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Learn Arabic FIVE MYTHS ABOUT • Learn commonly used Arabic words and their meanings MICHELLE OBAMA P | 13 2 PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 COVER STORY

By Robin Givhan company’s stock 16 percent by wearing its clothes. Yet other first ladies have had more personal ichelle Obama entered the White relationships with designers — and opened the House as a chimera. To some, she White House doors to them in a way Obama has was emblematic of fully realised not. Jacqueline Kennedy designated Oleg Cassini African-American womanhood her official dressmaker, and the style they created and an incomparable fashion icon. inspired generations of women and designers. Lady MTo others, she was the voice of racial grievance, Bird Johnson in 1968 hosted a formal fashion show the nanny state and Seventh Avenue vanity. She that involved models parading through the State has proved herself to be neither vengeful nor the Dining Room as the wives of visiting governors patron saint of activist feminism. Yet mispercep- looked on. Nancy Reagan had let’s-meet-for-lunch tions linger. So as she celebrates her 50th birthday friendships with several designers, and she received on January 17, here are a few facts in the face of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s life- persistent fictions. time achievement award — which she accepted in person. In 2005, Laura Bush’s presence at New 1. Michelle Obama is the most fashion- York’s Fashion Week rippled through the industry friendly First Lady. like the Second Coming. Obama has been a pronounced and polished Obama has celebrated creativity through the advocate for American style, seamlessly moving Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt Design Awards, but from custom-made evening gowns to mass-market she has maintained distance from the industry. fare. She has made the fashion industry swoon with Jason Wu, designer of her two inaugural gowns, her willingness to embrace the work of some of didn’t meet her until the first was installed in the its most eccentric players, such as Thom Browne, Smithsonian a year after she wore it. She doesn’t and its lesser-known talents, such as Isabel Toledo attend fashion industry events. When Seventh and Duro Olowu. One 2010 study in the Harvard Avenue honoured her in 2009, she sent her thanks Business Review estimated she could boost a via video message.

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2. She is a food tyrant of Bloombergian intolerance. The first lady is renowned for her Let’s Move campaign to fight childhood obesity through healthy eating and exercise. One of her first projects upon settling into the East Wing was sowing the White House Kitchen Garden. She even gave out dried fruit on Halloween — President Barack Obama joked that it would get the White House egged. Her focus on the nation’s eating hab- its has led to complaints that she wants to deprive Americans of dessert. But Obama repeatedly expresses her belief in moderation, talks about her affection for French fries and unapologetically went in for a 1,700-calorie splurge at Shake Shack in 2011. As for sweets, the first family’s Thanksgiving last year featured nine types of pie: as righteous a display of dessert democracy as one can get. far more aware of my ‘Blackness’ than Departmentt estimates that by aagege 46, ever before,” she wrote in 1985. “I have almost 70 percentpercent of black men and 3. Her legacy will be Let’s Move or found that at Princeton no matter how women have,e, at some point, been marmar-- Joining Forces. liberal and open-minded some of my ried. Accordingding to the last census, 45 Fighting childhood obesity and sup- White professors and classmates try percent of bblacklack children are raised in porting military families have been to be toward me, I sometimes feel like two-parent hhouseholds.ouseholds. More tthanhan oneone-- the first lady’s most formal and most a visitor on campus; as if I really don’t third of employedployed black women work in publicised campaigns. But the guid- belong. Regardless of the circumstances professionall fifields.elds. ing principle of her tenure has been a under which I interact with Whites at But popularlar culture hasn’t normal-normal- belief in youth mentoring and “paying Princeton, it often seems as if, to them, ized women like Obama. ColumbiaColumbia law it forward.” I will always be Black first and a stu- professor PatriciaPatricia Williams laments: She introduced mentoring as dent second.” “The jurisprudenceprudence of the entire an institutional commitment at a After she declined invitations to 20th centuryry was about black 2009 lunchtime meeting, pairing 13 return for special events and skipped people tryingng to ggetet into Washington area high school girls with her 25-year reunion with a reference to school.” Popularular culture, top female White House staff members. a scheduling conflict, speculation about she said, rrendersenders tthehe A similar programme for boys came her animosity intensified. Princeton results of thathat strivingstriving later. In addition to getting personal alumni — I’m one — celebrate reun- “invisible.” time with the first lady, the students ions with ferocity. Skipping one’s 25th? Women likelike ObamaObama sat down with Supreme Court justices, That’s heresy. were thrivingving lolongng met with a curator from the African- Still, there’s no active vitriol. The before the 22008008 elelec-ec- American history museum and sam- conclusions of her thesis are nuanced tion, but a lotot of ppeopleeople pled a state dinner menu while learning and measured. More than a reprimand hadn’t noticed.ced. about diplomacy. of a school struggling with diversity, Givhan ccoveredovered The same ethos has guided how they explain her determination to stay Michelle Obamaama for The Obama has positioned herself abroad. connected to the black community. Washington PostPost in 20092009 At a London school, she described see- Obama also has not been wholly dis- and 2010. ing herself in the faces of the students, engaged from Princeton. She accepted WP-BloombergP-Bloomberg who were overwhelmingly from disad- a position on the sociology department’s vantaged backgrounds. The centerpiece advisory board in 2005, though the of a Mexico City trip was a speech at a presidential campaign soon kept her Jesuit university, where she said: “We from going to meetings. In 2012, she did have seen time and again that poten- a fundraiser in the town of Princeton tial can be found in some of the most that included university students, unlikely places. My husband and I are alumni and faculty. living proof of that.” Obama has reserved most of her White House arts workshops, visits campus speaking for historically black to underserved schools and the inclu- colleges and universities, and schools sion of young people at state events are serving disadvantaged students or mili- Fighting childhood now standard practice and may be her tary families. She hasn’t delivered an obesity and supporting most lasting legacy. address at her alma mater, but she has upheld its informal motto: “Princeton military families have 4. She hates Princeton. in the nation’s service and in the service During the 2008 presidential of all nations.” been the first lady’s campaign, Obama’s senior thesis, most formal and most “Princeton-Educated Blacks and the 5. She represents an unusual suc- Black Community,” was exhumed from cess story. publicised campaigns. the archives of the university and fueled Her story — as a successful wife, the perception that she detested it. “My mother and professional who happens experiences at Princeton have made me to be black — is not unique. The Labor 4 PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 CAMPUS ACS Doha marks International Day

