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Saand Ki Aankh and Prakashi Tomar inspire other women in India when they DIRECTION: Tushar Hiranandani demonstrate their expert sharpshooting skills. CAST: Pawan Chopra, Raunakk Bhnder, Prakash Jha SYNOPSIS: Both over the age of 60, Chandro Tomar THEATRES: Landmark, Royal Plaza, The Mall Emergency 999 Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Local Directory 180 International Calls Enquires 150 Hamad International Airport 40106666 Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 44593363 Qatar Assistive Technology Centre 44594050 Qatar News Agency 44450205 44450333 Q-Post – General Postal Corporation 44464444

Humanitarian Services Offi ce (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, 40253369 Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Qatar Airways 40253374 Vikrithi SYNOPSIS: Vikrithi tells the story of Sameer, an DIRECTION: Emcy Joseph immigrant, and Eldho, a school peon. Both of their lives take CAST: Soubin Shahir, Vincy Aloshious, Suraaj an intriguing turn because of the misuse of social media. Venjarammoodu THEATRES: The Mall, Royal Plaza, Landmark te Unqu uo ot Q “Learn e from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein

Community Editor For movie timings and Kamran Rehmat further details please scan e-mail: [email protected] the QR code above with your Telephone: 44466405 mobile phone camera or visit qatarcinemas.com Fax: 44350474 Monday, October 28, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

TIME: 10am - 10pm Ballet Lessons The festival off ers other benefi ts to WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier participants, including the promotion of WHEN: Ongoing their work, interaction with print, electronic, TIME: 4pm – 8pm digital, and social media, interaction with For more info e-mail at registration@ selected art collectors, art investors, and atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. potential buyers. QIAF, one of the largest art festivals in Qatar, is organised every year. For further details, [email protected], [email protected]

Hobby Classes After School Activities WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art WHERE: Atelier Centre WHEN: Ongoing WHEN: Saturday – Friday Music and arts activities for students Mamangam is an art and performance Gems and Jewels Exhibition hierarchies and health systems of the local taking place after they fi nish their day in centre started with a vision of spreading WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art Tanzanian communities. school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- our knowledge, interests and experience in WHEN: Ongoing till January 18 A collection of photographs of the wildlife, hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama various disciplines in arts across diff erent TIME: 9am onwards landscapes and people of Tanzania taken by Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 countries for children and adults. The exhibition comes in celebration of WCM-Q professor Dr Dietrich Büsselberg years old after school hours. Mamangam has become the favourite the 2019 Year of Culture Qatar-India and will be exhibited. centre for learning. We off er regular classes presents a look at magnifi cent gems and in the following disciplines like traditional jewellery from India. Set in Stone: Gems and classical and folk dance forms, art and Jewels from Royal Indian Courts showcases craft, drawing and painting, personality more than 100 pieces from across Qatar development and public speaking, Bollywood Museums’ (QM) collections, including many dance, contemporary, hip hop styles, music masterpieces that have never been displayed both vocals and instrumentals. To develop before. health consciousness, we train them karate, yoga with special sessions for kids and adults. Mamangam has also come up with chess and robotics in regular batches in an attempt to give a better learning experience, as they sharpen their minds and brains too. For those who wish to register for more details, visit www.mamangamqatar.in

Artistic Gymnastic Classes WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm The olympic sport using horizontal bar, rings and fl oor exercises on mats for the children from age 4 till 16.

Career Guidance Photo Exhibition: ‘Experience WHERE: Right Track Consultants, Al Tanzania’ Sadd WHERE: Multaqa (Student Center) Art WHEN: Sunday – Thursday Gallery at Education City TIME: 6pm – 8pm WHEN: Ongoing until December 1 Career guidance for course, country, ISC Yoga Championship 2019 TIME: 4pm college and entrance for students of Grade WHERE: MES Indian School, Abu ‘Experience Tanzania’ is a yearly project IX-XII, of all curriculum. Career assessments Hamour supported by Student Aff airs Division of administered for stream preference, career WHEN: November 1 Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar that allows test, branch preference, personality, TIME: 1pm onwards students and faculty to explore and immerse multiple intelligence and learning styles ISC Inter-School Team and Individual themselves in Tanzanian urban and rural and productivity. For more information, championship is open to all schools in Qatar cultures. During their trip, WCM-Q’s 55448835. in U-12 & U-19 Boys and Girls categories. aspiring physicians off er basic healthcare Yoga Championship is also open for Men services to the locals as a way of giving Qatar International Art Festival 2019 and Women category separately. back to the community and learn about WHERE: Katara Cultural Village Entry is free. For further details, 55956008, the lifestyles, traditions, socioeconomic WHEN: 30 October - 5 November 77353255, 55005964

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Monday, October 28, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Stereotyping superiority The notion helps lay the groundwork for a pervasive stereotype that privileges white boys over other children, writes Amina Khan

FINDINGS: One study reported that even when black students had test scores comparable to those of white students, they were far less likely to be assigned to gifted me unless their teacher was black.

