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Exploring the joys of nature Camping is just not a pastime; it is a lifestyle Camping in vast open deserts is not just a pastime or play, rather it is a centuries-old lifestyle of the people of this region who love to spend their lives in the lap of nature. 2-3

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Qatar is distinguished by its natural places which are suitable for camping, as Exploring the the campers and resi- dents of Arab and foreign nationalities flock to the camping areas with the beginning of winter and rainy season. Most part of the country has received joys of nature To a question on how they organise their trips, he Al Shahaniya (Al Dosari Zoo), popular for Arabian oryx plenty of rain said: “Every Friday, we buy all necessary items and and Arabian Goitered gazelle - Nubian ibex; Al Qurum; this season. cook for ourselves using firewood in which everybody Al Dakhira; Al Reem reserve, represents almost all the takes part that adds more fun to the trip.” quarter northwest of Qatar where oryx and Arabian Mokhtar, another camper, said: “The winter gazelles can be spotted; Al Ariq; Al Wasil; Al Masshabiya, camping trip offers us a get together with friends and Arabian oryx can be found here; Brouq and Al Rafaa. we indulge ourselves in many traditional games. Some- Al Dosari Zoo is one of the few places in the world times, we go out with our families and sometimes where the sea encroaches deep into the heart of the without them. We have formed teams to play some desert. This is the reason that Khor Al Odeid is also one sports and prepare barbecues at night.” of two marine reserves that the country has; the “Our children also enjoy these places and we are second marine reserve being Al Dakhira. educating them about the life in the desert and names To protect the wildlife, the Department of Pro- of trees. Every Friday, we spend around six hours at the tection and Wildlife at the Ministry of Municipality and camping site,” he added. Environment is conducting daily inspections and Also, there are some people who prefer going to recently the department recorded 393 violations of natural reserves to spend their time where they can see some provisions of environmental law during 2019. various animals and trees. The country has 12 land The violations included throwing wastes at undes- reserves and 2 marine reserves of which Khor Al Odeid ignated places, drifting on soil, grazing camels on pro- or 'Inland Sea' is the biggest nature reserve. Khor Al hibited pastures, hunting prohibited birds, cutting Odeid is a Unesco recognised natural reserve which is trees illegally and dumping sewerage water and one of Qatar's most impressive natural wonders. cement wastes at undesignated areas. The Ministry of Municipality and Environment has The Department deployed special patrolling teams developed a strategic plan to preserve the natural envi- across the country to protect the green land and envi- ronment in the country. Ministry officials frequently ronment of the country. A hotline 998 was also issued conduct checks to monitor violations and ensure that for citizens and expatriates to report to the endangered species of plants and animals are not Department if they come across any type of environ- harmed. mental violation. Some of the other nature reserves of Qatar include:

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SIDI MOHAMED of life through exploring vastness of nature, indulging in The winter camping season 2019-20 began on as tents, seats, lighting and other requirements that guar- THE PENINSULA little adventures, meeting with friends, extended family October 30 last year and will continue until March 2020. antee them comfort amidst beautiful nature. members and enjoying the eager air of nights. The registration for the five-month long winter camping “We are keen to organise trips every weekend to Al amping in vast open deserts is not just a pastime The citizens and residents make special preparations season opened on October 14. Shamal (around 70km from Doha) along with our friends or play, rather it is a centuries-old lifestyle of the on weekends to spend some beautiful moments outside With the beginning of winter camping, many regular and relatives. It is a place where we find ourselves very people of this region who love to spend their the cities at the camping sites. Camping also provides a campers installed their tents under the sun and made all comfortable and enjoy good atmosphere, vastness of desert lives in the lap of nature. Now winter is back. The fun atmosphere for children tired of everyday-the-same necessary arrangements such as food, drink, and recrea- in addition to pleasant winds,” said a resident Salem. startC of winter season also brings back the season of school and study routines. tional provisions such as television and sports equipment, “In addition to its psychological and emotional ben- desert camping as thousands of people – particularly cit- In addition to recreational activities, camping also while others prefer organising the trip every weekend efits, such outings give campers a chance to meet their izens – indulge in camping in open, night-time-cold provides an important educational aspect to people who along with friends and family members. friends. Meeting with friends you miss for a long time is deserts to make their souls refresh and bodies agile. learn a lot about the life in the desert and practice many For citizens, the camping is part of Qatari traditions, one of the most beautiful moments, especially in the Many citizens and residents wait for the winter sports and traditional games. where the people looking for