanic Wordsearch Codeword about the British (6) said ‘Let go’? (8) 27. Talk - or clam up (8) 17. Authenticating it, though 28. Rent, we’re told, that’s gone obviously angry (8) up (6) 19. The skull of a lunatic? (3,4) 29. They order the dishes (8) 20. Either hand over or free (7) 21. Studies the ground to be run over (6) 22. Walks off, we’re told, with the sharpeners (6) 25. It would upset a hard drinker? Nonsense! (4)
Yesterday’s Solutions
Across: 1 Too little; 6 Get-up; Down: 1 Titan; 2 Overtones; 9 Twerp; 10 Entertain; 11 Not 3 Imperative; 4 Treason; 5 present; 12 Inch; 14 Winston; 15 Extends; 6 Garb; 7 Train; 8 Station; 17 Disavow; 19 Pie-dogs; Penchants; 13 Save labour; 14 20 Acts; 22 Takes a hand; 25 Wide-awake; 16 Isolation; 18 Asparagus; 26 Onion; 27 Eerie; Wrangle; 19 Pressed; 21 Taper; 23 28 Endurance. Dunce; 24 Free. 14 GULF TIMES Monday, April 10, 2017 COMMUNITY BOLLYWOOD No association?
nce bitten, twice said in an interview that he was And then Hrithik himself put shy or a serial her mentor, he publicly denied a screenshot of the article on controversial person it. The woman in question was Twitter with the tweet, ‘My dear over women he Angela Krislinzki, a foreign model lady, who are you and why are u refutes having any testing her luck in the Hindi film lying.’ associationO with? Hrithik Roshan scene. In an interview with a This was a rather cruel thing has found himself in the midst of newspaper she claimed to have to do even if the actress had a small controversy. Nothing as shot for two commercials along been trying to make some easy damaging as the Kangana Ranaut with Hrithik and said that he had publicity. It is part of the media one but with similar overtones. mentored her. game to cook up such stories and It must be remembered that in She also said that she had had is not happening for the first time. the Kangana imbroglio, she had a crush on Hrithik and that they Usually big stars ignore it. But, in accused him of being revengeful chatted about stuff like Spain, this case, some people went to her after an alleged romantic since she was part-Spanish. Instagram account and found a relationship between the two She added that when she shot number of selfies of her together had soured up. Hrithik said the for the second commercial, he with Hrithik. So obviously they relationship was entirely a fiction remembered her much to her had met, even if Hrithik didn’t of Kangana’s imagination. And surprise and they hit it off well, remember her. It set off another the rest is Bollywood gossip with him giving tips on her career. round of speculation over whether history with sly charges and The report added that Hrithik he was doing the same to her as in counter charges in the media until might now even cast her in a the Kangana issue. a peace of sorts was called. movie with him. It didn’t quote On the other hand, movie stars What he is involved in this time her on that but she does say that take selfies all the time with is nothing like that except for the she keeps him updated about her strangers and it really does not BAD MEMORY? Hrithik Roshan has denied knowing Angela Krislinzki, fact that when an aspiring actress work and that he is a mentor. indicate any acquaintance. despite her Instagram account having selfies with him.
No humour there Kapil Sharma made one movie, a comedy called Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, which was a decent hit in 2015 but no other movie of his has followed since then. And the reason is that he is among the few in India who do not need Bollywood to improve their brand image. In fact, a lot of Bollywood is still dependent on him because his show, Comedy Nights With Kapil, is one of the most popular on the TV. An indication of his standing came when he was featured in the last episode of Karan Johar’s chat show, where he only invites the elite of Bollywood. But Kapil is in trouble now. His show features a number of comedians who are also responsible for its success. Sometime back Kapil had a spat with one of them during a fl ight and allegedly beat him in public. Since then there has been a mutiny of sorts in his team with many refusing to come to shoot with him. They are also reportedly going to host a new show. All this makes Kapil’s own position precarious. His show’s ratings have dropped and he has been desperately trying to woo them back, even making public apologies to the person he manhandled. But they are not willing. Kapil has been trying to use other comedians but apparently the mood in the sets is IN TROUBLE: Kapil Sharma is in trouble as comedians lacklustre and he himself wears a despondent look. in his team are boycotting his show.
