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Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 9, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “How do you work with your husband?” Philanthropist Melinda Gates opens up on life with her illustrious husband Bill, women’s empowerment and the fight for equality

By Nicole Brodeur

n a building tucked into tony Carillon Point, voices are low and candles are lit. The bathroom is equipped for whatever could go wrong: a Istain, a stray hair, something stuck in your teeth. There is sleek wood, white walls and lots of glass, behind which staff ers — men and women, but mostly women — look up from their screens and smile. This is Pivotal Ventures, an “investment and incubation company” created by philanthropist Melinda Gates to attack the issues she has found most vexing. Paid leave for working families. Mental-health support. Closing the gender gap in tech. Providing venture capital to women-founded businesses. But it is also a place where Melinda can establish herself more fully, separate from her fame, her family and the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she established with her husband, the Microsoft co-founder, in 2000. Melinda, 54, calls this “my house.” She had just emerged from a pocket door in the back of a meeting room that was more like a living room, fi lled with white-leather couches and family photos, a few awards and a fi re going. Just outside the door, a table was stacked with copies of her new book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World. The book — which Melinda has been promoting with, among other things, an onstage chat with Oprah Melinda has lived and studied for two caught fi re that she saw “this window, this Winfrey and a sold-out, May 9 appearance at I believe when decades. opening in time” to talk about the greatest McCaw Hall — is a “roundup” of the things The book’s title comes from the space frustrations in women’s lives: Labour she has learned in 20 years of travelling for you lift up launches Melinda watched growing up inequality, family planning, child care, the foundation. Those trips, taken with in Texas, the straight-A daughter of a income potential and the desire to be treated her husband, her children, and alone, have women, you Nasa engineer: “There was nothing more as equal partners. Respected. been spent administering vaccines, carrying lift up all of exciting than the moment when the “I want to make sure that that window water, winning the trust of villagers in the engines ignited, the earth would rumble doesn’t shut,” she said. “That it’s not open developing world. And listening. Lots of humanity. I and shake and then the rockets started for a short time. That we actually make huge listening. to rise,” she said in a promotional video progress for women around the world. And “What I tried to do was to take these believe that this for the book. “The moment of lift. The so it is a bit of saying, ‘This is what I have women’s stories that you just don’t know moment we broke through gravity. That’s learned, and these are the places where we you’re going to be the benefi ciary of when is the moment. We what I want to see for women and girls still need to go as a society for low-, middle- you’re in the developing world,” Melinda said. are the lift around the world. I want to see the forces and high-income countries.’ ” “When a woman opens her heart to you, and pulling us up overpower the forces In telling these women’s stories, though, her home, and shares her life with you … I pushing us down. Melinda also tells her own. How she joined wanted to put those stories down in the hopes “Because I believe when you lift up Microsoft after attending Duke, and at a that they would call other people to action.” — Melinda women, you lift up all of humanity. I company event, took one of the last two The stories are contained in separate believe that this is the moment. We are empty seats at a table. Her future husband — chapters focused on issues like maternal Gates the lift.” and boss — took the other. and newborn health, family planning, Melinda had been thinking about She wrote about how she didn’t want to girls in school, unpaid work, women writing a book for four years. But it move into that massive, state-of-the-art in the workplace. All the issues that wasn’t until the #MeToo movement compound on Lake Washington that her Thursday, May 9, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY husband had started building before they got married. (” … I was wondering what people would Melinda also think of me, because that house was not me.”). How she felt alone writes of asking her in their marriage after the birth of their fi rst child, Jenn. husband to take “He was beyond busy,” she over getting their writes of her husband. “Everyone wanted him, and I was thinking, three kids to school OK, maybe he wanted to have kids in theory, but not in reality. in the morning We were not moving forward as a couple to try to fi gure out what our before work — values were and how we were going inadvertently to teach those to the kids. So I felt I had to fi gure out a lot of stuff on launching a fleet of my own.” Her husband made her feel fathers, prodded invisible, “even on projects we worked on together.” When a friend by their observant told her, “Melinda, you married a wives, to follow suit. man with a strong voice,” it gave her perspective — and the desire to (“If we ended up fi nd her own voice and seek a more equal partnership. role modeling that It worked, in big and small ways. The fi rst time the Gateses one, hey, fantastic, wrote an annual letter for their right?”) foundation, she wrote, “we almost killed each other.” Bill Gates started writing it without his wife, even though much of what it contained they had learned together. “It got hot,” Melinda wrote. “We both got angry.” It took a few years — he writing one section, she another — but they now write the letter together. Melinda also writes of asking her husband to take over getting their three kids to school in the morning FAMILY: Melinda and Bill Gates with their children. before work — inadvertently launching a fl eet of fathers, and understanding ‘That could be women. Less than 2% of women get personal passages. “But I chose to be “No! It’s not all fi ne. Sometimes prodded by their observant wives, me.’ And sometimes it’s the other venture capital to fund their ideas. because I thought that people could this stuff just needs to be worked to follow suit. (“If we ended up role side of our emotions, which is our And women don’t even make up relate more to me and the stories of through. I get asked so often — modeling that one, hey, fantastic, anger. And either one of them can 50% of Congress. the other women in this book.” particularly early in the foundation’s right?”) She also became a more fuel us to action.” “It will be at least 60 years, at She also wanted to show that years — ‘How in the heck do you public co-founder and co-chair Melinda remembered leaving this rate, until we have equality,” her marriage, “like any healthy work with your husband?’ of their foundation “because we places in Africa with one thought in she said. “To me, equality matters. marriage,” has tension at times. But “Well, you just have to work it wanted people to know that it was her head: “If only.” If only women It can’t wait.” being able to wrestle with things is out, you know? If you believe in both of us setting the strategy and were more empowered. If only they There is hard work ahead, but how you move forward. equality, you have to believe in it in doing the work,” she wrote. had this or that policy. But Melinda Melinda is pleased to have the work “I have gone into several situations your home, in your community and That work included visits to would learn that those wishes held of the book behind her. where people kind of allude to, ‘Well, in your workplace,” she said. “It’s developing countries, where she true in the United States, as well. “Anytime you’re vulnerable, it must all be fi ne for you because what holds us to our better selves.” walked with village women to stand Only 5% of Fortune 500 CEOs are it’s diffi cult,” she said of the more you’ve got a lot of money,’ ” she said. —The Seattle Times/TNS under trees to talk about their fi nances. She prepared meals in tiny cooking huts, carried water, stood out in the dust doing dishes at 10pm. She learned what the approach of rain smells like on the plain. She “He was beyond busy,” also spoke with women about their struggles to feed their families and Melinda writes of her prevent unwanted pregnancies. The issue of birth control raised husband. “Everyone some confl icts with Melinda’ wanted him, and I was Catholic upbringing, since the Catholic church teaches against thinking, OK, maybe contraceptives. “But there is another church teaching, which he wanted to have kids is love of neighbour,” Melinda in theory, but not in wrote. “When a woman who wants her children to thrive asks me for reality. When a friend contraception, her plea puts these told her, “Melinda, two church teachings into confl ict, and my conscience tells me to you married a man support the woman’s desire to keep her children alive. To me, that with a strong voice,” it aligns with Christ’s teaching to love gave her perspective my neighbour.” Her time with these women — and the desire to taught her, humbled her, and enraged her. find her own voice “I have come out of the and seek a more equal developing world both heartbroken, at times, and just angry at times,” partnership she said. “And it’s that brokenness, that touching someone else’s life 6 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 9, 2019 COMMUNITY