rest, tranquillity and recu- beautiful nature that make you happy,” he added. season every year so that they can enjoy camping and Qatar is distinguished by its natural places which are peration begin to head towards camping-areas to replace Another camper, Khaled Mohsin, commented: “We desert life. Cold weather, tranquillity attract people espe- suitable for camping, and the campers of Arab and other the city’s life with the wildlife. are organising these trips since last year. We do not find cially families to enjoy the camping season. nationalities flock to the camping areas with the Many people are keen to enjoy this season from the a suitable occasion that may bring us all together like No doubt, the camping season presents a great oppor- beginning of winter and rainy season. Most part of the first day as it starts. They organise trips to the wildlife this. We enjoy many traditional games that we used to tunity to nature-lovers to break their dull, hectic routine country, this year, has received plenty of rain. every week and purchase all necessary equipment such play in our countries.” MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 04 DOHA TODAY CAMPUS CAMPUS DOHA TODAY05

He said that a corner will be dedicated to Banga- Bangladesh MHM School & College bandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the library of Bang- ladesh MHM School & College during the celebration. “The corner will have the pictures, monuments of plans cultural events for 2020 Bangabandhu and the books written on him,” said Azad. Bangladesh MHM School and College celebrated 49th Victory Day of Bangladesh with great patriotic zeal and much passion with colourful functions organised at the School premises on December 16, 2019 paying tribute to the freedom fighters who made the supreme sacrifices in the War for Independence to free the nation in 1971. On this occasion, the institution holds the different event and activities like raising of National Flag with National anthem, prayer for the freedom fighters and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On this significant day the school arranged a vibrant cultural pro- gramme with an out- standing performance of respected Lecturer Abu Shama along with poem recitation, songs and other performance highl- Md. Zulfiker Azad iting the history, tradition were always available to support us. Our mornings were of the country. A challenge: Learn so energising that we never felt stress during the day. Students of Ele- SANAULLAH ATAULLAH middle and high school students will be held on mentary School participated in drawing competition “I ended up having a great team, amazing mentors, THE PENINSULA incredible friends from different parts of the world, and February 27. while their counterparts of middle school took part in a strong project idea … plus, of course, the first-place “Speech competition will be held on March 7 on the Patriotic Song, Drama competition. to create a startup prize of the Arab Innovation Academy!” she added. he Bangladesh MHM School & College has occasion of the Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Bangladesh School Qatar organised the Annual Every year, more than 200 participants of 30 planned to host several cultural and Rahman and his historical background,” said Azad. Science Fair and Arts and Crafts Exhibition-2019 in mid nationalities get together at QSTP for the AIA. They educational programmes and sport activities He said that Bangaldesh School will hold a number of September 2019. have to learn to create a startup in only 10 days. during 2020. The annual event calendar of activities on March 17 to celebrate Bangabandhu Sheikh Students of elementary, middle and high school par- BangaladeshT School in Qatar includes 55 events that Mujibur Rahman’s 100th birth anniversary which coin- ticipated in the exhibition. in only 10 days This exciting challenge was what made Shaikha Alsubaey apply for AIA 2019. The 22-year-old self- will be held from January 1 to June 30, this year. cides with National Children's Day. Models of windmills, generators, space ship, models taught Qatari artist/illustrator is also an accounting “We plan to organise more events this year “The activities include inter-house football match, of chemical compounds, and glittering tree, convenient graduate who loves to create meaningful content. compared to last year, including a major event to cultural competition, transitional dance and songs,” said coffee machine, chemistry in daily life were the surprises “I believe I can enrich people’s lives with my artistic celebrate Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Azad. of science fair. FAZEENA SALEEM 100th birth anniversary,” Md Zulfiker Azad, Vice- THE PENINSULA accelerated mode of learning turns an idea into a start- skills by bringing a new perspective of books I read, up in only 10 days. podcasts I listen to, and experiences I live,” said Principal, Bangladesh MHM School & College, told The The 23 years old Chaimae El Mahdaoui has a list full Alsubaey. Peninsula. earn what it takes to become a global entre- of incredible achievements. Part of the winning team of “I strongly believe that innovation has nothing to do Md Zulfiker Azad is also in-charge for event preneur and take part of a life changing expe- the AIA 2019 – Chaimae – is also a youth activist, with age, work experience, or specialty; I think eve- management of the school. rience. Arab Innovation Academy (AIA)’s partici- speaker at TEDxyouth, and founder of Salamat-e, a ryone should think outside the box and be brave enough He said that the school will host Annual Prize pants have a great mission to shape the region’s mobile application that