lbert Einstein. Benjamin Franklin. Thomas This white-male- Edison. Steve Jobs. Picture a brilliant person in your mind’s eye genius stereotype and you’re likely to conjure a white male. That that we have idea gets into kids’ heads as early as the age of A6, a new study fi nds. culturally in our Researchers who polled more than 200 New York kindergartners and fi rst-graders found that they had society really affects already begun to believe that white men are more “brilliant” than white women. That notion helps lay the groundwork kids and their for a pervasive stereotype that privileges white boys over other children, and may have implications for their future beliefs about who careers and the course of their lives, scientists said. is brilliant and who “This white-male-genius stereotype that we have culturally in our society really aff ects kids and their beliefs can become brilliant about who is brilliant and who can become brilliant,” said Mary Murphy, a social psychologist at Indiana University who was not involved in the new study. — Mary Murphy, In the United States, women earn more than half of the ‘ college and graduate school degrees. They also outperform social psychologist boys at school, including in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. But that hasn’t stopped people like former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers from saying things like the reason there are fewer women in top-level science jobs is a “diff erent availability of aptitude at the high end.” Experts say the idea that “brilliance” is necessary for ’ certain disciplines and jobs is widely shared, and there’s Monday, October 28, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY a growing body of evidence that down the line,” he said. people associate such brilliance How can boys be seen as better with white men. in science and math when girls get Andrei Cimpian, a psychologist the better grades? Cimpian off ered at New York University, has been a possible explanation: Girls who exploring these biases and their succeed are seen as hard-working implications for years. For instance, rather than as really smart — and he and colleagues found that in there’s evidence that teachers fi elds that prize “brilliance” and endorse some of these subtle “genius,” there were far fewer biases, he added. women and African Americans The results involving white with PhDs. adults were in line with his previous That discrepancy can be found work, but there was a twist when in elementary school classrooms. it came to judging pictures of men One study reported that even when and women who were black. In black students had test scores these cases, white children overall comparable to those of white were slightly more likely to see the students, they were far less likely woman as more brilliant than the to be assigned to gifted me unless man. Boys and girls of colour, on their teacher was black. the other hand, still favoured their Stereotypes about intelligence own gender at age 6. and gender take root at a young “This suggests that these age. Cimpian and his colleagues stereotypes about gender that even have shown that while 5-year-old young children acquire are actually boys and girls each think their own pretty nuanced and complicated gender is more likely to be brilliant, from the very beginning,” Cimpian by age 6, girls have started to absorb said. and express the idea that men are The study authors did not ask more likely to be brilliant than kids to explain what drove these women. stereotypes, but researchers said That paper, published in 2017 they had some hypotheses. in Science, involved a largely white Yasmiyn Irizarry, a sociologist student body. For their new study, at the University of Texas at published this month in the Journal Austin who was not involved in of Social Issues, Cimpian’s team the study, alluded to a complex wanted to fi nd out whether this mix of factors, not least of which gender stereotype was shared by is that masculinity in black students of other races. men is often seen as dangerous The scientists set up a guessing rather than an ideal. “If you game for 203 5- and 6-year- see somebody as being more olds from two public schools in dangerous, more criminal, New York City. About 37% of as being more problematic, the students were white, 30% would you think of them as were Latinx, 6% were Asian, 5% simultaneously being more were black, and 22% described smart?” Irizarry said. themselves as multiracial. Murphy pointed out that to the The children were shown extent that there is any diversity pictures of pairs of adults — either in media programming, characters a white man and white woman, or who are children of colour are often IN THE FRAME: Picture a brilliant person in your mind’s eye and you’re likely to conjure a white male, like Albert a black man and black woman — in girls (think Dora the Explorer and Einstein here. Kids adopt that stereotype by the age of 6, new research suggests. naturalistic scenes, like a home Doc McStuffi ns) rather than boys. or an offi ce. The scientists asked The study authors did not (that position goes to white women) promotion, things of that nature,” pictures of brilliance represented in the students to guess which of the compare perceptions of white men or as prototypical black people Cimpian said. a much more diverse array,” Murphy adults was “really, really smart” — and women directly to black men (which goes to black men). As a So where exactly do these said. That includes “who can be a kid-friendly way of describing and women, Cimpian said. “It is result, they may have to deal with stereotypes come from? A mix of brilliant and the ways in which brilliance. (The scientists also very much a live possibility that a type of “cognitive invisibility” input from parents, teachers, peers people can be brilliant.” included rounds where they asked even though children chose black that leads others to ignore their and the media — as well as the Cimpian emphasised the which adult was “really, really nice” women more often than black contributions in school and the pre-existing gender imbalances in importance of teaching children in order to conceal what the test men, they still don’t think of black workplace. brilliance-oriented fi elds — is likely that these role models didn’t was really about.) women as being anywhere nearly “This sort of invisibility can to blame, experts said. succeed merely due to their The researchers found that at on par with white men,” he said. have pernicious consequences, in “It’s incumbent on parents apparent brilliance, but by age 5, boys and girls each favoured Black women face particular terms of whether they’re ever the and educators to supplement overcoming obstacles and doing the their own gender in the brilliance challenges because they are not ones being talked to in the room, these cultural representations of hard work needed to achieve their department. But by age 6, both perceived as prototypical women whether they’re considered for brilliance with stories, photos (and) goals. This kind of message should boys and girls associated brilliance make role models more relatable, with white men more than they and thus more motivating, he said. did with white women. This held “A small initial bias can Irizarry cautioned that role true for children regardless of racial models could only help so much, background. snowball into something given the pervasiveness of these For instance, when they were 5 stereotypes. She pointed to a study years old, 57% of white girls said significantly greater that tracked the eye movements the white women were smarter than down the line. Girls who and behaviour of pre-kindergarten the white men — but only 38% held teachers, fi nding that when that opinion when they were 6. The succeed are seen as hard- teachers were primed to expect change was even more pronounced trouble, they focused far more for girls of colour: 62% of them working rather than as attention on black boys than on favoured white women over white other students in their classrooms. men when they were 5, though only really smart — and there’s Young children probably pick 39% did so when they were 6. evidence that teachers up on these subtle, sometimes This bias could hurt white girls subconscious, signals, Irizarry said. in the long run, said Cimpian, the endorse some of these They see who is praised and who is study’s senior author. After all, if a singled out for discipline, and start girl absorbs the idea that math and subtle biases” to draw their own conclusions. science are for really smart people, “I doubt anybody came to them and if she doesn’t see herself as and said, ‘Guess what? White really smart, she might spend her — Andrei Cimpian, boys are the smartest,’” she said. time and energy on other subjects. Yet that’s what the 6-year-olds “A small initial bias can snowball psychologist at NYU in Cimpian’s study appeared to into something signifi cantly greater believe. — Los Angeles Times/TNS 6 GULF TIMES Monday, October 28, 2019 COMMUNITY

IIS marks UN Day

The Department of Social Sciences at Ideal Indian School (IIS) recently organised an event United Nations and a video report on climate change by Antaonio Guterres, UN Secretary to mark the 74th Anniversary of the United Nations under the theme of ‘Climate change as General. Abdulla Khan, student of IIS, recited the verses of the Holy Qur’an. Neil Jose Welcomed the defining issue of our time’. The event highlighted the need for conserving the natural the gathering and Hanan proposed a vote of thanks. resources and protecting the environment. A special assembly was organised for the students of Junior Section. The students participated The event kicked off with the UN Anthem, which was followed by a mock UNSC session held in colouring activities and essay writing. The topics for essay writing, included ‘My dream of a by the students, where the five permanent and the ten non- permanent members discussed war free peaceful world’ and ‘Environment and sustainable development’. The students also the climate change. The programme included a presentation on the success and failures of spoke about a few agencies run by UN, including WHO, Unicef, Unesco, FAO and IMF.

