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Maharashi his homeland, where he becomes the champion of poor and DIRECTION:Vamshi Paidipally downtrodden farmers. Directed by Vamsi Paidipally, Maharshi CAST:, Pooja Hegde, Allari Naresh features Mahesh Babu and Pooja Hegde in central roles. SYNOPSIS: Rishi, a millionaire businessman, returns to THEATRES: Landmark, The Mall, Royal Plaza ote Unquo u te Q The Mall Cinema (1): Royal Plaza Cinema “Beauty is Uyare (Malayalam) Palace (1): Student of the power; a smile is its 2:30pm; Maharshi (Telugu) Year 2 () 2:30pm; 8:15pm; Kee (Tamil) Maharshi (Telugu) 8:15pm; sword.” 11:30pm. Avengers: Endgame (2D) Student of the Year 2 — John Ray The Mall Cinema (2): 8:15pm; Uyare (Malayalam) (Hindi) 11:30pm. Student of the Year 2 11:30pm. Royal Plaza Cinema (Hindi) 2:30pm; Student of Landmark Cinema Palace (2): Avengers: the Year 2 (Hindi) 8:15pm; (2): Maharshi (Telugu) Endgame (2D) 2:15pm; Ayogya (Tamil) 11pm. 2:15pm; Uyare (Malayalam) Uyare (Malayalam) 9pm; The Mall Cinema (3): 100 8:30pm; Maharshi (Telugu) Ayogya (Tamil) 11:15pm. Community Editor (Tamil) 2:30pm; Avengers: 11pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Kamran Rehmat Endgame (2D) 8:30pm; Landmark Cinema (3): Palace (3): 100 (Tamil) e-mail: [email protected] Uyare (Malayalam) Student of the Year 2 2:15pm; Avengers: Telephone: 44466405 11:30pm. (Hindi) 2:30pm; Student of Endgame (2D) 8:15pm; Fax: 44350474 Landmark Cinema (1): the Year 2 (Hindi) 8:15pm; Uyare (Malayalam) Uyare (Malayalam) 3pm; Ayogya (Tamil) 11pm. 11:30pm. Tuesday, May 14, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

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Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 14, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Recalling shock and awe Mitchell Zuckoff has masterfully transformed an enormous record and his own interviews into a powerful narrative of that day when America’s worst act of terrorism sped from out of the blue of a sunny, azure sky, writes Paul Moses

As a New Yorker, I was itchell Zuckoff and I spent September 11, 2001, in a mostly aware of events similar pursuit: writing the main story of an involving the destruction unprecedented terrorist attackM for our respective newspapers, based of the World Trade Center. on the reporting of dozens of colleagues. His But I had not focused account appeared in the next day’s Boston Globe, and mine in Newsday. on other aspects. One I don’t know what the experience was like for him, but for me, it was a frustrating day example: the terrible fi lled with unanswered questions; the most foul-ups in military air basic information was unavailable. Eventually, a vast body of evidence support in response to took shape: the 9/11 Commission records, including more than 1,200 interviews; the hijackings of four aviation, engineering, communications and military inquiries; massive news coverage; commercial flights dozens of books; 911 dispatcher tapes; court ‘ transcripts; oral history. Zuckoff , a Boston University journalism — Paul Moses, author, professor and author of seven previous nonfi ction books, has masterfully ex-journalist transformed this enormous record and his ’ own interviews into a powerful narrative of Tuesday, May 14, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY that day when America’s worst act of terrorism sped from out of the blue of a sunny, azure sky. It happened to be the last week of my 23 years in daily journalism; There was also a story of I was starting a second career teaching the craft. Every semester heroism, which Mitchell thereafter, I gave my students at Brooklyn College a lesson based Zuckoff tells with emotion on covering 9/11; I saw how it and chilling, precise gradually turned from news to historic event. detail. He shows that even Zuckoff takes it in the other direction; he aims to “delay the in our self-referential, descent of 9/11 into the well of history.” His book has little historic individualist era, everyday perspective or analysis, but it people — many of them — succeeds in making the events of that day as vivid as if they occurred summoned the courage to yesterday. He has completed the fi rst draft of history he set out be self-giving, and even to to write 18 years ago; his careful citation and wide-ranging research give all. And that is worth will make this book a useful guide remembering for future historians. With its disaster-movie structure, page-turning pace and steadfast focus on telling the story through dozens of individual human dramas, Fall and Rise is a thorough, accurate, well- destruction of the World Trade September 11 based on a simulated green dot materialise unexpectedly another to avert catastrophe. documented and very readable Center. But I had not focused on attack from Russian bombers, plus on their radar screens, racing east. But there was also a story of account of what is known about other aspects. One example: the a mock hijacking by militants who “Oh my God,” one of the controllers heroism, which Zuckoff tells with that fateful day, thankfully stripped terrible foul-ups in military air wanted to land on Caribbean island. shouted. “We’ve got a target headed emotion and chilling, precise of conspiracy theories or political support in response to the hijackings “Nasypany and some colleagues right for the White House!” detail. He shows that even in our spin. I would strongly recommend of four commercial fl ights. wanted the exercise to include a plot A manager at Dulles alerted the self-referential, individualist era, it for those who were not yet adults Zuckoff tells that story especially by terrorists to fl y a cargo plane into Federal Aviation Administration’s everyday people — many of them in 2001; 9/11 was a pivotal event well, combining information in the United Nations building in New control centre and controllers at — summoned the courage to be that will continue to shape the offi cial reports with the stories of York City, but a military intelligence Reagan airport in Washington, self-giving, and even to give all. American experience. And those people directly involved, such as offi cer had nixed that idea as too far- Zuckoff writes. Still, he adds, no- And that is worth remembering. — who think they remember — I count Major Kevin Nasypany of the Air fetched to be useful,” Zuckoff writes. one notifi ed anyone in the military Newsday/TNS myself — may be surprised at how National Guard, who was then air Then at 9:32am — after planes air defence system. F-16s had (Paul Moses was a reporter and much they never knew, or perhaps defence control commander for had already struck the two meanwhile fl own — in the wrong editor at Newsday for 17 years. His repressed from memory. the Northeast. One small detail 110-story towers — air traffi c direction. most recent book is An Unlikely As a New Yorker, I was mostly he reports is that the agency had controllers at Dulles Airport In one sense, it was the story of Union: The Love-Hate Story of New aware of events involving the coincidentally planned a drill for outside Washington, D.C., saw a the day: one missed chance after York’s Irish and Italians).