provides prevention and vacci- to pursue their dreams,” she added. Giving Ceremony on January 10 in which the winners futureL not only by addressing regional challenges but by nation tools against communicable diseases for Sharing her experience with AIA Alsubaey said, “AIA of the competitions held last year will be honoured. innovating market-driven technology with real global travellers. days were so special. Some days were all about fun, “Cultural programmes like traditional dance, impact. “I am a cancer biologist, entrepreneur, and ballet meeting people, and sharing ideas, but it was also about songs and stage show will be held at the ceremony. The first and the largest entrepreneurship pro- teacher. I love travelling and sharing positivity on my hard work and learning. I’m so grateful for all the people We are expecting about 2,000 visitors including grammr in the pan-Arab region, AIA was brought to social media channels. I am passionate about life and who helped me get the best out of this journey. parents and guests,” said Azad. Qatar and the Middle East through a collaboration believe that every day is an opportunity to enjoy and “I can tell that my success was not limited to the 10 He said that annual sport competitions will begin between Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), part experience new things,” said El Mahdaoui. days at AIA, but also what I’ve been able to accomplish on January 21. “The three-day event will give of Qatar Foundation and the European Innovation “Entrepreneurship is one of my biggest passions in after the program. I’m extremely proud that I started as opportunity to the students to take part in various Academy, the world’s largest intensive entrepre- life, as I see it as the best tool to contribute to changing a participant in AIA 2019 and now I have the chance to athletic activities like race, high jump and long jump,” neurship programme. the world,” she added. have my illustrations and designs in the marketing cam- said Azad. The AIA provides future entrepreneurs from Qatar When El Mahdaoui was selected for AIA, she had paign for the 2020 program,” she added. He said that Bangladesh School will host a special and the region an opportunity to work under the three main goals - to learn from a new experience, meet Alsubaey was part of the team which projected the programme on February 21 to mark International guidance of leading Silicon Valley mentors, and lev- other entrepreneurs, and exchange ideas about her startup ‘EYETALK.’ It is a software-hardware system Mother Language Day. erage an extensive global network comprising top project. that enables completely paralysed people to connect “The student will be divided into four houses for experts in their fields to help them turn an idea into a “While at AIA, I discovered that the programme with the world using the blinking of their eyes. Inter-house Wall Magazine Competition. The students start-up in just 10 days. went way beyond that,” said El Mahdaoui. AIA will return to Qatar tomorrow (January 7). The of other schools will be also invited to compete in The intensive innovation programme which has “During the programme, not only did I have access to entrepreneurship program will take place from January preparing the wall magazine in their mother tongue,” held two editions host young entrepreneurs and inno- an incredible international team that helped me improve 7 to 20, 2020 gathering more than 200 participants said Azad. vators from top universities in Qatar and the region. The my project, but I had also the chance to meet mentors who from 30 different nations. He said that debate competition on current issues for MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 06 DOHA TODAY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY DOHA TODAY07 A supportive social network for women ICBF's life insurance scheme FAZEENA SALEEM THE PENINSULA

ith an ambition to be standing along every Nigerian woman resident in Qatar in their attracts huge response time of need and fulfilling a long overdue Nigerian Expat Women Forum (NEWFOQ) SANAULLAH ATALLAH inW Qatar has started to blossom. THE PENINSULA NEWFOQ thrives to become a formidable network of Nigerian women, which is recognised in Qatar and he Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF) Nigeria as a forum of women who are supportive of is running a unique life insurance scheme for one another. Indian expatriate community in collaboration The idea to introduce an all-female Nigerian expat with a local insurance company which gives women forum in Qatar popped into Noimot Omolara insuranceT cover of QR100,000 against a premium of Olayiwola’s head after she attended the celebration of QR125 for two years. Nigeria's 59th Independence Day held in Doha last “The insurance scheme is for all Indian expatriates year. residing in Qatar including workers, employees and At that event, the room felt almost empty without an families from 18 to 65 years old,” Vice-President of adequate number of women in attendance as it used to ICBF Mahesh Gowda told The Peninsula. be during the time when the Nigerian community in He said that the scheme designed specially for blue- Qatar was being referred to as ‘DohaNaija’, said Noimot collar workers by lowering the premium at minimum sharing the story behind how NEWFOQ was launched. possible level so they can afford it. She is organisation’s Founding Chair. The initiative aims at protecting the families of The nostalgic feelings of how cohesive the Nigerian Indian expatriates, specially the low income workers, community was at DohaNaija time emboldened Noimot in case any unwanted incident, the insurance coverage to call on a few notable Nigerian