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THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza te Unqu uo ot Q “Laughter e The Mall Cinema (1): Marvel (2D) 9pm; Captain is not at all a bad Lonappante Mammod1sa Marvel (2D) 11:15pm. (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Total Royal Plaza Cinema Palace beginning for a friendship, and Dhamaal (Hindi) 5pm; Escape Landmark Cinema (1): (1): Total Dhamaal (Hindi) it is far the best ending for one.” Room (2D) 7:15pm; Luka Lonappante Mammod1sa 3pm; Luka Chuppi (Hindi) — Oscar Wilde Chuppi (Hindi) 9:15pm; Gully (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Toys 5:30pm; Captain Marvel (3D) Boy (Hindi) 11:30pm. (2D) 5pm; June (Malayalam) 8pm; Captain Marvel (3D) The Mall Cinema (2): Toys 6:45pm; Alone/Together 10:30pm. (2D) 2:15pm; Alone/Together (Tagalog) 9:15pm; Kodathi Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (Tagalog) 4:15pm; Alone/ Samaksham Balan Vakkeel (2): L.K.G. (Tamil) 3pm; Together (Tagalog) 6:15pm; (Malayalam) 11:15pm. Total Dhamaal (Hindi) 6pm; Captain Marvel (2D) 8:15pm; Landmark Cinema (2): Captain Marvel (2D) 9pm; Captain Marvel (2D) 10:45pm. Sonchiriya (Hindi) 2:30pm; Captain Marvel (2D) 11:15pm. Community Editor The Mall Cinema (3): Luka Luka Chuppi (Hindi) 5:30pm; Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Kamran Rehmat Chuppi (Hindi) 2:15pm; Captain Marvel (2D) 8pm; (3): Toys (2D) 2:30pm; Gully e-mail: [email protected] Thadam (Tamil) 4:30pm; Alita: Captain Marvel (2D) 10:30pm. Boy (Hindi) 4:30pm; Alone/ Telephone: 44466405 The Battle Angel (2D) 7pm; Landmark Cinema (3): Together (Tagalog) 7:15pm; Fax: 44350474 Captain Marvel (2D) 9:15pm; Thadam (Tamil) 3pm; Gully Total Dhamaal (Hindi) 9:15pm; Captain Marvel (2D) 11:30pm. Boy (Hindi) 6pm; Captain Thadam (Tamil) 11:30pm. Wednesday, March 6, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

Ballet Lessons Hobby Classes WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art WHEN: Ongoing Centre TIME: 4pm – 8pm WHEN:Wednesday – Monday For more info e-mail at registration@ Mamangam Performing Art Centre, is atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. a holistic performing arts institution and a one stop solution for adults as well as children looking to explore their talents in various art forms. We offer classes in contemporary, Bollywood, hip-hop and Indian classical dance forms, along with classes for music, art and crafts, karate and yoga. Additional services include dance education and choreography. For details, call 33897609.

EVENTS Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club Grand Prix of Qatar 2019 WHERE: Losail Circuit WHERE: Losail International Circuit WHEN: Ongoing Artistic Gymnastic Classes WHEN: March 8 – 10 TIME: 5pm WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb TIME: 1pm – 9pm Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association WHEN: Today The opening race will be held under the with Qatar Sports For All Federation, invites TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm floodlights. Tickets can be purchased on- all cyclists, runners and walkers to train The olympic sport using horizontal bar, line. under the floodlights of Losail International rings and floor exercises on mats for the Circuit every Wednesdays. children from age 4 till 16.

New Media + New Museum WHERE: Education City Dance and Instrument Classes WHEN: March 12 WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf MIA Park Bazaar 2019 TIME: 7pm – 9pm Times Building WHERE: Museum Of Islamic Art Storytelling in exhibitions has become WHEN: Wednesday – Monday WHEN: Ongoing increasingly important, and melded with After School Activities Learn the movements of dance styles in TIME: 12pm – 8pm technology can create immersive, active WHERE: Atelier Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical MIA Bazaar will be having a vibrant spaces for visitors, a far cry from the passive WHEN: Ongoing instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard mix of 350 stalls. MIA Park Bazaar is a viewing of objects often thought of as a Music and arts activities for students for adults as well kids and move in the world modern version of the old souq tradition. typical museum experience. taking place after they finish their day in of music. For details, contact 66523871/ The stalls are going to offer a wide range school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- 31326749. of gastronomies from all over the world. A R Rahman Concert hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama You can also browse and grab handcrafted WHERE: Khalifa Stadium Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and artefacts, accessories, canvases, fashion WHEN: March 22 10 years old after school hours. wears, designer ornaments. TIME: 6pm – 11pm Music maestro A R Rahman is going to be performing on the 22nd of March at the Khalifa Stadium.

Arabic Calligraphy Workshop WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday TIME: 6pm Syria Matters Exhibition Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic Where: Museum of Islamic Art handwriting and calligraphy at Music and Arts Atelier. When: Ongoing till April 30 The lessons will take place every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For more Time: 9am – 7pm information, contact [email protected] 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.

Mehaseel Festival WHERE: Katara Cultural Village WHEN: Ongoing till March 31 Mehaseel Souq will be open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 31st of March. It is a perfect market to get amazing local fresh produce.

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Wednesday, March 6, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY The female captain It was the relatable and feminist qualities of Captain Marvel’s journey that initially hooked writer-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck on the story of Carol Danvers, writes Jen Yamato

TWO’S A COMPANY: Directors Anna Boden, left, and Ryan Fleck.

irectors Anna Boden They auditioned several cat and Ryan Fleck had actors before casting an uncannily a lot of fun pouring expressive four-legged thespian a dizzying array of named Reggie as Goose, the scene- zippy zingers and stealing furry feline companion sci-fiD action into Captain Marvel, to future S.H.I.E.L.D. boss Nick When you’re doing something that the 1990s-set Marvel Cinematic Fury (Samuel L Jackson sporting you really care about and you put Universe prequel starring Oscar- a digital facelift, de-aged 30 winner Brie Larson that marks the years to suit the Avengers prequel all you have into it, you experience 21st instalment in Marvel Studios’ timeline). multibillion-dollar comic-book “We just knew,” Boden joked, a lot of emotions: self-doubt, fear, all franchise. seated next to Fleck in a Beverly For starters, the pair mined Hills hotel during a recent press of these things. It was so lovely to be the ’90s setting for a bounty of stop, of the pivotal moment they making a movie about a character nostalgic needle-drops — enough cast their Goose. “He had star to make those who recognise power.” who learns to embrace all that them feel downright ancient — Three other orange tabbies who from the painstakingly replicated share the role with soon-to-be fan Blockbuster video store that favourite Reggie, she said, were Larson’s titular outer space hero more like “stunt doubles.” “There — Anna Boden, director crash-lands into in Los Angeles should have been an arbitration for circa 1995, to the Game Boys and credit on that,” Fleck said. grunge music she encounters But it was the relatable and wandering the ’90s MCU like a feminist qualities of Captain ‘ super-powered alien fi sh out of Marvel’s journey that initially ’ water. hooked the writer-directors on the Wednesday, March 6, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