Rewind to the day that shook the world

By Kamran Rehmat of incredibly precise missions impossible one after the other (all in a day’s terror work) — beyond the wildest imagination I remember the day vividly. Just a few of a Hollywood scriptwriter. Even though minutes shy of 5pm when I was about it has been 18 years, there is still that to leave for work in Muscat, the languid aura of disbelief that the mightiest of all capital of Sultanate of Oman, where I nations could be a sitting duck for the worked as News Editor in Times of Oman, while it lasted. the country’s leading English language But what is beyond a shadow of doubt broadsheet, I switched on the TV; its is that the deadliest terrorist attacks in volume pressed low. It just so happened history did change the world, for both that the channel on cue was CNN. America and the rest of us on this cinder I watched smoke billowing from a of a planet. skyscraper but since I did not initially pay In 2014, I had occasion to visit the 9/11 attention to the tickers at the bottom of Memorial, an experience so profound the screen, it seemed eerily like a scene that it takes you in its sweep. In a way, out of a movie. I thought as much. Just it symbolises a global communion — then, a plane emerged from the middle of remember citizens of more than 90 the TV screen on the right and rammed countries perished in the attacks and the into the building. This intrigued me, majority of them paid with their lives in because the plane looked real — real the Twin Towers tragedy. Regardless of enough for me to raise the volume and religion, race, ethnicity, language, or any figure out the fuss. It was then that I other distinction, the spirit of humanity realised that this was no figment of weighed heavy and whilst recalling the imagination and the skyscraper which nerve-racking moments of the tragedy had looked like a spitting image of the on the day that shook the world, there World Trade Center was, in fact, just that: was an inescapable feeling that may South Tower, taking a startling hit. be the world had underestimated the It took a while to absorb that all this was propensity of evil and it took an epic really happening — that the world’s sole tragedy to draw the realisation and fight superpower was under attack — a series back. TRIBUTE: A flower placed at the 9/11 Memorial in 2014 by the author. Photo by Kamran Rehmat 6 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 14, 2019 COMMUNITY

AMAB organises 2019 Ta’allum Careers Fair

Al Maha Academy for Boys (AMAB) recently organised 2019 Medical, Qatar University, Stenden University, University of Ta’allum Careers Fair. Over 200 upper school students met Aberdeen, Score Plus, Education Basket, NCUK, Academic the representatives of local and international business and Bridge Programme and University of Calgary . educational organisations. Ta’allum students from the Boys’ Shuja Uddin, Principal of AMAB, said “The event was very well Academy, Al Maha Academy for Girls and Al Jazeera academy organised and much appreciated by students. Their feedback received comprehensive information on education and job has been exceptionally positive. We hope it will be a recurring opportunities, helping them to plan more eff ectively for their event in the schools’ calendar.” future. Dr Mohammed Saefan, Ta’allum Director of Education, said, The event was organised by Nisar Ahmed, Year Leader and “Ta’allum Academies have a talented pool of young people Careers Co-ordinator. Speaking on the occasion, Nisar said, “Al who have high aspirations. They are the leaders of the next Maha Boys’ Academy was proud to be the host of the annual generation in Qatar. We aim to provide the best advice and Ta’allum Careers Fair, as it aims to give our young people guidance to them to prepare for the demands of working life in the opportunity to explore career options and network with the future of a rapidly changing world. This event establishes potential employees.’ clear links with prominent Qatar business and educational A significant range of local and national employer organisations organisations both at home and further afield which will were represented at the event, including Commercial Bank, provide a widening and informed range of choices for our Qatar Airways, Hamad Medical – Pharmacy and Nursing, Sidra students in their future career pathways.”

Kalabhavan Qatar celebrates Prabha 2019

Kalabhavan Qatar, a member of SASCO group, under the patronage of Abdullah Khalaf Mansoor al- Kaabi, Chairman of Kalabhavan, recently celebrated its 12th year anniversary ‘Prabha 2019’ at the Asoka Hall of Indian Cultural Centre. The event was inaugurated by Jaff ar Khan, ICC Managing SIS celebrates Workers’ Day Committee member. The event was attended by Paul George, Junior Section of Shantiniketan enlightened the students and the Executive Director at Indian School (SIS) recently support staff about equity and Kalabhavan Qatar, and celebrated Workers’ Day by dignity of labour. He thanked the Geo Victor, Head Master. felicitating the supporting staff support staff for the continuous Classical and western of the school and Barwa Village, contribution to the society. He performances by the including drivers, conductors, appreciated the parents, students students were also part maintenance staff and cleaning staff . and teachers for implanting the of the event. Certificates The supporting staff received their theme of love and bringing an of merit were also gift hampers from the students. awareness of the lives of people who presented to the Speaking on the occasion, Dr deserve to be loved and respected in students by Jaff ar Khan. Subhash Nair, Principal of SIS, the society.

COMMUNICATION PROJECT DAY: Olive International School (OIS) recently celebrated ‘Communication Project Day’. The event was inaugurated by the Vice Principal of OIS by lighting the lamp. Jacob K, Principal of OIS, also attended the event. The event featured performances highlighting various topics, including role of media, women empowerment, true education and technology. Students took part in various presentations, including speech, discussion, debates, poem recitation, street play and skit. Tuesday, May 14, 2019 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY

QatarDebate organises Qatar Secondary School Debate League Nationals

QatarDebate (QD), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community ranked higher. Awards for top three schools in the league were presented separately from Development, recently organised the Qatar Secondary School Debate League Nationals the nationals grand finalists. DPS Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) won the Pen Category, (QSDL) in English, at Newton International Academy – Barwa City. which was followed by DeBakey High School with second position. The grand final debates were hosted at the College of Islamic Studies, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Kawther Secondary School for Girls bagged the winning title in EFL Category (Girls), University. This year’s nationals had the top teams from the two QSDLs, including top 12 which was followed by Rabaa Aladawiya Secondary School for Girls as runners up. In Open teams in the open category and top eight teams in the EFL category for both boys and girls Category (Boys) DPS-MIS won the championship title and DeBakey High School the runners tournaments. up. School wide points are accumulated by adding total wins and total points of top two teams Mosab bin Omair Secondary School for Boys bagged first position in EFL Category (Boys), from each school. Schools are ranked as per number of wins at both league tournaments. which was followed by Omar bin Al Khattab Secondary School for Boys with second If schools have a tie on the number of wins, school with the higher total speaker points is position.

