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COVER who’s vying to become the next UNSG, STORY on the ideals of peace, possible energy co-operation with Qatar, and more. P4-5 2 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 25, 2016 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT

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THEATRES: The Mall, ote Unquo Royal Plaza u te Q There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the fi rst group; Mall Cinema (1): This Time (2D) 5pm; This Time (Tagalog) 7pm; (Tagalog) 11.30am; Pettson And Hassan Wa Baqloz (Arabic) 9pm; there is less competition there. Findus (2D) 1.30pm; Ratchet & Clank Sarbjit (Hindi) 11pm. — Indira Gandhi (2D) 3.15pm; Wyrmwood: Road Of Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): The Dead (2D) 5pm; Correspondence X-Men Apocalypse (2D) 6pm; X-Men Wyrmwood: Road Of The Dead (2D) 6.30pm; This Time (Tagalog) Apocalypse (2D) 8.30pm; Maruthan (2D) 12noon; Pettson And Findus 8.45pm; King Liar (Malayalam) (Tamil) 11pm. (2D) 1.30pm; The Jungle Book (2D) 10.45pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): 3.15pm; Correspondence (2D) 5pm; Mall Cinema (2): Our Kind Of X-Men Apocalypse (2D) 11.15am; Our Kind Of Traitor (2D) 7.15pm; Traitor (2D) 12noon; King Liar Angry Birds Movie (2D) 2pm; Ratchet Correspondence (2D) 9.15pm; Our Community Editor (Malayalam) 2pm; Angry Birds Movie & Clank (2D) 3.45pm; Captain Kind Of Traitor (2D) 11.30pm. Kamran Rehmat (2D) 5pm; Hassan Wa Baqloz (Arabic) America: Civil War (2D) 5.30pm; Asian Town Cinema: King Liar 7pm; Our Kind Of Traitor (2D) 9pm; X-Men Apocalypse (2D) 8pm; X-Men (Malayalam) 4.30, 6.30, 7.30, 9.30, 10, e-mail: [email protected] X-men Apocalypse (2D) 11pm. Apocalypse (2D) 10.45pm. 10.30pm; Jacobinte Swargarajyam Telephone: 44466405 Mall Cinema (3): X-Men Apocalypse Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): (Malayalam) 7pm; Brahmot Savam Fax: 44350474 (2D) 11.30am; Sarbjit (Hindi) 2pm; Ratchet & Clank (2D) 11.30am; Sarbjit (Telugu) 7pm; Maruthu (Tamil) 10pm The Jungle Book (2D) 4.15pm; (Hindi) 2.30pm; Angry Birds Movie & 12.45am. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

EVENTS Shifting Sands Al Gannas DATE: Until July 7 DATE: Until Oct 30 Practical Budgeting for Non-Finance VENUE: Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim TIME: 9am -11:30am DATE: May 29-30 Museum, Alsamariyah VENUE: Al Gannas Society TIME: 8:30am-4pm MA students of UCL Qatar are organising Al Gannas Association is participating in the ‘Our culture is a school’ programme by VENUE: TBC Doha and curating an exhibition as part of organising many activities for the students every Monday and Wednesday of the week. The course will enable participants to UCLQurates. In the very recent past, Qatar These activities include explanations on hunting and related tools, kinds of falcons and learn how companies move from creating a has undergone a significant transformation; preys, in addition to workshop on how to carry a falcon, set a traditional tent (made of goat strategic plan to translating this plan into through these developments, people have & camel hair), prepare traditional Arabic coffee, etc. budgets and thereafter implementing and had to adapt to the changing landscape in monitoring the actual performance. which they live.

Arabic Calligraphy DATE: May 27, 28 TIME: 5pm VENUE: Katara Katara organises A Journey to the art of Roqaa Arabic calligraphy workshop by Syrian calligrapher Nasser al-Hamwi. On the subject of the workshop, it will provide opportunities for beginners who are interested in Arabic calligraphy to discover this beautiful art through Roqaa Arabic calligraphy. The workshop is based on practical exercises aimed at demonstrating how to compose the Roqaa clipped letters made of short, straight lines and simple curves, as well as its straight and even lines of text in a grammatically correct, beautiful, balanced and co-ordinated Dance Classes with Salsa n Candela presented in the context of the Qatar China manner. VENUE: Hilton Hotel-West Bay 2016 Year of Culture. Artworks exemplifying Salsa n Candela off ers variety of dance each and every artist’s unique artistic language Guided Family Art Visits classes for kids and adults at Hilton Hotel, and methodology will be displayed in individual DATE: May 28 and June 4 Eforea Spa Studio, such as Salsa, Bachata, galleries. TIME: 3pm Kizomba, Swing, Tango and Greek classes. VENUE: Qatar Museums Price at QR60 per class per person. Cultural Diversity festival Guided family visits are led by the Public DATE: Until May 31 Art education team at Qatar Museums QSports Summer Camp TIME: 7:30-9pm Gallery ALRIWAQ. Children and parents DATE: June 19-Sept 1 VENUE: Katara Beach will explore the exhibition together. TIME: 8am-1pm Over 20 countries from all over the world are This will be followed by an art-making VENUE: Al Jazeera Academy showcasing their traditions and heritage. workshop. The children will make their Registration for QSports Summer Camp own clay sculpture. The workshops are 2016 is now open. QSports summer camps being held from 3-5pm every Saturday until are committed to providing a safe, fun and June 4. skill-based experience for kids between the ages of four and 14. We have a dedicated team Equestrian, Camels and Falcons Skydive Qatar of specialist kid’s coaches and classes and Exhibition DATE: Until May 31 activities are safe, planned, progressive, active, DATE: May 26, 27 VENUE: Al Khor Airport creative, inclusive and designed to maximise TIME: 10am For the first time in Qatar, everyone will participation of all children by off ering a variety VENUE: Doha Exhibition and get a chance to experience skydiving with of activities. Convention Center a team of certified skydivers to jump from Nawasi is the first and only exhibition approximately 13,000ft high. Participation Anti-Doping in Humans and Animals to be held in Qatar, focusing on horses, fees: QR1899 for individuals, including DATE: May 31-June 1 camel and falcon equipment. Poised photos and a video footage of before, after TIME: 8am Qatari Agricultural Product Yards to be held at the Doha Exhibition and and during the jump. Tickets are available VENUE: Doha Marriott Hotel DATE: Until June 30 Convention Center (DECC), Nawasi online, at Lagoona Mall, Qatar Foundation ADLQatar’s 6th Annual Symposium: Anti- VENUE: Al Mazrooa, Al Zakheera, Al Khor, will energise equestrianism, camel and and Virgin Mega Stores. Doping in Humans and Animals: Parallels Al Wakrah falconry industries and blaze a trail that and Divergences: As with doping in humans The Ministry of Environment has opened the carries these arts to a higher level of Interpretations Art Exhibition to enhance sporting performance, similar 4th season of Qatari agricultural product yards practice enjoyment. The exhibition will DATE: May 26-June 6 interventions to ensure outcome in competition for selling locally produced fruits, vegetables, accommodate more than 150 premier TIME: 10am- 9pm are also apparent in animals (horses, dogs, poultry, fi sh and livestock. Work in these yards exhibitors with cutting edge technology VENUE: Katara Art Center, Building 5 camels). Practices such as administrations of will continue for seven months. The yards will and equipment from Qatar, GCC, Mena and The International School of London steroids, inorganic substances such as cobalt, as operate three days a week on Thursdays, Fridays from all over the world. Qatar’s Visual Arts Department inaugural well as, gene doping may be far more prevalent and Saturdays from 7am to 5pm, with livestock exhibition will take place in the Katara Arts amongst competing animals. vendors in Al Mazrooa operating at the same Center from May 26– June 6. The works of times throughout the week. the ‘Interpretation’ exhibition represents Yamativo Salsa Classes a wide range of ages and stages of artistic DATE: Every Monday Join in our Walk-in Weekends development and are selected from the TIME: 7pm DATE: Every Saturday school’s IB Middle Years and Diploma Years VENUE: Radisson Blu VENUE: MIA Atrium Programmes students. It is through sensory It’s always fun and always challenging. Let’s MIA art education and calligraphy teams exploration and interaction that students meet and learn some moves every Monday off er walk-in workshops in MIA’s atrium every learn to explore their feelings and confirm night. You don’t need to do anything, just join Saturday. These walk-in workshops are for open their understanding of the world through us. Level 1 (intermediate level) 7pm and for for all family members. the senses. beginner level 8pm. Be there at Raddison Blu Hotel Cabana Club. Karting & Mini Moto Track FOODIE CHOICE DATE: Until July 1 Spring Exhibition MIA TIME: 6:30pm DATE: Until July 16 RESTAURANT: Doha Marriott VENUE: Losail International Circuit TIME: 10:30am- 5pm LOCATION: Ras Abu Aboud Street Starting tomorrow, the Karting and Mini VENUE: QM Gallery Al Riwaq Enjoy a Friday Brunch journey and Moto Track will be open every Thursday An exhibition of 15 contemporary Chinese discover an array of live stations and and Friday until July 1 after which the track artists, curated by internationally acclaimed specialities from the Restaurant Gallery, will close until further notice. QR100 per New York-based Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, featuring live cooking stations with session of 15 minutes. Helmet mask QR15 – will be on view at the QM Gallery Al Riwaq. favourite dishes from around the globe. For not refundable. The exhibition will be the major highlight more details, call 44298499.