story of Carol Danvers, a character genre. with ties to the Avengers canon “That has completely changed who made her comic-book debut today. Not only because, with in 1968. 15 facts about Captain Marvel Captain Marvel, we said, ‘We Captain Marvel, written must hire a woman to direct by Boden, Fleck and Geneva it’ internally, but also because Robertson-Dworet (who also the entire world has changed. share “story by” credits with And there will be many more Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve), announcements to come. Put it takes its cues from Kelly Sue this way,” he said enigmatically: DeConnick’s celebrated 2012 “It’s only the beginning.” Marvel Comics run, which According to Feige, Marvel reintroduced the character as will continue to look to hire an Air Force fi ghter pilot who inclusively, adding that it “also becomes Captain Marvel. makes for better movies.” Unlike many of her predecessors “People have asked me, ‘There’s in the MCU with introductory a lot of diversity in front of and origin stories, Danvers, played by behind the camera — was that Larson (who segues eff ortlessly a one-off , or will you continue from indies such as Room to that?’ Well, of course we’re franchise fare such as Kong: Skull going to continue that,” he said, Island), arrives on the big screen “because that is the shape of the already a super-being. world, the representation of the When the fi lm opens — in world, and that’s what we want up space! — she boasts the ability on our screens.” to shoot powerful energy blasts Captain Marvel, which opens on from her fi sts, and is more than Friday, is a major step toward that happy to make use of them as a future, a stand-alone spotlight soldier caught in a war between for a new female character who the militaristic alien Kree and fans already anticipate will their shape-shifting enemies, the fi gure prominently in April’s epic Skrulls. superhero mash-up Avengers: Rather than discovering powers Endgame. she could never have imagined, It’s also a huge leap in scale for Danvers instead has to rediscover Boden and Fleck from the smaller- what makes her human. budget movies and television Returning to an Earth she shows they’ve written or directed doesn’t remember, she lands on together since establishing their the radar of government agent partnership over a dozen years Fury, faces off with the Skrull ago. leader Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) In 2006, their debut fi lm, Half and reconnects with erstwhile BFF Nelson (which they co-wrote and Maria Rambeau (Lashana Lynch), Fleck directed), propelled then- a friendship Larson calls the fi lm’s breakout star Ryan Gosling to an real love story. Academy Award nomination. They Captain Marvel is, notably, a co-wrote and co-directed the fi lm in which a woman overcoming 2008 baseball drama Sugar, casting her harshest, and primarily male, then-unknown Algenis Perez critics — the ones who have Soto, who also appears in Captain said her entire life that she’s too Marvel, in the tale of a Dominican emotional and can’t possibly make ball player recruited to play in the it on her own — is key to her self- US. actualisation. • Captain Marvel’s human name is Carol #13. Quirky teen rom-com It’s Kind of “That’s something that was a Funny Story followed in 2010 — it really meaningful for me,” Boden Danvers. • Carol Danvers was created by Roy remains their highest-grossing fi lm said, “because when you’re doing • Carol Danvers was a former US Air Thomas and Gene Colan and Ms. Marvel at just over $6 million domestic. something that you really care Force fi ghter pilot. was created by Gerry Conway and John Then came 2015’s gambling about and you put all you have drama Mississippi Grind, starring into it, you experience a lot of • A fi lm based on Carol Danvers was in Buscema. Mendelsohn, whom they cast in emotions: self-doubt, fear, all of the works at Marvel Studios since as early • Carol Danvers has been labeled Captain Marvel. these things. It was so lovely to be By the time they had their fi rst making a movie about a character as May 2013 and fi nally we will be able to “Marvel’s biggest female hero” and “quite meetings with Marvel, Boden and who learns to embrace all that.” see it on March 8. possibly Marvel’s mightiest Avenger”. Fleck were known exclusively for Captain Marvel is, not • According to comic books, Captain • She was ranked #11 on IGN’s Top 50 small-scale, intimate, character- insignifi cantly, the fi rst in the driven movies — not exactly the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Marvel was involved in an accident and her Avengers, and twenty-ninth in Comics typical blockbuster helmers in line 11-year reign to centre on a female DNA was fused with Mar-Vell’s during an Buyer’s Guide’s 100 Sexiest Women in to direct a big-budget superhero superhero. And with Captain explosion, giving her superhuman powers. Comics list. adventure. Marvel, Boden is the fi rst woman It was during a meeting with to direct a Marvel movie. • Danvers possesses superhuman • She had her own series in the late Feige that the creative intention of Marvel Studios head and strength and durability, can fl y at roughly 1970s. Captain Marvel came into focus, Oscar-nominated Black Panther six times the speed of sound, retains her • She has also been known as Binary and Fleck said. “We were banging our producer Kevin Feige, who also heads against the wall and we had produced Captain Marvel, says sixth sense, and can discharge explosive Warbird. all the comic-book art on the wall that inclusion has been a very long blasts of radiant energy, which she fi res • The original Marvel comics Captain and Kevin gets up and he points time coming to the MCU — both from her fi ngertips. Marvel was a male Kree and he was created to one particular image of a little on-screen, in the form of the girl in a Captain Marvel costume heroes who get to carry their own She also demonstrates the ability to by Stan Lee. Carol got her powers after the fl ying, with a ginormous smile on movies, and behind the camera. absorb other forms of energy, such as explosion. her face. He says, ‘This is what we “I really do think that the need this movie to be.’” talent was always there, but the electricity, to further magnify her strength • She has worked with a lot of superhero “I don’t think we came into talent wasn’t always, to be honest and energy projection, up to the force of an organisations such as The Avengers and the it feeling like it needed to be for with you, on the lists that we exploding nuclear weapon. S.H.I.E.L.D. little girls,” he said. “I don’t think were going through,” said Feige, that was the ultimate goal at the speaking by phone days before • Brie Larson is going to portray Captain • Even if we didn’t she her on the movie, beginning. But from that moment the 91st Academy Awards, where Marvel in the upcoming movie. Captain Marvel was an integral part of on, it became clear that, ‘Yes, that Black Panther was nominated for • Captain Marvel made a fi rst appearance Marvel’s Civil War and she was on team is important, and this movie needs best picture — another fi rst for to be for that girl.’” the company and a rarity for the as Carol Danvers in Marvel Super-Heroes Iron Man. —Los Angeles Times/TNS 6 GULF TIMES Wednesday, March 6, 2019 COMMUNITY ISL organises sixth annual International Family Food Fair