IIQS-Qatar conducts Fifth Continuing Professional Development event

Indian Institute of Quantity Surveyors – Qatar Chapter (IIQS-Qatar), associated to Indian Business comprehensively covered the concept of various securities available in a construction industry and Professionals Council (IBPC) under the aegis of Embassy of India, recently conducted its Fifth and how to protect our interest. The attendees found the presentation quite interesting and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event at Concorde Hotel. The event was attended by beneficial. over 50 members and guests. Ahamed Zubair, Joint Secretary of IIQS-Qatar, welcomed the gathering. Kulkarni was felicitated by Kulkarni, Manager – Qatari Diar, delivered an interactive lecture on ‘The Security of your Anshul Gupta, President of IIQS-Qatar, and Sudheer Edamana, Vice President of IIQS-Qatar, on the Construction Contract’, which was followed by a question and answer session. The lecture occasion. Kiran Podakanti, General Secretary of IIQS-Qatar proposed a vote of thanks.

Al-Bairaq concludes the fifth cycle of the ‘Problem Solving’ track

Qatar University’s (QU) Al-Bairaq programme, a non-traditional and trustworthy partnership between the energy industry and educational project where students at Qatari secondary schools community. work in teams with highly exquisite university-level scientists, Ras Laff an Social Communication Programme is a joint initiative implements an innovative educational curriculum that enables by six leading energy companies operating in Ras Laff an, including Qatari youth with the needed capabilities to play vital roles in various Qatar Petroleum, Qatargas, ORYX GTL, Al-Khaleej Gas, Pearl GTL and sectors of the country to serve Qatar National Vision 2030, recently Dolphin Energy. concluded its 5th cycle of ‘Problem solving’ track by honouring the Speaking on the occasion, Dr Noora Jabor al-Thani, QU Section participating students in the presence of its sponsor, Ras Laff an Head of Outreach and Communications and Head of Al-Bairaq, said, Social Communication Programme. A total of 222 students from nine “It is really important to consider this age category and reinforce schools within and outside Doha participated in the track. their knowledge with skills that could have a positive impact on The Ras Laff an Social Communication Programme manages the the students and develop their critical thinking, which guarantees impact of operations both real and perceived, which may include their success in all areas.” Dr Noora thanked Al-Bairaq programme impacts such as air quality, health and workforce presence in the partners, including Unesco Off ice in Doha and Qatar National community. The vision of the programme is to create a respectful Commission for Education, Culture and Science. 8 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 14, 2019 COMMUNITY Indian Sports Centre organises felicitation ceremony

Indian Sports Centre (ISC) recently organised the felicitation ceremony in the honour of Indian the Indian athletics team for their achievement as fourth in the table in Asian Athletics National Athletics Team that was in Doha for participating in 23rd Asian Athletic Championship Championship. Speaking on the occasion, Harendra Chowdhury thanked ISC for organising 2019. On behalf of the Indian community, P Kumaran, Ambassador of India, handed over the felicitation ceremony for the entire team and introduced the various off icials of Athletic felicitation plaque to Harendra Chowdhury, Indian National Athletics Team Leader. Forty-two Federation of India and all gold, silver and bronze medallists .The event was attended by senior athletes and 21 off icials were felicitated on the occasion. off icials of ICC, ICBF, IBPN and various other aff iliated bodies along with community leaders. Nilangshu Dey, President of ISC, welcomed the Indian Athletic team and highlighted the role of Ravi Shankar, Head of Finance of ISC, proposed a vote of thanks. The event was compered by ISC in promoting sports and games among the Indian community in Qatar. Dey also appreciated Habibun Nabi , General Secretary of ISC.

Nepali organisations bid farewell to the ambassador

Nepali Entrepreneur Association Qatar (NEA) recently organised a farewell event for Professor Public Relations Committee – Qatar (PRC), a Nepali organisation, also organised a farewell event Ramesh Prasad Koirala, outgoing Ambassador of Nepal, at the residence of Mahendra for the outgoing ambassador. Professor Koirala was felicitated by Narendra Bhat, Founding Chamlagai, Chairman of NEA. The event was attended by Nepali entrepreneurs and Chairman of PRC, along with Badri Pandey, Founding Adviser, and Bimal Subedi, Chairman of representatives of diff erent organisations, including Dev Kazi Dangol, Patron of NEA, and Badri PRC. Pandey, Adviser of NEA. The event was hosted by Sagar Nepal. Speaking on the occasion, Koirala elaborated on the projects he managed to complete in his Ramesh Bhatta, Secretary of NEA, along with Raj Regmi, Nepali entrepreneur, also spoke on the tenure of two years. He commended the support of Nepali community. The event was attended occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Chamlagai praised the works of the outgoing ambassador by various Nepali community leaders, including Prabin Gurung, Dhiraj Rai, Chanak Pokharel, and said that the ambassador has already shown a wonderful economic diplomacy and have Dev Pariyar, Tej Katuwal and Mohammed Sakir. attracted Qatari investments in Nepal. – Text and photos by Usha Wagle Gautam