CS Doha International School celebrated International Day, Aan opportunity to showcase the cultural diversity among its students and wider school community. The International Day Fair took place on Thursday at the school’s premises, with 33 countries repre- sented. Students visited different tables and ‘travelled’ with their ‘passports’; as they toured through each country, learning about special traditions and sampling traditional food. “I would like to thank our PSO Country Representative Group (CRG) and all volunteer parents for their support; the day was a great success thanks to their efforts and devo- tion” commented Diane Hren, Head of School. “More than 100 parents One of the school’s core values is to championing the understanding of all to bridge the gap between cultures and contributed their time and expertise enrich the international experience by cultures. Every year, the school cel- languages and to develop hearts and to create an engaging experience for engaging the community, bringing a ebrates a culture awareness week with minds that respect cultural differences. students.” sense of commonality to diversity and special events scheduled over five days The Peninsula Birla Public School teachers attend two-day workshop

he primary responsibil- There is a need for them to under- ity of a teacher is towards stand the world to help them avoid “Tthe student. It is not that past mistakes and move in productive the teachers teach the students in directions. An important part of that terms of content relating it to life, understanding is knowing who we are but the taught are assessed objec- and what we can do. There are seven tively to assist them to recognise kinds of intelligences and so seven their strengths and weaknesses. By ways of teaching rather than one.” of the workshop on ‘mentoring and the keys to co-schloastic components making the students realise these, said George Edison, Vice-Principal, monitoring’. of CBSE curriculum. the school will be able to accomplish addressing a gathering. Bhanumathi Ganti, Senior “In the present day living scenario, its vision and mission,” said Shirly Quoting Howard Gardner, George Headmistress, discussed CBSE’s students need to be taught life skills Rappai, Senior Vice Principal, Birla Edison urged teachers to bear in revised compendium of tools for by conscious efforts to equip them to Public School. mind linguistic, logical-mathematical, teacher performance assessment. The face the complex challenges of real She was giving the keynote address musical, bodily-kinesthetic, special, areas consisted of objectives, content, life. By imparting life skills formally, to about 350 teachers from the Kids interpersonal and intrapersonal intel- teaching techniques, effectiveness of students will not only be prepared Valley and Primary besides the teach- ligences while engaging them in indi- introduction, concept and principles for meaningful, responsible and active ers from the main campus at a two- vidual and group activities. of learning and teaching. role as members of the community, day workshop. He took up Edward de Bono’s Jasmin T Varghese, a senior faculty but it is preparation for their career “Students must understand the concept of lateral thinking and con- member was the resource person for also” said Jasmin. world to make it a better place. structivist mode of teaching as part taking up ‘Life Skills’ which is one of The Peninsula

MES 2007 batch holds reunion

atch of 2007 of MES Indian School, conducted its reunion Bget-together in KG audito- rium, MES Indian school on Friday at 6pm. The theme for the evening was “Convergence: reminiscence and Back to school memories”. Mohammad Ajmal welcomed the gathering. The evening was addressed by the Vice president of MES, P K Mohammed. Head of academics Nasreen Samad Khan and Head of Sections Hameeda Khader and Mujibullah, delivered speeches to the former students. teachers who were part of their school and Farzana Ahmed Riha presented programmes were performed. Deepthi More than 100 former students lives. The evening was anchored by a memento to the Vice-President on Joseph proposed the vote of thanks. showed up for the event including the Mustafa Amir. Farhan Ahmed Khan behalf of the batch. Various Cultural The Peninsula MARKETPLACE PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 5

The Lulu-Energizer promotion Mega Draw was held yesterday at Lulu Hypermarket, D-Ring Road branch, under the super- vision of Jassim Muhammad Al Thani, Inspector from the Ministry of Business and Trade, wherein 12 mini iPads, 16 GB were given away as prizes. Officials from Lulu Hypermarket Group and Salam Studio & Stores were present at the draw.

McDonald’s offers chance to watch World Cup match in Brazil

cDonald’s Middle East and Africa announced the details of its Fifa World MCup competition, in which millions of prizes will be up for grabs. McDonald’s are the official partner and restaurant of the 2014 Fifa World Cup. In the Middle East and Africa McDonald’s is offering 42 lucky customers the chance to win an all-expense paid trip to watch a match live in Staff and officials at one Brazil. The Big Match competition, launched ear- of the McDonald’s outlet. lier this week in restaurants, will see one winner fly to Brazil to watch a game with a friend, every will be automatically entered into a daily draw for to win prizes sponsored by other official partners day during the campaign. their chance to win. Sony and Adidas in the Match & Win competition. Throughout the duration of the promotion, cus- Kamal Saleh AlMana, Managing Director of Customers have to match the images on their game tomers who purchase any large-size extra value AlMana Restaurants & Food Co, the owner and card with other selected images, for a chance to meal will receive a game card entitling them to operator of McDonald’s restaurants in Qatar, said: win one of thousands of prizes, including the Sony win instant prizes including Coca-Cola bandanas, “As the official partner and restaurant of the World Play Station 4 (PS4), Sony PS Vita, Adidas-branded key rings and ice cube trays. Customers should Cup, McDonald’s is passionate about delivering the bags and caps, and a replica of the Brazuka, the register their game card code on the McDonald’s excitement of World Cup to its customers in GCC.” official World Cup ball. Arabia website, McDonald’sArabia.com, where they In addition, diners will also have the opportunity The Peninsula Total honours six employees

