Free Spirited Traveller Peter Michael Stuart White Returns to Qatar After 35 Years; Talks About His Adventures, Explorations and Philanthropic Work
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Community Community Students of Dishaa Creative Grade X-XII of Dance Group P6Ideal Indian P16 presents School, appearing for ‘Contemporary Dance CBSE Examination, Performance’ as part of the receive their ‘India-Qatar Year of Culture hall tickets. 2019’ celebrations. Sunday, February 24, 2019 Jumada II 19, 1440 AH Doha today: 160 - 250 Exploring on Foot COVER STORY Free spirited traveller Peter Michael Stuart White returns to Qatar after 35 years; talks about his adventures, explorations and philanthropic work. P4-5 QUIZ SHOWBIZ It’s time Sridevi’s sari being auctioned for Oscars. a year after her death. Page 10 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, February 24, 2019 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.45am Shorooq (sunrise) 6.02am Zuhr (noon) 11.47am Asr (afternoon) 3.05pm Maghreb (sunset) 5.35pm Isha (night) 7.05pm USEFUL NUMBERS Total Dhamaal about to be divorced, Lallan and Jhingur, fi re offi cers turned DIRECTION: Madhu C. Narayanan off enders, and two weird siblings Aditya and Manav. All of CAST: Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi them refuse Guddu’s off er to distribute the money and the SYNOPSIS: And the madness and the craziness of the race to reach the booty fi rst begins. Finally after many ups and biggest franchise of laughter continues. Total Dhamaal is a downs all reach the designated place. But it’s not as easy as Emergency 999 mad adventure comedy about money. Guddu, a small time it seems. Is there any truth about the hidden booty? Or all of Worldwide Emergency Number 112 crook gets double-crossed by his own colleague, Pintu, after them are being fooled? After a day full of life changing, near Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 they have managed to get their hands on an illegal booty. death experiences, will the adventure ever end or another one Local Directory 180 Guddu and his sidekick Johnny manage to trace his colleague begin? Find out how the story concludes and if they are able to International Calls Enquires 150 but only after Pintu has given the information of the booty get the booty or not. Hamad International Airport 40106666 to 3 other groups i.e. Avinash and Bindu, a bickering couple THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Fighting With My Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Family Qatar General Electricity and DIRECTION: Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Stephen Merchant Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 CAST: Dwayne 44593363 Johnson, Lena Headey, Qatar Assistive Technology Vince Vaughn Centre 44594050 SYNOPSIS: Born Qatar News Agency 44450205 into a tight-knit 44450333 wrestling family, Paige Q-Post – General Postal and her brother Zak are Corporation 44464444 ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime Humanitarian Services Offi ce opportunity to try out (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) for the WWE. 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Vakkeel (Malayalam) 5pm; (Tamil) 9:15pm; Total Dhamaal The Mall Cinema (2): June Natasaarvabhowma (Kannada) (Hindi) 11:30pm. — William Shakespeare (Malayalam) 2:15pm; Gully Boy 8pm; Natasaarvabhowma Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): (Hindi) 4:45pm; Alita: The Battle (Kannada) 11pm. Kikoriki Deja Vu (2D) 2:30pm; Gully Angel (2D) 7:30pm; Fighting With Landmark Cinema (2): L.K.G. Boy (Hindi) 4:15pm; A Star Is Born My Family (2D) 9:30pm; Total (Tamil) 2:30pm; L.K.G. (Tamil) (2D) 7pm; The Knight Of Shadows Dhamaal (Hindi) 11:30pm. 4:45pm; Total Dhamaal (Hindi) (2D) 9:30pm; L.K.G. (Tamil) 11:30pm. The Mall Cinema (3): 7pm; Total Dhamaal (Hindi) Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): Community Editor Natasaarvabhowma (Kannada) 9:15pm; Total Dhamaal (Hindi) June (Malayalam) 2:15pm; Kodathi 2:15pm; Total Dhamaal (Hindi) 11:30pm. Samaksham Balan Vakkeel Kamran Rehmat Landmark Cinema (3): e-mail: [email protected] 5pm; Dumplin’ (2D) 7:30pm; The (Malayalam) 4:45pm; What Knight Of Shadows (2D) 9:30pm; Kikoriki Deja Vu (2D) 2:30pm; They Had (2D) 7:30pm; Upgrade Telephone: 44466405 Natasaarvabhowma (Kannada) Fax: 44350474 Gully Boy (Hindi) 11:30pm. (2D) 9:30pm; June (Malayalam) Landmark Cinema (1): 4:15pm; The Knight Of Shadows 11:30pm. Sunday, February 24, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY Ballet Lessons WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 4pm – 8pm For more info e-mail at [email protected] or call on 33003839. EVENTS Grand Prix of Qatar 2019 WHERE: Losail