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 25, 2016 COMMUNITY COVER STORY

„ INTERVIEW: Vesna Pusić, Croatian Deputy Speaker “There are many attractive possibilities”

Photo by Umer Nangiana “We are very close to actually abolishing visas for specifi cally the building of LNG By Umer Nangiana terminal in Croatia,” she says. diplomatic and special passports. A number of such “We fi rst started discussing that in the early 2000 and because esides the existing categories in Qatar will be excluded from having to there were some internal problems business and trade in Croatia regarding the terminal, co-operation, get visas. Also, anybody having a Schengen visa can Qatar eventually built it in Italy, Croatia and Qatar automatically come to Croatia” which is geographically not that far have multiple other from where it would have been in Bsuch opportunities to explore Croatia,” she notes. particularly in the energy Skillful negotiators rather than interview with Community on the number of possibilities have not But now, she says, they are and tourism sectors. The two troops on ground (peacekeeping sidelines of the recently concluded yet materialised,” Pusic says. hopefully approaching the countries can also collaborate on missions) can be more eff ective Doha Forum. There has been co-operation realisation of that project which humanitarian and development in preventing, de-escalating or Pusic participated in the forum between Qatar and Croatia would mean formal co-operation projects in the world’s post- resolving a confl ict and the UN as Croatian candidate for the post in the area of building and between Croatia and Qatar in confl ict areas. needs to immediately address of UN Secretary-General. Ban construction industry, information energy sectors. Croatia itself has a The United Nations can be made the issue of non-state actors’ Ki-moon, the current UNSG, is technology, especially software, signifi cant number of household more eff ective in preventing or involvement in confl icts. retiring at the end of this year. food processing industry and LNG consumers; but, the whole resolving confl icts in the world These views were expressed by “Business people from both pharmaceuticals. of South Eastern Europe is through more integration between Vesna Pusic, Deputy Speaker of countries have been sizing up each The areas under discussion potentially a big market and is its diff erent agencies working on Croatian parliament and former other for a very long time. There are tourism and energy. “The interested in getting gas as energy, peace and security, development, foreign minister and the fi rst is recognition that there are many biggest of all areas which we kept says Pusic. human rights issues. deputy prime minister, in an attractive possibilities, however a discussing is the energy sector, And the deputy speaker says Wednesday, May 25, 2016 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY politicians and business people who come from Qatar to Croatia always fall in love with nature and tourist resorts there. “We have a lot of investment in tourism in Croatia, for instance, from Turkey, and considering how good the tourism and services industry is developed in Croatia, that is one area I think where we can co-operate,” she says. The foundations for such collaboration are already present. There is a direct fl ight from Qatar to Zagreb, Croatia and Croatia has an embassy in Doha which facilitates many things. “We are very close to actually abolishing visas for diplomatic and special passports. A number of such categories in Qatar will be excluded from having to get visas. Also, anybody having a Schengen visa can automatically come to Croatia,” says Pusic. One area where Croatia can attract Qatari investment is the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Croatia which have grown tremendously in the past few years since the country joined European Union. However, the one most crucial area where the two countries can potentially co-operate and make a diff erence is the humanitarian and development projects in post- confl ict areas. Croatia started one such project in Afghanistan on its own by building a maternity training centre near Mazar Sharif. “It is my deep belief that development co-operation is DIPLOMACY IS KEY: Vesna Pusic was in town to attend the recently concluded Doha Forum. Photo by Umer Nangiana something that any country can get involved in. It is good not only hospitals. At the moment, they for the countries on the receiving Pusic, who is are observing the pilot project end but also good for the donor vying to become in Afghanistan and based on countries,” says Pusic. its success would think about “Until recently, to some extent the next UNSG, replicating it in other areas. the understanding was that only Vying to become the UN the rich countries who can provide emphasises Secretary General, Pusic believes billions of dollars in aid can be that the entire there are certain core issues that donor countries. I think we should anybody wanting to become (the push a project that I call a ‘defence peace building UNSG) would want to address of small donors’ where almost any besides management. country can provide the donor architecture, as “These issues have always assistance,” she explains. been there since my school days Croatia, she says, started it is called in the and these are peace, security, building a small maternity UN, is a little out development, human rights, hospital in Afghanistan close to etc. and in a way these are all so Mazar-e-Sharif, which is actually of date. She feels closely intertwined especially, if running now. It is supposed to be a you go through a confl ict or a war training center for midwives in the very often the as we did in Croatia, it becomes community. These women would very clear to you that it is almost not have university degrees, they peace-building impossible to build sustainable would be women from villages who missions get the peace without development,” says will have 6-8 months training and Pusic. they would probably not be able to mandate that “There is a big debate now in handle very complicated births. the UN about the Silos eff ect. It is But very complicated births, they cannot about these areas being so divided Pusic says, account may be for that they don’t co-operate and between 3-5 percent of mother fulfill many agencies repeat the same and baby deaths. Some 95 percent type of work that some other UN of such deaths are preventable agency is doing,” she adds. through very simple knowledge In some way, Pusic emphasises, and skills. the entire peace building “These women would receive architecture, as it is called in the this training and then go back UN, is a little out of date. Very to the village to help people. often the peace-building missions One such hospital is a good idea, get the mandate that they cannot but it does not make a really big fulfi l or the circumstances are so diff erence. And Croatia being above and beyond their mandate a small country does not have that they fi nd themselves trapped enough funds to provide a whole in a war situation. network of these hospitals,” says This is very counterproductive the candidate for the top UN seat. not just horrible because it cannot By drawing in countries like prevent killings and compromises Qatar in such projects can help the organisations and the establish a network of such peacekeeping missions as such. 6 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 25, 2016 COMMUNITY Get ready for The Parlotones South Africa’s biggest rock band is all set to perform on June 3 at the Radisson Blu

WINNING HEARTS: In the 16 years since its formation, The Parlotones has won legions of fans across South Africa and beyond.

