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The inaugural Katara Arabic Novel Festival which opened yesterday promises to be an effective platform to promote Arabic novels globally and encourage cultural interaction among Arab novelists.

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The four-day festival hosts a number of cultural, literary, media and art figures from Qatar and other Arab countries and includes symposia, exhibitions and events celebrating the Arabic novel.

Katara pushes Arabic novel forward RAYNALD C RIVERA wider cultural interaction among promi- nent figures and intellectuals. he inaugural Katara Arabic “I hope that the Katara Prize for Novel Festival which Arabic Novel will usher in a new era for opened yesterday prom- Arabic novel,” added Dr Al sulaiti. ises to act as an effec- The opening day also saw the tive platform in promoting inauguration of the Katara Centre for TArabic novels globally and encourag- Arabic Novel, one of the vital projects ing cultural interaction among Arab in Katara which is the first of its kind in novelists. the region as it specifically focuses on The four-day festival hosts a number Arabic novels and provides services for of cultural, literary, media and art figures Arab novelists. The centre is equipped from Qatar and other Arab countries with a library which houses modern and includes symposia, exhibitions and and old Arabic novels as well as films events celebrating the Arabic novel. produced based on Arabic novels. In his opening speech at yesterday’s The centre, which will continuously launch, Katara General Manager Dr be updated and developed, also Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti said as includes an archive and database the festival comes within the ambitious for Arabic novels and a photography strategy of Katara to make it an added exhibition of prominent Arab novel- value in the world of Arabic novels, it is ists. Trainings and workshops on writ- hoped that it will be a beacon for culture ing novels will be conducted by the and literature as well as a platform for centre. | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | 03

A Katara Arabic Novel postage stamp was also launched yesterday. The stamp produced in collaboration with QPost was launched in line with the first edition of the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel. Commemorative postage stamps are of great value as they enhance commu- nication even beyond the country and introduce the events of social, political and national importance internation- ally as they reach different parts of the world, said Dr Al Sulaiti. The stamp depicts an engraved pic- ture of the prize in its distinct design and takes on the colour of the sand remi- niscent of the desert common to Arab countries. There are 40,000 copies of the stamp which are now available in all post offices in Qatar for use in cor- respondence and for administrative use of Katara for its local and international correspondence. Katara also hosted a meeting of the permanent committee for Arabic culture to prepare for the ministerial meeting on cultural affairs in Arab countries in collaboration with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO). Opening the meeting on behalf of Dr culture through the website specialized Al Sulaiti, Khalid Abdulrahim Al Sayyed, on art and literary works. General Supervisor of KataraPrize for Dr Hayat Al Karmazi, Director of cul- Arabic Novel said it was fortunate that tural Department in ALECSO, lauded the meeting was being held to coincide the role of Katara in encouraging intel- with the festival, a great Arab cultural lectuals and writers in different aspects event hoped to make quantum leap in and called upon Arab ministries of cul- Arab culture in general and in Arabic ture to nurture and encourage cultural novel in particular. innovative works, enhance Arab cultural This meeting, Al Sayyed said, was activities and implement the ministerial the first fruit of cooperation between decisions. Katara and ALECSO and would make The meeting will discuss the prepara- Katara a cultural beacon as it would tion of a proposal on ‘Arab contract for encourage Arab literary innovators. cultural rights’. It will also specify the Recently a number of memoranda next country to host the 20th ministe- of understanding were signed between rial meeting, discuss the Arab Cultural Katara and ALECSO, one of which was Capital project, the Arab Prize for making Katara a gateway for Arabic Cultural Innovations, Arab Cultural Days

and the activation of Arab strategy for theatre development. Also on the agenda are the cultural and heritage website for Arab countries, the convention for protection of Arab cultural heritage and organizing of spe- cialized training for preserving material and non-material heritage. The main highlight of the festival is the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel, an annual prize launched by Katara at the beginning of last year whose aim is to encourage Arab novelists to strive for excellence and improve the quality of novels by creating a competition and giving appreciation to innovators. The Peninsula | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | 04 CAMPUS /MARKET PLACE

Qatar Chapter of MEASS College Alumni organised a family get- Students of Grade 7 and 8 of Bhavans Public School led by Academic together as part of their annual meet. Qatar Chapter President Salam Coordinator Asha Shiju and teachers Aljo and Vichithra visited the BNS presided and Faiz Elayodan welcomed the gathering. Sharmic Lalu, Somudra Joy, the largest and heaviest Guided Missile Frigate of the Kamarudheen, C P Samseer, Farheen, Faiz Elayodan and Salam recalled Bangladesh Navy. Students interacted with the Navy officials on board and their college days. gained knowledge and awareness of the working of the ship. The Naval Officer on duty presented the school with a memento.

The Ramada Encore Doha hotel is holding “The Big Fisherman’s Hook Up” promotion, an open buf- fet with a great selection of for only QR199 per person, avail- able exclusively at the hotel’s Hub restaurant every Friday from 18:00 to 23:30. The menu features fresh kingfish, hamour, crabs, king prawns, mus- sels, clams and much more. Cluster Executive ChefJameel Nabtiti and the Ramada Encore Doha Students at Vision International have been active raising money and aware- team welcomed guests to ness for those in need. The middle school boys and girls completed a unit on the promotion’s launch Water as a Natural Resource, which included investigations on the amount of with unique dishes, a live fresh water on the planet. The students held a fund-raiser to collect money band, fresh seafood and for Lifesavers, which are ultra filtration water bottles. A total of QR9,052 extravagant buffet selec- was collected and distributed to 16 different communities in need. After tions. The Hub restaurant, the Nepal earthquake, Jared Hove,Senior Director of Partner Engagement located on the mezzanine at Teach of All, spoke to students about the effects and damage caused floor of the hotel, opens by the earthquake. The first boys held a fund-raiser selling sweets and daily for from trinkets during their morning break. They raised QR2,096 to be donated 06:30hrs to 11:00hrs, to Sarvodaya USA for the Nepal earthquake relief. The Student Council is from 12:30hrs to currently holding a clothing drive for victims in Syria. Faculty and staff were 15:30hrs and dinner from also involved in giving, collecting over QR7,000 to help VIS staff members 18:00hrs to 23:30hrs. that were affected by the earthquake and other personal tragedies.