HOPE Qatar organises Annual Science Exhibition

HOPE Qatar Centre for Special Needs teachers and team at HOPE Qatar. “The recently organised Annual Science dedication of the team at HOPE Qatar Exhibition ‘Nature Our Friend’ on the Centre for Special Needs can be seen in premises of the centre. Over 30 specially the confidence displayed by the students,” abled scientists took part in the exhibition she said. that included exhibits and working models Dr Rajeev Thomas, Founder and Managing related to plants, grains, botany, biology, Director of HOPE, said that the impact zoology, mammals, insects and the human that HOPE has had in Qatar over the anatomy. last thirteen years is amazing and is Science exhibitions are conducted evidenced by the ability of their students each year and provide a platform for to contribute actively to the society they the students to demonstrate their live in. He introduced Zuhair Bin Tahla, understanding of the concepts and one of the students at HOPE, who had principles of science which they learn in just been selected for an internship in a their classrooms over the year. Each year leading NGO in Qatar, with the possibility the exhibition is held under a diff erent of employment and placement. Three of theme and this year was related to the HOPE Qatar’s alumni also flew in from India nature. for the exhibition. One of the parents of Aisha Ghanem al-Attiya, Head of Year of the students said, “My son has been with Culture at the off ice of the Chairperson at HOPE Qatar for just a couple of months, Qatar Museums, was the chief guest at the and before that we would not even have event. After inaugurating the exhibition, imagined that participating in a science visiting the displays, and interacting with exhibition, or displaying and explaining a the students and their parents, Aisha said science model would be possible even for that she was impressed by the display my son. We are so happy and thankful to by the students, and the eff orts of the the team at HOPE for this transformation.”

PISQ organises lecture on ‘Mastering Spontaneous Speaking Skills’

Pakistan International School Qatar (PISQ) recently organised a lecture cum workshop on Spontaneous Speaking is Anxiety Management. One can manage one’s anxiety by adopting a few ‘Mastering Spontaneous Speaking Skills’. Muhammad Abdur Rehman, Debate Education Specialist strategies like overcoming reluctance and taking the situation as an opportunity. Moreover, focus at QatarDebate, conducted the session. on present rather than on far reaching outcome reduces anxiety. Some techniques, including Opening the session, Abdul Rehman highlighted the importance of spontaneous speaking skills tongue twisters were discussed in the lecture. as most of the time one needs to speak off handedly. It was highlighted that the first requisite of Secondary school students from senior boys wing and senior girls wing attended the lecture.