their success and catapult them to the stars By Anand Holla The four-piece band started off with rooted they are today – their debut studio album British rock sound, it later on embraced a RadioControlledRobot,” says a bio shared on their website. outh Africa’s biggest rock band wide range of musical genres, which perhaps Driven by lyrics exploring personal and one of its best-selling music themes, of love and everyday life, set in artistes of all time, The Parlotones has a big role to play in their popularity catchy melodies, The Parlotones have is all strapped up to give Qatar a released eight studio albums till date and live taste of its indie-alternative- Parlotones has won legions of fans across Parlotones played as a four-piece for almost have won nine South African Music Awards. Srock-pop mash with smash hits such as Push South Africa and beyond. Singer-songwriter three years until July 2002 when they asked From headlining the 20,000-seater Coca me to the Floor, Sleepwalker, I’m only Human, Kahn Morbee was 17 when he began learning John Boyd to join, adding a subtle synth and Cola Dome in their hometown in 2009, Life Design, Honey Spiders, Beautiful, and to play the guitar and songwriting – the sound eff ect element to the band, as well as to performing at the World Cup Kickoff Overexposed. origins of what would come to defi ne The contributing to the engineering during live Concert to an audience of a billion in 2010, In a gig organised by Iconic Events, the Parlotones sound. It was in the summer of shows.” The Parlotones have hit the big league since -bred multiplatinum-selling 1998 that Morbee met Neil Pauw, a drummer The four-piece band — Kahn Morbee some time. The band has also championed band will take the stage at Qube – Radisson who had attended the same high school as (vocals and rhythm guitar), Paul Hodgson many philanthropic causes, including The Blu Hotel, Doha, on June 3. The doors him. When Pauw heard Morbee’s songs, he (lead guitar), Glenn Hodgson (bass guitar, Little Wing Music Foundation, the Anene open at 8pm and the tickets are priced at knew they shared similar tastes in music, and keyboards and backing vocals), and Neil Booysen Foundation, and the Africa-Unite QR150, inclusive of a beverage. For VIP soon the duo decided to put a band together. Pauw (drums and percussion) — started off campaign. About their charity work, Morbee and table bookings, you can call Iconic “At university, Morbee met guitarist Paul with rooted British rock sound, it later on had said, “People in the public eye have the Events on 3369-2133; tickets are available at Hodgson. One day after both of them were embraced a wide range of musical genres, ability to spread a message very quickly theplatinumlist.net thrown out of the library for playing guitar, which perhaps has a big role to play in and eff ectively. So we try to do so when it Ray McRobbie, Director of Entertainment, Morbee asked Hodgson to join himself and their popularity. In 2003, The Parlotones concerns issues we feel strongly about. But Radisson Blu Hotel Doha, told Community, Pauw for a jam. He came to a practice, liked self-released their fi rst album, the “raw, we never want to come across as a band “We are delighted to be hosting South the songs, and joined,” says a biography on indie-tinged” Episoda, which instantly that’s preaching. All we are really doing is African Rock Band The Parlotones at Qube the band on the website Spirit-of-Rock, “At referenced their sound to bands such as drawing attention to causes that we support. Nightclub, Radisson Blu Hotel, on Friday, the time, Hodgson’s younger brother was and . “This indie sound South Africa is our home and home to our June 3. The evening promises to be an still in high school and could play guitar, was the fi rst of its kind in South Africa and families and our friends. We certainly want exciting event with seasoned professional and bass, so the band asked him to quickly labelled The Parlotones as one of the to make sure they have a bright future. If we musicians.” bring his bass to a band practice. With freshest sounding bands on the scene, paving can get involved and encourage people to get In the 16 years since its formation, The that the band line up was complete. The the way for the album which would cement involved, it can only have positive eff ects.” Wednesday, May 25, 2016 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY

Loyola students visit ‘What About Art?’ exhibition

The students of Loyola International School visited the Al Riwaq gallery recently to attend the “What About Art?” exhibition. There, they learnt about various forms of art and the multiple interpretations that an art piece can have.

DPS-MIS hosts second edition of Encuesta

DPS-Modern Indian School qualified for the final round. Five hosted the second season of highly ingenious rounds were Encuesta 2016 for the students conducted, of which the rapid fire of grades VI to VIII recently. and wipe out rounds were the Eight Indian schools — Birla most exhilarating. Public School, DMIS, Ideal Indian The Ideal Indian School team School, Bhavan’s Public School, consisting of Niranjan PB, Shantiniketan International Vaishakh Kumar and Ibrahim School, Scholars International Ahmed won the competition, School, MES Indian School and fighting off a stiff challenge from DPS-Modern Indian School — the Birla Public School team of participated in the competition. Satajit Menon, Ananya Manoj and After a preliminary written Yuvraj Rane. The third position test round, five three-member was secured by the DPS-MIS teams from DPS-MIS, Birla Public team of Theertha Aravind, School, MES, Ideal Indian School Madhav Jaychandran and Bilal and Bhavan’s Public School Ahmed Assadi.

BPS hosts career counselling workshop for Grade 10 students

The CBSE-i department of Birla Public School organised a career counselling workshop for students of Grade 10 recently. Students worked in groups and learnt about various careers as well as the benefits and limitations associated with each one. The workshop also addressed some major challenges students face, such as stress, time management and peer pressure. Apart from that there were many group activities related to life skills in which students took part enthusiastically. Headmistress Durga Sree Mavuru was the resource person. 8 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 25, 2016 COMMUNITY ACS Doha’s new campus will have space for 2,470 students

CS Doha is announcing of the classroom. Our amazing new the development of a campus will ensure that we can brand new, state-of- best prepare students in Doha for the-art campus with unrivalled academic success. This a capacity of 2,470 will be the key to helping them gain Astudents, opening in September entry to some of the best colleges 2019. Following a series of highly and universities around the world – a successful meetings with Morten goal that has real signifi cance as we Real Estate and Contracting prepare to celebrate our fi rst High Company, a 60,000sq m site has School graduation on May 27.” been secured (over fi ve times bigger The announcement has been than the present campus) in Al welcomed by the local community, Kheesa, just off the Al Shamal Road who see the new campus as evidence and near to the main junction after of ACS’s commitment to educate its IKEA. When construction begins and students in outstanding facilities. progresses, ACS will be collaborating The meticulously planned campus closely with Mace as Development has been designed to deliver an Manager and AECOM as Consulting exceptional learning environment Engineer. A computer rendition of how the new campus may look like. for both students and faculty, with Designed by internationally specifi c attention given to creating renowned architects, Broadway Abdulaziz al-Enazi representing The new campus will be well of-the-art campus will benefi t the spaces that drive academic rigour and Malyan, the new campus will Morten Real Estate and Contracting connected to the school’s existing entire school community and I am extra-curricular programmes both in enhance the school’s academic and Company. community, located only 10 proud to support ACS in delivering and outside the classroom. extra-curricular off er, boosting Chris Johnson, Managing kilometres (approximately 15 this exciting new development as Al-Naimi, Partner and Director of its successful International Director of ACS International minutes) north of the current Al part of their long term vision.” Morten Real Estate and Contracting Baccalaureate Middle Years, Schools, comments: “ACS Doha Gharrafa campus. In addition, the Since opening in 2011, ACS Doha Company, said: “We are very proud Diploma, and US High School is focused on making a signifi cant move will take advantage of a metro has experienced rapid enrolment to take part in this project. We have Diploma programmes. The school contribution to the growth of Qatar. stop to be built close by as part of growth taking it to near capacity been working with ACS Doha hand- is currently awaiting candidate We are honoured that this expansion Doha’s growing public transport levels in under fi ve years, and in-hand for the last two years and status from the IB to also off er the IB resonates strongly with the human network. The new location also outgrowing its current 11,000 m2 believe this new campus will become Primary Years Programme. development goals of Qatar’s 2030 provides an opportunity for ACS site. The new campus will help meet a benchmark in Doha, contributing The announcement comes in National Vision, and our own goal to Doha to serve the educational needs future enrolment needs and address signifi cantly to education, and also to advance of the formal Signing make an ACS education available to of a signifi cant number of mega the country’s pressing shortage of Qatar’s vision in general.” Ceremony, which is currently being more students around the world. ACS projects including Lusail, the Pearl quality education places. Al-Enazi adds: “It is a great planned. At that event the agreement Doha is deeply dedicated to creating and the fast-expanding suburb of Steve Calland-Scoble, Head of opportunity to team up with ACS will be signed by Chris Johnson, a legacy in Qatar. The new campus Um Salal. School at ACS Doha, adds: “The Doha for this state-of-the-art new Managing Director, and Steve will enhance our strong reputation, Al-Jaber, ACS’s local partner, said: new campus facilities will empower campus. The demand for education Calland-Scoble, Head of School, ensuring we continue to attract the “The new ACS campus is a positive our outstanding teachers to develop in Qatar is high and I believe this new representing ACS International very best teachers and educational development for ACS, and for greater learning opportunities for campus will be part of the nation’s Schools, and Khalid al-Naimi and leaders from around the world.” education in Doha. The new state- students, both inside and outside education legacy.”