South Korean at InterContinental

nterContinental Doha The City started “Take a Trip to South ” promotion. From the 18 June 8, the hotel will be featuring a special South Korean menu crafted by Ithree guest chefs from Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas and InterContinental Seoul COEX. The cuisine will be served in Hwang pan-Asian restaurant and in a special section of the buffet at The Square. Throughout the duration of the promotion, diners will have the chance to enter a prize draw for a three-night holiday package for two in Seoul, , including Business Class tickets and five-star accommo- dation at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas. “We are delighted to welcomeChefs Huh Jae Seok, Kang Youcheul and Moon JinJuwho will create a menu of authentic cuisine from South Korea. The Korean cultural wave has now swept through China and Southeast Asia to reach Europe and America and are excited to bring it to Doha,” said Pascal Eggerstedt, General Manager at InterContinental® Doha The City. Hwang is located on the first floor of InterContinental® Doha The City and is open Sunday through Friday fo r lunch from 12 noon to 3pm and for dinner from 6pm to 11pm. | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | COMMUNITY/MARKET PLACE 05

Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co WLL (AAB), as part of their Quarter 1 celebration, honoured their long-serving employees who completed 5, 10, 15 and 20 years at a function held recently at the Regency Halls. The event recognised the commitment of the employees by awarding Long Service Awardees (5-20 years), Star Performers of each Business Unit and Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Champions for each location. Employees were presented with a gold coin and certificate for their respec- tive years of service. Sixty staffers were recognised. Osama Abdulla Al Albdughani, AAB Chairman, was present along with members of the senior management team. ExxonMobil sponsors Qatar Turkey Year of Culture

atar Museums announced that As sponsor, ExxonMobil Qatar will ExxonMobil Qatar will be the work closely with Qatar Museums Qofficial Platinum Sponsor of and both Ministries to deliver an excit- the Qatar Turkey 2015 Year of Culture. ing and rewarding programme that Years of Culture is an annual initiative helps to build long-term relationships organised by Qatar Museums that between institutions and individuals in aims to forge new partnerships and both countries. exchanges between Qatar and coun- This year’s programme includes art- tries around the world through culture, ists’ competitions and residencies, edu- arts& creativity, sport and business. cational exchanges, and world-class Qatar’s Ministry of Culture, Arts and Qatari exhibitions in Turkey. These activ- Heritageand Turkey’s Ministry of Culture ities bring together Qatari and Turkish and Tourism are co-organisers of Qatar individuals and institutions to foster Turkey 2015. mutual understanding and ensure the Held under the patronage of Qatar robust development of culture, art and Museums’ Chairperson, H E Sheikha heritage in local communities. months, we will work closely together to a committed partner in Qatar – a role Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Mansoor Al Mahmoud, Acting CEO strengthen the existing ties between our we have proudly and wholeheartedly Al Thani, Qatar Turkey 2015 Year of at Qatar Museums said: “The backing of two countries.” embraced for over 22 years — we Culture is the fourth consecutive Year these major organisations will go a long “Qatar-Turkey 2015 Year of Culture endeavour to support Qatar in fulfilling of Culture, following Qatar Japan 2012, way towards ensuring that 2015’s Year of celebrates the rich and diverse cul- the objectives of its National Vision 2030 Qatar UK 2013 and Qatar Brazil 2014. Culture is a huge success. We are grate- tural relationship of both countries, by providing the energy that fuels human It will celebrateclose relations between ful for their support and commitment in and we are proud to partner with Qatar potential and nurtures its already thriving the State of Qatar and the Republic of working with us to fulfil the role for art Museums as the platinum sponsor of society, while highlighting the country’s Turkey through cultural partnerships and culture in bridging between nations, this important initiative,” said Alistair position as a world-class center for busi- between Qatari and Turkish organisa- connecting people and further encourag- Routledge, President and General ness and cultural activities.” tions, institutions and individuals. ing cultural exchange. Over the coming Manager for ExxonMobil Qatar. “As The Peninsula

Skills Development Centre held a Swathi Thirunal Dance and Music Festival with a variety of Indian classical dance and music programmes. The programme was inaugu- rated by Arvind Patil, President of Indian Community Benevolent Forum, and Saleem Ponnambath, former president of Bhavans Public School. All the programmes were based on ‘Krities’ in Carnatic and Hindustani music narrated by Swathi Thirunal Maharaja performed by the students and teachers of SDC. During the function Sreekumar Padmanabhan, a renowned painter was honoured. Chief Guest Arvind Patil pre- sented him with a memento. | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | 06 RECIPE CONTEST