Special guest relationship between Salman and the media’s propensity to read too Iulia Vantur. They have obviously much into things and speculate. The Salman Khan family went been silent and refused to confi rm In any case, Iulia, who would on a Maldives holiday to celebrate it. discreetly stay away from family PERMANENT: It seems unlikely that Karan Johar and Kajol will get over the fi rst birthday of his sister’s son. Even when asked directly, Iulia photos, was at the centre standing their rift. And the trip also probably outed the has cited privacy, disapproving of next to Salman in one photo that was shot in Maldives and was No reconciliation Kajol and Karan. She was asked in posted online. an interview whether she had any She is now singing in a new music Karan Johar and Kajol are not on plans to go see the babies. But Kajol video of Himesh Reshamayya, who speaking terms anymore. Karan refused to be drawn into the subject is also known to be a close Salman himself has said so. Kajol’s husband and said that she would say nothing confi dante. But there is also gossip Ajay Devgn has also said that there on the subject. that Iulia is not comfortable with is a rift and even accused him of Kajol meanwhile is staging Katrina Kaif being around Salman badmouthing Kajol behind her a comeback of sorts but not in and that is said to the reason that back, which led to him shouting at Bollywood. She is doing a Tamil Katrina wasn’t there in Maldives. Karan. movie that is being directed by But while Iulia does not comment Kajol however has not Rajnikanth’s daughter Soundarya. on the relationship, she did tell a commented on it. When Karan Otherwise, the person one had to newspaper in an interview that the became the father of twins through credit for Kajol repeatedly being Khan family is beautiful and united. surrogacy, more or less the entire seen on the big screen over the last She fi nds them welcoming with on industry congratulated him and decade was Karan who unfailingly open door policy. No will dispute went to see the new entrants in his had a role for her in his movies, that. life. even when she had decided to put It might have been a good her career on the backburner and be Send your feedback to occasion to break the ice between a full time mother. OFFICIAL: Iulia Vantur finally appeared in a family photo with Salman Khan. [email protected] Monday, April 10, 2017 GULF TIMES 15 HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY Scandal, sexism and role of women at Fox News her. Greta Van Susteren also left the By Lorraine Ali network after Ailes’ departure; her refreshingly unremarkable hairstyle and pantsuits can no longer be used hree people discuss as a shining example of progress at current events on the network. television: The older The culture of Fox News doesn’t male host sits across stop outside the studio doors. from his two female President Donald Trump, who guests.T He is 67; they are decades appears to gain much of his intel younger. He wears a suit and tie, from network programming such they wear tight dresses. His face is as Hannity, asked that his female lined and pale; theirs are uniformly White House staff ers “dress like smooth and accented with coloured women” shortly after he was sworn lip gloss. in. A sexual harassment scandal Vice President Mike Pence has involving the man leads the said that he never dines alone news cycle on every other media with women who are not his wife, platform, but it’s just another nor does he attend functions Tuesday on The O’Reilly Factor. without his wife if alcohol is being The New York Times had days served. earlier reported that host Bill Never mind that the reality of a O’Reilly and 21st Century Fox had working American in 2017, or even paid out $13 million to fi ve women 1987, ensures that men and women in exchange for their silence on will be alone, near food, at some allegations of sexual harassment. point during the day. Or maybe Those claims included “lewd not if you work on the Hill. Among comments, unwanted advances and Congress’ 535 voting members, only phone calls in which it sounded as 26 are Republican women. if Mr O’Reilly was (performing a The president defended O’Reilly lewd act).” last week from the Oval Offi ce, O’Reilly insisted that none of the saying he believed that the Fox accusations were true, but after the News host had done nothing wrong news broke, high profi le advertisers and that he should not have settled began pulling their spots from with his accusers. No-one knows The O’Reilly Factor, the National better than Trump that, even if Organisation for Women and other you’re caught on tape bragging groups called for Fox News to fi re its about sexually assaulting women, it top-rated anchor and people began can be spun six diff erent ways if Fox tuning into the show to watch what News is in your corner. the famously bellicose host would Which also makes O’Reilly a say. perilous foe. Instead, they saw what they Wendy Walsh, a former Fox News always see on Fox News: A paunchy, guest who is not one of the fi ve older man in drab offi ce attire who settled with O’Reilly, recently sharing the screen with beautiful, held a news conference in which younger women in fi gure-revealing she said, “It is terrifying to speak outfi ts and low necklines. out about a man as powerful and The O’Reilly scandal is just vindictive as Bill O’Reilly.” the latest development in the According to his new book, Old queasy revelations of Fox News as School, O’Reilly sees himself as a predatory environment; in July, a crusader against all that is PC, Chief Executive and founder Roger a no-nonsense guy who pushes Ailes resigned in a hail of sexual against the liberal agenda of lefty harassment suits and allegations, “snowfl akes.” He longs for a simpler some of which have been settled, time in America (a time too when while other, new ones have been you could count the number of fi led. BACK IN BUSINESS: Bill O’Reilly at the world premiere screening of National Geographic Channel’s Killing Reagan at national female news anchors on For months after, female the Newseum in Washington D.C. two