women in Qatar to will be a pretty good support for survival of their inform them of her idea which they all welcomed and families. NEWFOQ was launched on November 23, 2019. “Over 600 Indian expatriates have taken the policy “I can add that the idea for the forum got an since the beginning of the registration on December 28, impetus due to my personality. I am a person who “Women need each other for support, networking, expat communities in the country through social and 2019,” said Gowda. cherishes relationships and always ever-ready to empowerment and growth. We need each other as cultural activities relating to women while high- He said that the insurance scheme, running in col- The Indian Community Benevolent extend a helping hand to whoever is in need. I have rocks; we can all lean on one another in times of needs lighting important dates and occasions on the cal- laboration with Damaan Islamic Insurance Company- Forum (ICBF) is running a unique always been at the fore-front when it comes to the and we need one another to stand tall at the moments endar of both our nations as well as the international Beema covers QR100,000 in case of death and upto initiative, life insurance scheme issue of welfare of women within my community,” she when emotions are down,” said Gloria Ocheche, community. QR100,000 in case of disability as per the disability told The Peninsula. NEWFOQ Coordinator. “NEWFOQ will also be a forum comprising of percentage. for Indian expatriate community in NEWFOQ is a non-religious, non-political and non- Ocheche says NEWFOQ is also being envisaged as women who love to give back to any community where Speaking about the premium of insurance scheme, collaboration with a local insurance partisan organisation. It is simply a community-based a platform to showcase the richness of the culture they find themselves. This will be a highly desirable and he said that it is just QR125 per person for two years social-cultural organisation of women who are and the women fabric of our dear country, Nigeria to very important tenet of the group (though voluntary) as and only copies of valid Qatari ID (QID) and passport is company which covers QR100,000 respectful of one another, as well as caring and loving. Qatar and its people as well as other they would seek to give back to Qatar – a country that required from the applicants. againsta premium of QR125 for has nurtured and cared for us since our day one of “We made it affordable for everybody because our two years. The scheme is designed arriving here.” main target are blue-collor workers whose families In addition, she says, NEWFOQ would also seek to need financial support if anything happened to their specially for blue-collar workers by give back to our motherland, Nigeria through volun- breadwinners,” said Gowda. lowering the premium. teering our time, intellects and monetary to better the He thanked Damaan Islamic Insurance Company- lot of folks back home. Beema for the support in this cause. Diwan Rashid Khan Mahesh Gowda “It is our hope that our little contribution would “Since Indian expatriate community is the largest “ICBF has been working to turn the idea into a enhance our people's livelihoods and compliment gov- community in Qatar, we are expected to enrol large useful scheme for over a year under the supervision of provides a huge insurance cover with very little ernment's efforts in providing basic amenities to the number of people in the scheme soon,” said Gowda. Jutas Paul – Member of Management Committee at premium, encouraging everyone to take the policy. citizens,” said Ocheche. He said that the registration counters are available ICBF, In-charge for Insurance Scheme. Many meetings Another Indian expatriate, Diwan Rashid Khan NEWFOQ has already started to make a mark in the at two places - ICBF Help Desk in Embassy of India with stockholders MOU was signed with Damaan described the schme ‘insurance of the year’. I wanted community. It recently signed a memorandum of premises and Integrated Indian Community Centre Islamic Insurance Company-Beema, the scheme was to take the policy for my all family members. understanding (MoU) with KON Consulting WLL. As a (IICC) in Al Thumama. launched and the registration began on October 28, Many low income workers who have taken the result of the agreement, KON Consulting WLL has ICBF also plans to launch nation-wide campaign to 2019,” said Gowda. policy appreciated ICBF for launching the initiative. become NEWFOQ’s strategic partner for organising educate the benefices about the scheme and enrol Members of Indian expatriate community have Akula Ganesh, an Indian expatriate who is working activities which will positively impact the Nigeria them in it. lauded the initiative describing it a boon for low as cleaner said: “This scheme is a really boon for women community in Qatar. “We will visit labour camps and workers’ accom- income workers for providing social security to their people like us working in a small companies to safe As strategic partners, both parties will cooperate on modations with the permission of companies and families. guard ourselves from partial disability and in case of a number of projects such as empowerment forums, facilities owners to introduce the scheme,” said “The life insurance scheme of ICBF is an added any accident.” business investment meetings, tourism exhibitions, Gowda. value to the workmen compensation insurance which Another Indian expatriate, Gangareddy working as workplace training programmes, business and career Speaking about the idea behind the scheme, he is mandatory in the country, giving extra layer of driver said: “Our company will cover only medical consultancy services, organising cultural and com- said that ICBF received many cases during past few social security to the policiy holders,” said a prom- assistance and in case any thing happens to us at least munity awareness events with themes from Qatar and years in which the families needed money for survival inent Indian businessmen, Qazi Niyaz. our family will have some good benefit thanks to ICBF Nigeria in a bid to bridge the two cultures. after death of their only breadwinner. He said that the scheme is unique because it for their initiative for the community." MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 08 DOHA TODAY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY DOHA TODAY09 Women push for greener tomorrow Spring Festival brings