ICC organises ‘Bharatnatyam Recital’

Indian Cultural Centre, in association with Mudra Arts Academy, recently conducted ‘Bharatnatyam Gulf region for the last 10 years in Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam and folk dances. She Recital’ evening at Ashoka Hall. The event was attended by over 200 people. Ritu Kumaran, wife of was the lead performer at Ethno Techno Project performance over 30 stage shows in Sweden. the Ambassador of India, was the chief guest on the occasion. This programme was a continuation of the initiative by Indian Cultural Centre along with all ICC Anitha Hareesh, a mutli-faceted performer, artiste and teacher from Kalakshetra, Chennai associate organisations, Indian schools and Indian cultural institutions in Qatar, to have cultural performed at the event. Anitha Hareesh began her rigorous education at the age of 4 under Late shows every week at Ashoka Hall. Kalamandalam Ranganayaki and then at Kalakshetra under the able guidance of Guru Professor A Manikandan AP, President of ICC, welcomed the gathering. The event was co-ordinated and Janardhanan and Jyotsna Menon. Anitha has been training students of various age groups in the conducted by Nayana Wagh, Head of Cultural Activity and Education at Indian Cultural Centre.

ILFF elects new off ice bearers

Indian Lawyer’s Fraternity Forum (ILFF), an organisation of Indian Lawyers in Qatar, was recently inaugurated by Jaff er Khan, member of Indian Cultural Centre. The new off ice bearers of ILFF were elected on the occasion. Issudin presided over the ceremony. The new off ice bearers of ILFF, include Jafar Khan M, Chairman; Nishad MS, President; Razzaq M Payyoli, Vice President; Honey T Ilanikal, General Secretary; Sunil Kumar PM, Joint Secretary; Anees Kareem, Treasurer; and E Suddin KK, Chief Co-ordinator along with 22 executive members. Honey welcomed the gathering and Habeeb Rahman proposed a vote of thanks. Monday, October 28, 2019 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY

Indian Cultural Centre showcases Indian Cultural Dances at MIA

The Indian Cultural Centre, in collaboration with the Museum of Islamic Arts authorities and Membership; Anjan Ganguly, Joint Secretary; and Nayana Wagh, Head of Cultural Activities and in celebration of their new exhibition Set in Stone: Gems and Jewels from Royal Indian Courts Education. and as part of the Qatar-India Year of Culture educational programmes, recently presented Manikantan AP, President of ICC, along with Vinod Nair, Vice President of ICC, and Seenu Pillai, series of cultural dance performances at the Museum of Islamic Arts. The performance was General Secretary, also spoke on the occasion. They thanked the management of MIA for supported by Seashore Group. providing an opportunity to the young artistes. Salem Abdulla al-Aswad, Deputy Director Learning and Outreach at Museum of Islamic Art, The schools, associate organisations of ICC, institutions and individuals who were part of the attended the event along with Sarah Tose, Head of Academic Programmes at MIA. performance, included Olive International School, Bhavans Public School, Telangana Praja The event was co-ordinated by Nirmala Shanmugapandian, Cultural Co-ordinator at ICC, Samiti, Telangana Jagruti, Bangiya Parishat Qatar, Nupoora Group, Indian Cultural Centre Dance and supported by the other managing committee members, including Bhumeshwar Padala, students led by Bhavna Naik and Safiya Sathar, and music by Mohammed Roshan. The second Head of Counsellor Services and External Events; Parambathkandi Mohsin, Head of AO and instalment of the event will be held at MIA on November 22 from 2pm till 6pm.

CIHT Qatar Group organises technical seminar on road safety

Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation young and highly mobile population, unrestrained (CIHT) Qatar Group recently organised a technical passengers and distracted driving have been cited as seminar for Highways and Transportation professionals the main risk factors for these major crashes and injuries. on ‘Is Road Safety in Qatar Getting Better or Worse?’ at Children between 0 to 19 years old are most vulnerable, City Centre Rotana Hotel. with 86% of their road traff ic deaths occurring in the Dr Rafael Consunji, Director of the Hamad Injury pre-hospital setting (HMC & QSA, 2010-2011); mainly Prevention Programme and consultant of Trauma and due to not wearing seat belts or not being in car seats. Critical Care Surgery at the Hamad Trauma Centre, was Information from national statistics and the Qatar the guest speaker. He outlined the facilities available at Trauma Registry indicated that young male drivers have Hamad General Hospital Trauma Centre. He said that the the highest road traff ic injury rate from motor vehicle rescue teams of Hamad Hospital could reach any spot of crashes, and expatriate labourers, from right-hand driving the city within around 12-18 minutes. Helicopters are also countries, are most vulnerable as pedestrians. ready to rescue from remote areas. The newly opened Dr Consunji closed the presentation by sharing their Trauma Tower has world-class facilities and is staff ed by findings that a 43% reduction in road death rates was a dedicated team of trauma doctors and nurses available recorded between the year 2011 and 2016 in Qatar, 24/7. despite the 56% increase in the population. Statistically it In Qatar, road traff ic injuries are a major cause of death is shown that road safety is better in Qatar. The event was and around 51% of all injury admissions to the Hamad sponsored by AECOM, BG&E, DCE, EGIS, FUGRO, MUHEL, Trauma Centre, about 1,000 per year. The very diverse, PAF, PTV Group, SALFO, SEERO and WSP.

SIS bags Ideal Literati championship title Shantiniketan Indian School Haseeburrahman, also a student recently bagged the championship of Grade-XII, the Speaker of the title in Ideal Literati, a debate Day Trophy. Both the students also competition organised by Ideal bagged trophies for best team. Indian School. Kaniz Fatima Students from seven different Sinethyah, a student of Grade Indian schools in Qatar debated on XII at SIS, bagged Speaker with the topic ‘Has Technology Made a Substance title and Qurratul Positive Impact on our lives’. 8 GULF TIMES Monday, October 28, 2019 COMMUNITY

Talabat Qatar launches campaigns as part of Breast Cancer Awareness month

Talabat Qatar, a pioneer of the online food ordering in the Middle East, recently launched support cancer patients and families together with the Qatar Cancer Society. The walk two campaigns, including ‘Think Pink’, a charity campaign to help raise awareness of the took place from 4pm till 7pm from Costa Coffee to Al Mourjan Restaurant on Corniche early detection and treatment of breast cancer in Qatar, and ‘Walk to Support’ as part of its Street. breast cancer awareness month activities. Housing a wide variety of cuisines, Talabat is the go-to destination for food lovers. Talabat ‘Think Pink’ was launched in partnership with 60 restaurants on Talabat. Everytime Qatar makes ordering food fast and easy. With 24/7 operations Talabat offers its customers a customer ordered food from these restaurants using the Talabat website or app, a a convenient and hassle-free experience. The customers can easily browse through the list donation of QR1 was made on their behalf to Qatar Cancer Society for breast cancer of restaurants and their menus available on the web or on the app, and order with just a awareness and its treatment in Qatar. few clicks or taps. The customers can pay securely online using debit/ credit card or with Talabat Qatar invited people from all walks of life in Qatar to take part in the walk to cash on delivery option.