Summer fitness promotions at Sheraton Grand

Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel is off ering guests special summer fitness be entitled to unlimited access to the Fitness Center and a private pristine beach, as well as many membership promotions. Throughout the summer season, Sheraton Grand Doha invites new other facilities. For ladies enrolment, the hotel is off ering a four-month membership including access members to sign up for fitness memberships to fit any lifestyle and any fitness level. Guests can take to gym and resort, with two bootcamp classes twice per week for QAR 3,500. Members will receive advantage of the limited off er rates for three months membership starting from QR6,000 for family complimentary fitness classes and activities, with certified fitness professionals available for personal membership, QR5,000 for couples and QR3,500 for single men. Through this off er, members will training upon request, in addition to discounted rates on hotel restaurants and facilities. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 GULF TIMES 9 COMMUNITY

Students from all levels of the school performed well at this year’s SOP. GES scoops two team gold medals at Schools Olympic Program

tudents from all levels of sportsmanship and comradeship was some quality basketball in this In the Level 1 Boys’ Taekwondo, well-deserved silver medal in the The Gulf English School during the football match, stage of the competition. Notable Sheikh Tameem al-Thani took long jump. (GES) — from fi ve to 18 where they beat their rival team performances came from Hissa bronze and showed lots of Rebecca Cruickshank, Learning years of age — performed 4-0, putting GES on the top al-Kubaisi, Aisha al-Kuwari, Ayah potential to make great progress. Manager and Head of PE, said: well at this year’s of the board. Sheikha Noora Gehani and Sheikha AlJoury al- For the second year running, “Our students have been excellent SchoolsS Olympic Program (SOP). al-Thani scored three goals, Thani. Mohammed Amine took gold representatives of the School and With a month-long series of notwithstanding some great The Primary Girls Football Team in the secondary boys’ open their families and have given us all competitions to pit their sporting performances by the entire team. too played consistently well this weight category. Mohammed has much to celebrate this year. We are prowess against their peers, GES Next on the schedule was year, which won them the gold. established himself as the leading now registering players for next won two team gold medals for the the Primary Girls’ Basketball They played with accuracy and player in Qatar in this category season, and practices will resume fi rst-time ever. The SOP is hosted competition. After winning control and managed to deliver and has represented Qatar in soon and we look forward to by the Qatar Olympic Committee their fi rst game 12-0, they were a 5-0 win. All girls played well, international competition. starting to prepare for next year.” in partnership with The Ministry unstoppable. They ended their fi rst but the contribution of Sheikha In athletics, GES won silver. “I take this opportunity to thank of Education and Higher tournament with a 36-2 win and so Haya al-Thani was noteworthy, Notable performances were all parents and teachers who have Education. breezed through to the next round. scoring all fi ve of the goals. Her given by Nasser al-Hemeidi who supported our endeavours to Cheered on by parents and Tochi Omah was the top scorer. performance this season has been was placed 12th out of over 80 develop the competitive teams at friends, GES started with girls’ The preparatory girls also both exceptional and consistent. runners in the 200m and Rawda GES. At times it’s been painful but football and basketball. senior attended the basketball fi nals and The girls took gold with a 5-1 win, al-Kubaisi who was 5th in the our students’ success makes it so school girls showed great collected bronze medals. There a second team gold for GES. girls 200m. Tochi Omah took a worthwhile,” she concluded.

IIS teams bag CBSE Clusters Taekwondo Championship

In the recently concluded CBSE Clusters Taekwondo Championship, Ideal Indian School emerged as champions winning both boys and girls’ categories. Five Indian schools participated in the tournament. In the boys’ category, Ideal Indian School taekwondo team emerged as the overall champions with 90 points, winning 11 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals. IIS girls’ team also lifted the championship trophy with 83 points, winning 11 gold and 2 bronze medals. The gold medallists in the championship have qualified to participate in the CBSE National Taekwondo Championship 2016, to be held in India. 10 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 25, 2016 COMMUNITY

Rajagiri Public School kindergarteners participate in palm painting activity

Kindergarteners at Rajagiri Public School participated in a palm painting activity recently. The activity was conducted at the school’s auditorium and the students were guided by the teachers. The aim of the activity was to expose students to colours.

DeBakey students visit ‘What about the Art?’ exhibition

Students from DeBakey High School visited the new exhibition, “What about the Art?”, at Qatar Museums Al Riwaq Gallery where they discovered contemporary Chinese artists. This was an extension from their classroom lessons in the Art class.

Amey’s Consulting volunteers clear over 50 bags of rubbish from Al Safliya Island

Amey’s Consulting team in Qatar joined forces with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) to launch a clean-up initiative on Al Safliya Island. Volunteers removed over 50 bags of rubbish, including plastic bags and bottles, cans, metal as well as items of clothing from the beach. Al Safliya Island is a popular visitor destination so the team from Amey donated their community involvement day as part of the business’ continued commitment towards promoting environmental protection and preserving the natural beauty of Qatar. Richard Allen, Amey’s General Manager said: “We’re really passionate about making a positive difference in the communities we work in, that’s why each of our employees gets one paid day per year to help out with local community or charity projects. We had a fantastic day working with the MME team; knowing that we’re helping to improve our local environment and support the Environmental Development pillar of Qatar 2030 National Vision is hugely rewarding.” Wednesday, May 25, 2016 GULF TIMES 11 MARKETING COMMUNITY

Chatila boutique opens at Villaggio Mall

Chatila boutique by Amiri Gems at Villaggio Mall has opened its doors to the public. The inauguration was done by Gope Shahani, Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser al-Thani, Abdulaziz al-Raban, and Carlos Chatila.

Burger Gourmet makes a comeback

Burger Gourmet is back in town with a suggestions and feedback of our customers, new menu. Indulge yourself in the gourmet we created our new menu, which includes experience as one of the most celebrated options for everyone in terms of price and burger hub in the country, Burger Gourmet selection; however the menu still keeps the has reopened its doors. The restaurant now classics such as Hollywood Star, 24 Carat and boosts a new menu, along with a renovated the Surf and Turf, made of premium Wagyu interior. meat.” Located in Lagoona Mall, Burger Gourmet is “The new menu also contains steaks. Another known for serving burgers with high regards highlight are the monster shakes that will to presentation, something that has drawn draw milkshakes lovers who wouldn’t mind burger lovers across Qatar since August melting Oreo, Peanut Butter or Honeycomb 2013. on their jar,” Chef Navin added. The restaurant has always been known for Founder and managing director of Savy serving the freshest burger, which includes and Lifestyle Restaurants, Yoonus Salim hand-selected and traditionally reared meat Vappattu said, “Burger gourmet has been cuts, fresh ingredients and handmade greatly missed, and with the occasion of condiments, made from scratch every day. its re-opening it has chosen to renew the At the opening, Navin Prasad, Corporate experience with the launch of its new menu, Chef and Senior Vice president Food & where the prices are for every pocket. We are Beverage Savy Hospitality said, “We are confident that this will bring back the success excited to welcome all patrons back to try we created when we first launched Burger our new menu. After going through all the Gourmet.”