RECIPE CONTEST WINNER Cottage cheese • 1 cup water • Finely chopped coriander for garnishing Ingredients: • 1 medium bowl paneer cubes frozen(cottage Method: cheese) Take a pan on medium heat, add 3 tbsp oil and • 1 small bowl cashew powder add chopped onions and tomatoes. • 3 onions After 2 to 3 minutes add garlic paste to it. Let it • 3 tomatoes all cook for 10 minutes and then cool it. • 1 tbsp garlic paste Take a jar; add all the above ingredients, except • 1 tbsp garam masala for asafoetida, paneer (cottage cheese) and star • 1 tbsp coriander powder . Mix it all along with the onion and tomato • 1 tbsp cumin powder mixture. Using a mixture, make it in to a smooth • 1 tbsp red chili powder paste. On medium heat, take the pan that we used Theme Nights All Nights including a glass of house beverage • 1 tbsp sugar before, put the remaining oil, asafoetida, star spice • 2 cups milk and paneer. Let it fry for 10 minutes. Sundays - Turf Steak Night dinner buffet Fridays - Barbecue Night @ QR235 • ½ tbsp asafoetida Now add the smooth paste we made using all the @ QR250 Saturdays - Surf Seafood Night dinner ingredients. Cover it and let it cook for 5 minutes Mondays - Sushi Boutique @ QR225 buffet @ QR260 • ½ tbsp turmeric powder and no more. Tuesdays - Asian Flavours dinner buffet Friday Brunch: 12:30pm - 4pm at QR295 • ½ tbsp cardamom powder @ QR225 or QR250 with soft drinks • 2 pieces star spice Garnish with finely chopped coriander. Wednesdays - Italian Night @ QR225 We Love Saturday Brunch: 12:30pm • Pinch of saffron Cottage cheese curry is ready to serve. It taste Thursdays - Phoenician Night dinner - 3:30pm at QR200 or QR250 with soft • Salt as per taste best when served hot. This can be taken with par- buffet @ QR235 drinks • 6 tbsp oil atha. Darshna Taylor

• 2 1/2 tbsp tomato • 2 Green chilies Doha Today • Pepper to taste • Dinner rolls to serves BOX 3488, Doha, • Salt to taste [email protected], Method: [email protected] Method: Boil chicken with 1 cup water and ginger garlic paste Add some finely chopped capsicum, finely chopped until it is ready. The theme for this week is fish. tomato after removing its seeds and squeezing out some Heat oil in wok and put cumin seeds and 3 green (Send in your recipe with ingredients in metric measurements). water from it, finely chopped onions, crumble some chilies. Then add onion and fry until soft. Winner will receive a dinner voucher. cottage cheese, some grated cheese, coriander leaves, Now put tomato puree, with 2 green chilies, red pep- To claim your prize call 44557837. pepper powder, dry oregano crushed in your hands and per, salt, chaat masala, black pepper, chicken and sweet salt to taste and mix all the ingredients of the filling. corn and cook for 5 minutes. Cheese Straws Allow them to cool on a wire rack. When they are com- Then add 1 1/2 tbsp tomato ketchup to the mixture Now stir it in cream and cream cheese and cook until pletely cool, serve or store in a tightly covered container. and mix it well. chicken is ready. In end, garnish with coriander leave Ingredients: Priyal Soni Take some soft butter, 1 1/2 tbsp of tomato ketchup and serve hot with dinner rolls. • Three 10-ounce bricks sharp Cheddar cheese, Cheese Pakora and some grated cheese and mix them well. Begum Fathima shredded cold then left at room temperature For preparing the base, take some white slices •1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened Ingredients: and cut them with a sharp edged cutter (you can use Stuffed Cheese Roll •4 cups sifted all-purpose flour • 400 grams Mozzarella cheese, (cut into thick strips) any lid of a container). •2 tsp salt • ½ cup refined flour Cut smaller rings out of the bread slices so that each Ingredients: •1/8 tsp black pepper • ½ cup corn flour bread slice can be used as a base with a ring on top. For roll •1/8 tsp cayenne pepper • Salt to taste Finely spread the butter spread on the bread slices, • 1 cup besan •Dash of garlic powder • 1 tsp black pepper powder taking care of the edges so that the rings stick to the • 1/2c up yogurt •Cooking spray • 2 tsp dried mixed herbs slice properly. In the centre of the ring, add the cottage • 2 cups water • 1 tsp paprika cheese filling till the level of the bread. • 3 or 4 green chillies Method: • 1 cup brown bread crumbs Place all the rings in a tray and before serving; place • garlic paste as per your taste Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. • Oil for deep frying them in a pre-heated oven at 180oC for about 5-7 min- • salt as required Put the softened cheese and butter in the bowl of a utes, until the rings are golden-brown in colour. • 1/2 cup fenugreek leaves heavy-duty electric mixer Using the heaviest mixer paddle Method: They are ready to be served. • 1 egg optional In a bowl, mix refined flour, corn flour, salt, black pepper attachment, beat until the mixture has the consistency Kishor • cooking oil/ butter as required of whipped cream,15 to 30 minutes. powder, mixed herbs and paprika .Add water to make a For stuffing thick mixture. Add cheese into this mixture. Then dip In a large bowl, sift 3 cups of the flour with the salt, Creamy Cheese Chicken • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese or grated paneer bread crumbs in the mixture and deep fry it. black pepper, cayenne pepper and garlic powder. • 1small onion finely chopped Serve hot with tomato ketchup. Ingredients: Gradually add the seasoned flour to the cheese mixture • 2 green chillies finely chopped Pradyuman • 1 kg chicken by large spoonfuls, beating well after each addition. Add • 1/2cup coriander leaves finely chopped • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste the remaining 1 cup unseasoned flour incrementally until Easy and Cheesy Bread • pinch of salt • 1/4 cup Oil the is somewhat stiff but still soft enough to be Pizza • 1 tsp cumin seeds pushed through a cookie press you may not need to Method: • 3 green chilies add all the flour. Ingredients: Mix all the stuffing ingredients together. Keep aside. • 1 cup onion Lightly spray 4 cookie sheets with cooking spray. Put • 1 packet Bread Beat egg,water, garlic paste, curd,salt,chillies and besan • 1 tsp crushed red pepper a portion of the dough into a cookie press fitted with • Tomatoes - Finely chopped flour in a blender. Mix this well to make a fine paste. Add • 1-1/2 tsp Salt the star tube and press the dough onto a cookie sheet • 1 tbsp. Butter finely chopped fenugreek leaves after blending and mix • 1 tsp chaat masala in long strips that run the length of the pan. Repeat until • Capsicum - Finely chopped well again. Let the paste stand for 5 minutes. In a frying • 4 tbsp tomato puree the pan is full. Bake until straws are golden brown and • Onion- Finely chopped pan put a little oil or butter(1/2 spoon per roll) and pour • 1/2 cup sweet corn crisp about 20 minutes. • 50 grams Crumbled paneer (cottage cheese) the mixture to form a thin pancake like layer. Put two • 2 tbsp cream With your hands or a sharp knife, break or cut the long • 4 tbsp cheese spoons of the stuffing mix on top of this layer and fold • 2 tbsp cream cheese strips into 3-inch lengths. Use a flat, thin spatula or an • Coriander leaves it to make a roll. Fry till little golden brown. Serve hot • 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper egg Turner to remove the cheese strips from the pan. • 1 tbsp oregano with tomato ketchup. Juanita Dsouza • 2 tbsp coriander leaves | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | 07