otal recently commemorated six of its employees for their long- Tstanding service and commit- ment to the French Company. The event took place during its annual party which was held in the Four Seasons hotel, in which appre- ciation certificates and presents were awarded to the six employees who are of Qatari, Lebanese and Pakistani descent. The event was attended by almost all of the company’s employees and their spouses. The evening also featured special performances by the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra and world renowned illusionist Laurent Beretta. Managing Director Stephane Michel delivered a speech, thanking long-serv- Stephane Michel himself, who will you have worked with for years, and a constant pace. I am fortunate to have ing employees for playing an important take up his new position as President have become a part of your daily life,” worked with reliable and creative col- role in the success of the company. Middle East, Exploration & Production said Stephane Michel in his farewell leagues, and I thankful for this valuable Total also bid farewell to some of its Division at Total. speech. experience which I will always carry other employees who were leaving the “It is always very difficult to say “However, this is the unavoidable with me”. affiliate, including Managing director goodbye to colleagues and friends who part of life which keeps on moving at The Peninsula 6 PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 MARKETPLACE Alfardan Premier Motors certified as body repair centre

lfardan Premier Motors, importer of Jaguar and Land Rover in Qatar, has been accredited by Jaguar Land Rover Mena Aas a certified body shop repair centre and approved aluminium specialist. The accolade is based on global JLR body shop standards and Alfardan Premier Motors is one of the first dealerships to be accredited in Mena. In 2011, Jaguar Land Rover undertook a review of its dealer based body shop network in the Mena region with the aim of identifying key issues and to establish a baseline for development across a range of criteria. Alfardan Premier Motors responded to this by enhancing the layout of its new facility, as well as improving the availability of parts, accessories, for being one of the first dealers to achieve these Alfardan Premier Motors has been part of the equipment and consumables at its service centre. global standards.” Jaguar Land Rover dealer network for over 15 years, Furthermore, special attention was given to staff Andrew Wheeler, Aftersales Manager at Alfardan and has been a key player in the growth of the brand training and development in order to strengthen Premier Motors said: “I am exceptionally pleased in Qatar. Through the accreditation as a certified Alfardan’s customer service competencies. with the team’s remarkable achievement at not only body repair centre and approved aluminium special- Rob Preston, Aftersales Director at Jaguar Land being fully compliant with JLR standards, but being ist, Alfardan Premier Motors will continue to offer Rover Mena said of the recognition, “I commend among one of the first dealers in Mena to be awarded its world-class service to its customers, while reaf- Alfardan Premier Motors for its foresight in estab- this certification. This recognition reflects our dedi- firming its commitment to the Jaguar Land Rover lishing what is undoubtedly one of the best body cation to our customers through our commitment to brand in Qatar. shop service centres within the Mena region, and achieving consistently high dealer standards.” The Peninsula

Registration open for first Ultimate Mountain Biking Championship ltimate Concepts & Shift Events & Exhibitions in asso- Uciation with Qatar Cycling Federation, Padyak Qatar and Lusail City will showcase the first Ultimate Mountain Biking Championship from January 24 till April 4. This cam- paign will showcase some of the best mountain bikers who will take part in action packed rounds in Qatar. Numerous Cycling associations and nearly 50 different nationalities are set to compete in this one of a kind event. Nestlè has rolled out Nescafe Dolce “We are constantly seeking to pro- bikers are set to participate in the other. Spread over Novice, Elite and Gusto multi-beverage system to more mote a healthy lifestyle among the season. The five action packed races Women’s categories this event is has than 70 markets worldwide. Dolce growing expatriate community. With will be spread over four months at a something for everyone,” said a press Gusto Genio machine is available in mountain biking, we hope to showcase specially designed mountain biking release from the organiser. red or titanium for $199. Dolce Gusto the benefits of biking. We will show- track at Lusail. Rocky trails, burly To register, call 4411-9611 or Melody 3 is available in metal red or case the best talent across with prize hills and an ultimate adrenaline rush, 33528174. gun black for $239. money of over $100,000. Around 1,000 this event promises to be one like no The Peninsula

Vodafone expands retail presence

odafone Qatar has recently expanded Vodafone’s kiosks at Al Meera are open its retail presence at Al Meera daily from 8am till 11pm. VConsumer Goods (QSC) stores and Mohammed Al Yami, Director of External Woqod, setting up Vodafone kiosks at Al Affairs at Vodafone Qatar, said: “Al Meera Meera branches in Al Mansoura and the and Woqod are two of our key retail part- Airport Road while signing up with Woqod ners in the country owing to their far- as a key retailer. reaching presence nationwide. Having Customers can now buy Postpaid and presence there is definitely a solid addition Prepaid SIM cards from any of these kiosks to our widespread retail footprint in Qatar. set up at Al Meera Mansoura and Airport It also underlines our strategy to take our road branches. Additionally, Vodafone’s unmatched customer experience to newer recharge cards are already available at heights.” all Al Meera stores, spread across Qatar. The Peninsula FASHION PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 7

Uniqlo’s design director talks about the difficulty of simplicity

By Sanae Nokura said. For instance, regarding the T-shirts designed for 2014 spring/ niqlo Co, Japan’s leading fast- summer collection, Takizawa wid- fashion retailer, now has 1,300 ened the cut of the V-neck for wom- Ustores in 14 countries and ter- en’s shirts by several millimeters ritories. Naoki Takizawa, 53, is the to make women’s necks look longer design director for the brand, which and more beautiful. When deciding has annual sales exceeding 900bn yen on the colours, he researched vari- ($8,523,000,000). He has designed for ous countries and territories to find the firm since 2011. hues that would suit the skin colours Uniqlo’s casual lifestyle designs of various races. must appeal to people of all ages Takizawa is a veteran designer who and nationalities, and be suited to has shown his collections in Paris and T-shirts, which used to be worn as 2007, Takizawa served as a special- mass production. This is why it’s other fashion capitals. He designed underwear. appointment professor at University very difficult to design casual wear, Issay Miyake’s menswear from “They’re durable, comfortable and of Tokyo’s University Museum to according to Takizawa, whose motto 1993, and from 1999 to 2006 he did liked by all generations. These clothes study designs, and created uni- is “subtractive designs,” meaning he its women’s clothes as well. At that can be created by drawing on daily forms for hospital staff. Last year, reduces the various elements com- time, Takizawa put more emphasis life. I want to design such ultimate he designed farm work uniforms for prising clothes to their simplest form on “designs of addition” to compete casual clothes,” he said. Yanmar Co, an agriculture and con- and creates a product out of the style with luxury brands in Europe and the Takizawa’s approach toward struction machine maker. that emerges from them. United States. designing clothes is highly respected, Takizawa said he hopes his designs “This process requires courage, However, Takizawa was fond of and he is in strong demand from can make the lives of those who wear because it makes me worry if it’s all casual clothes such as jeans — origi- various industries. After becoming them more comfortable. right to be this simple,” Takizawa nally used as work uniforms — and independent from Issay Miyake in WP-Bloomberg H&M lines up to compete in booming sportswear market