Concorde unveils off ers for Ramadan

Concorde Doha, one of the prominent a huge change in its decoration. These hotels on Qatar’s hospitality map, has decorations and architectural designs are recently unveiled exceptional off ers to closely related to the Qatari heritage to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by celebrate the holy month. The Concorde providing special Iftar dining buff ets, stated Hotel is off ering discounts of up to 35% a press release. for 15 days from the first day of Ramadan The hotel’s Olives Restaurant has been to the 15th of the same month. This is a decorated with authentic Arabian designs special off er for the daily Iftar buff et and to welcome guests who are seeking a banqueting halls for corporates , groups specially designed Ramadan atmosphere. and institutions that plan to organise group The hotel off ers a rich buff et of varied Iftar or Suhoor. The menu includes a variety cuisine and beverages that are constantly of appetisers, delicious dishes, and even changing to satisfy all tastes and needs live cooking stations.» including corporate groups and outside Also, the hotel off ers banquet service to catering. customers at home or anywhere they want, Mashhour al-Refai, General Manager of through an experienced and competent Concorde, said, «The hotel has witnessed team of chefs. Tuesday, May 14, 2019 GULF TIMES 9 MOVIE REVIEW COMMUNITY It’s an A-Grade for students The second edition of Student of the Year is equally glossy and picture perfect, writes Muhammad Asad Ullah

intermission and you see a whole new love triangle in the making. Where three fall apart, with well-done fi ght sequences, Shreya, played by Ananya, takes the screen space with Rohan and you know the rest. Ananya is Manav’s younger sister and in the fi rst half of the fi lm is presented as the spoiled mean girl. She’s the leading lady; carries Louis Vuitton bags and wears Dolce and Gabbana. She’s like Shanaya (Alia Bhatt from Student of the Year) but without the killer attitude. Shreya is substituting her lack of family ties with designer labels and snobbish setting. All three, Rohan, Mia and Shreya, might be emotionally damaged but their physical perfection is established with numerous shots. This is youth without awkwardness or vulnerability. There are ‘two’ many love triangles. Too often, the storyline is swallowed up by the MODERNISED HIGH SCHOOL ROMANCE: Student of the Year 2 is a love story that traverses the trodden path (a high school romance). But KJo is an artisan overwhelming gloss, perfect with intellect and taste and he ensures that the script is spruced up and modernised with such elan that it doesn’t off end the spectator’s wisdom or intelligence. styling and set-piece songs. Drawing a parallel where the competition in fi rst part was so silly and shallow that it was hard to take any of it seriously, but this time it is out-done. The Kabbadi othing is excess for sequences are well-shot and Johar till it is athletic in every sense. all about beautiful Yet, Karan creates moments people and expensive that are genuinely moving and things – designer humorous. Karan also deserves Nbags, labels and an attitude that applause for putting his faith in can raze the wrath. Johar creates a new actors every time. He elicits quixotic world full of such content commendable performances from and high in emotions way too his cast of debutants. and well. The world has moved on Ananya’s brief is to be pouty and in the seven years since the phat attractive, which they manage college caper Student of The Year to do. And Tiger has evolved in (2012) that launched the careers appearance and acting and on big of Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and screen it’s a treat to watch him. Sidharth Malhotra and so has Student of the Year 2 is a love story Johar and his fi lmmaking, for that traverses the trodden path (a good. Where the fi rst part of the high school romance). But KJo is franchise caterwauled glamour an artisan with intellect and taste all along, even in the tiny bits, and he ensures that the script is Karan has played sensibly with this spruced up and modernised with one. Directed by Punit Malhotra, such elan that it doesn’t off end the nothing seems too vacuous and spectator’s wisdom or intelligence. over-designed, it’s all within the The accomplished director takes limits which is what holds the on familiar material and gives it an essence of the fi lm. Loose ends? entirely new twirl. Yes – a bit, but come-on that’s Do not miss a second of the with every other Bollywood PROMISING DEBUT: Student of the Year 2 proves to be a promising debut for Ananya Panday, left, and Tara Sutaria. song Yeh Jawani to get a glimpse entertainer. The actors in the Their brief is to be pouty and attractive, which they manage to do with commendable performances. of Will Smith’s Bollywood cameo follow-up, Student of the Year and also wait for the credits at the 2, are a fresh bunch led by Tiger for the prestigious Student of well in the aptitude test to qualify scholarship student, who barely end of the fi lm to see Alia Bhatt in Shroff paired with Ananya Panday the Year Competition, that can to take part in Student of the Year makes it to Saint Teresa, IVY a spooky hot item number – which and Tara Sutaria – millennial cast merely be achieved by winning a Competition in the fi rst place. school, on sports quota just for is nothing but something haute all with a sexy appeal to their acting. Kabbadi match. The only thing Something that should have the sake of his girlfriend Mia, the way. Much to the joy of SOTY fans which wasn’t really striking was, been included in this franchise played by Tara Sutaria, to be closer like myself, we are happy to why a huge trophy in college as well. However, KJo did his bit to her. Like Rahul and Anjali in pronounce that the second edition without even a whiff of academics of promoting the lesser popular Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, the story of is equally glossy and picture in general? I agree, in the fi rst part sport. He infused a cool factor to Rohan and Mia’s love, friendship perfect. Rohan Sachdev played by there was all that pizzazz glamour the game with his players doing and falling out is a school legend. „ To watch Tiger Shroff and Manav Singhania, and Hermes bags, but there was back fl ips and slow-mo jumps. But the pretzel is the introduction the trailer of played by Aditya Seal, spend an also an entire sound track which Manav Singhania is a rich brat, of Manav in the love triangle the film, scan entire academic year preparing was about academics and doing while Rohan is a middle-class at fi rst, which fades away post the QR Code. 10 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 14, 2019 COMMUNITY PHOTO ESSAY

