YOUR PAGE, YOUR STAGE! There’s probably a photographer hidden in each of us, looking out for a platform. Community invites you to grab your chance and send your contributions with contact details and complete description of the images to [email protected] — PHOTO ESSAY, Page 10 Sunday, June 23, 2019 Shawwal 20, 1440 AH Doha today: 340 - 400 COVER STORY PPursuitursuit ooff eexcellencexcellence Dr Ivan Ninov, Executive Dean at Stenden Qatar University of Applied Sciences, on his academic experiences and quality education at the university. P4-5 OFFBEAT BACK PAGE Mexico City’s lowriders ICC unveils plans for new pedal against stigma. welfare, cultural programmes. Page 11 Page 16 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 23, 2019 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 3.13am Shorooq (sunrise) 4.46am Zuhr (noon) 11.37am Asr (afternoon) 3pm Maghreb (sunset) 6.29pm Isha (night) 7.59pm USEFUL NUMBERS Kabir Singh to marry another person. As a senior and a topper in one of DIRECTION: Sandeep Reddy Vanga Delhi’s most reputed medical institutes, he wields immense CAST: Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Arjan Bajwa power. Thanks to his lethal anger issues, there are few who SYNOPSIS: Kabir Singh is a remake of a Telugu movie would want to mess with him. Arjun Reddy (2017), where a short-tempered house surgeon Emergency 999 gets used to drugs and drinks when his love interest is forced THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Local Directory 180 International Calls Enquires 150 Hamad International Airport 40106666 Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 44593363 Qatar Assistive Technology Centre 44594050 Qatar News Agency 44450205 44450333 Q-Post – General Postal Corporation 44464444 Humanitarian Services Offi ce (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, 40253369 Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Qatar Airways 40253374 Men In Black: Inernational Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, DIRECTION: F. Gary Gray they tackle their biggest threat to date a mole in the Men in CAST: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Black organisation. Nanjiani SYNOPSIS: The Men in Black have always protected the THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza ote Unquo Qu te “Optimism The Mall Cinema (1): Kabir Hussein? (Arabic) 9:45pm; Unda Singh (Hindi) 2pm; Aladdin (2D) (Malayalam) 11:30pm. is the faith that leads 5pm; Mahadesh Shaf Mohamed Royal Plaza Cinema Palace to achievement. Nothing Hussein? (Arabic) 7:15pm; Child’s (1): Toy Story 4 (2D) 2:15pm; Toy Play (2D) 9:15pm; Kabir Singh (Malayalam) 2:15pm; Aladdin (2D) Story 4 (2D) 4pm; Toy Story 4 (2D) can be done without hope and (Hindi) 11pm. 4:30pm; Mahadesh Shaf Mohamed 5:45pm; Men In Black International confi dence.” The Mall Cinema (2): Toy Story 4 Hussein? (Arabic) 7pm; Unda (2D) 7:30pm; Men In Black (2D) 2:15pm; Toy Story 4 (2D) 4pm; (Malayalam) 8:45pm; Kabir Singh International (2D) 9:30pm; Men In — Helen Keller Toy Story 4 (2D) 5:45pm; Men In (Hindi) 11pm. Black International (2D) 11:30pm. Black International (2D) 7:30pm; Landmark Cinema (2): Aladdin Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): Men In Black International (2D) (2D) 2:30pm; Toy Story 4 (2D) 5pm; Unda (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Kabir 9:30pm; Men In Black International Toy Story 4 (2D) 6:45pm; Kabir Singh (Hindi) 5pm; Kabir Singh (2D) 11:30pm. Singh (Hindi) 8:30pm; Child’s Play (Hindi) 8pm; Unda (Malayalam) The Mall Cinema (3): Unda (2D) 11:30pm. 11:15pm. Community Editor (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Pokemon Landmark Cinema (3): Toy Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Kamran Rehmat Detective Pikachu (2D) 4:45pm; Story 4 (2D) 2:15pm; Toy Story (3): Shadaa (Punjabi) 2:30pm; e-mail: [email protected] Toy Story 4 (2D) 6:45pm; Kabir 4 (2D) 4pm; Men In Black Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2D) Telephone: 44466405 Singh (Hindi) 8:30pm; Unda International (2D) 5:45pm; Men In 5pm; Child’s Play (2D) 7pm; Unda Fax: 44350474 (Malayalam) 11:30pm. Black International (2D) 7:45pm; (Malayalam) 8:45pm; Kabir Singh Landmark Cinema (1): Unda Mahadesh Shaf Mohamed (Hindi) 11pm. Sunday, June 23, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY Career Guidance Hobby Classes WHERE: Right Track Consultants, Al WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art Sadd Centre WHEN: Sunday – Thursday WHEN:Wednesday – Monday TIME: 6pm – 8pm Mamangam Performing Art Centre, is a Career guidance for course, country, holistic performing arts institution and a one college and entrance for students of Grade stop solution for adults as well as children IX-XII, of all curriculum. Career assessments looking to explore their talents in various administered for stream preference, career art forms. We off er classes in contemporary, test, branch preference, personality, Bollywood, hip hop, indian classical dance, multiple intelligence and learning styles music (Hindustani and Carnatic), arts and craft, and productivity. For more information, karate, yoga, percussion (Chenda, Thimila, 55448835. Elathalam and