SACHIN KUMAR At this juncture, Mahaseel Festival played a crucial THE PENINSULA role in getting flowers and plants. They got a wide warmth to winter break variety of good quality flower plants from Mahaseel hen it comes to plantation drive, most of Festival that concluded on Friday. the people think it is government job and “Despite being very busy with their daily work, it is ffering an array of entertainment activ- members of the organizing committee that pro- leave it for the government agencies or commendable that each group member is putting her ities to make people happy particularly vided all amenities and guidance to the visitors. departments. But, ladies in Ezdan Village best efforts to make this plantation drive successful,” kids, 15-day long Spring Festival in Souq He pointed out that the folklore shows of -4W think differently. Taking time out of their busy Mousumi, told The Peninsula. Waqif and Souq Al Wakrah, concluded popular bands from Jordan, Oman, Tunisia, schedule, ladies have started a self-funded plantation The main idea behind this drive was to make our onO Saturday. Lebanon, and Malaysia added a festive atmosphere drive. compound a beautiful place. Another driving force The Spring Festival in Souq Waqif and Souq Al to the market. The idea of plantation drive was floated by Ezdan-4 behind this idea was to get connected with each other. Wakrah attracted large number of visitors, espe- Mohammed Al Salem and Khalid Al Suwaidi resident Mousumi, who moved to Qatar two years “We realised that many families live in our com- cially families, who enjoyed games, rides and thanked the Ministry of Interior and the Hamad back with her family. When she shared the idea, it was pound but we did not know each other. These plan- circus shows. Medical Corporation for their facilities and service well received from other ladies. tation drives has brought us closer to each other and This year’s festival combined traditional games to visitors in a festive atmosphere. When around 40 ladies turned up for the first strengthened the bond of our friendship,” said Krati, an The xZahirians’ and modern electronic games, which were not The festival has become a tourist destination meeting, it became clear that this will be the classic active member of the group. available in some previous festivals, and also tradi- for visitors from many Arab and foreign countries case of ‘well begun is half done’. The group which The group members timed the plantation drive challenge trophy tional tents made of animal fur/hair were installed and has contributed remarkably to the economic started with just few members grew rapidly in a short keeping winter vacation in their mind. The schools in the market squares, which attracted huge boom in the shops of the two venues. period of time and now has around 140 enthusiastic were closed during the last two weeks of December ri Lankan community in Qatar demon- number of visitors. The festival also offered a number of diversified members who are committed to make this project a which was good time to finish the plantation drive. The strated their love for soccer during the first The festival featured around 60 games and entertainment games at reasonable prices for success. ladies could devote time for the plantation drive as they season of the xZahirians’ Challenge Trophy rides in the two souqs. Visitors could see wild children in addition to other cultural performances The target was to plant few medicinal and useful were relatively free because schools were close. held recently in Doha. animals like lions and tigers at the circus shows. by popular teams from a number of countries, plants like Neem, Tulsi, Alovera, Drumstick, Champa “This plantation drive has also played a crucial role STwenty six football teams of various football Singers and dancers enthralled the spectators with including Arab countries. flowers etc along with few seasonal flowers in the in bring us and our children closer to nature. During the clubs and school alumni associations of the Sri a variety of songs and dances. The managements of both the Souqs had Ezdan-4 compound so that instead of having just plantation drive we take our kids along with us. During Lankan community participated in the tour- Director of Souq Waqif Mohammed Al Salem deployed many supervisors and security men to grasses, these areas will have some seasonal colourful plantation, they spend time knowing about gardening nament. The tournament had two segments in praised the huge public turnout that exceeded all secure events and help the public. To protect flowers and trees. skills. It is a happy feeling for every parent to see their Veteran and Elite categories based on age. past years for the various festival activities, children in such big festivals that attract large The ladies wrote an application for Ezdan man- children doing gardening rather than looking at their Ten teams competed for the Veteran title