WINNERS: Diwa Kasaragod Soccer League recently organised Kasaragod Soccer League 19 (KSL 19). Team Bounce Qatar won the tournament against Fotogulf. Thursday, May 9, 2019 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY SIS students perform brilliantly in CBSE exams

The students of Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS) recently excelled in CBSE Grade X Board Jemeleine Florendo Cerbito, 90.4%; and Meshal Mahbub Chowdhury, 90%. Examination with 100% pass result. Nineteen students secured 90% and above, 26 students The subject toppers, include Umm Fatima Yasmin and Riya Jayaprakash, Social Science; Saliha secured 80% and above and 37 students secured 70% and above marks in all subjects. Narmin K P, English; Vishnu Mohan, Jason Jayaraj Stephen Jayaraj, Mathematics; Shazeena School toppers, include Bharath Prabhu, with 96.4%; Gloriya Ghosh, 96.2%; Rida Abdul Raouf, Hussain, Hindi; Gloriya Ghosh and Zamzam Abdul Nassir, Malayalam; Bharath Prabhu, Rida Abdul 95.4%, Mary Elna Shabu, 95%; Vishnu Mohan, 94.6%, Shazeena Hussain, 93.8%; Neeha Naveen, Raouf, Adnan Shoaib, Shazeena Hussain, Jason Jayaraj Stephen Jayaraj, Gloriya Ghosh, Asim Jasim, 93.6%; Faraz Riaz Chowdhury, 93.2%; Jason Jayaraj Stephen Jayaraj, 92.8%; Vismaya Vimal, 92.4%; Meshal Mahbub Chowdhury and Umm Fatima Yasmin, Science; Syed Ahmed Abdullah Quadri, Asim Jasim, 92%; Sayed Ali Anshad Ebrahimkutty, 92%; Riya Jayaprakash, 91.4%; Parthivdas Urdu; Jason Jayaraj Stephen Jayara, Tamil; and Ayisha Bawadeen, Mahla Mansoori Nejad and Kazhuthottil, 91.2%; Adnan Shoaib, 91.2%; Shibani Tholkappian, 91.2%; Saliha Narmin K P, 90.6%; Mohamed Fauzi M Elamin Ismail, Arabic.

Meshal Mahbub Gloriya Ghosh Shibani Tholkappian Mohamed Fauzi M Zamzam Abdul Nassir Faraz Riaz Chowdhury Parthivdas Kazhuthottil Chowdhury Elamin Ismail

Shazeena Hussain Syed Ahmed Abdullah Bharath Prabhu Rida Abdul Raouf Jemeleine Florendo Riya Jayaprakash Vishnu Mohan Quadri Cerbito

Saliha Narmin K P Umm Fatima Yasmin Sayed Ali Anshad Mary Elna Shabu Neeha Naveen Mahla Mansoori Nejad Adnan Shoaib Ebrahimkutty

Jason Jayaraj Stephen Vismaya Vimal Asim Jasim Ayisha Bawadeen Jayaraj

ANNUAL CELEBRATION: Angamaly NRI Association (ANRIA) recently organised its 3rd Annual Celebration at the Asian Town Hall. Velayudhen Nair, President of ANRIA, presided over the event. Manikandan, President of Indian Cultural Centre, inaugurated the event. Nirmal Palazhi, Malayalam film actor, was the chief guest at the event. He also performed on the occasion. The event featured various cultural performances. 8 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 9, 2019 COMMUNITY Students of DPS-MIS excel in CBSE exams

The students of DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) recently excelled in CBSE Grade-X Bhawalkar, Shreeya Rajaganapathy, Abdul Muqsit Mohammed, and Trisha Guruprasad Examination with 100% pass result. Out of 351 students, 312 passed with distinction and 49 Ambrale, English; Priankha Sendhil, Ashutosh Srivastava, Naveen Dorairaj, Marilyn Judith Rego, secured A1 in all the subjects. 172 students secured an aggregate of 90% and above. Anushka Jain, and Bilal Ahmed Assadi, Mathematics; Asna Palattummal Ilias and Daanish Ashutosh Srivastava topped the school with 98.2% aggregate, which was followed by followed Khan, Science; Alannah Felix, Ashutosh Srivastava, Danah Nasim, Adeeba Bathul, Debarpan by Harini Balamurugan with 97.8%, Priankha Sendhil and Asna Palattummal Ilias with 97.6% Bhattacharya, and Patel Ayush Vijaykumar, Social Science; Sanjana Kartheeban, Harini and Danah Nasim with 97.4%. Balamurugan, Priankha Sendhil, and Pranathi Ramani, Tamil; Danah Nasim, Fathima Heba, The management and Principal of DPS-MIS, congratulate all the students for their Milen Mundackal Manoj, and Maria Scaria, Malayalam; Sanidhya Mahendra Patel, French; and performance. The subject toppers, include Priankha Sendhil, Mrudula Veeranki, Prachi Nitin Nihit Agarwal, and Sanjana, Hindi.

Ridha Mansoor Shwetha Anand Patel Ayush Hisham Ahmad Fathima Heba Mehnaaz Masoud Mohak Vaswani Hidhayathul Naveen Dorairaj Puzhakkal Vijaykumar Anwar Wajeeha

Trisha Guruprasad Adeeba Bathul Danah Nasim Aditya Rajamani Mrudula Veeranki Abdul Muqsit Maria Scaria Nihit Agarwal Aditi Gitesh Ambrale Ravi Mohammed Deshpande

Anushka Jain Debarpan Ashutosh Srivastava Fida Sulfikar Noor Bilal Ahmed Assadi Mohammad Aasim Milen Mundackal Daanish Khan Alannah Felix Bhattacharya Khan Manoj