in the last decade to account for 28 percent of 2012 sales. Fashion And Function Supported by a shift to more active lifestyles, the sportswear market is expected to get a further boost from next month’s Sochi Winter Olympics and the soccer World Cup in Brazil in June-July. H&M has been testing the waters for its move into the market with pop-up shops during the London 2012 Olympics and a partnership in 2013 with Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych which copied a deal between Novak Djokovic and the Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo, which has a reputation for innovative fabrics in its casual wear. H&M’s new range for athletics, tennis, yoga, run- ning and outdoors sports for adults and children launched this month has been tested for “fit and function” by Swedish Olympic athletes and includes quick-drying tops and breathable sports bras. H&M has also designed a special collection for the Swedish team to wear at the opening and clos- By Emma Thomasson and Victoria Bryan ing ceremonies in Sochi, plus a training and leisure A pair of H&M’s new fitness tights in a black, grey wardrobe and competition outfits for a few sports like and white paint splash design cost €19.95 ($27.15), figure skating, curling and mogul skiing. The firm will ennes & Mauritz, the world’s second- against €44.95 for plain black Adidas running tights also dress athletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics. biggest clothing retailer, is launching made out of the German firm’s patented quick-drying But the Swedes will not be wearing H&M for all a new sportswear line with the help of “climalite” material. sports — Adidas and specialist skiwear firms are HSochi-bound Swedish Olympians in a bid “Consumers, particularly female, are looking for among their other clothing providers — showing that to outpace discounters like Primark that are snap- fashionable, yet functional apparel,” said Euromonitor H&M may find it hard to convince consumers who ping at its heels. analyst Ashma Kunde. “Players like Nike and Adidas are also discerning sports enthusiasts. The global sportswear market will grow more than should be wary. H&M doesn’t have the same technol- “It requires research and development to get the seven percent in 2014, outpacing 5.8 percent growth ogy but it has a price advantage.” performance element to go with the fashion side,” for broader apparel, according to Euromonitor. H&M H&M’s new line might also be dangerous for more said Berenberg Bank analyst John Guy. “It might hopes that by muscling into a market seen to be fashion-oriented Puma and Lululemon Athletica Inc work at the start, but then may be short-lived.” worth $220bn this year it can move away from the — the Vancouver-based yoga wear firm whose soar- Puma is a good demonstration of that. Performance cut-throat budget fashion area and towards higher- ing profits over the last decade have dramatically products now make up only a third of its sales where margin products could help it copy the success of illustrated the popularity and potential of fitness once they made up half, because of its focus on fash- Inditex’s mid-market fashion chain Zara. fashion. Adidas, which provides the full Olympics kit ion in recent years — a trend that its new chief exec- While unlikely to pose a serious challenge to pricey for most German and British Olympians, has long utive is working on reversing. By comparison, Nike, performance gear dominated by Nike Inc and Adidas capitalised on the increasing blurring of the lines the sponsor of the U.S. Olympic team has kept its AG , H&M could chip away at their sales of casual between fashion and function. Its sports style seg- focus firmly on sport over fashion - and retained its and fitness wear. ment has grown faster than its performance brands place at the market’s top global brand. Reuters 8 PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 9