W Doha hosts ‘The State of You’ art exhibition

W Doha Hotel and Residences has recently hosted an art nostalgia, and traces of time. exhibition titled ‘The State of You’ by a multidisciplinary Commenting on her exhibition, Aisha Nasser al-Sowaidi said, Qatari designer, Aisha Nasser al-Sowaidi’, at ART29, stated a “I am excited to showcase my work here at Art 29, this is a press release. The exhibition will take visitors and art lovers great opportunity to tell my story and share my memories on a sensory voyage as they get to discover, and experience with the local community. Visitors will have the opportunity seven worlds made of unique art installations. Each unit to interact and be at one with the installations which use of the installations releases scented smoke to create an contrasting elements to represent the past and the present augmented moment of complete isolation that takes a with a sensory twist.” person to another state, a state of his own. The exhibition Wassim Daaje, General Manager of W Doha, said, “Through will remain open till November 26 from 10am till 10pm daily. providing a platform of self-expression, Art 29 is not only ‘The State of You’ explores Aisha’s unique vision as she showcasing the country’s growing based of talented artists, explores the concepts of tradition and globalisation in but it is also helping them expand their reach, tell their the ever-changing and always evolving Qatar. Inspired by stories and inspire the next generation of inspiring talents. childhood memories, her work incorporates old experiences We’re looking forward to showcasing Aisha’s work and we and behaviours with contemporary design and manipulates invite everyone in the community as well as visitors to the the altered memory into functional objects. Her designs hotel to experience this timeless journey that the exhibition incorporate emotional significance and deal with memory, off ers”.

Oryx Rotana and QCS mark Breast Cancer Awareness month

As part of October Breast Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) for Cancer Awareness month, a ‘Walk to Support’ event under worldwide annual campaign ‘Blossom‘ campaign. involving thousands of Furthermore, the hotel has organisations, to highlight the organised different activities importance of being educated for its employees and hotel about breast cancer as well as guests such as Breast Cancer proper research, Oryx Rotana lecture, free Pink Zumba class has recently launched series of arranged by Bodylines Fitness initiatives to raise consciousness & Wellness Club, Saturday Lazy about the importance of early Pink Brunch at ‘The Cellar’, detection to the community, Oryx Rotana’s award-winning stated a press release. restaurant while the ‘Sky Under Oryx Rotana’s Corporate Lounge’ has introduced several Social Responsibility umbrella, menu items in pink throughout the hotel joined hands with the month. Monday, October 28, 2019 GULF TIMES 9 TRAVEL COMMUNITY A budget friendly destination Pokhara is the starting and ending point of several trails and expeditions in Nepal. There are long and short treks surrounded by picturesque mountains, writes Usha Wagle Gautam

TOURIST TOWN: Pokhara – just 126 miles west of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, is the second most bustling, tourist town of the country. One can enjoy boating, or relax at restaurants at the shores of Phewa Lake, or go for cycling and opt for a paragliding experience.

okhara – just 126 miles Pokhara, one can enjoy boating, or after a Swiss national who fell west of Kathmandu, relax at restaurants at the shores of into the deep gorge, is an exquisite Nepal’s capital, is the Phewa Lake, or go for cycling and place to be. Along the lines is also second most bustling, opt for a paragliding experience. located a cave known as ‘Bat’s cave’, touristic town of the Phewa Lake is the second biggest a large limestone cave, discovered EXQUISITE: The Devi’s waterfall, named after a Swiss national who fell into country.P Pokhara is a metropolitan lake in Nepal. On calm days it by local shepherds in 1950, is an the deep gorge, is an exquisite place to be. city in the Western region of refl ects the snowy Annapurna underground vast cave littered with Nepal. It is a valley cradled range. Tourists love to paddle and bat nests and provides an Indiana amongst mountains and hills with row the coloured boats into and Jones experience where the visitor meandering rivers. It is a major around Barahi temple, located at the has to glow his or her path with a tourist destination due to its midst of the Lake. There are several lamp. panoramic views. Once you enter eateries and restaurants around Humid and subtropical, Pokhara the vicinity of this city, you are the place as well where tourists can has been popular as the tourist greeted with magnifi cent views of enjoy their favourite or traditional destination for quite some time the mountains. Tourists in Nepal dishes. The easy access and now. It was discovered by the are often suggested to take an aff ordable prices makes Pokhara a Westerners in 1970s. Pokhara Annapurna trek, a world famous budget friendly place for travellers. hosts regular air services to other circuit that circles Annapurna In a days time, a tourist can destinations, including Bharatpur, massif and touches the Tibetan take a short hike to Sarangkot, Bhairahawa, Manang and Jomsom plateau, and to explore Dhaulagiri wherefrom one can take a sweeping as well along with regular bus and Machhapuchhre mountains view of Dhaulagiri (8,167m), services to destinations like among others. Hence, tourists Machhapuchhre (6, 997m) and Chitwan, Bhairawa, Lumbhini, usually opt for a six-hour drive or a Annapurna II (7,937m). Sarangkot Janakpur, Bglung, Lamjung and 20-minute fl ight from Kathmandu off ers paragliding — one can view Gorkha. to Pokhara to see what the town has the city and the lake from a bird’s In West of Nepal the touristic to off er. perspective as well. There are exploration doesn’t end in and Pokhara is the starting and several lakes to watch and steer around Pokhara; one can also visit ending point of several trails and boats on, including Phewa, Rupa Chitwan National Park, Unesco expeditions in Nepal. There are and Begnas. registered southern park, where long and short treks surrounded There’s also a Japanese peace one can watch and observe tigers, by picturesque mountains. In the pagoda monastery located in the elephants and rhinoceros among BIRD’S EYE VIEW: Sarangkot off ers paragliding — one can view the city and tranquil, yet bustling ambiance of ranges. The Devi’s waterfall, named other fl ora and fauna. the lake from a bird’s eye perspective as well. 10 GULF TIMES Monday, October 28, 2019 COMMUNITY QUIZ The spookiest night of the year

Though a common trope in horror movies and Halloween decorations with witches fl ying across it, a full moon on Halloween is extremely rare. The most recent Halloween full moon was in 2001. When is this event expected next? October 31, 2020