The International School of London (ISL) Qatar recently organised sixth annual International Hotel, Mad Science, Andrea Espinosa, K108 Hotel, Inbound Tours Qatar, Megapolis, Baladna Park, Family Food Fair (IFFF). The festival featured various activities, including games and dance Mall of Qatar, Evolution, Bioskin Spa, The International Medical Centre and Physiotherapy Centre, performances. Around 1,000 people attended the festival. Some 70 diff erent nationalities were Orient Pearl Restaurant, Geek Express, Hair Spray Salon, Brain Education, BK Sports Academy, represented at the festival. The event also featured a prize draw. The sponsors of the event, Korea Taekwondo Centre and Tropical Arabia. The school raised over QR10,000 with the festival. included Qatar Airways, Nando’s, Arabian Link Travel, Al Nokhba Travel, Grand Hyatt Hotel, St Regis The proceedings were donated to ‘Sponsor A Child’ by Qatar Charity.

Lifelab International organises Transnational Analysis 101 workshop

Lifelab International, in association with BNI Qatar, recently organised two days Transnational supports for developing internal resonance in parenting children in their academic performance Analysis 101 workshop at Wyndham Hotel. TA 101 is the off icial introductory workshop with a and behaviour modification. She added that parents become mindful in role modelling tolerance standardised syllabus accredited by International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA) and it and acceptance at home. is pre-requisite for further learning and practicing the discipline. TA was initially developed as an Jinesh John, participant of the workshop, said that practices in the workshop prepared them to approach to psychotherapy, over the past 50 years of its growth it has found wider application in install fountain of motivation in themselves, to accept and to be accepted which are instrumental all fields concerning human growth and change, including counselling, education, organisations to create a positive working environment in the organisation. Haseena Abdulla, Director for Project and coaching. Interventions at Lifelab International, facilitated the workshop. The participants got insight for how to draw healthy boundaries in taking care of self and others in Another workshop ‘May I Play’ based on Transactional Analysis for Children was also organised. personal and professional roles. Narmeen, one of the participants, said that this course has helped Speaking on the occasion, Shaheen Backer, Director of Safari Group, and Kabeer, Managing her to create positive environment and to be productive in her organisation. Fadiya, another Director of Lifelab, said that consistent follow-ups are in progress to develop a group of participant, added, “The therapeutic setting gave me deep insight to look at life profoundly.” professional through learning platforms to spread the message to larger population, specifically to Speaking on the occasion, Chaitali Shetti, the key organiser of the workshop, emphasised that TA schools in Qatar.

Division A of Toastmasters International conducts Annual Speech Contest

Division A of Toastmasters International recently conducted its Annual Speech Contest under category. The runner-up contestants, included Sunil Kumar Menon, Anil Nair, Tabish Khan, Ravi the leadership of Nisamudheen S A, Area Director. Niloufer Samal was the contest manager. Kothuri, Ahmed Hikal, Sithmini Athluge and M P Jamal. Contestants from various clubs, including Doha Toastmasters Club, Elite, Oryx Communicators The event was attended by notable personalities from toastmasters fraternity, including Rajeswar and SIS Club participated in the competition. The competition was divided into four categories, Sundaresan, Raghavan Menon, Manzooor Moideen and Rammohan Das Rai. Speaking on the including international, evaluation, humorous and table topics. Rangamani Ravi, Sudhanva Vijay occasion, Nisamudheen S A, said “Toastmasters is a platform to discover the hidden potential of and Kamala Thakur from Doha Toastmasters Club bagged first position in international, evaluation its members. We train the people not only in public speaking and leadership skills but also to face and humorous category, respectively. Elizabeth Kieti from Oryx Communicators won table topics challenges and emerge successful.” Wednesday, March 6, 2019 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY Doha College marks International Women’s Day Doha College recently organised an event to mark International Women’s Day. The event was student of Grade-XIII at Doha College, also joined Yasmian on stage. Mikkel recently won the attended by notable personalities, including Yasmian Alsharshani, Qatar’s first female golfer Qatar Junior Open. Mikkel will have the opportunity to take his golfing career further by starting a and the first woman in the Qatar National Golf Team; and Dr Bahia Tahzib-Lie, Ambassador scholarship at Wright State University in Dublin, Ohio. of Netherlands, In 2013, Yasmian founded Qatar Golf Ladies, first women’s centre for golf in “I’m so happy to be here at Doha College with the fantastic students and teachers. I’m glad to the Middle East, and was presented with 2013 Businesswoman of the Year Award at the Qatar have the support of the Dr Bahia Tahzib-Lie as a successful female role model and as a mother International Business Forum. of two beautiful daughters. She assisted in delivering this golf clinic and spreading the culture of Speaking on the occasion, the Dutch ambassador highlighted about women’s path to success. golf through this event. I am very pleased that the students had a good time and enjoyed learning Yasmian conducted an on-spot quiz related to golf with the students. Mikkel Per Mathiesen, a about the game,” says Yasmian.