whether the Russian circus shows and popular numbers of visitors, the managements had dis- agement seeking permission to start the plantation mobile, tablet or any other electronic gadgets,” said while 16 teams competed for the Elite title. The bands coming from multiple Arab countries as well tributed hand bracelets to children carrying child’s drive. After getting the permission, the next step was to Sony, another member of group. Fantastic Five FC and Slave Island FC reached the as games for young and old, QNA quoted him as name and the phone number of parents. first clean the gardens and get the flower saplings and The group has successfully finished the plantation the group. Most of expatriates change their houses finals of the Veteran while Maroons City and saying. Also popular groups from different countries plants. The staff of Ezdan 4 was very helpful in cleaning drive by planting flowers and tree saplings in 13 garden often and many other move to other countries because Zahira Mawanella reached the finals of the Elite Regarding whether the Green Line of the Rail including those from Arab world entertained vis- the gardens. areas. Each garden area has many useful medicinal of professional requirements. category. had a role in this turnout, Al Salem pointed out that itors with cultural presentation such as folk dances Once the gardens were clean and ready for plan- trees, fruits and flowers. While seasonal flowers will “We want to plant trees and flowers for other resi- Slave Island FC were crowned Veteran Cham- the station in the middle of Souq Waqif facilitated and songs with the accompaniment of native tation, the group members then started searching for require attention and care, the tree will be able to grow dents and for future generations. I may or may not be pions while Maroons City FC were crowned the smooth transportation of many families who musical instruments. saplings of flowers and plants. on their own after three months. here for very long, but our plants will be here for long,” Champions of the Elite Category. came in large numbers. The Festival also attracted many Arab and Getting flower plants was not an easy task and “Finishing plantation was just the first part of our said Mousumi. The Second Runner Up Trophy was won by Souq Al Wakrah Director Khalid Saif Al Suwaidi foreign tourists, who flocked to Souq Waqif, to involved huge sum of money. The ladies then started job, now we need to look after our plants also. Now we The group has several active members including Zahira Mawanella in Veteran Category while said QNA that the public turnout at events enjoy various events. A number of visitors praised collecting money to purchase flowers from nursery. are planning to form groups of our family members Ramya, Saranya, Shalini, Leena, Priya, Meena, Ananya, Zahira Puttalam won the Runner Up Trophy in throughout the festival was remarkable. Al Suwaidi the holding such activities at these Souqs which They first tried nursery but the plants were relatively which will be entrusted with the responsibility taking Sujatha, Teena, Ezhil, Gargi, Pooja, Rupali, Payal, Suma, Elite Category. pointed out that the distribution of events con- combines the originality of the past with the costly from a private nursery. care of their gardens,” said Usha, another member of Sumathy. During the xZahirians’ challenge trophy Man tributed to the smooth movement of Souq visitors, modernity of the present. —The Peninsula of the Match Award in Veteran’s Final was as no accidents were recorded, praising the awarded to Rizan Haroon (Slave Island FC), Man of the Match Award in Elites Final was given to Sana (Maroons FC), Best Goal Keeper Award for Veterans was won by Mohammed Irshan Hassim (Slave Island FC), Best Goal Keeper Award for Elites was Mulaffar Fouz (Zahira Mawanella), Golden Boot Award for Veterans was given to Rizan Harron (Slave Island FC) and Musthakeem (Zahira Puttalam) walked away with the Golden Boot Award for Elites. The event held at Cambridge School Doha Futsal Ground and was organised by Zahira Mawanella Old Boys Association (OBA) Qatar. The event saw a large number of participants including the members of the Zahira Mawanella Old Boys Association Qatar, Sri Lankan soccer fans in Qatar, members of the participating clubs, families and children enjoyed a great day of soccer. —The Peninsula MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 10 DOHA TODAY HEALTH DOHA TODAY11

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ower back pain is a universal human expe- Sidra Sleep Lab rience and almost everyone has it at some point. About 80 percent of adults experience lower back pain at some point in their life- timesL across the world and in Qatar. But some small lifestyle changes can make a big sings sleep-well difference, said Dr Nebal Mohammed Shaath, Senior Consultant, Orthopedic Surgery at Al Wakra Hospital. “About 80 to 90 people suffer from lower back pain all over the world. The most common causes of lullaby for children lower back pain are being overweight, lack of exercise and poor posture. For these reasons, lower back pain is frequently brought on by sleeping in the wrong position, heavy lifting, or even standing or lying down in a poor, rounded-back position,” he said. Fiona Tabart, Sleep Disorders Unit Manager, “A sedentary lifestyle, being overweight and Professor Ibrahim Janahi, Division Chief of doing less physical activities are also common Pulmonology at Sidra Medicine, and Dr Muna reasons behind back pain,” he added. Maarafiya, Medical Director of the Sleep Lab at The lower back, which starts below the rib cage, Sidra Medicine is called the lumbar region. Fortunately, low back pain