At 2,240 meters above sea level, the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez is by far the highest track on the current F1 calendar. hosts, ghouls, and Which Grand Prix is it the venue candy: what’s not to for? like about it? Halloween Mexican Grand Prix. To put it in is the spookiest night perspective, Brazil’s Interlagos - the of the year. Some second-highest race location - is Gsay spirits can wander the earth around 800m above sea level. freely, and others say their children can wander the neighborhood Diwali, which is also referred unattended, trick-or-treating or to as Deepavali or the ‘festival causing havoc. of lights,’ is an important Who doesn’t want to get into the festival mainly celebrated by spooky spirit by dressing up as his the Hindus, Sikhs and Jains favourite character? As Hallow’s Eve worldwide. Which English approaches, it’s also that purrrrfect city hosts the biggest Diwali time for spooky night-in fl icks of celebrations outside of India? haunted houses with creaking doors Leicester. and menacing apparitions. Welcome to Nutty’ Infotainment. CCTV or closed-circuit YAYS! Today’s bizarre Halloween television is a system that special is anything, but boo-gus. sends television signals to a Trick-or-treating has been limited number of screens, around for a long time. In fact, the and is often used in shops and supernatural celebration has indeed public places to prevent crime. a long history. Most experts trace HISTORY: According to ancient Roman records, tribes located in today’s Germany and France, traditionally wore Which country’s state television trick-or-treating to the European costumes. Most of these early trick-or-treaters were poor and actually needed the money, but wealthy children also company is also abbreviated as practice of ‘mumming,’ or ‘guysing,’ joined in the fun. CCTV? in which costume-wearing China. CCTV stands for China participants would go door-to-door highly respected people at one time. of their spooky history and ties to sweet treats to spooky outdoor Central Television. performing choreographed dances, According to popular belief, witches Wiccans. In medieval times, owls decor, Halloween is a big business songs and plays in exchange for held one of their eight meetings, or were believed to be witches, and and the second-largest commercial Baby humans suck their treats. According to ancient Roman sabbats, on Halloween night. if you heard the call of an owl, it holiday in the US, with Christmas thumbs for comfort. What do records, tribes located in today’s Black and orange are typically meant that someone was about to being the only one to surpass it in baby elephants suck? Germany and France traditionally associated with Halloween. die. Legend has it that if you see a sales. They suck their trunks. And they wore costumes of animal heads Orange is a symbol of strength and spider on Halloween night, it means do it for the same reason — comfort. and skins to connect to what they endurance and, along with brown a loved one is watching over you. Let’s start with some related believed spirits of the dead. In some and gold, stands for the harvest Philadelphia-based trick-or- phobias. ‘Phasmophobia’ Identify the person below early versions of trick-or-treating, and autumn. Black is typically treaters traded in a sweet tooth is the fear of ghosts, from a close-up of Mount men paraded door-to-door, and believed to be a symbol of death and for sweet action in 1950. In lieu of ‘wiccaphobia’ is the fear of Rushmore Memorial. The world boys often followed, begging for darkness and acts as a reminder that candy, residents collected change witchcraft and ‘nyctophobia’ celebrated his 161st birthday coins. Most of these early trick- Halloween once was a festival that for children overseas and sent it to is the fear of darkness. What is yesterday (October 27). A or-treaters were poor and actually marked the boundaries between life Unicef. Subsequently, the Trick- ‘Samhainophobia’? lasting and popular legacy of needed the money, but wealthy and death. or-Treat for Unicef programme was Fear of Halloween. his is a stuff ed toy named after children also joined in the fun. Black cats, spiders, owls and bats founded. him following an incident on a In a few American towns, are all Halloween symbols because From its vampy costumes and Name the most famous and hunting trip in Mississippi in Halloween was originally referred to mysterious magician who died 1902. as ‘Cabbage Night.’ This came from on Halloween night in 1926. a Scottish fortune-telling game, Harry Houdini where girls used cabbage stumps to ‘predict’ information about their Tribe NI.yays Black cats are considered a future husbands. symbol of the spooky side of Teng Chieh or the ‘Lantern Halloween. They were once Festival’ is a Halloween festival 1. Ignacio Anaya fried up some tortilla chips, topped them with believed to be witch’s familiars in China. People hang dragons some shredded Cheddar and sliced jalapenos, and served them as who protected their powers. and animals-shaped lanterns canapes. He whipped up the fi rst batch for a group of hungry US Why do various animal shelters outside their homes. Halloween military wives at a restaurant called the Victory Club in Piedras refuse to let people adopt celebrations in Hong Kong are Negras, Mexico. He named them after his nickname. Which dish these cats in the lead-up to the known as Yue Lan or the ‘Festival of was invented by him in this process? holiday? the Hungry Ghosts’ during which Nachos, after his nickname ‘Nachos’. For fear they’ll be sacrifi ced or fi res are lit and food and gifts are (Adrein Carmen, Wenona Center High School, Bay City) something horrible happening to off ered to placate potentially angry them. ghosts. Halloween has also been 2. ‘Zapomni’ means ‘to remember’ in Russian. What does it called All Hallows’ Eve, Witches mean in Polish? What psychological horror Night, Lamswool, Snap-Apple To forget drama movie contained the Night, All Hallowtide, The Feast of (Mohammed Shakir, United Bank Limited, Doha) quote: “All work and no play the Dead, The Day of the Dead and makes Jack a dull boy.”? Summer’s End. Do you have some interesting bytes to share? And, does your vibe The Shining, produced and The word ‘witch’ comes from the attract you to the ‘Tribe NI.yays!’ Every week two of your best questions directed by Stanley Kubrick and (Answer next week. Answer to old English word ‘wicce’ meaning will be featured here. Please do write to us at [email protected] co-written with novelist Diane last week’s photo-quiz: Snoop ‘wise woman’. In fact, wiccan were Johnson. Dogg.) Monday, October 28, 2019 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Vitamin D deficiency may lead to muscle weakness

itamin D defi ciency may the English Longitudinal Study of lead to poor skeletal Aging (ELSA). muscle function in The prevalence of muscle adults aged 60 years weakness was twice as high and over, suggests new among older adults with vitamin D research.V defi ciency compared with vitamin Maintaining skeletal muscle D adequacy, showed the fi ndings function throughout life is a crucial published in the international component of successful ageing, in journal Clinical Interventions in promoting independence, mobility, Ageing. quality of life and reducing falls and Similarly, impaired “muscle frailty. performance” was three times While resistance exercise is higher in older adults with vitamin known to preserve muscle function, D defi ciency compared with vitamin there is growing evidence that D adequacy. adequate vitamin D status may also Based on more complex statistical be protective. analysis, the study showed that “Our results show that vitamin D vitamin D defi ciency signifi cantly defi ciency increased the likelihood increased the likelihood of impaired of poor muscle function in older muscle strength and performance. adults and confi rms the protective The study confi rmed the eff ect of physical activity,” said associated benefi ts of physical one of the study authors Maria activity. Older adults partaking in O’Sullivan, Associate Professor in is incredibly important, and that incorporate physical activity, investigation,” O’Sullivan said. regular moderate physical activity Nutrition at Trinity College Dublin often overlooked, in promoting reversing vitamin D defi ciency and The fi ndings are based on the had signifi cantly lower likelihood of in Ireland. healthy ageing. Addressing this other modifi able diet and lifestyle analysis of data from over 4,000 poor muscle strength and physical “Maintaining muscle function through multimodal approaches components require further adults aged 60 years and over, from performance. – IANS