LSS organises 13th convention Lamjung Service Society (LSS), a Nepali to LSS. The new management committee of community organisation, recently organised its LSS was also elected on the occasion, under 13th convention at Samal Park. Prabin Gurung, the leadership of Nabaraj Nakhola. The new Nepali community leader, was the chief guest off ice bearers, include Sita Ram Thapa, First at the event. The event witnessed one-minute Chairman of LSS; Buddhi Sagar Subarnakar, silence for Rabindra Adhikari, late Tourism Second Chairman; Binod Prasad Basaula, Third Minister of Nepal, who died in a chopper crash Chairman; Yubaraj Gurung, General Secretary; recently. Binod Thapa Magar, Secretary; Raj Lopchan, Nabaraj Nakhola, outgoing Vice-Chairman Co-Secretary; Shiva Rashaili, Treasurer; Kalyan of LSS, welcomed the gathering. Sita Ram Thapa, Co Treasurer; Hari Bahadur Dura, Thapa, outgoing General Secretary, and Binod Area Committee Co-ordinator; Hari Gurung Prasad Basaula, outgoing Treasurer, presented Bashisahar, Rabindra Ghimire Sahinas, the financial reports and progress of LSS. Sambudin Miya Madhya Nepal, and Janak Sabindra Shrestha, KB Hamal, Hansaraj Dhakal Karki Sundarbazar, Municipality Co-ordinators. Chhetri, Bimal Subedi and Bill Bahadur Gurung, Other members of LSS, include Pratab Nepali community leaders, also spoke on the Bhujel, Ananta Ghimire, Santosh KC, Dev occasion. Gurung, Mangila Gurung and Bimala Thapa. Prabin Gurung announced to donate QR2,000 – Text and photo by Usha Wagle Gautam

PCEA launches brochure of PCL Fatma Hassan Alremaihi walks Oscars’

PA College of Engineering Alumni (PCEA) Abdurahiman by Ajmal Backer, Treasurer red carpet in Qatari designs recently launched the off icial brochure of of PCL, in the presence of Salmanul Faris, PACE Championship League (PCL). The Chariman of PCL, and other dignitaries, ceremony was facilitated by Abdurahiman EP, including Naufal, Jamsheed, Fairooz and Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, CEO of the Doha Vice President of Indian Sports Centre (ICC). Jishad. Selmanul Faris presented a memento Film Institute (DFI), recently attended The inaugural brochure was presented to to Abdurahiman on the occasion. the 2019 Academy Awards ceremony to support two films backed by the institute, including Capharnaum and Of Fathers and Sons. Alremaihi wore a regal cape in pure blue silk from Aadima by Gills Manjulakshmi, an emerging Qatari design brand. Hayfa al-Abdulla, Co-founder of Aadima, said, “We are so happy and proud to have such an astounding representation at the Oscars. Fatma Hassan Alremaihi symbolises the recent success and achievements of Qatari women.” Ghosoon al-Obaidly, Co-founder of Aadmina, added, “The fact that Alremaihi was featured in the Oscars’ best dressed lists across leading international industry publications is an indicator that the Qatari fashion industry has growing international relevance.” Fatma Hassan Alremaihi said, “In my second year attending the Oscars, I am so proud to be representing Qatar and the Doha Film Institute wearing Qatari designs that were amazingly artistic and collaborative in the design of my dress and jewellery look.” 8 GULF TIMES Wednesday, March 6, 2019 COMMUNITY BOOK REVIEW The dark road of Dave Cullen In contrast to Dave’s book about the shocking details surrounding the Colorado school shooting, Parkland is a book about what happened next

ANALYST: Since his Columbine book was published a decade ago, Cullen has been a go-to commentator for TV news shows whenever a mass shooting occurs.

student-led gun-safety movement Parkland because of what he saw taking hold almost overnight, it is as a unique, legitimate opportunity valuable for Cullen’s richly detailed, presented by the students behind warts-and-all profi les in individual March for Our Lives to change the courage and discipline, and, sadly, gun conversation in the country. as a blueprint for how young people Since his Columbine book was may respond to another school published a decade ago, Cullen shooting. has been a go-to commentator for The New York Times Book Review TV news shows whenever a mass called it a book “about the birth of shooting occurs. In the wake of the something extraordinary: the birth Parkland shooting, he told CNN host of a movement, but also the rebirth Chris Cuomo he was ready to end of hope.” that role. An aff able former second But seeing David Hogg, Emma lieutenant in the US Army, Cullen is Gonzalez, Cameron Kasky and a prolifi c journalist whose work has others on TV in the hours and appeared in the Washington Post, days after the Stoneman Douglas Politico, Slate and Salon, along with shooting inspired him in a profound numerous TV appearances. When way, he says. the Columbine shooting occurred “After 19 years of frustration, in 1999, Cullen was covering the I was at the epicentre of all these Matthew Shepard murder for Salon. things, there wasn’t anyone more Cullen tells the story of his frustrated and angry that we’ve Pine Trails Park breakdown not to done nothing than me. But this was elicit any kind of sympathy, but diff erent,” he says. “We were trapped OPPORTUNITY: The author says that he was willing to risk the potential triggers of working in Parkland because of to acknowledge the dangers of in a rat maze, and these kids just what he saw as a unique, legitimate opportunity presented by the students behind March for Our Lives to change the PTSD and importance of seeking punched a hole in that maze and gun conversation in the country. professional help in the healing said, ‘There’s a way out!’ I fi gured process. It was something he it was time to throw out my old rule By Ben Crandell Stoneman Douglas High School, “Columbine rushed back over me preached to Stoneman Douglas book and follow them.” on assignment with Vanity Fair like a wave. I was back at Clement students as he worked on the book. Cullen acknowledges feeling magazine, Cullen raced from the Park the day after Columbine. I was “I said, ‘I’m not going to be ‘a little trepidation’ at the idea of n coming to Parkland, Fla, a airport in Fort Lauderdale to Pine at the epicenter of grief,” Cullen another adult person telling you to speaking about Parkland in South year ago, Dave Cullen defi ed Trails Park in search of a meeting says. “My legs collapsed. I was on go to therapy. But let me tell you one Florida, especially the session at the every agreement he had made among the MSD students that had the ground, on my knees, sobbing, thing quickly. I’m in Year 19 with high school. with his therapist and every impressed him and his editors in TV for about 10 minutes. I said, ‘This the Columbine people, and the one “I’ve been through this before. instinct he had since his work appearances. is dangerous to me. I shouldn’t be thing they tell me over and over, There are people who are angry. Ion the book Columbine left him with In his haste, Cullen suddenly here.’” their one regret, is they didn’t go Well, then that’s their right, and a form of secondary PTSD capable looked up from his phone and found In contrast to his book about the into therapy sooner.’” Cullen says. you need to hear what they’re angry of plunging him into debilitating himself surrounded by a fi eld of shocking details surrounding the “Three quarters of the time I bit my about,” he says. “You’ve got to get darkness. crosses, Stars of David, bouquets of Colorado school shooting, Parkland tongue, but they needed to hear it.” down, in the community and hear Days after the Feb. 14, 2018, fl owers, stuff animals and weeping is a book about what happened Cullen says he was willing to risk what they have to say and what their shooting that left 17 dead at Marjory mourners. next. A fl y-on-a-wall account of a the potential triggers of working in concerns are. I’m eager to have that.” Wednesday, March 6, 2019 GULF TIMES 9 TRAVEL COMMUNITY