often gets better on its own. When it doesn't, Children with sleep problems there are effective treatments. usually have underlying illnesses Symptoms range from a dull ache to a stabbing or shooting sensation. The pain may make it hard to or conditions. Sometimes Look move or stand up straight. Acute back pain comes on these issues can be behavior- suddenly, often after an injury from sports or heavy based but many times, simple lifting. conditions like adenoids and “Picking up things off the floor in the wrong posture is another reason which creates or increases large tonsils that might be after back pain. Never bend over to pick the load. Lower overlooked, end up causing your body to its level just as you toddlers do to pick sleep issues in young children. up things from the floor. Keep your back straight as you lift straight up. Center the load in the space Professor Ibrahim Janahi between your shoulders and waist,” said Dr Shaath. your The back pain that lasts more than three months Division Chief of Pulmonology is considered chronic. Keep in mind that lower back strain can't be blamed for all back pain. There are many other causes, such as slipped discs, fractures, pinched back nerves, arthritis, infections, and tumours. FAZEENA SALEEM Since some symptoms of lower back strain are THE PENINSULA similar to those of more serious conditions, it's important to get checked out by a doctor. he largest sleep lab in Qatar at Sidra Medicine If the back pain is from a recent strain or mild has been designed to make the children as patient observation. The Lab has treated over 450 physicians and technologists run the state-of-the-art “The lab also performs polysomnograms, known as injury, a primary care doctor can probably help. But comfortable as possible, as if the children are children since it was inaugurated. Sleep Lab and address such sleep disorders. The lab sleep studies, to record the child’s sleeping patterns. if the pain is severe, ongoing, or accompanied by going to sleep in their own beds at home. But it “Children with sleep problems usually have under- works closely with departments such as pulmonology, This includes monitoring brain waves by placing other symptoms such as numbness or tingling in is dedicated to diagnosing, managing, and lying illnesses or conditions. Sometimes these issues can ENT and neurology who refer patients for monitoring and sensors on the head (EEG) as well as the use of respi- arms or legs and that needs immediate medical treatingT sleep-related disorders in children. be behavior-based but many times, simple conditions observation. ratory monitoring equipment, with all signals being attention. Good sleep is important for a child, no matter if they like adenoids and large tonsils that might be overlooked, Depending on the physician’s recommendation, the examined by overnight technologists from a computer To diagnose low back strain, the doctor will give are a baby, a toddler or a teenager. A sound sleep helps end up causing sleep issues in young children,” Professor sleep study will be tailored to suit each child’s medical in a separate control room,” she added. a thorough exam. A patient may also need X-rays, the child’s physical and mental growth and development. Ibrahim Janahi, Division Chief of Pulmonology, whose condition in line with international standards. The child’s Parents are encouraged to bring in their kids’ MRIs (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), and CT scans. That’s why young children spend 40 percent of their department currently manages the Sleep Lab told The movements are also recorded by video with infrared to favourite night time story or toy to the Sleep Lab. They These extra tests may only be needed if the pain childhood sleeping. But if your child is struggling to get Peninsula. ensure the safety of the child at all times. are also expected to be active participants during their doesn't go away on its own or with conservative enough sleep properly — whether it’s at night or during “Our Sleep Disorders Program has been designed to “The Sleep Lab studies cases of obstructive sleep children’s stay in the lab with one parent allowed to treatment. naps — it is recommended to check the underlying issues. restore a child’s normal sleep patterns. The care at our apnea and other sleep related respiratory disorders stay overnight. The Lab also has female technicians To say good bye to back pain Sometimes disorders like sleep apnea can cause sleep lab includes providers who are specially trained in caused by a variety of airway diseases and conditions monitoring the lab so that female patients and/or *Lose the excess weight problems such as behavioural challenges, slowed growth, paediatric sleep medicine. Our team will assess your including large tonsils or adenoids. In addition, the sleep mothers accompanying the child can feel comfortable. *Do regular exercises; walking and swimming and hormonal and metabolic issues. child’s condition and decide which clinic is best for your lab plays a critical role in studying non-respiratory sleep All recordings and test results from the child’s sleep *Look after your back by correct posture, com- The state-of-the-art six room sleep laboratory at child’s sleep problems,” he added. disorders as a result of neurological issues like central study are then analysed by the technologist and inter- fortable chair and use firm mattress neither solid nor Sidra Medicine addresses sleep issues in children and At Sidra Medicine, the child is cared by paediatric pul- apneas or due to behavioral abnormalities,” said Dr Muna preted by the Sleep Lab team. Results are then dis- soft preferably medical one. young people. It is