Sanidhya Mahendra Abhinav Biju Mohan Sana Sameer Sanjana Kartheeban Stacy Blanche Lobo Marilyn Judith Rego Suhani Singh Prachi Nitin Eisha Patel Bhawalkar

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Sealine Beach, A Murwab Resort, receives prestigious award

Sealine Beach, a Murwab luxury property, has as per changing hospitality matrix. For all of us recently added another feather in its cap by at Sealine, our guests’ comfort and safety is our receiving ‘Luxury Beachfront Resort of The Year priority and the guests can be assured that all their – Qatar’ at the Luxury Travel Guide Awards 2019, requirements will be met once they have chosen stated a press release. Off ering a perfect concoction to stay or experience our culinary delight or any of of culture and heritage, Sealine Beach, a Murwab our recreational services.” Resort, has been a poised location for guests The Luxury Travel Awards recognise and celebrate who look for contemporary, yet traditional charm excellence across all sectors of the aff luent travel and this coveted win corroborates its stronger and tourism industry. Shortlisted nominations go positioning in the hospitality industry of Qatar. through a rigorous selection process including Commenting on winning the prestigious awards, prestigious jury selection to receive the crowning Nawaf al-Obaidly, General Manager, said, “The glory, ensuring that only the most deserving Luxury Travel Guide Awards champion the very individuals and organisations walk away with the best in their respective fields. For us, it’s an absolute prestigious accolades. honour to have received such a prestigious award. The LTG Africa and Middle East Awards highlight These awards reflect our undeterred commitment the best accommodation providers throughout to off er our guests not just a pleasant stay at our their region. The winners this year have been resort but unforgettable memories they cherish selected based on their unique interior design, for a lifetime. With the commitment to provide innovation, rooms and facilities, location, employee our guests an experience of a lifetime, we will satisfaction and most importantly their service keep on upgrading and expanding our resort excellence. Thursday, May 9, 2019 GULF TIMES 9 COMMUNITY

PISQ holds Annual Distribution Ceremony

Pakistan International School Qatar members of Examination Department (PISQ) recently organised Annual of PISQ, including Nazish Zahra, Distribution Ceremony to recognise Shahnaz Nayyer, Shahida Barkat, Uzma the accomplishments of high achieving Bashir, Irum Younas, Noor Hussain and students with medals and certificates Anwar Shah, received certificates of of appreciation. Syed Ahsan Raza Shah, appreciation. Ambassador of Pakistan, was the chief PISQ students under the mentorship of guest of the event. Nargis Raza Otho, Mubarika Noaman recently attended the Principal of PISQ, along with the Heads 4th Edition of the Barcelona International of Sections attended the event. Model United Nation Conference in The ceremony was compered by Spain. Mubarika along with two students Abdullah Naem, Abdullah Adil, Jawariya of Senior Girls Section, including Aruba Rehman and Aqsa Shahid, students of Atif and Alyna Arshad were conferred PISQ. The event featured a presentation with certificates for introducing PISQ and drama performance by the internationally in Spain at the event. students of KG Wing and Primary Wing, Speaking on the occasion, the respectively. ambassador appreciated the The ambassador presented the administration of the school and faculty certificates and medals to the high members for excellence. He advised achieving students of KG Wing, which the faculty and students to continue was followed by a shadow performance working hard with the same devotion by the student of Girls Wing. The and passion.

SIS organises parent orientation

Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS) recently organised an orientation session for the parents of Riya Jayaprakash, a student of SIS, welcomed the gathering. Hiba Yoosuf presented the Best the students of Secondary and Senior Secondary Section to apprise them with the revised Practices at SIS, Kaniz Fathima gave an insight on the Revised Assessment Structure for 2019-20. assessment structure of CBSE 2019-20, the best practices of SIS, and procedures and the policies. Kevin Sajeev apprised the attendants with the Discipline Code followed at SIS while Suresh and Mimoona Beevi, Head Teacher, welcomed the gathering and highlighted the plans and Muneef Muneer explained the Personal Guidance Plan. Tabarak Gulrez and Hafsa Binth anchored programmes to enhance students’ performance in the Board Examinations. Liji Fernandez the event. introduced the teachers of the Secondary Section, which was followed by a presentation Shihabudeen Pulath, Senior Vice President of SIS, spoke about SIS Learn-Active Learning Pedagogy by Thirumagal Deepa on the best practices employed by SIS. Shakir Hussain explained the with a tag line ‘Every Child Can Learn and Achieve High Performance’. Dr Subhash Nair, Principal of assessment Structure highlighting the changes introduced in the assessment pattern by CBSE and SIS, appreciated the visible transformation among the students and the growth of their confidence Wilson presented the discipline policy of the school. and skills.