At right place, right time As an avid photographer, I sunset I saw a beautiful sight of is all about the timing and the Al Zubarah Fort, Film City My favourite lens is the Nikon create a list of places to capture a mother strolling with a pram composition. Therefore, it’s in Zekreet, Irkiya Farm, camel 85mm f1.8, which gives me very during the weekends. Recently, across the water bridge and not always that I need to have racing in Al Shahaniya, Pearl- sharp pictures almost always. visiting the Aspire Zone and the ducks moving freely in the my DSLR camera to capture Qatar and even did a desert I will continue my the Souq Waqif gave me some foreground. I thought I was at a moment. Some of the new safari, which was full of fun. photography journey and still unique picture opportunities. the right place at the right time. mobile phones have very good I use a Nikon D7100 with have many more places to visit The Aspire Zone has so much There were many instances capabilities to capture pictures the 18-200mm lens which with my camera like the new to off er to a photographer, so like this where I was able to even under low light conditions. is suitable for any situation. National Museum in Doha. I spent almost 3 to 4 hours capture a particular scene just I travelled outside Doha However, I have few prime walking around the park. because I happen to be there with my friends who are lenses which are used for — Text and photos by During this time and just before at the right time. Photography photographers to places like specifi c photography projects. Rizny Ismail @riznyismail Tuesday, May 14, 2019 GULF TIMES 11 POP SPOT COMMUNITY Kiefer loves telling stories in songs I’d roll my eyes when I record. “I used to be so nervous saw actors picking up a about the prospect of performing guitar.” in front of professional musicians These are the words of that I just wouldn’t do it. But actor Kiefer Sutherland. having overcome this fear, I still “While there may be some could never have imagined the justification in his comment, depth with which I would fall in there are always exceptions to the love with touring. rule. One of these happens to be Being on stage playing my songs Kiefer himself. holds such a special place in my The man perhaps best known heart. To have the opportunity to for his role as Jack Bauer in convey intimate, personal stories the drama series, 24, is also an to an audience has proved to be accomplished singer, songwriter priceless.” and musician. His second studio Kiefer’s career as a performing album, Reckless & Me, has entered musician came about by the UK chart at number nine. accident rather than design. Like his 2016 debut LP, Down He had founded the Ironworks In a Hole, the new record is a independent record label with country album. Kiefer co-wrote his long-time friend, singer, every track on his first opus and songwriter, musician and his songwriting ability features producer Jude Cole. But their prominently again on Reckless & objective was to find and develop Me. talented artistes and bands. “There are some really personal “We thought there were songs on my new album,” fantastic bands who were just not explained 52-year-old Kiefer. being heard. We wanted to help “They continue the personal these artistes who might not be theme on my first record. I felt it able to find their way in what was was important for me to tell these becoming a shrinking corporate stories.” music industry. Stories are at the heart of “Being part of the music Kiefer’s entire professional life. business gave me the opportunity “It’s all about stories for me. and incentive to write for other I’ve never accepted an acting role artistes. I showed Jude some songs because I thought the character I’d written with the intention of I’d be playing was particularly offering them to other performers interesting. Of course, I have but he insisted I should record ACTOR: The honesty in Kiefer Sutherland’s songs is particularly evident in his new album. portrayed some very interesting them myself. We worked together characters but it is always the on more songs for my first album. songs is particularly evident in when she was a baby. promoting my first album. The story which attracts me to a role. They ended up being the closest two tracks on his new album. “She is now 31 and a wonderful gigs are combined with my If I don’t think much of the story, thing I ever had to a journal or Saskatchewan was written for his actress. But she is very acting commitments. If I have it wouldn’t matter how interesting diary.” mother while Song for a Daughter independent. I offered her two free days, we’ll fit in a show on the character might be. While Down In a Hole did reveals Kiefer’s feelings about his roles in things I was doing and she these dates.” “This need to tell stories in well enough on Billboard’s Folk daughter Sarah. turned me down both times. She He believes his involvement my songs is what attracts me / Americana chart and reached “I wrote Saskatchewan on a is also a very private person so I with music has enabled him to to country music. I enjoy many number 35 on the Top Country very fearful plane trip. My mother didn’t want to put the song on my become a better actor. types of music but country is Albums chart, Reckless & Me had suffered a stroke, her second, album if it would embarrass her. “I’ve put so much of myself particularly associated with promises to take Kiefer’s music and I didn’t think she was going “After looking at Sarah’s baby into my music. I’m sure this has storytelling. It’s more difficult to career to a much higher level. to make it. I was on the plane picture, I realised how much time helped me to develop as an actor tell a story in a three or four- There are many established thinking the journey would end had passed and how quickly it had because I’m now incorporating minute song than in a film or TV mainstream artistes who have with my twin sister Rachel telling flown by. I also realised I couldn’t aspects of my own persona into show. But the basic principle is never had a UK top ten album. me our mother had passed. live forever. I wanted Sarah to my characters. still the same and I really enjoy “I’m incredibly grateful to all Thankfully, that didn’t happen always know how much I love her. “I really think this has the challenge.” the people who come to my shows and mom pulled through but the The song does exactly that and it’s improved my acting and it Touring is something else which and buy my records. I started song says everything I was feeling something she will always have wouldn’t have happened without Kiefer enjoys. He spent two years violin lessons when I was four on that plane. for the rest of her life after I’m my music. It’s also increased on the road performing the songs and took up the guitar when I was “Song for a Daughter is on the gone.” the enjoyment I get from acting. from his first album. ten. But I still don’t regard myself album with Sarah’s permission. Kiefer and his band begin their I know how lucky I am. I love “I absolutely loved the process in the same way as those artistes It is such a personal song and was latest round of touring towards acting and I love music. There of writing and recording Down and bands whose entire lives are really written just for her. It came the end of this month. can’t be many people who get so In a Hole. But I wasn’t sure how devoted to their music.” about one day when I was at home “We must have done much pleasure from how they I would feel about touring the The honesty in Kiefer’s and I looked at a picture of Sarah something like 300 shows earn their living.”