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VIRTUAL REALITY: In the virtual reality game WellTown, players can experience the sights of Wellington, and can even fire espresso shots at zombies. Wellington transformed into world’s first ‘gamified city’ A New Zealand creative agency has designed a virtual reality game that allows tourists to visit Wellington without setting foot in an airport. Players can swim with whales, explore the bush and even busk with local musicians. By Jule Scherer

or most people, a visit to developers has been relabelled as experience, fi lmed in funky Cuba Wellington involves long “body storming” and sees the team Mall in the centre of the city. fl ights sitting in cramped acting out possible moves in a large “It was quite tricky coming up planes. But those who room. with a one-minute song but I think want to save on carbon “It’s where we set the scene it worked out. It was also kind of emissions,F despise air travel or just physically for what the digital weird talking to a ‘drummer’ that don’t have the time or money to experience will feel like, from was actually a stick with a bunch of make the journey can now also visit interacting with characters to how cameras stuck on it,” Beban says. the city – albeit virtually. the player might move, react, step Users can also get up close and WellTown, created by or look in a scene,” Lintott explains. personal with the country’s famous Wellington-based creative agency “By the time we get to building it rugby team, the All Blacks, and Wrestler, turns New Zealand’s into the engine, a lot of the user take a tour behind the scenes of capital into a virtual reality (VR) experience has already been fi gured Wellington’s movie industry. game where players shoot zombies out.” While WellTown is free to and dive with whales. The creators The result is a game in which download, players need a special believe they have invented the players have to complete a series VR headset to enjoy the game, world’s fi rst “gamifi ed city.” of experiences including fi ring which is set to make an appearance “It’s the fi rst city which you can espresso shots at commuter at tourism expos around the world. visit in virtual reality, play games zombies arriving at Wellington “If you’ve been handed a that represent the city and help you train station, swimming with brochure versus handed a headset, really experience what it’s like to whales in Wellington harbour and which one would you remember visit or live here,” says Kat Lintott, FOUNDER: Kat Lintott is a co-founder of Wrestler, a Wellington creative enjoying the dawn chorus of New more?” asks Lintott. co-founder of Wrestler. agency that has designed a virtual reality game to showcase the city. Zealand’s colourful birds in the lush There is also a 360 video version Players start at the top of the native bush that surrounds the city. that isn’t interactive, but can be 196-metre-high Mount Victoria approached Lintott to create the VR utilising motion capture, computer But of course there can’t be a experienced using the Google overlooking the Pacifi c island city experience of Wellington, she says graphics, 360 interactive video and game about Wellington without a Cardboard viewer. and are taken on a tour around “the geek in me just fi zzed.” photogrammetry. tip of the hat to the city’s vibrant And the gamifi ed Wellington the capital, framed by its famous Lintott says VR opens up new Approximately 50 people arts and music scene. Players are experience doesn’t end with harbour and rolling hills. ways of storytelling. “No one knows contributed to the project, which invited to beat drums while busking WellTown. The code for the game is Wellington is home to the rules and no one’s an expert, so cost a total of 300,000 New with Dan Beban from local alt-funk open source, meaning that users are approximately 420,000 people and we’re all pushing the boundaries Zealand dollars (206,000 US group Orchestra of Spheres. invited to add their own Wellington is best known for its cafes, culture and trying new things. We’re dollars). “Conversations started The band are known for their attractions. and a special eff ects industry pulling knowledge from fi lm, tech, about 18 months ago but the innovative use of homemade “We’ve built the platform and responsible for the Lord of the games and theatre. It’s so fun.” development of the actual game instruments such as the biscuit it’s not going to cost much more Rings and Hobbit trilogies, Avatar The developers used city- took six months,” Lintott says. tin guitar, electric bass carillon to expand it and become this and more recently Mortal Engines. wide data to create the virtual While creative agencies and sexomouse marimba. They ever-growing gamifi ed version of When WellingtonNZ, the Wellington and then added a traditionally meet at a table to composed and played the music Wellington which is really unique,” region’s tourism organisation, fi rst layer of story and gamifi cation brainstorm, the process for VR used in the interactive drumming says Lintott. – DPA 10 GULF TIMES Wednesday, March 6, 2019 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC

REAL-TIME TRANSPORT PROTOCOL Wednesday, March 6, 2019 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Instagram exposure could ruin children’s eating habit

aking children eat The study was conducted with viewed the unhealthy snack healthy food can the aim of examining the eff ect of images consumed 32 per cent more test the patience social media marketing of snack calories from unhealthy snacks of parents. The foods (healthy and unhealthy), specifi cally and 26 per cent more exposure of via vloggers’ Instagram pages, on calories in total; from healthy and Mchildren to social media platforms children’s snack intake. unhealthy snacks, compared with such as photo-sharing app During the study 176 children, children who saw the non-food Instagram could make the job even aged between 9 and 11 years, images, the fi ndings showed. tougher for them, suggests a new were randomly split into three The results suggest that the study. equal groups and were shown marketing of unhealthy foods, The fi ndings published in the artifi cially created, but realistic, via vloggers’ Instagram pages, journal Paediatrics showed that Instagram pages of popular increases children’s immediate children who view unhealthy snack vloggers (each has millions of energy intake. images on social media platforms followers). “Young people trust vloggers are likely to consume more calories One group was shown images more than celebrities so their from unhealthy snacks. of the vlogger with unhealthy endorsements may be even more “The results are supported snacks, the second group was impactful and exploitative,” Coates by celebrity endorsement data, shown images of the vlogger said. which show unhealthy food with healthy snacks and the third “Tighter restrictions are needed endorsements increase children’s group was shown images of the around the digital marketing of unhealthy food intake, but healthy vlogger with non-food products. unhealthy foods that children are food endorsements have little or The participants’ subsequent exposed to, and vloggers should no eff ect on healthy food intake,” intake of snacks (healthy not be permitted to promote said researcher Anna Coate from and unhealthy options) were unhealthy foods to vulnerable the University of Liverpool in measured. young people on social media,” she Britain. Children in the group that added. – IANS