The new Dunhill fragrances signature collection launched in Qatar

Dunhill Fragrances have recently as well as its future. The figure of launched their Signature Collection the adventure is a crucial element in Qatar, bringing the world to these masculine fragrances. The renowned masculine fragrances line dunhill man is not one, but many- to Qatar for the first time. as is the adventurer. The figure of The signature collection – a, name Alfred Dunhill himself is a case in originally associated with dunhill point, as a seeker of fortune in daring lighters, is a fragrance collection enterprises. obsessive about quality and range Signature Collection is a series of of materials, ingredients and where four distinctive fragrances inspired each originates. Signature materials by the international and adventurous and elements of the house are nature of dunhill.They are: British evoked, linking the fragrances to the Leather, Arabian Desert, Indian fashion, accessories, dunhill’s past Sandalwood and Moroccan Amber. 10 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 9, 2019 COMMUNITY PHOTO ESSAY YOUR CHANCE TO BE IN THE Here’s your chance to let the world know of your skills and create a buzz. The published images will appear on both our Instagram page (@communitygt) as well as this coveted space. Community invites photographers to let their pictures speak the proverbial thousand words! E-mail your contributions with your full name, contact details and complete description of the images to [email protected]

Finding light within

“You have learnt so much. to drive us for the greater Ramadan? Because they have And read a thousand books. good. What is a pure heart? been exemplifying breaking Have you ever read yourself? The pure ones are those who the tangent of darkness and You have gone to mosques. clean themselves from sin, spreading light – just like the Have you ever visited your own doubt, cheating, lying, and holy month of Ramadan for soul? You are busy fi ghting jealousy. That’s pretty much years, in which the Ultimate Satan. the very fi rst step – the light Guidance for mankind — the Have you ever fought your ill to shed off the barriers of sins, Holy Qur’an — was revealed. intentions? You have reached fi nding peace within and then It is believed that the into the skies, But you have heading towards Almighty tradition of lantern was started failed to reach what’s in your for forgiveness and a spiritual in Egypt more than a thousand heart!” says Syed Abdullah quest. years ago when lanterns were Shah Qadri, popularly known These lanterns in the desert used by people to light their as Bulleh Shah, a Mughal-era are just like that – that little homes and the streets at Punjabi Islamic philosopher light of faith that breaks up night. Lanterns have always and preacher poet. the vehement darkness of the been spreading the light. You These verses from Shah’s night. If you have faith from need to fi nd a spark of positive poetry exemplifi es how exactly within, nothing can tear you light in your heart and you’ll we should keep up with the apart. accomplish His contentment. spirit of Ramadan, how we Have you ever wondered, – Text by Muhammad Asad need to fi nd that positive light why lanterns become so Ullah, photos in our heart in the fi rst place popular during the time of by Syed Hasan Iqbal Zaidi Thursday, May 9, 2019 GULF TIMES 11 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY New films in newcomers’ kitty even before debut

By Arundhuti Banerjee

hether it is , Tara Sutaria and Ananya Panday – all these young debutantes signed POLITICS: with her mother during a recent Wtheir second fi lm even before their fi rst public rally. big Bollywood fi lm hit the big screen. While they fi nd it more than Joined mother’s rally as a daughter, exciting, an expert believes that says Sonakshi of political roadshow the demand for diverse content and popularity on social media makes Actress Sonakshi Sinha says she didn’t become a part these newcomers stars even before the of her mother Poonam Sinha’s rally as a celebrity, but as a release of their fi lms. daughter. Last year, Sara made her Bollywood Earlier this month, Sonakshi held a road show for debut with Kedarnath. Soon after, Poonam who is contesting the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat as the commercial potboiler a Samajwadi Party candidate. Sonakshi was accompanied released. by her brother Kushh Sinha as they campaigned for their Ananya and Tara, who are getting mother. launched with Student Of The Year 2, “I was very happy to be in Lucknow with my mother and have already signed for Pati Patni Aur was overwhelmed with the turnout and support that we Woh and Marjaavaan respectively. saw at our rally,” Sonakshi said in a statement. On the opportunities coming “I wasn’t there as a celebrity but in the capacity of a her way, Ananya, daughter of actor daughter to support her mother,” she added. Chunky Panday, said: “I think this is On the fi lm front, the actress is busy with several a very exciting time to be here. I think projects. She will be seen playing an astrophysicist in for my casting of Pati Patni Aur Woh Mission Mangal, a small town girl in Mrigdeep Lamba’s the makers saw my ad fi lm which I did untitled comedy, an outspoken social worker in Bhuj: The for a brand and they decided to cast DOUBLE JOY: Ananya Panday is among those young debutantes who have Pride of India and reprising her role of Rajjo in Dabangg me in the fi lm. signed their second film even before their first big Bollywood film hit the big screen. 3. – IANS “I am thankful for the chance and I have a lot more work to do in cinema.” the cinema,” Mohan said. release of my debut. According to trade analyst Atul He said that gone were the days “When I gave an audition for Mohan, the rise in demand of diff erent when earnings of an actor’s debut fi lm Student Of The Year 2, I did not even content and stories is opening up the became the deciding factor. think that I will get another fi lm off er space for new talent, and producers “It is the talent really. If the so soon. So for me, it is surreal.” are taking calculated risk by signing audience loved you on-screen and Tara is expecting “honest” reviews them. the fi lm did average business, even over “just good words”. “If we look at all the three then a newcomer can bag a good fi lm. “For me, it is better to know where youngsters, they are already popular Perhaps reviews from audience and I am falling short as an actor. Let the among millennials on social media critics matters.” criticism come and I hope to take them even before their fi lm release. When Tara, who has been associated with in the best way possible.” a production house signs a talent, the showbiz for a while, feels she is lucky Constructive criticism, Mohan said, audience can see who is launching to have more fi lms on her lap even always helps new talent. them. If is launching before her maiden movie released. “When you are an established star, a talent, he must have seen some “I have just fi nished shooting for the review does not matter, but box amount of potential in them. Marjaavaan and I will start working offi ce numbers do. is an “Youngsters these days, thanks to on RX 100 remake, which is Ahan example of that. For years, Salman’s social media, are building their fan Shetty’s debut. It rarely happens to fans have gone to the theatre to watch following even before their fi lms hit any newcomer that she gets a chance his style and no matter what critics ROLE CALL: Evangeline Lilly will portray a new mom who the big screen. So there is a desire that to work in three fi lms in a year. My say, his fi lms do good business.” – suspects her husband of having an aff air with another the audience have to watch them in second fi lm got over even before the IANS woman. Lilly starring in comedy Happy Life Aladdin is a very important fi lm: Massoud Actors Evangeline Lilly and Ike Barinholtz have joined Actor Mena Massoud says the upcoming live action the independent comedy movie Happy Life. adaptation of Aladdin is important with respect to the The fi lm marks David Stassen debut as a direct, reports representation of people of colour in Hollywood. variety.com Massoud, who was born in Egypt and lived in Canada, will Stassen and Barinholtz are also serving as producers be seen as Aladdin in the Disney fi lm. alongside Andrew Robinson and Aperture Media In a video posted on people.com, he opened up about the Productions. Highland Film Group has come on board to responsibility he feels being a Middle Eastern actor in a lead handle international sales which will begin in Cannes this role of a Hollywood fi lm. month. “I don’t feel a lot of pressure but a lot of responsibility. I Lilly will portray a new mom who suspects her think things are changing with Rami Malek winning an Oscar workaholic husband, played by Barinholtz, of having an for doing an incredible job as Freddie Mercury. There are a lot aff air with an Instagram star. One mistake after another of Middle Eastern actors coming up,” Massoud said. leads her into the arms of a younger man as she struggles “I think this fi lm is important for representation. to come to terms with her life decisions and be the mother Hopefully, if it does well in cinema, Hollywood can have she aspires to be. confi dence in the fact that you can put a Middle Eastern in a Lilly starred in Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: lead role or in iconic role and it will still do well,” he added. NEW PROJECT: Mena Massoud in a scene from Aladdin. Endgame and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the fi lm stars Will Smith as the Barinholtz has starred in Suicide Squad, Blockers and larger-than-life Genie, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, Marwan all over the world. “We really focused on making this an will next appear in the upcoming fi lm Late Night alongside Kenzari as Jafar. Aladdin will release in India in English, empowering role for women all over the world seeing it Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling. – IANS Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on May 24. and Naomi does an incredible job with that,” added the He said Princess Jasmine will be empowering women actor. – IANS 12 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 9, 2019 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