BY MAURA JUDKIS

hubarb: candy-pink harbinger of spring, Three sous-chefs perpetual partner of strawberry in pies. “I think it’s almost like a forgotten vegeta- in a rhubarb Rble,” said Jonathan Heeter, sous- at Trummer’s on Main in Clifton, Virginia. “Once you know how to use it, it packs a punch.” Heeter might know the feeling. As a sous-chef, he throwdown? Oh, it’s on takes a back seat to executive chef Austin Fausett, but Trummer’s — and every other notable restaurant in and around Washington — relies on the strength of its sous. That’s why The Washington Post invited three of them — Heeter and Krystal Cripe of the Red Hen iand Faiz Ally of Del Campo, both in Washington — to a competition to create the best rhubarb dish for spring. The catch? It had to be savory. “Rhubarb is definitely a difficult ingredient to work with,” Cripe said. “People are used to seeing it in sweet desserts, with ... something sweet to cut that tartness. It was tough to get that balance in savory.” The three were given limitations: The dish could incorporate just six ingredients (not including salt and pepper). And when the sous-chefs gathered at cooking school CulinAerie, they had just one hour to prepare their dish. Cripe went for simplicity, using strawberry, rhu- barb and cucumber in a bright, velvety-smooth chilled soup topped with peppery ricotta. But for Ally and Heeter, it was a foie gras face-off, with both chefs smartly using rhubarb to cut the richness of the duck liver. Heeter also incorporated duck breast, which he paired with rhubarb stripes and preserve, and a duck-fat-coated wild . Alas, he had intended to temper rhubarb’s sourness with cherries, if it weren’t for a mix-up: He accidentally grabbed an opaque container of cranberries. Ally, meanwhile, busied himself with two applica- tions of the rhubarb: diced and reduced with balsamic , and grilled in thin strips (which gave them zebra-like stripes) for a garnish. “I wanted to take the traditional aspect of the way you cook rhubarb, but apply it to what we do at Del Campo with the grilling, the charring, the smoking,” Ally said. True to his origins, he also grilled and smoked his foie gras, which he topped with grilled pea tendrils and a burnt-onion jam. Washington Post food writ- ers and editors who judged the dishes (along with CulinAerie’s Susan Holt) picked Ally’s as the winner, praising its creativity and boldness, and stunning plat- ing. In a tight vote, Heeter’s dish came in second and Cripe’s third. “They’re very bold and assertive flavors,” said Ally, who had fond memories of strawberry-rhubarb pie from a childhood in the South. “I had a lobe of foie gras, and I thought, let me make something really rich and decadent.” WP-Bloomberg | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | 08 FASHION / BEAUTY

Fashion sashays for fight against AIDS

rom actress Charlize Theron to Among the night’s shining stars was who wore a heavy gown made entirely Life Ball organiser Gery Keszler French fashion icon Jean-Paul 2014 Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst, of gold chains. revealed in a tearful speech that he Gaultier, the Life Ball, one of who was welcomed with loud cheers Meanwhile, British star Kelly himself was a carrier of the HIV virus. the world’s biggest Aids char- by an adoring crowd on the red carpet. Osbourne turned up in a simple black “I was one of the first to be infected Fity events, drew scores of celebrities to Shortly after her arrival appeared Life dress, admitting that she had failed to in Austria,” he said at the opening of Vienna on Saturday. Ball debutante Theron with her partner, read the invitation properly and did not the ball. This year’s theme was inspired by the US actor Sean Penn. know “there was a gold theme”. “I want to give hope to those ancient Roman festival “Ver Sanctum” “I have no idea what to expect. There The exuberant opening ceremony affected.” The Life Ball, which attracts or “Holy Spring”, turning the neo-Gothic is nothing comparable in the US,” was crowned with a fashion show by some 40,000 revellers every year, City Hall into a gold-drenched fantasy she said. Other American celebrities Gaultier. But amid all the glitz and glam- donates its proceeds to both national world teeming with paradise birds, included entertainer Paula Abdul and our, there was also a stark reminder of and international projects fighting HIV/ angels and Amazonian beauties. transgender model Carmen Carrera, the event’s actual purpose. AIDS. AFP | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | HEALTH & FITNESS 09