International Circuit Baladna Cultural Festival WHEN: March 8 – 10 WHERE: Baladna Park TIME: 1pm – 9pm WHEN: Ongoing till March 1 The opening race will be held under the Baladna Park will embark you on a fl oodlights. Ticket can be purchased on-line. delicious and rich journey this time of year, through the Baladna Culture Festival. The Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club After School Activities festivities will take place each Friday and WHERE: Losail Circuit WHERE: Atelier Saturday of the month of February and will WHEN: Ongoing WHEN: Ongoing include food, dance shows, entertainment TIME: 5pm Music and arts activities for students and cultural handicrafts from across the Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association taking place after they fi nish their day in world. For further information 44246000. with Qatar Sports For All Federation, invites school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- all cyclists, runners and walkers to train under hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama MIA Park Bazaar 2019 the fl oodlights of Losail International Circuit Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 WHERE: Museum Of Islamic Art every Wednesdays. years old after school hours. WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 12pm – 8pm MIA Bazaar will be having a vibrant mix of 350 stalls. MIA Park Bazaar is a modern version of the old souq tradition. The stalls are going to off er a wide range of Syria Matters Exhibition gastronomies from all over the world. You can Where: Museum of Islamic Art also browse and grab handcrafted artefacts, When: Ongoing till April 30 accessories, canvases, fashion wears, Time: 9am – 7pm designer ornaments. Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Doha presents a major exhibition, co-curated by MIA Director Dr Julia Gonnella and Rania Abdellatif, as part of the MIA ten-year anniversary celebrations. Hobby Classes Arabic Calligraphy Workshop WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday Centre TIME: 6pm WHEN:Wednesday – Monday Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. Mamangam Performing Art Centre, is a Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic holistic performing arts institution and a one Mehaseel Festival handwriting and calligraphy at Music and stop solution for adults as well as children WHERE: Katara Cultural Village Artistic Gymnastic Classes Arts Atelier. looking to explore their talents in various WHEN: Ongoing till March 31 WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb The lessons will take place every Saturday, art forms. We off er classes in contemporary, Mehaseel Souq will be open every WHEN: Ongoing till February 28 Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For Bollywood, hip-hop and Indian classical Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 31st of TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm more information, contact registration@ dance forms, along with classes for music, March. It is a perfect market to get amazing The olympic sport using horizontal bar, atelierqatar.com art and crafts, karate and yoga. Additional local fresh produce. rings and fl oor exercises on mats for the services include dance education and children from age 4 till 16. choreography. For details, call 33897609. Dance and Instrument Classes WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Building WHEN: Wednesday – Monday Learn the movements of dance styles in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard for adults as well kids and move in the world of music. For details, contact 66523871/ 31326749. Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Sunday, February 24, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY A free spirit returns to Qatar with a purpose SUNDAY CONVERSATION TRAVELLER: The keen traveller has been in Qatar for three weeks now and describes the development and changes in the country as a miracle. Photo of Peter by Ram Chand lot of world both as a professional By Mudassir Raja and a traveller. There are only a few countries that I have not visited yet. “I came from a privileged ixty three-year-old Peter background. My father was a Michael Stuart White military diplomat. My mother was fi rst came to Qatar some a physiotherapist. This seems to be Some parts of the world are 35-year-ago when he was the clash in our family, one going for visiting diff erent countries military and the other for medicines. beginning to look like other parts too Son foot. He was then a journalist by After working as a journalist for profession in the UK and joined the some years, I fi nally decided that the much. There isn’t much distinction Gulf Times as a reporter.