MONDAY 28 APRIL 2014 •
[email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 inside Bhaag Milkha CAMPUS Bhaag sweeps • QU-CPH celebrates accreditation IIFA honours achievement P | 4 P | 8-9 MARKETPLACE • Safari Sea Food Festival For the people of Gagauzia, a Russian- kicks off today speaking autonomous region in southern Moldova, a passion for horses comes with the P | 7 territory and creates an emotional bond with FOOD Russia. Watching the crisis in neighbouring • A look into Diego Ukraine, many feel torn between East and West and Frida’s and would favour a return to Moscow’s fold. favourite dishes P | 7 HEALTH • Hiking may benefit men with cardio risk factors P | 11 TECHNOLOGY • Spotify challenging Apple’s iTunes • Apps of the day HORSE-LOVING P | 12 Learn Arabic • Learn commonly used Arabic words and their meanings GAGAUZ P | 13 2 PLUS | MONDAY 28 APRIL 2014 COVER STORY Gagauz fear for the future of their horses or the people of Gagauzia in southern Moldova a passion for horses comes with the Fterritory and creates an emo- tional bond with Russia. “I have loved horses since I was small, my father, my grandfather and great- grandfather were all in the trade,” says Constantin Keles, 54, a breeder at the country’s only stud farm. Dressed in a leather jacket, he opens the stable doors on the farm in Ceadir-Lunga and reads out the names of his much-loved steeds as he walks through: among them are Jean-Paul Belmondo, named after the French actor, “the president” and “the Queen”.