Wordsearch Adam

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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. Thursday, May 9, 2019 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

Across 1 Take stock for reform in Ulster Down (6) 1 No time for secrets when 4 Dance round object, forced to take a break (6) extremely elegant (6) 2 Piece of furniture found 8 Seat with a rich design (5) outside a US city (7) 9 Soft soap and a face-cloth (7) 3 Left bow in tree (5) 10 Armstrong has stomach 5 Bad lad with mare that’s upset (7) frightened (7) 11 Mix gallons in pool (5) 6 One left right out? (5) 12 Watch demonstration 7 Rang the bell as instructed, including commercial for we hear (6) beauty aid (9) 9 Impetuous author following 17 Make sums make sense? ass (9) (3,2) 13 Explain in detail former 19 Moving van near Italian city currency (7) (7) 14 Cross words in castle (7) 21 Port possibly built before 15 Plant that may be pointed railway (7) out in the desert (6) 22 Fibre used in optics is 16 Breakfast’s beginning with altered (5) terribly early cereal (6) 23 Start to sip convenient drink 18 Greek letter taken up? (6) Cheers! (5) 24 Tempestuous tale 20 Is it seen after five come to entertaining millions (6) see? (5) Answers Yesterday’s Solution Wordsearch Codeword 14 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 9, 2019 COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE Social media use adversely affects girls more than boys hile social media are nuanced, reciprocal, possibly use has limited contingent on gender. role in lowering To understand how long life satisfaction teenagers spent using social media of teenagers, on a normal school day and their Wthe effects are more among girls corresponding life satisfaction than boys, says a study of 12,000 ratings, the researchers used British teenagers. an eight-year survey of UK Lower life satisfaction led to households. increased social media use and The researchers aimed to study vice versa, but the effects were not only whether adolescents who more consistent for females than report more social media use have for males, said the study, adding lower life satisfaction but also that these were modest trends. whether the reverse is true. “Given the rapid pace of The researchers selected the technological advancement in “UK Household Panel Study” for recent years, the question of how their analysis because it provided our increasing use of technology the highest quality longitudinal to interact with each other affects data available. our well-being has become “While our study is a very increasingly important,” said promising step towards robust Andrew Przybylski, Professor at science in this area, it is only University of Oxford in Britain. the first step. To ultimately The study published in the understand how the diverse uses journal Proceedings of the of social media affect teenagers National Academy of Sciences we need industry data,” said Amy showed that social media effects Orben of University of Oxford. are not a one-way street — they — IANS