Email addiction can cause ill-health

ot just WhatsApp or Facebook, even an email Naddiction can damage your health owing to an increased stress 999 levels, say British researchers. There is a direct link between email use and increased levels of stress as well as other health condi- tions such as hypertension, thyroid Stroke: Know the signs and act FAST disease, heart failure and coronary artery disease. The sound advice troke is one of the leading brain (an intracerebral haemorrhage) speech. Some people lose their sight or is: “Reduce the volume of irrelevant causes of mortality and • A blood vessel on the surface of have blurred vision, and others become and untargeted email and cut the the number one cause the brain bursts, causing bleeding into confused or unsteady. The symptoms frequency of checking new emails.” of chronic disability in the the area between the brain and the skull of ischemic stroke are different depend- “Multifunctional devices like world. According to the (called a subarachnoid haemorrhage) ing on which blood vessels in the brain Blackberry’s and iPhones allow SWorld Health Organization, 6.2 mil- How does a stroke affect the are affected. workers to be accessible 24-hours lion people die due to stroke each body? Time is brain a day and because of this, it is year, equating to one death every 10 A stroke damages brain cells so they The key to successful treatment likely that there will be an increase seconds. Due to the high prevalence can no longer work properly. As a result, following a stroke is speed. Fast and in stress levels,” said professor of many risk factors for stroke, includ- the areas of the body that the brain con- specialized medical intervention is the Tom Jackson from Loughborough ing diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, trols are also affected. The brain is like key to successful treatment for stroke University’s school of Business and hypertension and inactivityin Qatar’s a computer, sending messages around patients. The sooner treatment is given economics. population– the incidence of stroke is the body to enable it to function. It is to the patient, the better the chance Many employees do not realise high in the country. made up of two halves; the left and right that brain cells can be protected. that they are stressed. During the What is a stroke? hemisphere. Thrombolysis is a very effective treat- study, users perceived themselves For the brain to function it needs a Each part of your brain has a specific ment that can greatly increase a stroke not to be stressed when the physi- constant supply of blood to deliver vital job to do. In general, the right half of patient’s chances of making a full recov- ological findings showed their bod- nutrients and oxygen to the brain cells. your brain controls the left side of your ery, but this must be given within 4.5 ies were under increased stress. A stroke occurs when this supply is body and vice versa. For example, if hours of the onset of symptoms. For This would indicate that impaired or cut off. you have a stroke and your right arm this reason, it is extremely important for employees might find it difficult to There are two main causes of stroke. and leg are weak, then the stroke will people to be aware of the symptoms of self-regulate their use of communi- The most common happens when a have damaged the motor area in the left stroke so they are able to quickly identify cation media to ensure they do not blockage forms in a blood vessel side of your brain. Specific areas of your the problem and call 999 immediately. become overwhelmed by stress. (ischemic stroke). This can be due to a brain also control your ability to move, Hamad Medical Corporation’s current “This can lead to long-term number of factors: speak and write. Other areas control awareness campaign uses the interna- chronic health conditions,” added • A blood clot forms in a main artery your memory, emotions and vision. tionally-established F.A.S.T. message to Jackson, also one of the Britain’s to the brain (sometimes called a cer- In general, the effects of a stroke will highlight the major signs of stroke and top email experts, in a statement. ebral thrombosis) depend on the following issues: reinforce the need to act quickly. However, Jackson argues that • A blockage, usually a blood clot • Which part of the brain has been F – Face drooping: Has your face email is not a bad communication from the heart, is carried in the blood- injured suddenly drooped on one side or do tool but that poor email training and stream to one of the arteries supplying • How big an area of the brain was you have difficulty smiling? management is the problem. the brain (called a cerebral embolism) damaged A — Arm weakness: Are you unable Not only does this have health • A blockage forms in the tiny blood • The person’s general health when to raise both arms? implications, but also a financial vessels deep within the brain (called a the stroke happened S — Speech problems: Do you have cost for businesses. “It is recom- lacunar stroke) Symptoms difficulty speaking or being understood mended that communication man- The other main type of stroke is Strokes happen suddenly and cause by other people? agers or others responsible for email caused by bleeding in or around the an immediate effect on the body. A T — Time is ticking: Call 999 policy and management examine brain. This type of stroke is called a stroke may cause numbness, weakness immediately their email policies and develop a haemorrhagic stroke. There are two or paralysis on one side of the body. It ‘snapshot’ of how their employees main causes of haemorrhagic stroke: may cause slurring of speech and dif- Contributed by Hamad Medical use email,” the authors wrote. • A blood vessel bursts within the ficulty in finding words or understanding Corporation IANS | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | 10 ENTERTAINMENT