HOLLYWOOD NEWS BOLLYWOOD NEWS

DiCaprio teams up with Q-Tip Dedh : Majestic ode to life, love Film: Dedh Ishqiya; ctor-producer Leonardo DiCaprio will Cast: , , Awork with rapper Q-Tip for a hip hop , and ; drama series. Director: Abhishek Choubey The scripted TV show is loosely based on the Grammy-winning artist’s early days ust to hear these roguish, duplici- and will capture his experiences with hip tous characters walk the talk is hop group A Tribe Called Quest and with Ja pleasure beyond the ordinary. The ‘Native Tongues’ collective that A Tribe Make no mistake Dedh Ishqiya walks Called Quest was a member of. many extra miles beyond your highest The show will reflect on the stories of their expectations. It negotiates a nawabi friendship and how their music played a part era long gone, or perhaps never in culture then and influenced the music of in existence. And it does so with a today, reports online magazine Deadline.com. bracing bewildering beguiling blend DiCaprio’s production company Appian Exceptional films of aristocratic arrogance and ironic Way will produce it. humility. Q-Tip is the founding member of ‘A Tribe Welcome to the world of quaint con- Called Quest’ that also consisted of Phife tradictions. This is Mehmoodabad, a place close to yet far from Lucknow Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi where time stops still. The one thing that can be said with supreme cer- White. compete for Oscars tainty about Dedh Ishqiya is that you’ve never seen such a marriage of old-world charm and new-world subterfuge before. There is a delightful sequence in Madhuri’s mysteriously-lit inner cham- By Rory Carroll ber where Naseeruddin Shah and Madhuri exchange courtly confidence winners. The Baftas, which announced of the questions can be so stupid.” astronaut adrift in Alfonso Cuaron’s while their respective sidekicks discuss the pluses and minuses of latest the nominees last week, will reveal Hastily organised events this week- space drama Gravity, are “troopers” iPhones. A sequence such as this draws out the dynamics of the old and the diet of bubblegum blockbust- the winners in February. Each prize end, which normally offered a lull in who stoically do promotional graft, new world, and the ideological clashes that define life in certain cultures Marsden offered ers and inane sequels has confers kudos but does not pre-ordain campaigning, betrayed studios’ anxi- said Bart. which are defined not so much by contemporary existences as by nostalgia. exposed Hollywood for years success at the Oscars, which has a dif- ety, he said. Actor Bruce Dern, who at 77 is This is a world that exists only as an idea. Director Abhishek Choubey Paul Walker’s role Ato accusations of undermin- ferent and far bigger voting bloc. Tom Hanks, who plays the thrilled to have been given a shot at gives a tantalising tangibility to the non-existent world in this film where ctor James Marsden has been ing western civilisation, or at the very For studios and filmmakers, stakes eponymous Captain Phillips in awards glory in the film Nebraska, is autumnal characters filch resplendent Urdu poetry from their peers and Aoffered a role that was origi- least dumbing it down. Who could are high. A prize can boost a film’s Paul Greengrass’s pirate thriller, an exception in appearing to genu- pass it off as their own to gain brownie points with the patroness of the nally for late actor Paul Walker emerge from the likes of Battlefield box office and the leverage and earn- and Sandra Bullock, who plays an inely enjoy the endless round of fine arts, who incidentally is not quite what she seems. in an upcoming film by novel- Earth, Showgirls and Basic Instinct 2 ing power of those associated with it. appearances. In contrast, the prickly, But hush! Without giving away the plot I’d like to say nothing is as it ist, screenwriter and producer and not wonder at Tinseltown crass- The producer Harvey Weinstein said mercurial Joaquin Phoenix, widely seems in this tale of the fading Begum (Madhuri Dixit) and her besotted Nicholas Sparks. ness? How could an industry with so in September that this was the most praised for his performance in Spike suitors. The 40-year-old has been much money and talent produce so competitive Oscars season he had Front runners Jonze’s Her, seldom appears in the When we first meet Begum Para, she strikes us as a beautiful anach- approached to play the lead role much junk? ever seen. Several films’ releases have limelight lest it backfire. ronism. Honestly, this is a ‘Para’-normal situation! . But the lady has a in The Best Of Me, an adaptation You don’t hear such questions these reportedly been delayed to give them Best picture - drama Studios traditionally release their past, and a future. She is no walkover, although she pretends to be one. of Sparks’ best-seller of the same days. A run of exceptional films has a chance next year. 12 Years a Slave; Captain Phillips; strongest awards contenders close to Her lady-in-waiting (a very Shakespearean touch, that) is played by the name, reports femalefirst.co.uk. restored Hollywood’s cultural cre- To have your name pulled from the Gravity; Philomena; Rush. December so they are fresh in voter exorbitantly glamourous Huma Qureshi, who is growing into one of our If things turn out positive, dentials and fuelled some of the most envelope in such a climate will be all Best picture - comedy or musical minds, but that does not explain this more engaging contemporary actresses. I really can’t imagine anyone but Marsden will work alongside intense awards campaigning in living the sweeter, which is why lobbying, American Hustle; Her; Inside Llewyn crop’s unusual quality. Huma bringing the same spirit of chutzpah to the character. actress Michelle Monaghan. memory. according to some, is all the dirtier. Davis; Nebraska; The Wolf of Wall Asi credits the ability of indie direc- She is in many ways superior to the film’s main attraction, Madhuri Studios, actors and directors are “Hollywood is in the midst of its mean- Street. tors such as McQueen and Alexander who I felt struck some wrong notes in her character’s faltering firmament. slugging it out — and allegedly sling- est Oscar season battle in memory,” Best director Payne, who made Nebraska, to obtain But when Madhuri dances to Birju Maharaj’s choreography we tend to ing mud — in what promises to be a declared the New York Post. Studios Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips; funding for passion projects. “They forget and forgive all the false