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

A business partner could either contact you or return from a long Work that needs to be done could centre on money, investments, Friendships are very much on your mind today. This is a perfect trip with great news. Perhaps your friend has had a lucky break of and other financial matters. Your mind is especially quick, and you’re day to concentrate on this part of your life, for all signs indicate that some kind that betters life in general for both of you. Success and likely to get everything done well. Technology is going to prove relations with friends are going to be happy, stimulating, and healthy. good fortune are indicated today, as are happiness, enthusiasm, and especially helpful. The possibility of significant financial gain is If you don’t have many friends, chances are you’ll meet someone. If optimism. If you have a project you’ve wanted to start, do it now. strong, as is career advancement. Friendship, love aff airs, and family you are, expect a wonderful evening together! relations are also favourable.

CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Matters involving work and home should be going very well. A passionate letter or call from a friend could have you longing for Unexpected financial benefit could leave you speechless today. Physically, you’re feeling well and strong in spite of your recent an encounter. You’re likely to make a night of it this evening. You’re It could be an unanticipated bonus, gift, or even a small lottery overindulgence. News of success in things you’ve been working on both feeling happy, glowing in each other’s company. One or both win. This is the day to seek the improbable. If you have a project for months should make your day. You might want to spend the rest of you will have career success to report. Relations with co-workers you’ve wanted to try but have hesitated because it’s too risky, start of the day celebrating. The company of friends and family brings a and superiors should be cooperative and congenial. This bodes well it now. Success and good fortune should follow anything begun or lot of happiness. for your future. completed now.

LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

You’re probably getting a lot of great news today. Business and Special information that comes to you either from within - your You should feel happy and enthusiastic today. Whatever you personal success are coming your way. A project that you’ve hoped intuitive insights - or without - information received from books, TV, strive for should be successful, whether it’s job related or creative would turn a profit may finally be moving that way. Financial gain is or the Internet - could pave the way for career advancement and inspiration. Your dedication and organising talent promise imminent. Your enthusiasm, self-confidence, and optimism should financial gain. The outlook for you is rosy, although you can expect advancement. If you aren’t presently involved in a relationship, you be very high as a result, making you that much more apt to move a lot of work before you get where you want to be. A stimulating might be soon. If you have a partner, look forward to an engagement forward. evening with friends is in the works. or marriage. If you’re married, expect new closeness.

CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Your personal and professional relationships should benefit from A long journey to a distant place could be uppermost in your mind A lot of your time today could be spent working on financial matters today’s energies. This is a day to strengthen all your relationships, today. You may be getting ready to take off , or the trip might still on the computer, phone, or other form of technology. This could especially friendships. You may want to gather your closest pals and be in the planning stages. Either way, this could be a very exciting have to do with your job or it could concern personal finances. plan a party. Your optimism and generally positive nature should day. You’re feeling happy and enthusiastic. You look forward to the Whichever it is, you’ll do a good job, as success in accomplishing draw others to you like bees to nectar. Professionally, your eff orts future. Long-term goals might finally show promise of success. whatever you work on is indicated. One way or another, career should bring success. success is coming your way. 12 GULF TIMES Monday, October 28, 2019 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

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Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Monday, October 28, 2019 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

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Across Down 1 Heather devoured by goat in 1 Meat it’s a relief to save (5) Essex (10) 2 Making a noise playing ludo 7 Tell what happens after close (4) vote (7) 3 Get in a mess having a meal 8 Beginner found in empty (6) room (4) 4 I printed new form, being 10 Flog a walking-stick (4) daring (8) 11 Bury a girl in the break (8) 5 A bad driver gained 13 Father brought back nothing recognition (7) material (6) 6 Eccentrics damage ceramics 15 Sort the French arouse (6) (9) 17 I’m turning in winding street 9 Wheels turning before being to find insects (8) seen in another place (9) 18 Composer taking taxi back 12 Church containing one to hospital (4) clergyman (8) 21 Reduced fare when tide 14 Wine given to one turns (4) performing part (7) 22 Opera in new setting out of 16 What’s done by accident on doors (4,3) the other side? (6) 23 What’s needed for dinner I 19 Work for an actor on his get cooked? (10) own? (5) 20 Kelly’s make-up unit (4)

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Wordsearch Codeword 14 GULF TIMES Monday, October 28, 2019 COMMUNITY BOLLYWOOD I don’t take pressure: Priyanka

ago. Now I don’t take pressure. I toes curl... I like experiences like By Natalia Ningthoujam think I stopped taking pressure those,” she said. when I reached a point where I She still gets the jitters? could make choices about the “Every performer does riyanka Chopra Jonas is work that I wanted to do... when because our outside environment one confident actress I didn’t have to depend on people influences us as a person. The and producer. She can coming to me with the work. That only thing that experience now play roles and sort of shifted not too long ago, has taught me is that between take up responsibilities just four or five years ago maybe,” action and cut, no matter what Pwithout feeling the pressure. She Priyanka said. is happening in my life, it won’t says she stopped taking pressure “Unfortunately with female affect me. Before that I would get when she reached the point where actors, there is a lot of depending influenced. If I had a fight or was she could call the shots and make on a lot of people to approve in a bad mood, it would affect choices about the work that she before you are cast in a film. It is my work. Now it doesn’t,” said wanted to do. the truth. Hard to hear, but it’s Priyanka, also a known name in The former Miss World made the truth. That shifted for me just American showbiz, thanks to her her Bollywood debut with The recently. I guess that gave me a show Quantico. Hero: Love Story of a Spy in 2003. sense of confidence to become a Her list of upcoming projects is She made her presence felt with producer, to be able to helm films an exhaustive one, starting with powerful performances in movies that I wanted to make,” she added. The White Tiger and a superhero like Aitraaz, Don, Fashion, 7 But she likes to do films that movie titled We Can Be Heroes. Khoon Maaf and Barfi!. Today, she make her feel nervous while going “I can’t tell you what I am is also a producer who has backed to the set. playing in it (the superhero movie) National Award-winning films “I like movies that challenge but it will be really fun,’ she such as Ventilator and Paani. me. I like fiction as well as promised. In her latest Bollywood film, reality-based. I like the immersive “I am also developing about The Sky Is Pink, she played one experiences. I like something that six or seven other projects for of the central characters and also will make me nervous coming to the next year. Some of them will served as a producer. Was there set. I like films where I look at have me and some won’t. They are any kind of pressure on her since my scene and I am like ‘oh my regional, international and Hindi,” she was playing dual roles? God! How am I going to do this?’ she shared. “I took pressure many years GAME: Priyanka Chopra Jonas says: “I like movies that challenge me.” When your fingers tingle, your – IANS