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

Your physical and mental energies overfl ow today, Aries. Chances to pursue opportunities to bring whatever creative The chance to take a trip by air with friends or members of a You may want to tackle every possible project that could work you do best to the public could come up today, Taurus. group could come your way today, Gemini. This might involve bring advancement along whatever lines you want. Artistic This might involve performances, exhibitions, trade shows, an exhibition of some kind, as well as a chance to advance endeavors, group activities, and social events are strong or festivals - anything that involves a lot of attention from your knowledge in some way. Both the dissemination and the possibilities, so get busy! This should also be an exhilarating the public. You will be in the limelight and outshine almost gathering of information are defi nitely involved. If you can, day when you accomplish a lot. everyone! This is likely to be a lot of fun. make the arrangements today. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

You could complete some personal projects that involve a lot Opportunities for new partnerships concerning a personal Mundane and perhaps boring tasks could take up much of of paperwork today, Cancer. This could increase your income project of yours could come to you from far away, Leo. your morning, Virgo, but you will need to get them out of considerably. Past success that has become known in your Contracts, agreements, and other legal matters work in your the way so you can move on to more exciting projects. More fi eld could lead to opportunities for future success. This may favor, but making sense of them could require concentration. paperwork might be required in order to get these things be job related, but it may also involve your own projects. All Read the fi ne print to learn as much as you can. Whatever started, but you will get it done quickly and effi ciently. Keep signs indicate that success is in the wind for you. happens, your life should defi nitely change in a subtle way. on plugging along. You’re on the right track! LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

A get-together with a current or romantic partner could Today you might toy with the idea of doing some renovation Creative energy, especially involving writing or speaking, could lead to some stimulating discussions of concepts that interest on your home, perhaps for your enjoyment, but primarily overfl ow today. Ideas could come thick and fast, Sagittarius, you both, Libra. You could make plans for future enterprises to increase its value, Scorpio. Decorating, landscaping, or and you might want to phone some friends and discuss that bring you closer together. This is a good day to advance both might be on the agenda. A number of possibilities could your thoughts. This is probably going to bring even more any relationships that involve mutual intellectual interests. present themselves, and you will probably spend much time information your way for your mind to process! Write down Expect to spend much of your time in bookstores. giving each some serious consideration. what interests you most, and take a walk to clear your head. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

If you own your home, the value of your equity may have A lot of letters, calls, or emails could come your way from all over, An opportunity to earn extra money in a creative way may come gone up in the recent past, Capricorn. Income through land Aquarius, bringing lots of good news and useful information. today from an unexpected and perhaps even previously unknown or property is strongly indicated. This is likely to change your Some of it could involve new and innovative opportunities source, Pisces. This could come as a surprise, but you’re likely to life in a subtle but positive way. This is a great time to buy or that are of great interest to you. Expect a lot of discussion that want to take advantage of it. You could also be the lucky recipient sell a home. If you’re in the process of doing it now, this is the could really get your mind going. Write down what seems most of a fi nancial windfall. Someone who owes you money might perfect time to get some of the paperwork prepared. promising for you and leave the rest for others. suddenly pay you back. 12 GULF TIMES Wednesday, March 6, 2019 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

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Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Wednesday, March 6, 2019 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

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ACROSS DOWN 1. Arctic lad they converted in 2. Cut for a game of cards (7) Canterbury, for one (9,4) 3. Colour for a boy, say (3) 8. A tempting sort of present (7) 4. Many dined on fruit (4) 9. Vessels in acute diff iculties and ship 5. Following people in charge to be returns no greeting (7) seen later (10) 11. Spirit some found in Ealing comedies 6. A feature about constraint (5) (6) 7. Hot, ugly characters hardly to be 13. Person digging up an old plate (8) made out (7) 15. Soak Pete’s dress (5) 8. Where one tries to crush one’s 16. In any case it would be foolishness opponent? (6,5) (7) 10. Picture the way a row develops (6,5) 18. Being a fool, he had quickly got 12. Dead of the First World War (5) dressed (7) 14. Habit of one going into retirement 19. Kings, perhaps, can be such (10) eccentrics (5) 17. I quarter copper bearing on anvil (5) 21. Chides for putting up hair in plaited 18. A snob’s drink (7) fashion (8) 20. On the one hand I meant to alter the 23. It’s a high point when you are clothes (7) ambitious (6) 22. Jack’s cry after Virginia turned away 25. Farming does badly during short (5) time period (7) 24. Spoil the looks of a soft-topped 26. Do yield and acknowledge defeat vehicle (4) (7) 27. She’s ordered none, you say (3) Answers 28. A beast might (5,8)

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Yesterday’s Solutions ACROSS: 1 Calloused 8 Revolve DOWN: 1 Captain 2 Log book 3 9 Pageant 10 Barrage 13 Osaka 4 Settler 5 Drab 6 Moor Adorable 14 Type 16 7 Demesne 11Anther 12 Acer 15 Naked truth 20 Erse 22 Eros 24 Peru 17 Air 18 Ease 19 Tedium Distraught 28 Peri 29 Impounds 21 Soh 22 Elected 23 Open 25 31 Consume 34 Outside 35 Tambour 26 Gentile 27 Tasters Earring 36 Springers. 30 Orton 32 Sark 33 Eggs. 14 GULF TIMES Wednesday, March 6, 2019 COMMUNITY SHOWBIZ Power-packed Insta week Glitz & Glam By Muhammad Asad Ullah