fi ngers). employees and former employees Conservative ideals are under came forward to describe a by Fox anchor Andrea Tantaros probably couldn’t be expected to sculpted hair, the shiny lips and attack, he says, and as MacMillan workplace that sounded more like alleging sexual harassment by Ailes recognise how bad it looked as yet that airbrushed look of scripted Publishers’ Web page for Old School the early grope-happy days of and others. another sexual harassment scandal daytime television. notes: “This book will explain the Mad Men’s Sterling Cooper than a Now, it appears that O’Reilly has unfurled. It’s an antiquated vision of the looming confrontation so even the modern media institution. A place also been very much a part of that And it isn’t just The O’Reilly working woman: She can bring ladies on The View can understand where women were pressured to behind-the-scenes culture. Factor. Compared to CNN and home the bacon, as long as she it.” look a certain way — high heels, lots But you don’t need access to the MSNBC, most of Fox News never lets him forget he’s a man. But the snowfl akes may already of makeup, short skirts. soundstages and hallways of Fox network’s female reporters, anchors But it’s a high-wire walk not be winning. For three weeks in “Fox News masquerades as a News to see that culture at work. and hosts are discernibly more every women is willing to take, a row, and the fi rst time ever, defender of traditional family The on-air dynamic of an older, dolled up than their competitors. especially in those heels. The MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show values, but behind the scenes, it not necessarily attractive, male Though other networks are also network’s top-rated female anchor, has outperformed O’Reilly in the operates like a sex-fuelled, Playboy authority fi gure and his lovely fond of the older male/younger Megyn Kelly, left Fox News for NBC 25- to 54-year-old demographic. Mansion-like cult, steeped in female guest (look, she’s beautiful female pairing, women on Fox News earlier this year after she alleged And she’s done it without a tie, or intimidation, indecency, and and smart too!) is such a trademark are invariably more overtly, and in her memoir that Ailes made blindingly bright lip gloss. —Los misogyny,” declared a lawsuit fi led of Fox News that the network uniformly, styled — the smooth unwanted sexual advances toward Angeles Times/TNS 16 GULF TIMES Monday, April 10, 2017 COMMUNITY
The students whose works were put up on display. ‘An Uncommon Thread’ showcases ISL Qatar students’ creativity and eloquence
he ISL Qatar community confi dence. expected to engage in, experiment diploma course always astounds display, explained the theme behind came together recently “Once again we were stunned not with and critically refl ect upon me, as does their progression in his work: “Art is the expression of to celebrate and view only by the quality of the art work a wide range of contemporary skill and understanding of the one’s desires, and my desire is to the artwork of the Grade but by the creative ideas, insights practices and media. The course is subject. The IB Visual Arts Diploma travel the world. Travel illuminates 12 Visual Arts Diploma and eloquence of our budding designed for students who want to allows for students to follow the feeling of discovery in my life students.T artists,” said Chris Charleson, Head go on to study visual arts in higher their own path and work within and to explore diff erent cultures of The Display Conference Room of School. education as well as for those who themes that are personal to them. the world. As my theme was travel, was transformed into a professional The IB Diploma Programme are seeking lifelong enrichment This results in bodies of work I went on to develop it into a story gallery worthy of the work it was Visual Arts course encourages through visual arts. being produced that are thought- of the past, present and future. showcasing. An exciting array of students to challenge their own The exhibition theme provoking and close to the student’s Each piece symbolised a time in my colours, textures and techniques creative and cultural expectations ‘Uncommon Thread’ was chosen hearts. Their choice of media also life, and each piece was inspired by adorned the walls and plinths of the and boundaries. It is a thought- by the students to highlight the refl ects their diverse range of skills artists whose culture and selected room, with each student choosing provoking course in which diff erences in their work but to and the fact they can successfully media were diff erent to mine. eight of their most successful students develop analytical also acknowledge that they are all interpret their ideas into varied These artists were Emily Garfi eld, pieces to describe their personal skills in problem-solving and still linked together by their time forms and techniques. In total, our with her work with maps, Anthony themes. Techniques on show divergent thinking, while working spent together and the techniques nine students showcased 65 pieces Gormley with his work shaping ranged from traditional oil painting, towards technical profi ciency they have acquired through of work. This made for a visually metal into human forms and Falco ceramic and glass, as well as textiles and confi dence as art-makers. collaboration and workshops. exciting exhibition, of which One with cultural graffi ti. The and wire work. The students were In addition to exploring and Robyn O’Neill, DP Visual Art we as a school are very proud to exhibition allowed me to present on hand to give personal accounts comparing visual arts from Teacher at ISL Qatar, said: “The showcase.” my pieces to the audience and the and explanations of their work diff erent perspectives and in quality of work produced by our Ahmed Hassan, one of the arrangement helped me to narrate and spoke eloquently and with diff erent contexts, students are students at the end of the two year students whose work was on my story.”
Techniques on show ranged from traditional oil painting, ceramic and glass as well as textiles and wire work.