notes in the characterisations. We revel in vintage season for gongs, starting with have been “sliming” rivals with whisper Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave; were able to make their own movies the raga of a romance long gone-by. the Golden Globes tonight and climax- campaigns about supposed historical David O. Russell, American Hustle; and not be dictated to by the studio The writing in Dedh Ishqiya and the Urdu dialogues are among the best ing with the Oscars in March. “For a inaccuracies, in the case of Alexander Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity; Alexander system.” we’ve heard in Hindi films of recent times. The language is a ravishing time, Hollywood seemed stuck with all McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, or about Payne, Nebraska. Gebert’s theory is that ground- blend of the sublime and the smutty. Never experienced, never felt...The Kylie names new single ‘Into the blue’ these prequels and sequels and then glorifying crime in Martin Scorsese’s Best actor breaking TV series such as Mad Men actors are supremely in characters. suddenly at the end of the year we The Wolf of Wall Street, which stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave; Idris and Breaking Bad forced filmmakers Naseer with his wizened face and twinkle eyes conveys the full weight of inger -songwriter Kylie Minogue has were deluged with these masterpieces. Leonardo DiCaprio as a real-life fraud- Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom; to raise their game: “They kind of delayed ecstasy felt by a man belatedly in love. If recently you’ve forgotten Sannounced that her new single will It felt like a renaissance, a celebration ster. The film has also been slated for Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips; Matthew woke the studios up.” this actor’s calibre, here’s your chance to re-discover it. be called “Into the blue” and it will come of American cinema which we haven’t its bad language. McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club; Few dare to make predictions. The inimitable has a load of fun writing the songs. This is a out on March 16. seen in a while,” said Husam Sam Asi, Peter Bart, a veteran studio execu- Robert Redford, All is Lost. “Awards contenders and strategists world of poetry and music where there is room for both Begum Akhtar Kelly Sheehan, who has previously a member of the Hollywood Foreign tive who is a voting member of the Best actress are like primitive natives, looking for and . Giving Naseer tit for tat in every scene is that worked with Nicki Minaj and Beyonce Press Association and Golden Globes Oscars, the Writers Guild of America Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine; omens of whether the gods are angry bundle of implosive talent Arshad. Kohl-lined eyes, and a sweeping vista Knowles, penned the lyrics for the song. voter. and the Screen Actors Guild, said Sandra Bullock, Gravity; Judi Dench, or happy,” wrote Tim Gray, Variety’s of mischievous expression qualify Arshad’s performance. Indeed there is According to aceshowbiz.com, Minogue Gravity, 12 Years a Slave and American he had seen dirtier years, such as Philomena; Emma Thompson, Saving awards editor. more ice and fire, courtship and lust, in Warsi’s scenes with Huma than said in a statement: “2013 was a year of Hustle are deemed frontrunners, but the attacks against Ron Howard’s A Mr Banks, Kate Winslet, Labor Day. Gebert, who literally wrote the there is in the temperate toned-down mock-tragic togetherness of Naseer big change, planning and preparation for in an open race no one is counting Beautiful Mind in 2002. “Every year Best supporting actor book on film awards, has a hunch and Madhuri me and I’m so excited that 2014 is finally out Captain Phillips, Saving Mr. Banks, there is a little bit of trickery but Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips; Daniel that, when no film has bandwagon The film is outstandingly photographed by Setu and edited by Sreekar here so I can share this new music.” Philomena, The Wolf of Wall Street or if anything I think there is less this Bruhl, Rush; Bradley Cooper, American momentum, Oscar voters plump for Prasad. Both technicians here turn into artistes, who must bring into play Into The blue is really special to me as it Inside Llewyn Davis for Oscar glory. year,” he said. Campaigning was more Hustle; Michael Fassbender, 12 Years what they best relate to — hence the the thumris of Begum Akhtar and the thumkas of Huma... a task easier encapsulates a lot of what I’ve been feel- “It’s a very, very strong year,” intense, however, because the absence a Slave; Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers victory in 2006 for Crash, set in Los said than done. ing — I can’t wait for it to be out there,” said Mike Gebert, author of The of a clear leader gave all contenders Club. Angeles, and last year’s win for Argo, Dedh Ishqiya is at least ‘dedh times’ more delectable, saucy, audacious read the statement. Encyclopedia of Movie Awards. “It’s not hope, added Bart. Another reason was Best supporting actress about filmmaking. and amorous than Ishqiya. “Into the blue” will be the first track at all obvious which will emerge from that studios had smaller advertising Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle; In which case American Hustle, The four principal actors, as well as Vijay Raaz and Manoj Pahwa, from Minogue’s upcoming album, which the pack. People in the fall were calling budgets and thus put more pressure Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine; Lupita David Russell’s black comedy about imbue broad and bright shades to their fey characters. Here’s a world of is scheduled to hit the stores later this Gravity the best movie ever made, then on stars to schmooze voters. Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave; Julia 1970s grifters, may have the edge. “A poetry and parody that never co-existed anywhere else. What an enticing year. two weeks later it’s behind 12 Years a “They’re being cajoled to get out Roberts, August: Osage County; June lot of Academy voters were them- start to the year! Slave.” there and do four or five events a week Squibb, Nebraska. selves hustling at that time, trying to The Golden Globes named nominees — you see them at parties, question and get into the movie industry,” he said. last month and just announced the answer sessions. It’s bruising. Some The Guardian 106 PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 TENNIS