Films explore Elizabeth Streb’s daredevilry, American Ballet Theatre

BY SARAH KAUFMAN It’s an interesting dichotomy. You forward from a cable, the dancers’ boss That is by no means the only strange might expect Streb to be the more walked down the exterior of a glass element in this film by Ric Burns, ight as I was about remote subject, with her nerdy, note- building like something out of a spider’s younger brother of Ken. It marks to jump off the taking intensity, her punk-rock hair and fever dream. ABT’s 75th anniversary, an occasion Millennium Bridge,” her love of funereal menswear. But this “I didn’t even know my own name,” that prompted a piling-on of ambi- “Rsays a young blond recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Streb recalls of her in-the-moment tions: to celebrate the company, to woman with beefy arms, “Elizabeth “genius grant” is as straightforward and absorption during that feat. “I was just unspool the entire history of ballet, to Streb looked in my eyes and she said, appealing a postmodern artist as you taking the next step and the next step awkwardly return to celebrating the ‘Wreak havoc!’ “ could hope to find. Producer/director ... in utter ecstasy.” company and to continue flitting back The moment was not a suicide Catherine Gund exploits those qualities Ultimately, what this film shows us is and forth from one theme to the other attempt, but the prelude to a work of in Born to Fly, telling Streb’s story in an that Streb’s world is one of unimaginable until you’re dizzy. Jennifer Homans, art. Streb is a choreographer, and, as uncomplicated way through interviews freedom, where people can fly, ripple author of Apollo’s Angels: A History of strange as it might sound, the fact that with the choreographer and her danc- like rubber, and avoid a crash with split- Ballet, is a good choice as anchor of she was urging one of her dancers to ers, clips of rehearsals at the STREB second timing and impeccable control. the history segments. But she deserves leap off the bridge that spans London’s Lab for Action Mechanics in Brooklyn They can dive off bridges and live to a documentary of her own; shoehorn- Thames River is fully in keeping with her (SLAM, for short), and views of Streb at celebrate it. ing her scholarship into this film doesn’t performance style. She routinely gets home and in her doctor’s office. Her art You dive along with them in Gund’s do it justice. The comments from other her dancer-athletes to crash through is not without its costs. film, and in the end you may find that dance luminaries are sometimes enter- glass and slam themselves into walls. Through her conventional treatment, not only are you a Streb fan, but that taining. Here’s the wonderful late critic Streb’s relentless quest to entwine Gund achieves something extraordi- your way of looking at art, the world and Clive Barnes on ABT founder Lucia danger and beauty is the subject of nary. She takes us inside Streb’s crazy, yourself may be changed. Chase: “She loved dance. She had very Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity, brilliant mind to see how she thinks and “If things aren’t on some level really little taste. But that really didn’t matter.” which was aired as part of PBS’ why she makes her alarming choices, to dangerous,” Streb says, “I don’t believe Yet there are awkward choices here. Independent Lens documentary series. understand why she pushes the frag- you’ll discover anything that you don’t The dancers are frequently interviewed If you’ve wondered what fearlessness ile human bodies in her employ so far already know.” just after they’ve come offstage, when looks and sounds like, and how it talks, beyond what any normal person would The ABT documentary, by contrast, they’re heaving and breathless. In the you’ll find answers here. do (and why her dancers obey without doesn’t offer much in the way of revela- slow-motion shots, we can examine the Born to Fly is followed a few days quarrel). tion. It makes the mistake of telling us very dust that flakes off their shoes, as if later by another dance documentary: The seemingly unbearable violence various “amazing” things about ballet in some pseudo-scientific study of force American Ballet Theatre: A History. But that results may look bewildering at first, (as in one talking head after another and weight. But you wish this film would beyond their focus on physical perform- as it did to me the first time I saw Streb’s pronouncing “the amazing thing about stop being so caught up with its shiny ance, the two films have little in com- work in performance. Streb inverts ballet is ...”) without showing them. If new technology, that it would just settle mon. The invigorating Born to Fly, about aesthetic conventions — that exertion you’re expecting actual ballet dancing, down and dance. a niche experimentalist, offers insight should be masked, that only the feet you’ll be frustrated, unless you’re a fan “Ballet is a beautiful system,” chore- on creativity and how extreme risk can should hit the floor, that the men should of super-slow-motion photography. “But ographer Alexei Ratmansky says at one become art. American Ballet Theatre, lift the women, that age matters. Streb, it was shot with a 30-person crew using point. “It doesn’t need translation to say a visually handsome if restless look at who is in her 60s, also performed at that Phantom Flex cameras, which capture things that people in every corner of the the company and its place in ballet his- London event in 2012 where her danc- up to 2,500 frames per second!” pro- world will understand.” He’s right, and tory, tries to be profound but instead is ers jumped off the Millennium Bridge, tests this film. “I’m not impressed,” I say, Burns should have trusted him. maddeningly over-arty. in a lead-up to the Olympics. Dangling “because it is so freaking slow.” WP-Bloomberg | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | ENTERTAINMENT 11

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is romantic compositions like Tere bin and are often played on loop. Back Hwith another heart-touching number titled Hum nava, composer Mithoon says his music is a tribute to “mankind for all its weaknesses and vulnerability”. “I cherish human life a lot and the very fact that we, as human beings, are vulnerable... we are fragile. We are sensitive. We are not superheroes and not made of steel. The fact that we are made like that makes us weak but also special. My music is a tribute to man- kind for all its weaknesses and vulner- ability,” Mithoon said. “...How easily we get offended and how easily we smile or cry or laugh and these things are what I want to cele- brate through my music. I don’t think My music is I’m the right person to compose music for a superhero film that way. I won’t be able to do justice to that kind of a dedicated to character. “My music is rather celebrating the struggles and victory of common man the heart: on the road... that’s full of emotion and human side of us. My songs are basi- cally dedication to the human heart,” Mithoon added the musician. But the composer — who dwells in the romantic genre — says he hasn’t closed the doors on any other category. “As a composer, I shouldn’t restrict myself right now. I’m also doing music romance. The song is about two peo- started our careers together in 2005 music. It’s a great honour to provide for ’s Shivaay. That is a ple who have a very dark past and with . music, arrange and to direct singers very powerful character, but again it’s have seen a lot in life. For such people “The best part about and musicians,” he said. a powerful character with a soft heart. to fall in love... it’s not very easy. It can’t is that they allow me to be myself. They Acting or reality shows also don’t I like to celebrate human weakness be love at first sight,” he said. don’t impose their ideas on a com- excite Mithoon, who comes from a more than human strength,” said the Having worked with Mahesh and poser and they are open to what the family of musicians (father Naresh Banjaara hitmaker. ’s Vishesh Films for mov- composer wants to do. They give sup- Sharma, an acclaimed music arranger Right now, he is excited about Hum ies like Zeher, Kalyug and 2, port. That’s why some of my best work and uncle Pyarelal of legendary com- nava, sung by Papon, for Emraan Mithoon says he likes to work for the comes out from them,” he said. poser duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal). Hashmi and -starrer banner. In 2007, Mithoon also lent his voice “My calling is not acting because I , set for a June “It’s more of professional and crea- to The Train, but singing is not what he can’t act. Reality shows... I’m an intro- release. tive flow between myself and Mukeshji, wants to do. vert and not very good at communica- “I’ve done a single for the film. It’s Maheshji and Mohit (Suri) — especially “I don’t see singing as my primary tion. I was offered some roles in the a mature love story and not a breezy between Mohit and me because we calling. It’s always been composing past though,” he said. IANS