youtube.com/watch?v=OpNJTr7q1LM No release date has been announced significant impact on the charts peaking The video for Nothing Breaks as yet but a new fragrance, Thank U, at number 62 on Billboard’s Hot 100. Like a Heart is at www.youtube.com/ Next, will soon be on the market. There Perhaps Iggy will have better luck in brief watch?v=A9hcJgtnm6Q will also be an accompanying range of with her latest single, Started. The lyrics beauty products under the Thank U, and accompanying video unashamedly Ariana Grande Next label. These include everything champion the merits of gold-digging. from body lotions to shower gels, body Iggy portrays herself as a girl who Mark Ronson at number 43 on Billboard’s Hot 100 It seems like no-one can ever make scrubs and much more besides. The starts with nothing but becomes rich by though the track did hit top spot on the enough money. profits should add yet more millions to marrying a sugar daddy and inheriting June 21 is the scheduled release date Dance Club Songs chart. Step forward singer, songwriter, Ariana’s bulging bank balance. his wealth after he dies. for Late Night Feelings, the fifth studio The second single, the album actress and businesswoman Ariana Directed by Colin Tilley, with whom album from English producer Mark title-track, has not yet been quite so Grande. In addition to her music Iggy Azalea Iggy has previously worked on the Ronson. successful. It was initially released superstar status, 25-year-old Ariana videos for three other singles, she Lead single, Nothing Breaks Like a without an accompanying video, already features prominently on the A release date has not yet been described Started as “the best video Heart, featured vocals by Miley Cyrus. something which rarely seems to be a fragrance market with five signature announced for In My Defense, the I’ve ever made.” See if you agree by The track proved hugely successful good idea. This has since been rectified scents to her name. Ari, Cloud, second studio album from Australian checking it out at www.youtube.com/ throughout much of the world topping with a video prominently featuring Moonlight and Sweet Like Candy are all rapper Iggy Azalea. watch?v=flPCk8Z5XS0 Colin Tilley also the charts in several countries and Norwegian singer, songwriter. musician specifically for women while Frankie, The lead single, Sally Walker, directed the “Sally Walker” video. This reaching number two in Britain. It and model Lykke Li who provides vocals named after her TV personality brother was issued this past March. Despite can be viewed at www.youtube.com/ was less popular in America peaking on the track. It can be seen at www. Frankie Grande, is a unisex fragrance. favourable reviews, it failed to make a watch?v=2Gy8eGr7AfM 12 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 14, 2019 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

Wordsearch Adam

Pooch Cafe

CHIPPER PEPPER WHOPPER KIPPER TOPPER DROPPER SNAPPER COPPER SAPPER CHOPPER RAPPER ZIPPER NIPPER WHIPPER FLIPPER SUPPER DIPPER SLIPPER CLIPPER RIPPER

Codeword Every letter of the alphabet is used at least once. Squares with the same number in have the same letter in. Work out which number represents which letter.

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Sudoku

Bound And Gagged

Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Tuesday, May 14, 2019 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

Across Down 1 Circuits almost become void 1 Bills are revised by some (4) politicians (8) 3 Put off, he left port (4,4) 2 Prince has iodine in 9 Outlaw in gang carrying medicine bottle (5) equipment (7) 4 Last bear (6) 10 Connections for a cat, by the 5 Duke only turning up in Greek sound of it (5) island (5) 11 Bread found in luxury car? (5) 6 Plain article brought into 12 Bertrand we hear making a house (7) sound (6) 7 Support for others (4) 14 What’s left, for example, in 8 Great distance out in space, moulded clay (6) right? (6) 16 Monday off for current 13 Get a Scot to build homes (8) producer (6) 15 Primate revealed by stream 19 A former head of state in part of India (7) managed clubs in the centre of 17 Obsequious subordinates Oxford (6) seen at first in Arab country 21 The pain of being clever? (5) (3-3) 24 Lazybones may be riled (5) 18 No drink? That’s upset a 25 King George observing a monster (6) sign of advancing age (7) 20 Pole playing a part in 26 Vandalism may be television or theatre (5) wonderful (8) 22 Burning fuel’s first put in 27 Witnesses going back and river (5) forth (4) 23 Trees not entirely original (4) Answers

Yesterday’s Solution Wordsearch Codeword 14 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 14, 2019 COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE Study says timing is key to how people experience envy

hen it comes to Valentine’s Day date every day feeling jealous, during the month of February 2017. timing could make In line with the fi rst study, envy all the diff erence. grew as February 14 approached, New research has but dropped on February 15 and Wfound that we are more envious stayed relatively low the rest of the of someone else’s covetable month. experience before it happens than The researchers replicated these after it has passed. patterns in February 2018 with a “Enviable events lose some new group of participants, tracking power over us once those events are envy over the course of three key in our past,” said study co-author dates. Ed O’Brien, Associate Professor at Envy rose from February 13 to the University of Chicago in the US. February 14 but then dropped on Envy is an interesting emotion February 15, the results showed. because it can motivate negative “Previous research uniformly outcomes such as self-dislike, and suggests that events in the also positive outcomes such as future will prompt more extreme feeling inspired. reactions because it’s more For the study, published in the relevant to pay attention to journal Psychological Science, things that might still happen the researchers conducted three being promoted to a dream job, and weeks after the events occurred. they happened than before they to us. But these findings suggest experiments. buying a dream car. The results showed that happened. that the passing of time may In the fi rst study, 620 Some imagined how they would timing, even when thinking about To fi nd out whether people show be particularly linked with participants imagined a close friend feel about the various scenarios hypothetical scenarios, mattered. the same pattern of responses in reducing the intensity of negative getting to have experiences that the in the days and weeks before they Participants rated the relation to real-world events, the experiences, rather than reducing participants desired themselves, happened. Others imagined how experiences, which were otherwise research team assessed people’s the intensity of all experiences,” such as taking a dream vacation, they would feel in the days and identical, as less enviable after feelings of envy for a peer’s said Ed O’Brien. – IANS