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

Take extra care with your appearance today, and clean the house You may feel wanderlust and crave something new and diff erent in Keep your eyes and ears open today, Gemini. You may receive some a bit this morning. You may have some visitors, Aries. Invite them your life. You just can’t help but be a bit bored by the dullness of the important information on specific ways to increase your income. in and make them comfortable. It’s likely that they can be of great routine. If adventure is what you want, why not plan an exotic trip? This is just one of the many wonderful things bound to happen to benefit in furthering your career. Perhaps one of them is well Even if you don’t have the money now, you can still start doing some you. You’re looking great and people are responding to your warm, connected in a company you’ve long wanted to work for. Or maybe research. Just knowing that you’re going to go someday will help pleasant manner. Bask in the glow of all the goodwill surrounding you will get an interesting stock tip. Stay alert! raise your spirits, Taurus. you. It won’t last forever! CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

You may be privy to some important knowledge, Cancer. Perhaps A visit to a local museum or art gallery may move you to tears, Leo. There are no half measures today, Virgo. You feel every emotion to an article gives you the impetus you need to invest in a promising Suddenly, you’re aware of all the beauty around you and inspired the nth degree. This could make for an intense day. Make an eff ort to stock. Perhaps you learn a famous person is coming to town to give to create some original works of your own. You do have a strong calm down. Rather than inject your opinion into every conversation, a lecture. If your heart starts to race the minute you hear the news, creative bent, so why not see how far your talent will take you? If make it a point to step away from the group. The talk is animated this should be all the motivation you need to take the next steps. possible, spend the evening surrounded by loved ones. enough without you stirring things up further. Spend the evening Good things are bound to come your way if you do. with loved ones. They will be more tolerant of your mood. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

You’re likely feeling a desire to do something diff erent and a little You have many talents, Scorpio. Today’s astral energy indicates that You’re looking gorgeous today, Sagittarius, and have likely noticed crazy. Today you may fulfil that desire by attending a group event, your abilities will be rewarded. Congratulations! You’ve certainly the admiring glances you’ve received. Your passion is running high, perhaps a concert. Or you could indulge a childhood fantasy and worked long and hard to achieve your goals. Why not make plans and you may be able to spend this evening with a special someone. go to the circus. Whatever you do, take along the special someone to celebrate? Call some friends or your partner for an impromptu Fulfil your romantic fantasies. Light candles, use your best china, and in your life. The fun you’re bound to have will be so much sweeter get-together. You can meet at the local bistro and bask in the happy dress with sensuality in mind. Your partner will appreciate the eff ort. when shared with a loved one. energy of success. The first round of drinks is on you! You’re bound to have a wonderful evening. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

This could be your lucky day, Capricorn, especially in matters of the Try not to do everything all at once today, Aquarius. Your social It looks like your ship is about to come in, Pisces. The planetary heart. You may feel particularly close to your special someone, as life is heating up and you may be in a frenzy preparing for all the configuration indicates that you can expect additional financial well as others in your immediate circle of friends. This is due in part gatherings you’ve been invited to. All this on top of your regular resources, perhaps a raise. You deserve it! You’ve been working long to the planetary configuration. It shows your intuition and optimism workload could send you into a tailspin. Pace yourself. Get your work and hard these past several months. You’ve earned the respect of running high. Use this to your advantage, especially if you have to done first before thinking about your social life. Remember, if you authority figures and the admiration of peers. Be careful not to fritter sell something. Keep your expectations realistic. were unemployed, you wouldn’t be able to go out at all! away the extra money. Put some aside for a rainy day. Thursday, May 9, 2019 GULF TIMES 15 SPIRIT OF RAMADAN COMMUNITY

And whoever is patient and forgives – indeed, that is of the matters [requiring] determination. Qur’an 42:43 Sahih International

Patience: our first line of defence Patience is truly a virtue which Means of strengthening the only a few have been blessed with. characteristic of patience The Arabic word for patience is Among the ways one can ferment ‘Sabr’, which means to prevent, this quality in oneself are: limit or restrain; more specifically, 1. Refl ecting on verses and it means to restrain the soul from Hadeeth that refer to the virtue of panic, anger or greed, to limit the patience. complaints of the tongue, and to 2. Having conviction that prevent the body from doing evil nothing transpires except by deeds. the will and decree of Allah The It is difficult, however, to face Almighty. calamities with a constant heart, 3. Recalling the great blessings whether it is loss of life, wealth that Allah The Almighty has or health. Yet we must try to endowed on us. remember that none of us will 4. Knowing that impatience pass through this life unscathed. does not ward off disaster. Allah says (what means): “We 5. Remembering the reward of have certainly created man into Allah The Almighty for persevering. hardship.” [Qur’an 90: 4] 6. Being aware that the choice Armed with this knowledge, of Allah The Almighty for us is it becomes easier for the true better than our own preferences for servants of Allah to exercise ourselves. patience in the face of difficulty. 7. Evoking the affl iction of the Patience is also required to keep Prophets, may Allah exalt their within the limits of Allah and to mention, and the righteous people, stay away from prohibitions. who are the most tested of all of Rewards from Allah are for mankind. those who acquire this rare trait. 8. Being certain that hard times Allah promises when saying (what shall soon pass. means): “… Indeed, the patient 9. Reading the biographies will be given their reward without of the pious and observing their account [i.e., limit].” [Qur’an 39: blessed examples of patience to 10] take as role models. – Islamweb.net PRAYER: Worshippers wait for the prayers at the Grand Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. 16 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 9, 2019 COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF RAMADAN A non-Muslim Indian expatriate appreciates the spirit of Ramadan