Bollywood films enthral Swedish movie-goers via fest

ritically acclaimed together experts from the business acclaimed by the Indian film fraternity people-to-people ties through busi- films Margarita With a Straw, community, government and the recently, namely Margarita With a Straw, ness seminars and exhibitions. ‘India Ankhon Dekhi, Finding Fanny, academia from both the countries for Ankhon Dekhi, Finding Fanny, Liar’s Unlimited’ is about promoting India in CLiar’s Dice and Mary Kom, lively discussions on themes related to Dice, Mary Kom, Tasher Desh, Killa and Sweden, as well as promoting Sweden which give a glimpse of India’s changing technology and services, innovation and Open Tee Bioscope. in India,” India’s Ambassador Banashri canvas of cinema, are being screened leadership, gender diversity, smart cities The screening of each film will be fol- Bose Harrison said in a statement. here as part of a movie festival. and India government’s ‘Make in India’ lowed by panel interactions between “We warmly congratulate the Indian The second edition of ‘India initiative, read a statement. recognised personalities from the Ambassador to Sweden for spear- Unlimited’, a platform seeking bet- The film festival is being jointly Indian firm fraternity such as veteran heading multiple efforts since 2012 to ter economic relations and social ties organised by the Indian embassy actor Nasseruddin Shah and director increase cooperation between the two between India and Sweden, has been here and SF BIO, Sweden’s cin- Shonali Bose. nations. The India Unlimited programme started with the launch of the second ema chain, in collaboration with “‘India Unlimited’ seeks to strengthen holds immense potential in raising Indian film festival ‘Cinema Indien’. India’s National Film Development India-Sweden connections and awareness in Sweden about India and The three-month long programme of Corporation and Air India. partnerships in all areas that ben- vice-versa,” Swedish Ambassador to ‘India Unlimited’, initiated by the Indian The festival will showcase eight stel- efit both countries, with a special India, Harald Sandberg said. embassy in Sweden, has brought lar feature films that have been critically emphasis on economic relations and IANS | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | 12 COMICS & MORE

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HYPER SUDOKU How to play Kakuro: 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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How to play Hyper Sudoku: EASY SUDOKU A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 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 only once. Otherwise, a ANSWERYESTERDAY’S a Hyper Sudoku is solved Easy Sudoku Puzzles: Place a digit like a normal Sudoku. a from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so YESTERDAY’S ANSWER every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains all the digits 1 to 9. | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | 14 CINEMA

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SCREEN 1 Pitch Perfect 2 (2D/Comedy) GOOD KILL 10:00am, 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 & 11:45pm A family man begins to question the ethics of his SCREEN 2 Mad Max: Fury Road (2D/Action) 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 & job as a drone pilot. This seemingly non-dangerous 12:00midnight 3D 11:30am & 2:00pm job weighs on his mind as his relationships with his SCREEN 3 Good Kill (2D/War) 11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 1100pm wife Molly (January Jones) suffers from the stress. SCREEN 4 Bombay Velvet (2D/Hindi) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm SCREEN 5 Far From The Madding Crowd (2D/Drama) Directors: Andrew Niccol 10:50am, 3:10, 7:30 & 11:50pm Writers: Andrew Niccol Careful What You Wish For (2D/Thriller) 1:10, 5:30 & 9:50pm Stars: Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz SCREEN 6 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2D/Action) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm SCREEN 7 Hot Pursuit (2D/Action) 1:45, 3:45, 5:45 & 9:45pm It Follows (2D/Horror) 11:45am, 7:45 & 11:45pm SCREEN 8 Mad Max: Fury Road (2D/Action) 1:40, 6:00, 8:30 & 11:10pm VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (2D/Animation) 11:40am & 4:00pm SCREEN 9 Avengers: Age of Ultron (IMAX 3D/Action) 10:10am, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 & 11:45pm SCREEN 10 Mad Max: Fury Road (2D/Action) 11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm MALL

SCREEN 1 Purampokku (2D/Tamil) 2:15pm Pitch Perfect 2 (2D/Comedy) 5:00pm Captain Masr (2D/Arabic) 7:00pm Bombay Velvet (2D/Hindi) 8:45 Good Kill (2D/Thriller) 11:30pm SCREEN 2 Careful What You Wish For (2D/Thriller) 2:45 & 9:00pm Avengers: Age of Ultron (2D/Action) 4:30pm Pitch Perfect 2 (2D/ Comedy) 7:00pm Chirakodinja Kinavukal (2D/Malayalam) 11:00pm SCREEN 3 Good Kill (2D/Thriller) 3:00pm Captain Masr (2D/Arabic) 5:00pm Mad Max: Fury Road (2D/Action) 6:45, 9:00 & 11:15pm