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

A current or potential friend might seem like the most perfect, You might not be able to concentrate on your work today, Taurus. Are you an artist, writer, or musician, Gemini? If so, your work may wonderful person in the world to you, Aries. Your nature could get Your head may be in the clouds and your eye for detail could fail take on a more symbolic or impressionistic tone. Today you’re the better of you today. Instead, try to maintain a certain distance to you somewhat. Needless to say, this isn’t a good day to tackle new, probably more interested in conveying feelings and impressions avoid appearing too needy. It was probably your self-suff iciency and diff icult, or complicated tasks. Concentrate on routines that you can than details. It might surprise you that you’re thinking along those inner power that attracted your friend in the first place. do without thinking. That way you will get through the day without lines. This urge may vanish tomorrow, so if you like today’s work, making yourself crazy. make the most of it. Try to remember how and why you’re doing it! CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Innovative art forms might seem especially appealing today, Cancer. Do you believe in ghosts? Some strange phone calls, e-mails, or An unexpected sum of money could come your way today, Virgo. It Stay out of gallery shops unless you’re prepared to take home a other communications may come your way today, Leo. One may probably won’t be large, but it will be welcome nonetheless. Perhaps carload of merchandise. If you’re more into music, you might break come from someone who thinks you’re someone else. Phone calls someone has owed you money for a long time and finally repays it. the bank downloading tunes to your MP3 player. This could be a may be hang-ups, wrong numbers, or phantom rings. If there’s a Or you might sell an item you’ve wanted to unload for a long time. new phase in your artistic tastes or it could be a longstanding trend. knock at the door, it may be the house settling and not a ghost, but it Whatever it is, you might want to take a friend to dinner. Go for it and Whichever it is, have fun! can still be rather unnerving. Try not to think about it. have fun! LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Have you been exercising too rigorously lately, Libra? If so, you The feeling that someone is coming to visit you might be with you Are all of your friends into astrology, divine science, or spiritual might feel some little aches and pains. Stay off your feet for most of throughout the day, Scorpio. Your intuition is probably right, except matters, Sagittarius? It might seem like most of them are today, the day. When you exercise, concentrate on stretching. Spend some for one thing – it’s probably more than one person! Some friends anyway. You may have many new friends in those fields. You have time soaking in a hot tub if you can. The old saying, “No pain, no may have some good news that they want to share as soon as a lot to learn from all of them, and even more that you can learn gain” has pretty much been discredited! Yoga or tai chi could serve possible. Straighten up the house and pretend to be surprised when together. A giant spurt of personal growth is right around the corner. you as well as aerobics today. Stick with those! they come to the door. Have a great evening! CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

A friend may host a social event or meeting of some kind, Capricorn. Are you contemplating a trip, Aquarius, perhaps to a place you’ve Material values may pale beside spiritual ones today, Pisces. You might It might be interesting to get acquainted with friends of your always dreamed of visiting? If you’re in doubt as to whether or not consider giving up the rat race and retreating to the wilderness. This mate you haven’t yet met. Some of them are probably intelligent, you can do it, work out your budget and you might be surprised. would perhaps make a good vacation, but you probably aren’t ready to interesting people in fascinating professions. One of them could Invite a friend to accompany you. Such a trip could boost your chuck it all just yet. Don’t be too hard on yourself if your enjoyment of recommend a few books that you will definitely want to read. Have personal growth like nothing you’ve ever tried before. Think about it! worldly pleasures returns tomorrow. Changes like this come gradually, fun. Don’t forget to thank your friend! not overnight. Take it at your own pace. Tuesday, May 14, 2019 GULF TIMES 15 SPIRIT OF RAMADAN COMMUNITY

And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided. Qur’an 2:186, Sahih International

Stay healthy while fasting in Ramadan

the technical description of what include: is commonly known as ‘starvation’, • Breads, cereals and other Foods to avoid Healthy/alternative foods and it is clearly unhealthy. grain products As the Ramadan fast only extends • Fruit and vegetables Deep-fried foods, eg: pakoras, Whole grains, eg: chickpeas (plain, or with from dawn until dusk, there is ample • Eggs, Meat, fish and poultry samosas, fried dumplings potato in yogurt with diff erent Indian opportunity to replenish energy • Milk, cheese and yoghurt spices), samosas baked instead of fried, and stores at pre-dawn and dusk meals. • Fats and sugars (these boiled dumplings This provides a progressive and contain very little nutrients and gentle transition from glucose to fat are high in calories and therefore High-sugar/high-fat foods, eg: Indian Milk-based sweets and puddings, eg: as the main source of energy, thereby their intake should be limited). sweets such as Ghulab Jamun, Rasmalai, Barfee preventing the breakdown of muscle Complex carbohydrates are Rasgulla, Balushahi, Baklawa By Dr Simi Lali for protein. foods that will help release Balanced food and fl uid intake is energy slowly during the long important between fasts. The kidney hours of fasting and are found High-fat cooked foods, Alternate with chapattis made without oil, he month of Ramadan is very effi cient at maintaining in grains and seeds like barley, eg: parathas, oily curries, and baked or grilled meat and chicken. is a great opportunity to the body’s water and salts, such as wheat, oats, millets, semolina, greasy pastries focus on bringing back sodium and potassium. However, beans, lentils, whole meal flour a balanced and healthy these can be lost through sweating. and basmati rice. lifestyle. Through fasting To prevent muscle breakdown, meals Fibre-rich foods are also or when one is genuinely sick, fast because you take something youT learn how to manage your must contain adequate levels of digested slowly and include Islam exempts them from fasting. into your body through your eating habits and improve self- ‘energy food’, such as carbohydrates bran, cereals, whole wheat “God intends every facility for mouth. A principle of Ramadan is discipline. and some fat. Hence, a balanced grains, vegetables such as green you; he does not want to put you purification of the body. diet with adequate quantities of beans and seeds and almost all into difficulties” (Qura’n 2:185). Ramadan quick tips Fasting healthy nutrients, salts and water is vital. fruit, including apricots, prunes People on regular medicines Eat normal sized, nutritious The body enters into a fasting and figs. should discuss this with their meals rich in fruit, vegetable, state eight hours or so after the Don’t skip Suhoor! Foods to avoid are the heavily doctor. Fasting is not a must for beans, lentils rice and grains at last meal, when the gut fi nishes Even though the thought of sleep processed and fast-burning pregnant women or children Suhoor and Iftar. absorption of nutrients from the may be far more appealing than foods that contain refined under the age of nine. Avoid foods high in fat, salt and food. In the normal state, body waking up to force down some food, carbohydrates such as sugar and Exercise during Ramadan? sugar. glucose, which is stored in the liver don’t skip Suhoor. Suhoor is the most white flour or fatty food like It is advisable to reduce the Drink plenty of fl uids and avoid and muscles, is the body’s main important meal of the day and during cakes, biscuits, chocolates and level of high impact exercise you caff einated beverages like coff ee, source of energy. Ramadan – it’s the meal that will sweets. It may also be worth perform during Ramadan because tea, energy drinks or cola. During a fast, this store of sustain you for the next few hours. avoiding the caffeine content of the reduced energy. Speak to a health doctor if you are glucose is used up fi rst to provide in drinks such as tea, coffee Yoga plays less stress on your on regular medication or pregnant energy. Later in the fast, once Good and bad foods during and cola (caffeine is a diuretic body and also allows you to or breastfeeding if you decide to the stores of glucose run out, fat Ramadan and stimulates faster water loss relax and meditate during your fast. becomes the next store source of During Ramadan you need to through urination). exercise. If you need a heavy Avoid excessive exercise during energy for the body. Only with a put extra efforts in including What if I’m unwell during workout, consider exercising after fasting times. prolonged fast of many days to foods from all five food groups Ramadan? you have broken the fast. — Dr Simi Lali is a General weeks does the body eventually to ensure variety and a well- If fasting significantly affects Can I Smoke during Ramadan? Practitioner – Emergency turn to protein for energy. This is balanced diet. These foods the health of the fasting individual Smoking is considered to void a Medicine at Aster Hospital, Doha 16 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 14, 2019 COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF RAMADAN A better understanding of Ramadan while living in Qatar