charity, offering food, money “I attempted fasting for the and clothing to the needy. I know many Muslim colleagues first time in Qatar, just as an who go and distribute food in the workers camp in industrial area.” experiment. In Ramadan, I have Jagdish also appreciates the spirit of socialising and invariably observed fasting on networking in Ramadan. “I notice Iftar gatherings several occasions — perhaps out everywhere, people from all strata, sects or religion are of solidarity with my colleagues welcomed to join Iftar meal by Muslim friends, which is a or maybe because it has become fantastic way to develop a sense of unity and brotherhood. I instinctive due to whole aura in cannot remember any Ramadan, when I was not invited to four the country” or more Iftar gatherings. An enhanced sense of sharing — Jagdishchandra Krishna Bhat and caring spreads during the month which is very nice and He completely agrees that who are deprived of the basic encouraging. Overall, I can a conscious fasting develops needs like food and water. He happily say that Ramadan is a a sense of compassion in an or she appreciates life and its great month when all positive individual especially towards blessing in a better perspective. values like peace, compassion, the needy and poor. “During In Ramadan, compassion and gratitude and charity become fasting, a person realises the charity becomes so obvious and more visible and this makes difficult conditions faced a common phenomenon. One Qatar a wonderful place in the by underprivileged people, can see lots of people doing world.” for the month. I saw how By Mudassir Raja rigorously and sincerely the Muslim labourers used to fast despite the hard work they amadan is a month used to do at the construction Food Tips: What to eat? of blessing and site. The scorching sun or the compassion. The harsh work conditions did not holy month inspires deter their determination of By Azmat Haroon both the Muslims and fasting. I was impressed by theR non-Muslims alike. There their strong faith. Later, I also In the words of famous are many non-Muslims who opt travelled Dubai and Abu Dhabi Algerian pastry chef Jacques to observe fasting in Qatar either and saw similar practices during Torres, “Life is short. Eat to show solidarity with their Ramadan.” dessert first.” But even if we Muslim friends or to experience However, it was in Qatar don’t prefer to have dessert of fast. that Jagdish started really Jagdishchandra Krishna Bhat, understanding the real spirit as the first course of a meal, an Indian expatriate, is one of Ramadan. “It was in Qatar, we always have room for a such individual who says that based on discussions with my so and creamy cheesecake he has been having a wonderful various Muslim friends (in no maer how much we may experience of Ramadan in Qatar. particular Mohammed Asad), have eaten. That is because He shared how his perspective I started to understand and nothing is more sasfying about the holy month changed admire the values and the idea than a cheesecake. A good after he moved to the Middle behind the month. I have learnt cheesecake can instantly East and especially in Qatar. that Ramadan is not just about lighten up our mood and put Jagdish is very happy to abstinence from food, it is us in the best of spirits. have Ramadan in Qatar. “It more auspicious and profound. [Ramadan] is not the way I Fasting is one of the pillars Many of us assume that earlier used to think about of Islam and is considered as about cheesecakes without you like this dessert baked, it. When I first arrived in the one of the most important cheesecakes originated in menoning the invenon of covered in salted caramel or Middle East, I used to perceive self-purification process for a New York, but the reality is cream cheese and the classic with a variety of berries, here it as the most challenging practicing Muslim. that they date back much New York style cheesecake. are some of the restaurants month with several restrictions “Fasting is no foreign concept further. Cheesecakes are However, different countries where we love to go to sasfy in place. Over the years, I have in my own religion and is believed to have originated use different kinds of cheese our craving for a cheesecake. understood and appreciated considered an important ritual in in ancient Greece, and for this beloved dessert. For the real spirit and values of the one’s spiritual journey. Despite surprisingly, many historians instance, the Italians prefer Top Cheesecake Places month. the fact that I knew the spirit say that cheesecakes were ricoa cheese, while the “I had a couple of Muslim of fasting, I had never observed originally served to athletes friends back in India, and fasting in my entire childhood Greeks use mizithra or feta. • Magnolia during the first Olympic Germans like their coage knew about Roza [fasting]. I or youth. I started it much later Games held in 776 B.C.! It hardly knew the whole idea in my life, as a matter of fact, cheese, and the extremely • Cheesecake Factory behind fasting and the month. looking at other people around was the Romans who spread popular Japanese recipe uses Nevertheless, I used to happily in Ramadan. I attempted fasting cheesecake from Greece a combinaon of cornstarch • Bateel join their Iftar arrangements, for the first time in Qatar, just across Europe, and it was and egg whites. and rarely put an effort to know as an experiment. In Ramadan, not unl 18th century that • Brioche Doree the concept behind the whole I have invariably observed cheesecakes appeared in But the intenon of this piece thing.” fasting on several occasions – America and started to look is not to overburden you with • Sugar & Spice Jagdish travelled to Oman perhaps out of solidarity with something like they do today. the variees of cheesecakes in 2003 for his first job in the my colleagues or may be because Of course, we can’t talk region’s construction industry. it has become instinctive due to around the world. Whether “I saw the degree of seriousness whole aura in the country.”