LANDMARK SCREEN 1 Purampokku (2D/Tamil) 2:30 & 8:45pm Careful What You Wish For (2D/Thriller) 5:15pm Captain Masr (2D/Arabic) 7:00pm Good Kill (2D/Thriller) 11:30pm SCREEN 2 Pitch Perfect 2 (2D/Comedy) 2:30pm Mad Max: Fury Road (2D/Action) 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 & 11:15pm SCREEN 3 Good Kill (2D/Thriller) 2:15pm Bombay Velvet (2D/Hindi) 4:00pm Avengers: Age of Ultron (2D/Action) 6:45pm Pitch Perfect 2 (2D/Comedy) 9:15pm Chirakodinja Kinavukal (2D/Malayalam) 11:15pm ROYAL PLAZA

SCREEN 1 Mad Max: Fury Road (2D/Action) 2:00, 4:15, 9:00 & 11:15pm Avengers: Age of Ultron (2D/Action) 6:30pm SCREEN 2 Good Kill (2D/Thriller) 2:45pm Pitch Perfect 2 (2D/Comedy) 4:45 & 8:45pm Careful What You Wish For (2D/Thriller) 7:00pm Bombay Velvet (2D/Hindi) 10:45pm SCREEN 3 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2D/Action) 2:30pm Bombay Velvet (2D/Hindi) 5:00pm Captain Masr (2D/Arabic) 7:45pm Careful What You Wish For (2D/Thriller) 9:30pm Good Kill (2D/Thriller) 11:15pm ASIAN TOWN SCREEN 1 Chirakodinja Kinavukal (2D/Malayalam) 5:00 & 10:15pm Bombay Velvet (2D/Hindi) 7:15pm SCREEN 2 Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2D/Malayalam) 5:00, 7:30 & 10:00pm SCREEN 4 Bombay Velvet (2D/Hindi) 5:45pm Purampokku (2D/Tamil) 8:45pm | TUESDAY 19 MAY 2015 | DOHA EVENTS 15

Doha Rainbow Keraleeyam International Park literary Gift Exhibition workshop

18-21 May Until 30 May 21-23 May Venue: Doha Exhibition Centre Venue: 1 & 18 La Croisette, Venue: FCC auditorium in Hilal Admission: Free Porto Arabia – The Pearl-Qatar Admission: Free Admission: Free The Doha International Gift Exhibition Time: 10:00-20.00 Prominent writers and intellectuals from 555 Exhibition will be a trade fair for gifts, souvenirs, Kerala will attend a literary workshop At The Fire premiums, novelties, gifting ideas, Join with your children for a fun family being held by the Friends Cultural Station mementoes and keepsake. It is sure activity “Rainbow Park” at The Pearl- Centre. The participating writers to draw attraction of the Corporate Qatar, where children will consider art as include Perumbadavam Sreedharan, attendees & High Net worth individual the art of lifestyle and culture by playing president of Kerala Sahithya Academy, Till June 15 as well. and being creative with unharmful C Radhakrishnan, K Sachidanandan, Venue: Fire Station: colored sand and enabling them to build Professor M Thomas Mathew, Indu Artists In Residence and create different shapes. Menon and V A Kabeer. Time: 10:30 to 17:00 (Closed on Tuesdays) Admission: Free

Marvellous Jazz QaJar Women: The exhibition pays homage to “The Creatures: in the The Images of Art Center”, the very first artist in Animal Fables Park Women in 19th residence initiative that took place in In Islamic Art Century Iran Doha in the early 1990’s and which ran for a decade. The name 555 is a play on the number 555 which residents used to dial to contact Till 11 July 11 June 8 APRIL - 11 June Museum of Islamic Art the Fire Station, paying tribute to Venue: Museum Of Islamic Art Venue: Museum of Islamic Art Venue: Admission: Free Admission: Free the Civil Defense for their years of Admission: Free service to the people of Qatar. This exhibition focuses on The Museum of Islamic Art has This exhibition showcases Qajar the real and mythical animals partnered with Jazz at Lincoln artwork from the MIA collection that that feature in the legends, Center Doha for a series of demonstrate the centrality of women tales, and fables of the Islamic world class Jazz concerts in in the artistic expression of 19th- world. Divided into the natural MIA Park. Presented by Jazz century Iran and explores how these historic innovations continue to inspire quadrants of earth, air, fire, at Lincoln Center and The St. Ismael Azzam: Regis Doha. contemporary artists. and water, these marvellous For Them - creatures serve as the introductions and bridges for the Exhibition stories in which they feature.

UNTIL 31 AUGUST VENUE: Qatar Museums Gallery Katara ADMISSION: Free

IN FOCUS The exhibition will showcase Ismael by Akhil Abraham Azzam’s distinctive portraits of painters and sculptors who have made a significant contribution to Arab Art, with the entire body of work created exclusively for this show. Ismail is of Iraqi origin, and moved to Doha in 1996.

Wael Shawky Comes To Doha

Until 16 August Venue: Mathaf: Arab Museum Of Modern Art, Ground Floor Galleries Admission: Free Time: 11:00 - 18:00 (Monday closed)

Wael Shawky produces film series based on literature and historical narratives, using a visual language that mixes fictional storytelling and documentary styles. The exhibition presents two newly completed film trilogies, each inspired by stories and scripts of literature; Cabaret Crusades (2010-2014) and Al Araba Al Madfuna (2012-2015).

A view of Museum of Islamic Art Send your photos to [email protected]. Please mention where the photo was taken. Send your event details to [email protected] Park.