Kajal wants to get married soon Asked about the qualities that she would want in her husband, she said: “Quite a lot of things, but Actress Kajal Aggarwal says she plans to get married most importantly he should be possessive, caring and soon. spiritual.” The actress opened up about her plans to settle The actress also opened up about her beliefs, down during a conversation with Lakshmi Manchu saying “I’m very spiritual.” on VOOT’s Feet Up with the Stars Telugu. When the host asked her “Kill, Hook Up or Marry”, When Lakshmi asked her about her wedding plans, she said: “Ram Charan – Kill, N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Kajal said: “Yes, I am planning for a wedding soon.” Hook up and Prabhas – Marry.” – IANS

BLESSED: Raveena Tandon says she is fortunate to have a loving family and CANDID: Kajal Aggarwal says: “Her husband should be possessive, caring and spiritual.” an extended work family.

Work keeps me grounded, do. Spending time with loved ones Kashyap is proud of Saand Ki Aankh am very proud of the film.” The audience watched says Raveena and my kids helps me appreciate the film with the leading ladies Taapsee Pannu and the little joys of life. I am fortunate Anurag Kashyap, who is the creative producer of Bhumi Pednekar and the director in the theatre. Raveena Tandon turned a year older to have a loving family and also an the film Saand Ki Aankh, says he is proud of the Tushar said: “It was a feeling I cannot explain in on Saturday, and it was a working extended work family. Both keep me film’s cast and crew including director Tushar enough words. I am proud of the film and thankful birthday for the Mohra actress. grounded,” she said. Hiranandani, for putting up an inspirational story for the response we are getting from the industry Raveena, who is currently She also celebrated her birthday on women’s empowerment on big screen. and the film fraternity.” judging the dance based reality TV on Friday evening on the sets of Saand Ki Aankh was the closing film at the The film is based on the lives of India’s oldest show Nach Baliye 9, reserved the Nach Baliye 9. She was surprised Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival 2019 and, sharpshooters, Prakashi Tomar and Chandro day for work and quality time with when her whole family, including watching the standing ovation the audiences gave Tomar. her family. her parents, in-laws and daughter, to the film, Kashyap said: “Tushar reached out Saand Ki Aankh is one of three Diwali releases “Usually on birthdays, people turned up to celebrate the occasion. to me and said I want to make this film only with this year, along with Housefull 4 and Made In examine their lives. I think it’s Raveena, 45, recently featured in you, and I was completely moved by the script. I China. – IANS best to do that while at work. My the recreated version of her hit song family is the centre of everything I Sheher Ki Ladki. – IANS Monday, October 28, 2019 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY

Huff man released aft er serving 11 days of sentence Danson, ‘Jane Fonda’s Actress Felicity Huff man was released Friday from federal prison after serving most of a 14-day new trainee,’ arrested sentence for paying to rig her daughter’s university entrance exam as part of the wide-ranging college By Nardine Saad admissions scandal. Huff man, 56, was FREE: Felicity Huff man leaves released from the Federal o THIS is the bad place. the John Joseph Moakley United Correctional Institution The Good Place star States Courthouse in Boston, in Dublin, Calif, a low- Ted Danson is the latest Mass. security facility in Alameda celebrity to be arrested County, said Sally Swartz, a at the US Capitol for spokeswoman for the prison. demonstratingS on behalf of climate Huff man reported to the prison on October 15. Her change. sentence was to run only 13 days because of time she spent The beloved Cheers alum was in federal custody after her arrest in March, meaning that escorted away in restraints Friday she was slated to be released on Sunday. It’s typical for morning after participating in the inmates who are scheduled to be released on a weekend or weekly, youth-led protest known a holiday to instead be released on the preceding weekday, as Fire Drill Fridays, which last Swartz said. week ensnared Oscar winner Jane The Desperate Housewives and American Crime actress Fonda and Law & Order veteran pleaded guilty earlier this year to paying $15,000 to scam Sam Waterston in efforts to support mastermind William “Rick” Singer, a college admissions Congress’ Green New Deal. consultant who preyed on his wealthy clients’ anxieties In fact, Fonda, wearing her about getting their kids into top schools and their signature bright red coat, was willingness to pay huge sums to access his illicit operation. arrested for the third week in a row She was one of 33 parents charged in March in a sweeping for the display and was escorted investigation into Singer’s scheme. – Los Angeles Times/ away triumphantly because getting TNS arrested has been her intention all along. The protests have ended with arrests because protesters have been blocking the streets near the US Capitol building. This time, police arrested 32 individuals “for unlawfully demonstrating” in the intersection of East Capitol and First streets, a spokeswoman for the department said. All of them were charged for “crowding, obstructing or incommoding.” “Mass actions like this are a critical part of continuing the momentum of the climate strikes, demonstrating support for a Green New Deal, and ensuring the world’s ENVIRONMENTALIST: Michael Douglas has gotten more attention at this critical time!” the environmental conscious as he has gotten older. environmentalist group Greenpeace tweeted, sharing a video of Danson’s Surviving cancer made me grateful: Douglas removal and the other detained protesters cheering him on. Actor Michael Douglas says surviving cancer has made him Reps for Danson and Fonda did not grateful for all the good things in his life and also made him immediately respond to The Times’ realise what’s really important to him. requests for comment Friday. The Ant-Man and the Wasp star was diagnosed with stage Prior to his arrest, Danson IV tongue cancer in 2010 but after undergoing intensive introduced himself as “Jane Fonda’s treatment he was able to beat the potentially fatal disease and new trainee” when he joined Fonda since being given the all-clear from the illness he appreciates onstage at a rally to talk about his 30 how blessed he has been in his career and with his family, years of ocean activism. ACTIVIST: Ted Danson attends the 2017 NBCUniversal Upfront at Radio City Music which includes his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and their two Danson, 71, said that when he Hall in New York City. children Dylan, 19, and Carys, 16, reports female fi rst.co.uk turned 70 he thought he could rest When asked what he learned from cancer in an interview on his laurels and slow down. But he they want ’cause it’s huge money. It’s droughts and starvation. That’s with Italian publication IO Donna, he said: “Gratitude. Now, was wrong. inconvenient for industries to stop inconvenient. So come on down. Get I’m happy to still be here and be able to celebrate the passing “And then I met Jane Fonda, who burning fossil fuels. It’s inconvenient arrested. Get your head on straight.” of time.” had her foot on the gas pedal and was for all of us to realise that we have to Fonda, 81, a longtime political Discussing how he was worried he would have to stop not only 80, but was going 80 miles share the planet’s natural resources activist, recently told The Times that making movies when he was fi rst diagnosed, Douglas, per hour at all times,” he said. “She’s with everyone including people we the protests will take place every who also has another son, 40-year-old Cameron, his child astounding, she became my mentor, don’t like. It’s inconvenient to realise Friday at 11am and will highlight with fi rst wife Diandra Luker, added: “At the time I was and here I am about to get arrested. we’re all in this together. That either a different issue. She’ll be joined heartbroken at the idea of giving up everything, but today I … It focuses your brain a little bit.” we will all make it or none of us will by groups including Greenpeace, have put my priorities back in order.” Then he launched into this speech: make it.” Friends of the Earth and Oil Change Douglas has also gotten more environmental conscious “All of this is inconvenient. Al Gore He continued: “Our house is International, all of which are active as he has gotten older and admits he does worry about the got it right. This is inconvenient. on fire and it’s time that we stop against climate change. future of Earth. It’s inconvenient for politicians standing around complaining that The two-time Oscar winner had He said: “None of us knows what this precarious to stop taking money from the oil it’s not convenient to change our hoped to take a year’s hiatus from world holds for us, and I refer to our planet in general and industry because it’s huge money ways. It’s time to start behaving her Netflix series Grace & Frankie Hollywood in particular, even though it is now a family they get. It’s easy, all you have to do like we care about our children and to live in Washington, but she was business that has been handed down to me and that I passed is deny science and say there’s no our grandchildren. Hey, we can do contractually unable to. Once the on to my children.” – IANS such thing as climate change. Easy. this. It may be a little inconvenient show ends, she intends to return to It’s inconvenient for the oil industry but it’s not as inconvenient as fires the Capitol steps, she said. – Los to not drill wherever and whenever and floods and mass migration and Angeles Times/TNS 16 GULF TIMES Monday, October 28, 2019 COMMUNITY