Madhalam), violin, harmonium, public speaking. Additional services include dance education, choreograph music videos and dance cover albums, choreograph dance musical projects, corporate workshops and events, choreograph events for schools, colleges, alumni meets and corporate and choreography events. For details, call 33897609. EVENTS Qatar and India. Composed of five main topics, including community, trade, arts, MF Husain: The Horses Of The Sun food and incense, the exhibition takes Exhibition one on a journey to explore the rich and WHERE: Mataf: Arab Museum of Modern diverse Indian cultures, the long historic Artistic Gymnastic Classes Art links between Qatar and India, and cultural WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb WHEN: Ongoing till July 31 similarities between Qatar and India. WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 9am – 7pm TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm The exhibition presents Husain’s pluralist Ballet Lessons The olympic sport using horizontal bar, approach to the divine and cosmic aspects of WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier rings and fl oor exercises on mats for the being, articulated through the myths, symbols WHEN: Ongoing children from age 4 till 16. and narratives of the world’s religions and TIME: 4pm – 8pm philosophies. M. F. Husain: Horses of the Sun For more info e-mail at registration@ bears witness to a recurrent motif in his art, a atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. Arabic Calligraphy Workshop personal symbol of self-renewal and vitality. WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday TIME: 6pm Summer Entertainment City Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. WHERE: DECC Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic WHEN: Ongoing till July 13 handwriting and calligraphy at Music and TIME: 1pm – 11pm Arts Atelier. The biggest indoor VR and Gaming The lessons will take place every Saturday, zone,over 50+ new activities and 45 food Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For options along with 114 retail shops, for the more information, contact registration@ whole family under one roof. Entry fee QR15 atelierqatar.com per head. After School Activities WHERE: Atelier WHEN: Ongoing Music and arts activities for students taking place after they fi nish their day in school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 years old after school hours. Summer Camp for Special Needs WHERE: Step by Step Centre for Special Needs Dance and Instrument Classes India to Qatar – Symbiosis of WHEN: June 30 – August 1 WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Cultures TIME: 8:00am – 12:30pm Building WHERE: FBQ Museum During this time, all therapists and WHEN: Wednesday – Monday WHEN: Ongoing till July 31 teachers will be working together, running Learn the movements of dance styles in Under the context of cultural exchange, individual, peer and group sessions within Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical FBQ Museum brings together the treasures classes. The children will continue learning instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard of the museum owned collection in age-appropriate concepts, work on social for adults as well kids and move in the world order to promote mutual understanding, skills, life skills training, arts and crafts, of music. For details, contact 66523871/ recognition and appreciation between music, and fun activities such as water play. 31326749. Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 23, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “Qatar has always been very creative in how they do things” — Dr Ivan Ninov, Executive Dean at SQU of Applied Sciences SUNDAY CONVERSATION Qatar has opened up to the world. The country has been trying to develop a lot of cruise tourism and different tourism attractions. The effect from the blockade was shortlived ‘ — Dr Ivan Ninov By Mudassir Raja e is very impressed by the dining options available in Doha and likes the upscale restaurants here. He sees a brighter future for Qatar’s diverse hospitality scene. Dr Ivan Ninov, Executive Dean at Stenden Qatar University (SQU) of Applied Sciences, is full of praise for the continuous Hgrowth and future prospects of the hospitality industry in Qatar as he has been heading one of the premier higher education providers of hospitality management, tourism management, and business management in Qatar for over three years. Dr Ivan holds a PhD degree in Hospitality Administration from Texas Tech University in the US and a Master of Science degree in Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management from the same institution. He carries extensive industry and academic knowledge, combined with successful international’ and regional experience. He has also worked for Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management in Dubai as an Assistant Dean. Community recently caught up with the dean and interviewed him about his professional career, the contributions that the university has been making so HOLDING FORTH: Dr Ivan Ninov delivering a speech at the graduation ceremony.