Mehwish Hayat Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui

series of saturated Do you ever wonder if celebrities pigments contrasting get tired of all that dressing up? All with nearly-naked those heels, heavy ball gowns and Sajal and Saboor Aly lips and minimalism, faces full of make-up? Well, judging somehow packed a by what they choose to wear to their In the enchanting world of Apunch this week; hair accessories— very own parties, they defi nitely celebrity weddings, nothing is and stylised mane moments— do. When she could have chosen all off limits. Sure, the averaging abounded on Instagram. This week’s the glitziest glamour or exclusive tying-of-the-knot makes for a top insta moments of our favourite restaurant, Sajal Aly went on for beautiful aff air to remember—but celebrities off ered an intensive study a cosy up birthday surprise party when celebrities are involved, the that intimate gatherings are a more for her sister Saboor Aly. It was an ceremony gets heightened to epic a thing. As summer creeps closer, intimate aff air. The birthday girl proportions. Often celebrities are the celebrities did their best to ooze looked gorgeous in Teena Durrani rumored and paired with their summertime vibes, packing in as separates, crop top and high waist co-stars, but do you know when much sun-worship and lighthearted trousers, and was surrounded by really celebrity engagement or detailing as possible and set the close friends throughout the night. wedding news takes over people power of wholly individual beauty. We love this dynamic duo’s vibe in by storm? When you’re least More is always more. Or not? It’s this picture. And oh we forgot to expecting it! Sheheryar Munawar for you to decide but for these mention, Saboor’s birthday cake Siddiqui’s photographs from his celebrities, even minimalism is was sent by Ahad Raza Mir’s mother, intimate engagement event took glamorous. when Sajal was the party thrower. over Instagram, leaving many It was a complete colour explosion What’s cooking up there? Ehh Sajal? hearts broken, as Lollywood’s most on Instagram this week that eligible bachelor got off the market. caterwauled glamour. From Saba Lollywood’s eligible bachelor Wishing them both luck and Qamar exploring Europe, to Fawad goes off market: happiness. Bisou Bisou! Khan dancing away at his sister’s wedding, it’s all casual with hits! So what exactly caught our attention Saba Qamar this week? We have the lowdown of the much-needed relief that Fawad Khan takes the centre Hayat’s brother Danish Hayat came from Pakistan entertainment stage: tied the knot with model Faiza industry. Laying languid or insouciance is Ashfaq in a star-studded Shendi not an option when it’s the wedding event. What really got everyone Saba Qamar on quest to of your closed one; you have to let talking was the Mein Punjab explore Europe: loose and enjoy. Well that’s what Nahin Jaungi star’s power-packed Europe found television we saw, thanks to Instagram. Fawad performances with fi ery thumkas mainstray Saba Qamar taking a Khan who is patiently waiting for which set the dance fl oor on fi re break from her acting schedules his next fi lm, Maula Jatt, to come throughout the night. On-spot and opting for a mid-holiday out later this year, was seen shaking thrill about her performances? She solo time-out. She played up her a leg or two on his sister’s wedding. opted for Pakistani sound tracks radiant complexion with help from A very intimate aff air, with nearly for the most of the night. We saw a painted guava lip and a dose no media industry people. Fawad her twirling in Sanober Azfar’s of sunshine-derived Vitamin D. was seen getting his groove in an purple lehnga cholli, paired with Dressed in all black with a hint off -white shalwar kameez paired tangerine dupatta with gotta work. of yellow scarf – standing at the with powder pink waist coat by Nothing too extravagant though. Lovers Canal Amsterdam, Saba SFK Bridals. His smiling pictures Well, we also spotted many Karachi captured the free-spirited ethnos were enough to make us realise how socialites and movers and shakers of being herself and minimalism much have we missed him on our of Pakistan entertainment and taking the centre stage. We love television screens. fashion industry joining Mehwish how her hair were loose blow-dried on stage. with nothing too extravagant. She is Mehwish Hayat and her fi ery in a mood to explore and we can tell thumkas: The intimate birthday aff air of that with easy breezy look! It’s wedding season! Mehwish Saboor Aly: Fawad Khan Wednesday, March 6, 2019 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY DiCaprio, Riverdale cast mourn Luke Perry’s death

elebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio, took to social media to commemorate actor Luke Perry, who died on Monday afterC suff ering a massive stroke last week. IMPRESSIVE: Guneet Monga is a producer known for The The actor, who was best known for Lunchbox (2013), Masaan (2015) and Gangs of Wasseypur his long-running role in Beverly Hills, (2012). 90210, and acted in the on-going show Guneet Monga forays into south Riverdale, was 52 at the time of his with Suriya’s next Tamil film death. DiCaprio, who co-stars in Perry’s fi nal and upcoming fi lm Once Upon Film producer Guneet Monga, who backed Oscar- a Time In Hollywood, praised Perry’s winning short documentary Period. End of Sentence, is kindness as well as his talent, reports making inroads into the southern Indian fi lm market with usatoday.com. Suriya’s next yet-untitled Tamil outing. “It was an honour to be able to work On Monday, Monga took to Twitter to announce her with him,” DiCaprio wrote on Twitter. association with Suriya’s 2D Entertainment on his next “My thoughts and prayers go out to project with director Sudha Kongara. him and his loved ones.” “Our fi rst Tamil fi lm producing with Aalif Surti, Sriram, Addressing Perry as “L.P.”, actor Achin Jain and Sikhya Entertainment. Very excited for Charlie Sheen tweeted: “You made this. Directed by rockstar woman Sudha Kongara (sic),” she every situation better, my man. tweeted. Your elegance, your wit, your charm Currently dubbed as Suriya 38, the fi lm will be co- and your giant heart, inspired and produced by Monga along with 2D Entertainment. enchanted so many of us, on countless Suriya is busy wrapping up KV Anand’s Tamil action occasions, with brilliant aplomb. thriller Kaappaan, in which he plays a bodyguard to Prime “RIP good Sir. I am truly honoured Minister, being essayed by Malayalam superstar Mohanlal. to have known you all of these years,” Suriya 38 will most likely go on the fl oors in last week of Sheen continued. March or April. Perry’s 90210 co-star Ian Ziering GV Prakash Kumar has been roped in to compose music said that he “will forever bask in for the project, which will mark the maiden collaboration the loving memories we’ve shared between Suriya and Sudha. – IANS over the last 30 years. May your IDOL: Luke Perry became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the TV series journey forward be enriched by the Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. magnifi cent souls who have passed before you, just like you have done Perry’s estranged wife in Riverdale, kind of movie we wanted Buff y to be. I here, for those you leave behind”. tweeted that her “heart is broken. I asked if he’d ever seen Near Dark and Another 90210 co-star, Christine will miss you so much Luke Perry. he gave me a look of How dare you Elise McCarthy, tweeted that she is Sending all my love to your family”. Sir and I knew we’d get along. Funny, “still in shock”. Lili Reinhart, who plays Betty committed, and always gracious. He Gabrielle Carteris, who played Cooper in Riverdale, called the news shouldn’t be gone.” Andrea Zuckerman in 90210, said unbelievable. Robin Givens, who co-starred with she was “heartbroken and at a loss Joss Whedon, who wrote Buff y the Perry on all three seasons of Riverdale, for words” following her former Vampire Slayer, the movie in which tweeted that Perry was “one of the colleague’s death, reports usatoday. Perry acted, recalled: “The fi rst time I kindest most gentle souls this world com. Molly Ringwald, who played met Luke Perry we talked about what has ever known”. – IANS