PERFORMANCE: Gipsy Kings performing a mesh of Latin and Cuban styles, jazz and Arabic music. Photos by Ramchand Latin music takes over Doha Gipsy Kings, a Grammy winning band of flamenco, salsa and pop musicians recently performed at Al Mayassa Theatre of Qatar National Convention Centre, writes Mudassir Raja

ipsy Kings, a Grammy there are many events taking place winning band of in Qatar, there are a few that suit fl amenco, salsa my taste.” and pop musicians Funda Akkus, a Turkish from the south of expatriate, was also very keen to FranceG recently performed at Al listen and enjoy the unique music Mayassa Theatre of Qatar National of the band. She said: “I decided Convention Centre – a night of to come here because Gipsy Kings pulsating music and scintillating has been a very famous music band lights. A blend of Latin and Cuban since childhood and youth. And, I styles, jazz and Arabic music, the like them too. I’ve never have had key style of Gipsy Kings, was the a chance to listen the band live. order of the day. When I heard that they are coming Gipsy Kings embraced the to Qatar, I could not stop myself world’s imagination with their from coming here.” album Gipsy Kings – a record The band became popular with that became a genuine sensation, their self-titled album, Gipsy certifi ed gold and platinum Kings, which included the songs around the globe, exciting millions Djobi Djoba, Bamboléo, and the of listeners with a unique and romantic ballad Un Amor. Gipsy captivating fusion of styles in Kings was popular throughout 1987. The Gipsy Kings has over Europe and in Africa, as well as the years continued to delight the in the Middle East. Gipsy Kings public with their Andalusian songs AUDIENCE: The atmosphere at QNCC was heart-throbbing as the audience, mostly expatriates from European and was released in the United States and music impressing the world South American nations, thronged the theatre and relished Spanish flamenco and gypsy rhapsody meeting salsa funk. in 1989 and spent 40 weeks on with their great show Tour Gipsy the charts, one of few Spanish Unidos in more than 40 concerts Speaking to Community about “We feel that performances in Talking about their experience of language albums to do so. The band within the last year, featuring their genre of music, Gipsy Kings Arab countries are really special. performing in Doha, the latin band covered I’ve Got No Strings for the distinguished guests like Mario responded, “Our music has no We also performed three new said, “Doha concert was really 1991 Disney video and compilation Reyes and Chico Castillo. borders, it is universal and people songs in Doha and we hope that the amazing. The people are very nice album Simply Mad About the The atmosphere at QNCC was responded wonderfully. It was beautiful audience of Qatar enjoyed and hospitable here. They knew Mouse. Their cover version of Hotel heart-throbbing as the audience, our big pleasure to perform in these songs.” all our music, and it was great California was an example of fast mostly expatriates from European Doha and we appreciate the warm One of the most important pleasure to sing for them and with fl amenco guitar leads and rhythmic and South American nations, welcome from the audience.” narratives in contemporary pop has them.” strumming: it was featured in the thronged the theatre and relished Do they cater their performance been the emergence of Latin music Peter Kieornan, an Irish 1998 Coen Brothers’ movie The Big Spanish fl amenco and gypsy according to the audience and the recently. “The Spanish music is expatriate living and working in Lebowski. The 2010 fi lm Toy Story rhapsody meeting salsa funk. country they’re performing in? striking the world more and more Qatar, was excited to listen to the 3 featured their rendition of You’ve Together, they made everyone They said, “Gipsy Kings music these days. We are honoured and band. “I am going to hear them live Got a Friend in Me, a Spanish- thrilled with great hits, including is a very unique blend of Latin proud to bring our musical roots to after about 25 years. When I learnt language version titled Hay un Bamboleo, Volare or Djobi Djoba and Cuban styles, jazz and Arabic everyone and to contribute to the about their concert here, I decided Amigo en Mi and performed in a among others. music which is the main pillar. musical scene,” the band says. to come with my friends. Though recognisably fl amenco style.