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Community Community Tamu Natalie Kelly, a Society Qatar young British P6celebrates P16 expatriate, Loshar, New brings Year’s festival, harmony at Al Shamal through sound Park. therapy. Monday, January 7, 2019 Jumada I 1, 1440 AH Doha today: 170 - 270 ART: High school history teacher Dan Norland, a self-described “recovering attorney,” recently bought four works of art from former prisoner Abdul Malik Wahab al-Rahabi, this one included. He painted the artwork at Guantanamo and shipped them to San Diego from the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, where he now lives following his 2016 release. Norland has never been to Guantanamo but came to know about prison life there as a co-editor of Witnesses of the Unseen, the memoirs of former detainees Lakhdar Boumediene and Mustafa Ait Idir. He subsequently helped Rahabi set up a website for his art. COVER STORY Imprisoned art Did Pentagon ban on Guantanamo art create a market for it? P4-5 BOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD Deepika turns 33, Black fi lmmakers were launches website. more visible last year. Page 14 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Monday, January 7, 2019 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 5.00am Shorooq (sunrise) 6.21am Zuhr (noon) 11.40am Asr (afternoon) 2.39pm Maghreb (sunset) 5.01pm Isha (night) 6.31pm USEFUL NUMBERS Thattum Purath Achuthan and vibrant people. One fi ne day he receives a letter which DIRECTION: Lal Jose changes his life forever. The letter leads him into the world of CAST: Kunchacko Boban Jayalakshmi and into her attic as well. 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Dance and Instrument Classes WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Building WHEN: Wednesday – Monday Archives Exhibition Learn the movements of dance styles WHERE: Qatar National Library in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the WHEN: Ongoing till January 31 Katara Beach - School Students musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, TIME: 8am – 8pm WHERE: Katara Keyboard for adults as well kids and move The exhibition explores the history of WHEN: Ongoing in the world of music. For details, contact Qatar through several family collections. TIME: 9am – 12pm 66523871/ 31326749. 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E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Monday, January 7, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY The he(art) within ‘I find it inspiring that people in the worst moments of their lives, the darkest days, could still remember the beauty in this world and depict it in some way,’ Gail Helt, a former CIA analyst, tells Carol Rosenberg POIGNANT: Christine Aff leck bought two paintings done at Guantánamo by former prisoner Mohammed al-Ansi as Christmas presents for her sons, Ben and Casey. At left, is Winter Lake With Bare Trees, and right, Shore With Palm Trees and Buildings. The art is in California. Ansi, a Yemeni, was resettled in Oman last year. ollywood actors Ben and the worst moments of their lives, the Casey Affl eck got one darkest days, could still remember The ban, which each.