Akshay Kumar to make his Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke expressed her excitement YOUNG AT HEART: 62-year-old actor Anil Kapoor is ready digital debut with The End about the project, and shared how Akshay played an important to take on his next project. role in fi nding the right subject. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will make his digital debut “We are announcing the big show with Akshay. It is a big Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy with an edge-of-the seat thriller series, whose working title is thriller and will be an edge-of-the seat thriller with action and Kapoor to star in Malang The End. intrigue,” Salke told IANS. Amazon Prime Video announced the series by Abundantia “Akshay has been personally involved in the development Veteran actor Anil Kapoor has teamed up with Aditya Entertainment yesterday. The multi-season show is presently of the idea. He has worked closely with James (James Farrell, Roy Kapoor, Disha Patani and Kunal Kemmu in the under development and aims to appeal to fans of the action- the head of international originals) over a period of time,” she upcoming fi lm Malang, which will release on February 14, thriller genre worldwide. Being envisioned at an unprecedented said. Talking about the conception of the project, Farrell said: 2020. scale and cinematic experience, the show promises to bring in the “We loved Akshay’s screen evolution. He has worked on social Anil tweeted on Monday: “Together we are ‘Malang’. next level of the action genre. movies, action movies. Pleased to announce my fi rst with all these talented In an interview to IANS before the offi cial announcement, “We started meeting him years ago and it has been a multi- artistes. Film releasing on Valentine’s 2020.” year conversation. He wanted something action-based, not a He also posted a photograph of himself with the fi lm’s single season but a multi-season show. He called me one day cast. saying he has got an idea and I said, ‘Great, I am coming over’. Malang will have elements of romance, thriller and He said he was in London, so I went to London to discuss the action. The fi lm is being helmed by Mohit Suri. idea and that’s how we started work on the project.” Mohit said in a statement: “With Malang, I am In a statement, Akshay said: “From the very concept of the essentially returning to genre I enjoy the most, intense show, I am working closely with the team as they create this edgy and mad. I hope Malang is as thrilling and exciting compelling and highly intriguing story. I can’t wait to start an experience for the audience to see as much as it has rolling for this action adventure series. already been for me.” “The digital world excited me and I am delighted to make It will be shot in Mauritius and Goa from March my streaming debut with this show. If I were to make a small onwards. Also, Malang is being co-produced by Bhushan confession here, it was my son Aarav who suggested that I make Kumar of T-Series, Luv Ranjan Films and Northern Lights my digital debut as that’s what the youth is hooked onto. On this Entertainment’s Jay Shewakraman. – IANS ACTION STAR: Akshay Kumar made his debut in Bollywood medium, I want to create something extraordinary and connect in 1987. with them”. – IANS 16 GULF TIMES Wednesday, March 6, 2019 COMMUNITY ShapeX: an initiative by youth for a better future Qatar; and other prominent people. “The Doha Hub will try and make By Mudassir Raja The speakers who spoke on the the ShapeX, in partnership with the occasion were namely; Neeshad US Embassy, an annual event which Shafi from Arab Youth Climate will identify future discourses with lobal Shapers Doha Movement in Qatar; Ghanim al- regional and global implications Hub recently launched Sulaiti from Evergreen Organics; and gather subject matter experts ShapeX, a platform Nawal Akram, Founder of Muscular and advocates on one platform for young people – Dystrophy Qatar; Zubair Abid to enable them in ‘shaping’ of both members of the from Ooreddo Qatar; Nawal common future. Born out of the hubG and the non-members – to Hafeez from EduClude; Dr Anto World Economic Forum, the Global come up with their unique ideas Mohsin, Assistant Professor at Shapers community is a network in the eff orts to make the world a Northwestern University in Qatar; of inspiring young people under better place. The hub launched the Aliya Fakroo, Youth Advocate the age of 30 working together to initiative ShapeX 2019 jointly in from Education Above All; and Dr address local, regional and global partnership with US Embassy in Ahmed Fayed, Assistant Professor challenges. Qatar. at Doha Institute for Graduate “To ‘shape’ the world we live The Global Shapers community – Studies. in, often what we need is not an initiative of the World Economic Kristina Rosales Kostrukova in bricks and mortars but ideas. The Forum – is a network of young her opening remarks said that The meaningful ideas have the power people driving dialogue, action and US Embassy was glad to support to change the world. We can ill- change that follows the slogan of and partner with Global Shaper aff ord to be on the receiving end of ‘the power of youth in action’. Doha Hub for launching ShapeX. the myriad of fundamental shifts City-based hubs are the core of She spoke about the importance in global politics, environment, the Global Shapers community. of such initiatives in shaping the economy, technology as youngsters. Doha Hub undertakes diff erent world, and particularly the youth, As advocates, we need to ‘shape’ impact-generating projects to for a better future. these changes towards an ideal – an better their local community. Neeshad Shafi said that in the ideal where all human beings have Additionally, the hub organise ‘ShapeX’, ‘shape’ refers to shape an equal chance to improve their workshops, meetings with leaders, in a better way, whereas “‘X’ is as Born out of the World Economic Forum, lives, where no one is left behind, and other activities that accelerate symbolic as the word it follows. and where these astonishing its members’ impact as current and ‘X’ deliberately incorporates the the Global Shapers community is a advances via technology serve us future leaders. The hub’s activities fl uid state of events that surround and not vice versa.” are non-political, non-partisan us. It leads to infi nite possibilities network of inspiring young people He added: “ShapeX prides itself and always focused on the greater of discussions around shaping in having its roots in Qatar but this public good. environment, economy, education, under the age of 30 working together by no means restricts its scope. The launching ceremony was technology and youth.” Qatar is leading the world and is organised by the Doha Hub team Talking to Community, Abdulla to address local, regional and global a place where ambitious ideas are at Qatar National Library. The al-Hajri, Doha Hub member, said: brought to reality and Shape X is programme was attended by Oreste “The speakers on the occasion challenges no diff erent. It is ambitious to be Del Rio Sandoval, Ambassdor of addressed one or more of six key able to ‘shape’ what world would Panama to Qatar; Kristina Rosales questions such as how do we save global citizen, what should world better not worse, how do we create look like in future but we cannot Kostrukova, Cultural Aff airs the planet without killing economic look like in the future, how do we a fairer economy, how do we get shy away from this diffi cult yet Attaché at the US Embassy in growth, can you be a patriot and a make sure technology makes life countries working together better? important responsibility.”

GROUP: Kristina Rosales Kostrukova, Cultural Aff airs Attaché at the US Embassy in Qatar, fourth from AUDIENCE: Members of the audience listen to an engaging session at the Global Shapers left, and Oreste Del Rio Sandoval, Ambassdor of Panama to Qatar; sixth from left, with speakers at the Doha Hub team’s launch of ShapeX at Qatar National Library. ShapeX launch.