Le Royal Monceau–Raff les Paris welcomes France’s first Matsuhisa restaurant

Katara Hospitality marked the successful partnership between world-renowned Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Le Royal Monceau–Raff les Paris at an illustrious event held at Matsuhisa Paris, a Japanese fine dining restaurant and the newest addition at Le Royal Monceau. Globally acclaimed Chef Nobu Matsuhisa was the Guest of Honour at the momentous ceremony, which welcomed 300 guests including VIPs and culinary enthusiasts. The event was characterised by the sound of Japanese drums, floral décor with elaborate cherry trees by florist Baptiste Pitou, and a unique masterpiece titled “Wish on a Wing”, designed by TSUYU. Guests were entertained by a musical programme handled by the famous French DJ The Avener. Matsuhisa Paris opened its doors in February at Le Royal Monceau – Raff les Paris, just steps away from the iconic Champs Elysée and Arc de Triomphe. Hosting hundreds of guests who enjoyed a tantalising gastronomic encounter that is emblematic of Chef Nobu’s excellence in creating bespoke Peruvian-Japanese inspired signature and traditional dishes, Paris’ newest Japanese fine dining restaurant exudes unique cosmopolitan charm in the heart of one of the world’s most remarkable cities. Le Royal Monceau–Raff les Paris, owned by Katara Hospitality, is the European flagship of Raff les Hotels & Resorts, having been an icon in Europe’s most stylish capital since 1928. The hotel reopened in October 2010, entirely transformed by French designer Philippe Starck. 12 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 25, 2016 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Wednesday, May 25, 2016 GULF TIMES 13 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY The electric revolution happening in your yard n March 31, 2016, us, and some of the most practical technology are revolutionising can do your yard work whenever it’s millions of people innovations are available right now. the automotive world, similar convenient for you. from around the world technology is doing the same with watched Elon Musk A more peaceful outdoor lawn-care equipment. The Batteries unveil the Tesla Model neighbourhood Tesla of this industry is Husqvarna, One of the biggest annoyances O3. Touted as the fi rst consumer- Airplane noise, the buzz of a company that developed an entire smartphone owners have is fi nding grade electric car, the Model 3 traffi c or rumble of trains — people line of battery-powered chainsaws, the right chord to charge their phone represents signifi cant advances in try to avoid these kinds of noises trimmers, and hedge trimmers that with. Similarly, it can be confusing battery-powered technology that when they move into a new are much quieter, more effi cient and to have to keep track of the diff erent allows drivers to both recharge neighbourhood. But even in the just as powerful as their gas-powered kinds of batteries certain devices their battery faster and go further quietest areas, the roar of lawn counterparts. require. on a single charge. Though not yet mowers and leaf blowers can disturb Take for example the 136LiL, Husqvarna designed its available for purchase, there’s little a perfectly peaceful day. Husqvarna’s go-to battery-powered equipment to avoid this common doubt that Tesla’s Model 3 is a big Even though maintaining a trimmer for homeowners. A single problem. Customers can swap step in the what might be dubbed yard is a way to maintain the charge allows for up to an hour of batteries between products, making “the battery-powered” revolution. neighbourhood, the gas-powered trimming, and it has the power to it easy to go from trimmer to Future companies and engineers will engines on lawn mowers, leaf cut through deeper, tougher grass if chainsaw without having to own two build off its pioneering technology blowers and trimmers are just it needs to. Its lightweight design, individual batteries. to create even more effi cient and plain noisy and manage to annoy coupled with a low vibration rate, These innovations in battery- sophisticated automobiles. others. Electric lawn equipment means people can use it longer with powered equipment will certainly But while much of this excitement has been around for years, but less fatigue. continue, and it will be exciting to has centred on the possibilities there has nonetheless persisted a Like all these battery-powered see how they contribute to making a of electric cars, this move from misconception that it lacked the tools, the signifi cant diff erence your greener, quieter world. gas-powered to battery-powered power and reliability of gas engines. neighbours will certainly notice is motors is taking place all around But just as advances in battery how quiet it runs. This means you © Brandpoint

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI March 21 — April 19 April 20 — May 20 May 21 — June 20

Don’t be too concerned with what everyone else thinks about you Be careful that you don’t fall into a ‘trap’ today when you say you will There is never enough time in the day for you to get all the things and your plans today Aries. You’re known for being the rebel of the do something and yet aren’t really sure you want to make the move done that you have on your ‘to do’ list, is there? Prioritise twins. zodiac and if you start worrying too much about what everyone else at all and then feel as if you spoke too soon thinks, you won’t be very rebellious, will you?

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There’s the hard way of doing things and the easy way. Which option There is nothing to worry about today unless you go looking for Sometimes you feel the need to tell someone how to do something are you going to take today Cancers? Both will get results. But only something to worry about Leos. It’s full steam ahead for you Leos — they feel they do just fine on their own. Maybe they do things one will be fun! just make sure you are ready! diff erently but they do things the way they want them to do them.

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Stop focusing on all the things that aren’t working in your life and Be careful the way you suggest something to someone today Don’t let your imagination run away with you today Sags. As much instead focus on the things that are working for you. May has been a Scorpios. The tone of your voice and the words you use are as you like to exaggerate and infuse truth with some wonderful stressful month so far and it’s time for you to get some things right. important, especially when dealing with argumentative people. segways, it’s can backfire when you oversell.

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If you stick your neck out today goats, you have to expect someone Sometimes there is only one way to do things and you know that as Avoiding someone who always makes you feel less than today is a may just try to come along and chop it off . Unless you’re sure about much as you try to be diff erent and stand out in life, you might have good idea Pisces. Certain people rub you the wrong way and only something, don’t bring it up. to go back and stick to the plan. make it harder to get things done. 14 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 25, 2016 COMMUNITY PUZZLES/CARTOONS

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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. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 GULF TIMES 15 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

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ACROSS DOWN 4. Parvenu (7) 1. Insulting (7) 8. Suit (6) 2. Narrative (7) 9. Blow up (7) 3. Obstruct (6) 10. Earlier (6) 5. Wide view (8) 11. Submit (6) 6. Gift (6) 12. Feud (8) 7. Preferably (6) 18. Legible (8) 13. Menace (8) 20. Revenue (6) 14. Clear-cut (7) 21. Allure (6) 15. Umpire (7) 22. Learned (7) 16. False (6) 23. Deny (6) 17. Delay (4,2) 24. Answer (7) 19. Jeopardy (6)

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ACROSS DOWN 4. Wages and gratuity in post (7) 1. Again become invalid or again become 8. They leave the stage (6) invalid (7) 9. Sing out or a foreign woman 2. Gear for a new Renault (7) appears (7) 3. Involve in late changes (6) 10. Lost, as a dog may be (6) 5. Test about food in court (8) 11. Disturbance of increasing 6. Worker to snoop about the butler’s volume (6) domain (6) Yesterday’s Solutions 12. Not as ill as a horse (8) 7. Roman, perhaps, has a point for another 18. There are many sides to them British invader (6) QUICK Cryptic (8) 13. I am conclusively shown to be better Across: 1 Educability; 9 Cry; 10 Downgrade; Across: 1 Presumption; 9 Odd; 10 Dirt cheap; 20. With a look the little devil may (8) 11 Olive; 13 Accuser; 14 Nubile; 16 Flying; 18 11 Table; 13 Abetter; 14 Raisin; 16 Esprit; 18 injure one (6) 14. Girl to perform different roles (7) 21. It includes forms of fish, 15. Unavailing suggestion for economy (7) All-time; 19 Cheer; 20 Conducive; 21 Hit; 22 Oddment; 19 Haste; 20 Stationer; 21 Bye; 22 perhaps (6) 16. In which the early bird lies awaiting the Necessitate. Telephonist. 22. One must do it to survive (7) worm? (6) Down: 2 Dry; 3 Cadge; 4 Bowman; 5 Logical; Down: 2 Rid; 3 Sadie; 4 Mortar; 5 Tickets; 6 23. Tension disturbed rest on 17. Sea Salt (6) 6 Transpire; 7 Accountancy; 8 Refrigerate; 12 Overturns; 7 Porterhouse; 8 Spirit-level; 12 board (6) 19. Cathy’s rocking the boats (6) 24. A play on words? (7) Imbalance; 15 Leisure; 17 Remiss; 19 Cleft; 21 Blind date; 15 Itemise; 17 Stench; 19 Heron; 21 Hut. Bus. 16 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 25, 2016 COMMUNITY CINEMA Those magic moments at Cannes

later. Laura is often disappointed that Patterson does not make enough eff orts to have his poetry published. She feels that it needs to be shared with the world. There is a third character in Patterson, the family dog, a cute little thing which one night chews up the book of poems. But Patterson is unruffl ed, for he is sure to write more as he drives his bus along the streets of his American city.