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Rafael Nadal (ESP) Novak Djokovic (SRB) In-form Nadal returns to Melbourne Looking to win fourth consecutive title. after missing 2013 edition through Semi-finalist or better in each of last injury. Champion here in 2009, lost 14 Slams – and beat Nadal in last two epic five-set final to Djokovic in 2012 meetings, including World Tour Final Andy Murray (GBR) Roger Federer (SUI) Three-time finalist hoping to add to Four-time champion faces tough task Wimbledon and U.S Open titles but after disappointing year in 2013. Since short of match practice following victory here in 2010 has won only one back surgery in September further Slam, at Wimbledon in 2012 Nadal Djokovic Murray Federer Age 27 26 26 32 2013 win-loss 75-7 74-9 43-8 45-17 2013 titles 10 7 4 1 Career titles 61 41 28 77 Grand Slams 13 6 2 17 Source: ATP Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS HEALTH PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 11

Simple blood test may detect cancer: Scientist path-breaking research by an Indian- AAmerican scientist suggests that a simple blood test may determine whether gene muta- tions associated with pancreatic cancer exist without the need of locating tumour tissue. The research takes into account tiny particles called ‘exosomes’ that are shed by cancer cells into the blood and contain the entire genetic blueprint of cancer cells. “By decoding this genomic data and looking for deletions and mutations associated with cancer, we believe this discovery could be translated into a test that helps physicians detect cancer and treat patients,” said Raghu Kalluri, chairman and Fad diets can work, professor in University of Texas’ MD Anderson’s department of cancer biology. “At present, there is no single blood test that can screen for all can- but experts find no cer-related DNA defects,” added Kalluri. In many cases, current protocols require a tumour sample to determine whether gene mutations and deletions exist and therefore magic slimming bullet determine whether the tumour itself is can- cerous or benign, said the study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. “To procure tumour tissue, one needs to know that a tumour exists and if so, is it accessible for sample collection By Kate Kelland or removal? Finally, there are always risks and sig- percent of children will be obese pre-agricultural hunter-gatherers nificant costs associated with surgical procedures by 2050. of that era. to acquire tumour tissue,” informed Kalluri. esolutions to lose weight Against this background, A sign of its current popularity The MD Anderson research team was surprised are often made in experts say the search for effec- is that “Paleo diet” was one of the to learn that the person’s entire double-stranded January yet almost as tive diets must always take most “Googled” terms of 2013. The genomic DNA spanning all chromosomes can be Rfrequently abandoned account of how easy it is for peo- idea is based around foods that found in exosomes, including those mutated chro- as heavy hopefuls find diets that ple to understand and follow, and can be hunted, fished or foraged mosomes that cause various cancers. demand fasting, virtually no carbs how likely they are to abide by its for — meat, seafood, eggs, nuts, Furthermore, Kalluri and colleagues discov- or liquid food shakes notoriously restrictions. seeds, fruits and vegetables. ered that DNA derived from exosomes carried hard to stick to. Michelle Harvie, a research die- Berry said his research showed the same cancer-related genetic mutations com- But even “fad” diets can lead tician from the Genesis Prevention little impact on glucose response pared to the cancer cells taken from tumour. to a slimmer, lighter New Year Centre at Britain’s University in the body in people eating a “We believe analysis of exosome DNA taken for those whose resolve remains Hospital of South Manchester, Palaeolithic diet, but did find a sig- from blood samples may not only help determine robust, according to doctors and said that on this front, fasting nificant impact on hormones that the presence of a cancerous tumour somewhere nutritionists analysing them. diets — sometimes called inter- signal satiety and tell the brain in the body but also identify mutations without Gathering for a London confer- mittent diets — can be successful. the eater is full. a need for tumour sample,” added Kalluri. ence to review evidence behind “Energy restriction is difficult Alexandra Johnstone of the This would increase our abilities to detect popular weight loss diets - at to maintain over the long term Rowett Institute of Nutrition and cancer in an earlier stage and therefore increase just the time of year when slim- and people tend to find it easier Health, who has been looking into our chances of effective treatment, he added. ming ideas are in peak demand to follow a diet with intermittent high protein and low carbohydrate - specialists concluded that food energy restriction,” she said. diets such as the Atkins diet, said fads such as the hunter-gatherer She said that while a regular these also had a significant impact Timely action can reduce “Paleo” plan or the 5:2 diet can weight loss plan might require the on fullness feelings - giving them deliver. But it’s hard work. dieter to take in 25 percent fewer the potential to help dieters con- burden of strokes “If it was easy, our species calories, intermittent diets may trol appetite and lose weight. imely action in case of a stroke and continu- would have died out years ago. As suggest two days of a 75 percent “The high satiety effects of Tous screening for risk factors can effectively humans we have a default to eat,” calorie cut interspersed with five increased protein in the diet reduce the burden of this disease in India that said Gary Frost, a professor and days of normal healthy eating. seems to be a contributing factor has turned out to be a major killer, a medical chair of nutrition and dietetics at But the key to these diets - such to the success of high-protein, expert said. Imperial College London. as the 5:2 diet in which followers low-carbohydrate diets,” she said. A stroke is a condition in which the brain cells The results of that default are eat as little as 400 calories on two Johnstone cited data showing suddenly die because of lack of oxygen. It can looming large in a global “wave of “fasting” days per week - is that the amount of weight lost on high- be caused by an obstruction in the blood flow or obesity”, he said. dieters won’t succeed if they “pig protein diets is around double that the rupture of an artery that feeds the brain. According to the World Health out” and eat whatever they want lost on a comparable low-fat diet Amit Aslam Khan, an intervention neuro- Organisation, worldwide obesity on non-fasting days. at the six-month mark. radiologist dealing with strokes, listed two cat- — defined as having a body mass Harvie’s research shows those But there is little difference egories of risk factors for strokes. index of more than 30 — has who succeed in losing weigh on in weight loss after one year, as While age, gender, family history and genetics nearly doubled since 1980. The lat- these diets find the fasting days dieters often lose momentum and were among the non-modifiable factors, hyper- est global figure is that in 2008, lead them to also have a lower food their resolve to slim down fades. tension, cholestrol, diabetes and smoking were more than 1.4 billion adults were intake on normal days - leading to “There’s no magic bullet,” she said. among the modifiable risk factors, Amit Aslam overweight. lower calorie intake overall. Judy Buttriss, head of the Khan said delivering a lecture “Time is brain: British Nutrition Foundation, said An introduction to neuro-vascular emergencies” Wave of obesity Hunting for food the evidence for popular diets was at the India International Centre (IIC). According to the US Centers for Mark Berry, head of plant clearly nuanced. While there are The doctor said there can be certain warning Disease Control and Prevention, biology and biochemistry at the several that can be used as tools signals before a stroke which a person and his fam- almost 36 percent of American consumer company Unilever’s for effective weight loss and main- ily members should never ignore. These included adults are obese and almost 70 research and development tenance, she said “there’s cur- difficulty in moving of leg or hand, deviation of percent are either obese or over- unit, says there are also posi- rently no evidence that one is any face, difficulty in speaking and difficulty in walk- weight. In Britain, a government tive signs in data from studies of better than another in the long ing. Agencies health study predicts 60 percent of “Palaeolithic” or stone-age diets - term”. men, 50 percent of women and 25 plans designed to mimic the diet of Reuters 12 PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 TECHNOLOGY

abriel Bestard-Ribas got tired of his house keys scratching his smartphone Gin his pocket, so he combined them. The result was a Goji lock, which senses when a resident’s smartphone is near and not only unlocks a door but greets the resident by name. It’s just one of the trend of “smart locks” on display at the Consumer Electronics Show. “My keys were always scratching my phone, so I thought why not build them in,” said Bestard-Ribas, founder and chief executive of San Francisco startup Goji. His creation fuses mobile Internet technology with centuries old lock mechanics. A free Goji applica- tion installed in smartphones uses Bluetooth connectivity to let the lock know a person is near and, if it is a resident or someone given a “digital key,” a personalised welcome message displays and the path is opened. A camera built into the lock takes a picture of whoever is arriving. Images of visitors as well as alerts regarding entry are relayed to residents’ smart- phones through home wireless Internet connections. “It is about allowing you to feel con- fidence and control over your home Smartphones replace access,” Bestard-Ribas said. “We have all lost keys or given them to someone who left our sight; we don’t know if copies were made.” Temporary digital keys, restricting keys in smart door locks use to specified time periods, can be emailed to house cleaners, dog walkers, or others who may need to visit homes. The locks were available for order “It can even tell what side of the temporary keys or codes, and promised smartphone. online at gojiaccess.com at a price of door you are on, so you can be on the records of who entered and when deliv- It also has motion sensing and night- $299 each, and will begin shipping in inside and a bad guy can touch the door ered to smartphones. vision, so it can transmit images even March. and it won’t unlock.” “Your lock is linked to the Wi-Fi of when visitors arrive in darkness, Veteran lock makers Kwikset and Kevo launched late last year at an your home, and your home automa- according to SkyBell’s Kelly Stewart. Schlage were also showing off smart array of US retailers with an applica- tion system, so you could manage your “You can see and hear and talk to locks at CES. tion tailored for iPhones, and UniKey home from anywhere in the world,” them,” Stewart said, of visitors both A Kwikset Kevo lock senses when a was waiting for a software update from Bestard-Ribas said. “This is a really welcome and not. “If a robber is in resident’s smartphone is near and then Google to release one compatible with life-changing event that is happening front of your house the motion-sensor opens when the person touches what Android-powered handsets. now-a-days.” will alert you, or if your daughter tries appears to be an ordinary deadbolt in Schlage’s touch-screen deadbolt let For folks interested in seeing who to sneak in after her curfew.” a door. people unlock doors to their homes is on their doorstep without having to SkyBell users have the option of cap- “As long as you have your phone in remotely using their smartphones, and change locks, there was SkyBell. turing screen shots of visitors. SkyBell, our pocket, or in your purse, you touch featured built-in alarms that shriek if The Internet Age doorbell connects launched by the California-based com- the deadbolt and in about a second it incorrect codes are entered too many to the same wires as its simpler pred- pany at CES, is available in the United will lock or unlock,” said Phil Dumas, times. ecessors, but has a built in camera and States at online merchant Amazon.com president of UniKey, whose technology Each of the locks provided ways to synchs to Wi-Fi to stream real-time for $199. was built into Kevo. offer limited access by granting people video of who is ringing to a resident’s AFP