Muslim individuals, couples and By Mudassir Raja families. We have been welcomed into their homes, broken fast with rue spirit of Ramadan them, and heard their stories. I have can truly be learned that Ramadan is a time for comprehended after family, togetherness, recalibration, looking at diff erent introspection, gratitude, prayers, aspects of the holy charity and forgiveness.” month.T How this month changes Asked if she does something daily routine and how much it special in Ramadan, Samantha aff ects those who observe fasting said: “This Ramadan has been a is a question that can best be completely different experience answered not by reading books on for me, both geographically and Ramadan but by actually observing personally. I have been blessed those who fast. to have met some wonderful The more inquisitive and perhaps new people, some of whom have less informed about Ramadan’s become friends. In addition, true message are obviously the I really hope to have helped non-Muslim expatriate living in deliver something special, which Qatar. Samantha Maeer is a British has illustrated that we are all national living in Qatar. She has more alike than some of the been working with Nigel Downes, international press would have a renowned British photographer us think. If that has raised any on the project named ‘The 30 Holy awareness on an international Days’. level, then I have done something The project aims at capturing very special this Ramadan.” the true spirit of Ramadan through MOVED: British expatriate Samantha Maeer says she has learned that Ramadan is a time for family, togetherness, Asked if she would like to share photography. recalibration, introspection, gratitude, prayers, charity and forgiveness. message about Ramadan, she said: Community spoke to Samantha “Look after each other, do not judge about her experience of Ramadan. the ‘30 Holy Days’ project was the mosques around Doha has had the pleasure to experience a what you do not know and be kind When asked what has so far been designed to raise awareness, what grown exponentially because of far more Islamic Ramadan. So far, to each other all year round not just her understanding of the holy started out as a project to showcase the people, who I have met. I have we have met and photographed during Ramadan.” month before she moved to Qatar, she said: “I do not live in Qatar. I am based in London. I am only in Qatar this Ramadan because Nigel Food Tips: What to eat? Downes and I conceived the ‘30 Holy Days’ project so I am staying here to deliver the project. By Azmat Haroon crispy skin and a recognizably bright red exterior was an “However, I have spent several There are two disnct groups years living in the Gulf primarily instant success. in the UAE. To be honest, despite among people who have being in the Gulf for almost a tasted Buer Chicken – those At some point when Mokha decade my understanding of who think it is overrated and Singh’s health deteriorated, Ramadan was far more limited than those who instantly fall in love he eventually sold the shop to I had thought. I have arranged a Gujral who renamed it as Mo few and large corporate Iftars for with it. But without geng friends. I have obviously attended into why anyone wouldn’t like Mahal! this flavourful Indian dish, it’s them. I have seen Iftar tents Gujral later moved to popping up all over the place, Iftar best to delve deeper into the Daryaganj in Delhi and so did boxes being handed out at roadway history of the food because Mo Mahal. It was here that intersections and have had the odd you will be surprised to know Suhoor invitations. I have noticed Gujral realised that if unsold, that story of Buer Chicken a spike in the amount of collections the Tandoori Chicken hanging actually begins with the being made, and in the expatriate on the seekhs all day tends to community a lot of Ramadan invenon of Tandoori Chicken! boxes being put together for the dry out. The origins go back nearly less fortunate among us, mainly Buer Chicken was created workers. All the visible external 100 years to the Gora Bazaar for the first me when Gujral things surrounding food and of Peshawar where a man came up with the genius idea charity have become more visible named Mokha Singh Lamba for me. of immersing the Tandoori started a small restaurant Of course, you are aware that it Chicken pieces into the gravy called Mukhey da Dhaba. is a time for fasting from dawn till made with tomatoes, buer, dusk, people seem to pray more. The working hours are far shorter Here, a young chef Kundan cream and spices. Lal Gujral experimented with than normal days. I have noticed While the dish’s original lots of western expats leave town, chicken by skewering yoghurt recipe is well known, the certain shops impose restrictions marinated pieces of chicken actual flavour can vary from Top Places for BuƩer Chicken and the quality of driving takes and scking them into the a steep nosedive. But honestly restaurant to restaurant. tandoor– previously used only • Zaffran Dining • Ro & Bo that was about the extent of my Experience knowledge. for breads. Cooked in the heat Here are our top picks for • Star Kebab Tandoori In response to a question about of the clay tandoor, Gujral’s resturants that serve best • Tandoor Express new aspects that she has learnt unique Tandoori Chicken with Buer Chicken in Qatar. • Qutba about the holy month while living in Qatar, she said: “This Ramadan,