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Jeff Nichols’ Loving — based on a true story — reminded me of all that is happening in today’s India. A moving story about an interracial marriage between Richard and A scene from Loving. A lot of Julieta is set in the 1980s. Mildred Loving, Nichols’ work traces the couple’s turbulent life in the late 1950s in bit an Almodovar work. Strong colours (silky she is assaulted outside her school and nearly the American State of Virginia, where such a By Gautaman Bhaskaran reds greens and blues) that are often fl ashy raped, and the father fi nds himself being forced union was against the law. Eventually, the US and ornately decorated interiors make Julieta to make moral compromises to ensure that Supreme Court held that marriage was a human enticing. One notices a Lucien Freud poster and Eliza gets her required grades. Graduation is an right, and Virginia had to repeal the Act. he just-concluded 69th Cannes Film a score book by Sakamoto in Julieta’s home at extraordinarily powerful work where Mungiu’s A strong parallel may be drawn between Festival had its share of gems. But Madrid. unassuming helming makes a great impact on Loving and the khap rulings in India on inter- sadly not all of them appealed to the The fi lm begins by showing a middle-aged the viewer — a realist, indeed he is who shuns caste marriages/love aff airs, which have led to Australian director George Miller’s Julieta all set to leave Madrid with her lover, stylistic adornments and fi rmly believes that horrible tragedies snuffi ng out young lives. jury. In fact, some of the movies that Lorenza, when she meets a childhood friend of technical tricks do not make a magical movie. Nicholas told a media conference soon Tgot the largest number of stars from critics went her daughter — a meeting that forces a change after his Competition entry was screened unsung on the night of the Palm d’Or Awards. of plans, and pushes the movie into its rocky * * * that “I truly believe this is one of the most But here are some of my favourites, some of course. Julieta unpacks and begins to write long pure love stories in American history.” He my very own gems. A brief look at each of them. letters to her daughter explaining how she and Jim Jarmusch’s Patterson is a disarmingly was describing the eventful life of the white Spanish master Pedro Almodovar’s latest her father had met on a train. simple work that is paced evenly without the southern construction worker, Richard, played work, Julieta, is a melodrama handled with Once considered enfant terrible of Spanish traditional cinematic highs and lows or what is by the Australian actor Joel Edgerton, and his brilliant restraint, and is based on Alice Munro’s cinema, Almodovar has now mellowed down, referred to as dramatic curves. African-American wife, Mildred, portrayed by short stories about a woman refl ecting on her and Julieta may seem like a huge contrast to his The fi lm stretches over eight days observing the Ethiopian-Irish actress, Ruth Negga. estranged relationship with her daughter. Like early and brazen, Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down. As a bus driver (played with incredible ease by The Lovings got married in Washington, and most of his fi lms, Julieta is set in Spain, though Almodovar once quipped, “mistakes are made, Adam Driver) telling us about the tiny details of returned to their native home in Virginia, only he had toyed with the idea of shooting the stakes have been high, but hopes remain. And his life at home and outside. Driver Patterson to be arrested. Their prison sentences were movie in the US with Meryl Streep. life is long”. The man has terrifi c optimism, pens poetry during his off time, and leads a suspended on the condition that they remain “I was hoping to do the fi lm in English and and we see this in the way he uses colour to humdrum existence with his ravishing looking outside the State for 25 years, a ruling they in New York,” he said. “I even spoke to the pep up our mood and help us troop out of the wife, Laura (essayed by the talented Golshifteh eventually fought and defi ed. And helping the American actress who was delighted at the auditorium with a swing in our stride. Farahani) who dreams of becoming a music star. couple’s cause was the momentous civil rights thought of working with me. But I wasn’t sure Patterson lives in the American city of movement that was spreading across America. of myself.” * * * Patterson, New Jersey, wakes up at 6:15 every In 1967, the Supreme Court decreed in favour of Saying that a lot of Julieta was set in the morning and goes through his daily grind of Richard and Mildred. 1980s and that it was also inspired by his own In Graduation, Romanian director Cristian driving his bus, overhearing the conversations “The court case is fascinating; how these mother, Almodovar felt that women in that era Mungiu (Best Director Palm) has reaffi rmed of men and women who hop on to his vehicle, lawyers got this case to the Supreme Court had much more freedom than what they have that style is unimportant while telling a story writes a few lines of poetry every time he gets a could make a fi lm in and of itself,” said Nichols, today. “Women now are diff erent because of the in a fi lm, and he does this with admirable break and ends the day by visiting his favourite who also wrote the screenplay. “I didn’t want to world they live in.” excellence. Earlier, he had won the Palm d’Or bar. make that movie,” he added. “I wanted to make Julieta is the auteur’s 20th feature, and like for his abortionist tale, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Jarmusch often makes use of genres like one about two people in love.” most of his movies is centred on the lives of Days, and a director’s trophy for Beyond the Western or the vampire movie to examine Loving — which is the second movie of women. His latest creation reminded me of Hills at Cannes. troubling questions about existence. But Nichols after the 2012 Mud to make a Cannes his 2006 Oscar-clincher, Volver, and Julieta In Graduation, he examines a universal Patterson is quite diff erent where the director debut — has relied heavily on the documentary, has also been liberally infl uenced by his recent dilemma of parental anxiety for a child’s embarks on a straightforward narrative to study The Loving Story — which has the actual footage Hitchcockian dramas — Broken Embraces and welfare. Dr Romeo Adrian (played by Adrian the similarities in the driver’s life, sometimes of the inter-racial couple. The documentary The Skin I Live In. However, Julieta is the least Titieni) is a respectable member of society, the diff erences. was aired by HBO in 2012, and when Nichols complex of the lot and is a simple story of a who wants the very best for his academically The fi lm does bring out the undercurrents in sent it to his wife asking what she thought mother whose daughter on turning 18 goes brilliant daughter, Eliza (Maria Dragus) — which Patterson’s life that we see through his muted about a feature on the Lovings, she wrote an away. The girl holds her mother responsible for is to send her away from the morally bankrupt reactions as he overhears the conversations of email to him: “I really love you, but if you don’t her father’s accidental death at sea. and corrupt Romania to England, where she has some of his passengers or when he writes about make this fi lm I’m going to divorce you.” Narrated as a fl ashback told through letters won a scholarship to study psychology. But she his marriage in his poems. Jarmusch gives a Loving has been narrated with hauntingly which Julieta writes to her daughter 12 years has to pass one graduation test that will see her hint as to how his married life will shape out. refreshing subtlety in a script that could have in after she disappears — and whose address the getting on the plane. Despite Patterson’s and Laura’s wonderfully an average Indian director’s hand gone off the older woman chances upon — Julieta is every However, on the morning of her examination, easy relationship, it might run into problems top with weepy emotionalism. Nichols shows admirable restraint while taking us through the deeply disturbing life of the Lovings — who on being asked to quit Virginia, try and make a life in Washington. But they fi nd that they cannot raise their three children there, and return to Virginia. But the law catches up with them, and they have to once again leave what is really their home and family. Stripped of all artifi ce, Edgerton and Negga play their parts in such an ordinary, un- cinematic manner that they end up infusing power into the narrative. Herein lies the appeal of Loving that has been told in such a charmingly simple way.

z Gautaman Bhaskaran covered the Cannes Film Festival for the enth time, and may be Adam Driver in Patterson. A scene from Graduation. e-mailed at [email protected] Wednesday, May 25, 2016 GULF TIMES 17 BOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY

Iulia Vantur in no hurry I didn’t feel the need to react to to get married any rumours. But now I think I should state clearly that I was never Silencing all the gossip-mongers, married and I am in no hurry to superstar Salman Khan’s rumoured wear my wedding dress. God bless girlfriend Iulia Vantur says she us all.” has no ‘immediate’ plans to settle Vantur and Salman have been down. reportedly dating each other for There were speculations that some time. For years, Salman and Salman is planning to get married his family members have been to Vantur later this year. The questioned about his wedding plans. Romanian TV presenter rubbished Vantur’s appearance with Salman all such reports, besides not at actress Preity Zinta’s reception even acknowledging her bond sparked off a frenzy leading to with the Bollywood’s Kick star or intense speculations about the duo mentioning him in the post. planning to marry soon. She took to Instagram and The Bajrangi Bhaijaan star’s love Twitter last week to clear the air. life has always been under scrutiny. Her Twitter account is unverifi ed, He has earlier famously dated but Salman is following her on the Bollywood actors Katrina Kaif, micro-blogging site. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sangeeta Her post read: “Dear friends, Bijlani and Somy Ali. — IANS