t may be your best friend, but your smartphone than public bathrooms.” is also probably teeming with germs. Barnes said his $50 device uses ultraviolet radia- I As innovators descended on the Consumer tion which “kills the bacteria’s DNA, so that they Smartphone Electronics Show, companies offering better sani- can’t live on your phone anymore.” tizing were also promoting the cause of cleanliness. Similar devices were also seen at the huge elec- The technology show has long had a focus on tronics fair, including one called CleanBeats, which health, but makers of sanitizing devices said peo- sanitizes, plays music and recharges two phones apps ple need to look in their pockets and purses to the through a USB connection. microbes on their personal gadgets. The CleanBeats device is based on NASA tech- The smartphone “is always warm, stored in dark nology, and will soon hit the market with a $499 places, so bacterias are growing on your phone,” price tag, said spokesman Dennis Rocha for the multiply, but said Dan Barnes, co-founder of Phonesoap, which California-based startup was displaying its device which sanitizes a phone The company website says its device produces and recharges it. “hydroperoxide catalytic molecules” to sanitize the Barnes said he got the idea after reading a study surfaces of touchscreens. so do germs indicating “that mobile phones are 18 times dirtier AFP COMICS & MORE PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 13

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HYPER SUDOKU How to play Kakuro: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells - called a run - any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | MONDAY 13 JANUARY 2014 15

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Who’s who A summary of MEDIA SCAN Events in Qatar issues of the day discussed by the Qatari community Fathi Hassan : The in the media. Depth of Hope When: Jan 15-Feb 27 Where: VCQ Qatar Gallery What: Egyptian -Sudanese artist Fathi Hassan presents his latest exhibition. With the invented, Kufic-inspired scripts, he plays with symbols, textures and • Some people demanded that authorities shortage of spaces particularly during calligraphy of his Nubian heritage to put in place rules and regulations to weekend. explore the space between graphic enforce vehicle owners to keep their • Some people urged authorities to symbolism and literal meaning vibrant number plates when they become out tighten monitoring of trucks transporting colours and collage. Mohammed M Al Mulla, of use, and get them cancelled and construction materials on Mesaieed Free Entry Chief Executive Officer, obtain clearance. They said it will help road and said many did not cover the Al-Shaheen Weatherford authorities transfer faster damaged materials, which scattered all over the Selam Mekan ohammed Mahmoud Al Mulla vehicles to the scrap yard, spare road and posed threat to the safety of When: Jan 23 -Feb 22 graduated from Louisiana Tech owners any possible fines and reduce other motorists. Where: Katara Gallery 2 building 18 University in 1982 with a BSc the possibility of criminals using such • Many people complained about vehicle What: Exhibition by Canan Dagdelen, M a native of Istanbul. The focal point of her in Petroleum Engineering. Mohammed plates. insurance companies, saying when there work is architecture although historical began his career at Qatar Petroleum in • Residents of the area surrounding the is an accident, firms ask clients to cover central market renewed their demand to 50 percent of maintenance cost and use part of writing also forms part of her October 1982 where he held various research. She is interested in relationship relocate the livestock market and said secondhand spare parts even when they positions in Field Development and between time and memory photographic Drilling Departments. His last positions many buildings in the area were being are not responsible for the mishap. images. held at Qatar Petroleum were Assistant used to store fertilisers. They said recent • People demanded that authorities monitor Free Entry Drilling Manager for both Onshore and rains created pools in low-lying areas and bookshops which sell sets of questions Offshore respectively prior to joining the animal excreta led to unbearable and answers in small booklets to avoid odour and posed danger to the health of official action against them. Relics — Damien Hirst Al-Shaheen Weatherford Co as Chief When : Until Jan 22; Sun-Wed: 10:30am– the people, particularly children. • Many people expressed disappointment Executive Officer since March 2011. He 5:30pm. Tuesday Closed is Advisory Board member of Petroleum • People expressed surprise over the over the recent rains flooding Doha Thur-Sat: 12pm–8pm, Fri: 2pm–8pm Engineering Department of Texas A&M decision of allocating parking spaces streets and said though the rainfall was Where: Al Riwaq Exhibition Space University at Qatar. to Villaggio administrative staff while very less, the problem was due to the What: The most comprehensive thousands of visitors suffer due to a inefficient sewage system. survey of Damien Hirst’s work ever shown and his first solo exhibition in the Middle East. Free Entry IN by Ruqaiyya Mohammed Jamiu FOCUS Rose Issa : Crossing Boundaries When : Jan 15, 6pm. Where: VCQ Qatar Atrium What : A lecture by Rose Issa who is a curator, writer and producer who has championed visual art and film from the Arab and Iran for nearly 30 years. Free Entry

Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim: A Leader’s Legacy When: Until Jan 30, 2014 Where: QMA Gallery, Katara What: This exhibition presents new insights into Sheikh Abdullah’s life and legacy to Qatar’s people through exceptional artifacts, historic photographs, oral history interviews and original films. Free Entry

‘Our Qatar’ Exhibition When: Till Jan 18, 10pm to 10pm Where: Katara Gallery 2 - Bldg 18 What: A community photography installation project. You can contribute one photo that expresses the way you feel about Qatar and their life in the country. Maximum Size accepted is A3. For more info mail [email protected] Free Entry

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