BEHIND THE CAMERA: Rahul Bose Rahul Bose returns to direction with Poorna

fter his 2002 film “I bought the rights from Aditi Inamdar, a girl hailing Everybody Says I’m Poorna’s father and Dr RS Praveen from Telangana, was chosen to Fine!, actor Rahul Kumar but knew how easy it play the role of female lead after Bose has returned would be for someone to change Rahul auditioned 109 girls. to direction with the names and come up with a ‘me Rahul will be essaying the role PoornaA, a biopic about Malavath too’ film. But now that Poorna has of her father. Poorna — a tribal girl from been shot and will be ready to be The actor added that “it has no Telangana. screened for a studio in six weeks, ‘jhalak’ of Bollywood, yet makes Poorna created history on I can talk about it,” Rahul said in a you cry. That’s because Poorna is May 25, 2014, by becoming the statement. one of the most remarkable people youngest girl in the world to scale Rahul is yet to show the fi lm I’ve met - Focussed, disciplined, Mount Everest. Rahul, who was to Poorna and her father. And he thoughtful yet fun-loving...Her last seen in Dil Dhadakne Do, will plans to take the fi lm to her village, story needs to be told to world.” also act in the film. where they shot for 11 days. — IANS TIGHTLIPPED: Iulia Vantur

I am getting more are more meaningful. Having said SRK remembers Jayam Ravi to team up with director Vijay meaningful roles: that, I also believe that glamorous his school days Mugdha Godse people also have a story to tell,” Actor Jayam Ravi, who is Mugdha told IANS. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who currently shooting for Tamil Actress Mugdha Godse, who Mugdha also believes that awards was last seen on-screen in Fan, is in fi lm Bogan and has another will essay a negative character in never had any credibility. awe of how schools have changed project with Gautham her upcoming fi lm Non Veg Hai “Overall, awards are just for today. He also took to social media Vasudev Menon in the offi ng, Dekho Mat, says she is getting more entertainment and people love their to reminisce about the time his will team up with director meaningful roles now. “An actor is entertainment,” she said. father Taj Mohammed Khan used to Vijay for a yet-untitled project never happy, but I am getting some Non Veg Hai Dekho Mat is drop him at school. in the language. interesting scripts. I am getting directed by Amit Chauhan and The 50-year-old shared a “I’ve always wanted to roles which are more meaningful... produced by Vijay Shekhar Gupta. photograph of a road from inside his work with Vijay, because his Yes, they are glamorous, but they — IANS car. “When my dad dropped me to presentation will suit my school it meant a two-minute walk style of acting. While we’ve to the bus stop. I have done planes been planning to collaborate trains and now automobile ... how for a long time, we weren’t time and schools have changed!” available for each other due to The Chennai Express the star our respective commitments,” captioned the image. Ravi said in a statement. On the work front, Shah Rukh The Thani Oruvan actor will be seen in the upcoming movie believes his new project with Raees directed by Rahul Dholkaia. Vijay will catapult both their The Happy New Year star will be images to national level. seen sharing screen space with “We’re joining together for a actor Nawazuddin Siddqui and massive action commercial FINGERS CROSSED: Jayam Ravi Pakistani talent Mahira Khan in the entertainer. The project will action thriller fi lm. Sunny Leone elevate our status to national has been roped in for a special song level. We will commence work on this project as soon as both of us in the movie. — IANS are relieved of our current commitments,” he said. ROLE CALL: Mugdha Godse The rest of the cast and crew will be fi nalised soon. — IANS 18 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 25, 2016 COMMUNITY HOLLYWOOD X-Women take lead in latest X-Men film

Ah, well, branding is branding, — Lawrence, for instance, who By John Anderson and you can’t mess with Google stepped into the Raven/Mystique searches. So X-Men it is. And it is role originated by Romjin — to the boys, after all, who are causing join the X-party. ardon our political the trouble — again. Alongside Lawrence are Olivia correctness, but Awakened after several dormant Munn, who has taken over the shouldn’t X-Men: millennia, a self-proclaimed / Betsy Braddock/Psylocke role Apocalypse really mutant named Apocalypse (Oscar (Meiling Melancon played her, be X-Persons: Isaac) decides that mankind, circa once, in Last Stand); Sophie ApocalypseP ? X-People, corrected 1983, deserves to be destroyed. Turner, who inhabits the Jean Alexandra Shipp (Straight Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Grey/Phoenix character once Outta Compton), who plays always looking for a problem, played by Janssen; and Shipp as Ororo Munroe/Storm, the allies himself with Apocalypse. Storm, the role that once turned younger version of the character Professor Xavier (James McAvoy), Berry moody and blue. previously played by Halle Berry. namesake of the X-Men, is “It was hugely scary,” said “I love it.” engaged in a fight for the future of Shipp, 24, about stepping into a After 16 years of a hugely the planet. The game, as they say, role so identified with another successful, surprisingly is afoot. actress. “The way Halle played intelligent, action-packed mutant Yet despite all the super mutant Storm, she was always so franchise — one that has featured testosterone at work, it’s the controlled and poised and knew among its cast members, besides women X-ers who seem key exactly what she was doing. I Berry, Anna Paquin, Rebecca to this film. Apocalypse marks wanted to find out where that Romjin, Famke Janssen, Olivia director Bryan Singer’s fourth trip came from. I know what I was like Williams, Ellen Page, Rose Byrne to X-Ville and the third in which when I was 16, I was a know-it-all and, of course, Jennifer Lawrence the storyline has flashed back, as and so sure of myself and I bring — couldn’t there be a little it first did in X-Men: First Class, some of that to Storm.” Jennifer Lawrence is Mystique in X-Men: Apocalypse. accommodation in the title? thus enabling younger actors She compared X-Men: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 GULF TIMES 19 HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY

Helena Carter envious of and paraphernalia. He loves Johnny Depp’s accessories to disguise himself, as I have a tendency to do, too,” she added. Actress Helena Bonham Meanwhile, Carter revealed Carter has revealed that she she would love to star in a new is “envious” of actor Johnny TV show, because increasingly, Depp’s fashion accessories. The the majority of good writers are 49-year-old actress wishes she working on the small screen could accessorise as good as Depp, rather than in the movie business. reports femalefi rst.co.uk. “Most telly gets seen. You have “When we meet it is always, an automatic audience of a few ‘What have you come as?’ We’ll million, which isn’t the case with both be looking at each other a low-budget fi lm. I’ve done many because we both like getting fi lms like that, that I’m proud of, dressed up,” Carter told the Sunday but that have hardly seen the light Times newspaper. of day. There are specifi c people I’d “We both wear too much. I’m like to do things with,” she added. really envious of all his accessories — IANS

Shawn Mendes is offi cially single!

Singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes publicly announced at the Billboard Music Awards 2016 that he is offi cially single. During a red carpet interview, the Stitches hitmaker also revealed his dating deal breakers, reports eonline.com. When Jason Kennedy, presenter of Live From the Red Carpet, asked the 17-year-old about his Sophie Turner is Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse. relationship status, he replied saying: “No girlfriend. But there’s Apocalypse, in some ways to correspondent on The Daily Show realised how out of shape I was.” probably a couple out there that I Survivor, in that everyone has an from 2010-11, seems to be the real It was good, Munn said, not could fi nd.” important role in the plot twists fan among the X-Men cast, and a having had “a big movie star who The presenter then told him and the outcomes. “It’s really defender of her character’s place played my character before, like that they would play a game called that everyone is essential,” she in the pantheon. Famke Janssen, or Halle Berry, or “dating deal breakers”, which said, while agreeing that there “Have you read the comic James Marsden — there’s a lot of revealed some things that the singer is a surfeit of strong women in books?” she asked. “The films big stars who’ve put their imprint could or could not tolerate in a STATUS UPDATE: Shawn Mendes the kind of a movie — a Marvel are the choices of people in on the characters. So that was one relationship. movie — where you don’t always Hollywood and the studios and advantage I had. But I’ve been a During the game, he admitted lady with “fi sh lips”. find them. Shipp, who has been what stories they’ll do, and what fan since I was a little kid, so in that he wouldn’t mind dating an When asked about whether or romantically linked to co-star they’ll pull out. But the comic bringing Psylocke to the screen actress. He also revealed that would not he would date someone with McAvoy, is a singer-songwriter book Psylocke has always been there were other pressures — be fi ne with the girl who loved fi sh lips, Mendes joked: “You threw and actress with a variety of my favourite. She’s a really strong knowing how unusual ... she is, selfi es, Harry Potter, texting during that down like you were about to credits and as such is just one of character. For fans who love the and wanting to do her justice, movies and eating salads for dinner. kiss me. I’m defi nitely not okay the multi-talents emerging on the comic books, she’s always been and being a fan. How do I see her? However, one thing that probably with fi sh lips so please stay away X train. Turner, an English actress important.” How do other fans see her? I had would leave him unimpressed was a from the fi sh lips.” — IANS and veteran of Game of Thrones Psylocke, who becomes one of to work through that.” will be playing novelist Mary the mutant “four horsemen” who And the importance of the Shelley in the upcoming biopic align themselves with Apocalypse, women to X-Men: Apocalypse, Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t fret over ageing Mary Shelley’s Monster. required a lot of physical she said, should not be Lawrence, of course, seems investment on Munn’s part. “It underestimated. “It’s important Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she doesn’t worry about ageing, to blithely hop back and forth was definitely very exciting to to realise the power that the accepting that there are certain things one cannot change. The 25-year- between devoting her Oscar- see how far I could push myself,’ women hold in this movie, and old has come to terms with the fact that she can’t stop “crows’ feet” and winning gifts to art-indie fare like she said. “I always thought I was how great it is,” she said. “And is happy to “decay” like everyone else, reports femalefi rst.co.uk. Joy and mega-billion franchises in good shape and then I started how much damage it can cause.” – “I can’t change my gender and I can’t stop crows’ feet, so I’m just going like The Hunger Games. Munn, a training for this movie and Newsday/TNS to move on and decay like everyone else,” the Vogue magazine quoted Lawrence as saying. She added: “If you are worried about wanting to look younger when X-Men sequels keep mutating you’re not, you’re not going to be a very happy person. You just have to of all mutants so they can be killed. The script fi nd other things to make you happy that are much more important.” Like a lot of series, X-Men likes to tease us with reportedly required hundreds of drafts, though it’s However, the actress had previously confessed that she was conscious titles — X-Men: The Last Stand, released in the hard to see why. of her body and always feels like “the fattest one” among her fellow ancient year of 2006, sounded like a summing-up, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006): Hardly. With actresses. — IANS and yet was followed by four more instalments, with Singer off to do Superman Returns, Brett Ratner was a sequel to come. X-Men: Apocalypse, too, hints at hired to make this one, about a cure for mutants and some kind of fi nale. But as long as the franchise’s tales outrage among some, including the ever-dyspeptic Kendall Jenner tricked of superpowered mutants continue to do the kind of Magneto, who teams up with Phoenix, the returning by pranksters in Cannes business that 2014’s Days of Future Past did ($748mn X-Woman Jean Grey (Famke Janssen, who seems to worldwide, according to boxoffi cemojo.com), it will have dropped out of the series). Supermodel Kendall Jenner was keep going, and going, and going. The following (not X-Men: First Class (2011): Flashback: It’s 1962, reportedly tricked into getting on counting Wolverine and Dead Pool) is where it’s been: Xavier is played by James McAvoy and the mutants a boat with some “random” guys X-Men (2000): We forget, but director Bryan Singer are recruited to help the US government defeat a in Cannes as she tried to enter a won the Sundance festival in 1993 (with the defi antly crazed dictator intent on starting World War III. star-studded party. The 20-year- unconventional Public Access), following up with Director Matthew Vaughn’s fi lm marks the entry of old was trying to get on billionaire the cult fave The Usual Suspects (1995) and then Apt Jennifer Lawrence into the crew, as Raven/Mystique, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Pupil (1998) before joining the world of superheroes. and Michael Fassbender as Erik Lensherr, aka yacht when she was hoodwinked Singer’s initial X-Men eff ort features Wolverine (Hugh Magneto. by a group of Europeans, reports Jackman) and Rogue (Anna Paquin) joining Professor X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014): Dare we say the dailymail.co.uk. Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his academy against best of the bunch? Featuring the entirety of extant Describing the group as “random Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants. X-Men cast members plus the Nixon administration, Eurotrash guys”, the model X-Men 2 (2003): Formerly X2, this one is by this story involves Wolverine going back in time eventually convinced the pranksters Singer again, with Col William Stryker (Bryan Cox) to thwart an assassination and save mankind. And to take her back to the shore. She brainwashing Xavier into revealing the whereabouts Singer is back in the saddle. attended 69th Cannes Film Festival TAKEN FOR A RIDE: Kendall Jenner with her mother Kris. – IANS 20 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 25, 2016 COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Syed Bilal Qutab, a Pakistani scholar, at one of the past events organised by Pakistan Arts Society-Qatar.

Qatar in July 1986 under the banner of Sada-i-Doost. A year later, this turned into Pak Community Qatar and fi nally in 1991, the name was changed to Pakistan Arts Society PAS career seminar Qatar. PAS objectives include dissemination of accurate and reliable information about Pakistan to Qatari and Western expatriate communities, enhancing Pakistan’s goodwill in the State of Qatar, for aspiring students boosting business relations between the two countries and assisting in promoting tourism in Pakistan. Pakistan Arts Society-Qatar (PAS) is organising a one-day Career PAS works up to its extent in strengthening fraternal relations and cultural ties between Pakistanis Counselling Session this weekend. By Umer Nangiana and Qataris. PAS has invited leading Pakistani intellectuals, writers, poets, performers and artists to eeping up with the Qatar on a regular basis. welfare services for the PAS has organised a number of expatriate community, programmes over the past years Pakistan Arts including lectures by noted scholars Society-Qatar (PAS) from Pakistan, art and handicraft isK organising a one-day Career exhibitions, music concerts, Counselling Session this weekend. funfairs, poetry sessions, book Dr Faisal Izhar, Associate Professor, launching ceremonies, programmes Fatima Memorial Hospital and for promoting tourism in Pakistan, College of Medicine and Dentistry various competitions among the from Pakistan, has been invited to students of Pakistani schools, speak to high school and college receptions in the honour of noted students from the local educational Pakistanis, farewells, tributes and institutions. other such events. The PAS has invited all Pakistani PAS works closely with other community educational institutions societies and individuals as well in to send girls and boys from higher making successful any programmes secondary and college to the arranged by them. PAS holds the seminar. “We believe this event honour of some of its programmes will help a lot to assist students in being inaugurated or presided over making their minds on their future by Qatari ministers or other high- careers,” said Muhammad Abrar level government offi cials. Hussain, President of PAS. PAS has arranged a number of The programme will start at 9am interviews of visiting prominent on May 28 (Saturday), at Pakistan Dr Faisal Izhar has over 20 years of experience in the field of dentistry. Pakistani personalities on QTV, embassy auditorium. Dr Izhar is Al Jazeera Channel and the Urdu a renowned dental healthcare undergraduates in the college and it more interesting for the students Dr Izhar in his institution, by going service of Radio Qatar. professional in Lahore. He has been doing community dental health aged 6-13. to the schools and providing care in PAS has organised a number in this fi eld for the past 20 years services. It was a success in which they not the classrooms. of programmes in collaboration and has carried out research and He has carried out various dental only provided quality dental care Oral health education and with Qatari authorities including promoted oral healthcare. public health projects, amongst with a follow up but also proved that promotion are the most essential a calligraphy exhibition, musical Currently working as an the most prominent is the Live, by doing this preventive care, the features of today’s dental night and a grand fun fair for Qatar Associate Professor and Head of Laugh and Learn project funded by state can save a substantial amount healthcare. A small group of Petroleum. PAS has also held the Preventive and Community the WHO. This project was based of money on dental healthcare on dedicated and patriotic Pakistani programmes in collaboration with Dentistry Department at the Fatima upon providing schoolchildren with the adult population. School dental friends started their social activities Pakistani companies and NGOs like Memorial Hospital and College of preventive dental healthcare and health services are run throughout with an objective of promoting Pakistan International Airlines and Dentistry in Lahore, he is teaching education with a fun aspect to make the year under the supervision of Pakistani art, culture and tourism in The Citizens Foundation.