equipped with the latest technologies monologists and those specially trained in paediatric Maarafiya, Medical Director of the Sleep Lab at Sidra cussed with the parents along with a treatment plan including video and infrared monitoring to allow direct sleep medicine. A strong team of sleep pulmonologists, Medicine. during a follow up appointment. MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 12 DOHA TODAY TECHNOLOGY BOOKS Book World: DOHA TODAY13 10 trends that ome 3,000 years ago, the build a 22-mile track in Saudi Arabia someday. Musk has preacher in Ecclesiastes changed the politicised children's books had a serious intent for since experimented with hyperloops of his own, and proclaimed, "Of making woke children. Innosanto Nagara published a board even he has had to scale back his ambitions. Musk's many books there is no end,"" book called A is for Activist to get toddlers off their Boring Co is building a so-called Loop system in Las butS how those books are published way we read high chairs and into union halls. Books about Hillary Vegas, starting with a nearly mile-long track that con- and enjoyed has changed dramatically.ally. Clinton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and other liberal heroes sists of a narrow tunnel and Tesla cars moving at up to Even in the past decade, we've witnessednessed were aggressively marketed to liberal parents. an industry transformed by new economic 155 miles per hour. onomic this decade CDs.CDs. But But EL James Fifty Shades trilogy, originally forces, technological innovations and con- Google's cloud business will eclipse advertising nd con- ththatat ph physicalysic published by a small Australian press, was sumer attitudes. Here are 11 trends over the past Selling cloud services became a big business for over the past foformatrmat w aswas already a phenomenon by the time Vintage 10 years that changed how we read: Amazon, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Microsoft Corp d: alreadyalready doomed. doomed. picked it up in 2012 and amplified its reach over the last decade. Google executive Urs Hölzle saw Digital downloads we around6 the world. That year, Random House made Digital downloads were the shift coming and in 2015 predicted Google's cloud Chains crumbled as indie bookstoresk t rebuilt. b ilt SSo growingiftAltf fast. As platforms and so much money from Fifty Shades that every single Flying cars, revenue would supersede advertising by 2020. Alphabet much retail blood was spilled this decade. listening devices became more convenient, the audi- employee got a $5,000 bonus. All told, James sold Inc's Google has inched closer to Amazon Web Services Borders went bankrupt in 2011 and closed more obook market enjoyed double-digit increases almost more than 152 million copies, and her novels were since then, but it'll take a lot to outgrow Google's cash than 600 stores in the United States. Barnes & every year over the past decade. This year, half of all the best-selling books of the decade. cow. The cloud is expected to represent almost 15 Noble1 teetered precariously but was saved this year by Americans age 12 and older said they had listened to hyperloops percent of revenue for Google this year, compared with Elliott Management Corporation, which operates an audiobook. Publishers responded with slick new Instant-printing finally got real. For years, 85 percent for ads. Waterstones in Britain. Surprisingly, the bright spot productions that rivalled the golden age of radio the promise of instant book publishing during this decade of retail destruction was the resur- drama. hovered just over the horizon, like the and the Huawei will make a 'superphone' rection of indie bookstores. From a low point in 2009, promise of flying cars. Last decade, it finally Here's what Huawei Technologies Co said in 2015 their ranks rose by more than 50 percent. Determined Girls took over. In 2005, the Swedish publisher came7 true. In 2011, Politics & Prose joined a growing redicting the future is hard, even for the people predicting a "superphone" by 2020, according to ZDNet: not to be mere showrooms for Amazon, new and of Stieg Larsson's first novel called it Man som collection of bookstores that could print paperback with the most power to influence it. In 2013, other tech "Inspired by the biological evolution, the mobile phone newly toughened store owners figured out how to hatar kvinnor ("Men who hate women"), but books on demand from a catalogue of several Jeff Bezos said he expected Amazon.com Inc we currently know will come to life as the superphone," create connections with their communities and offer when it appeared in English, the title was million titles. Print-on-demand combined with self- would be delivering packages by drone in four said Shao Yang, a strategy marketing president of an artisanal experience that their online nemesis can't. changed3 to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. That publishing e-book platforms was even more toP five years. Here we are seven years later, the flying predictions Huawei. "Through evolution and adaptation, the super- change set the ink for a trend that would spill across significant for authors who couldn't get - or didn't delivery robots Bezos envisioned are still at the testing phone will be more intelligent, enhancing and even Everybody started listening to audiobooks. In the next decade. In 2012, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl sold want - a traditional publisher. And the new stage and have just started to get regulatory approval in transforming our perceptions, enabling humans to go 2009, the audio version of Stephen King's best- more than two million copies. Paula Hawkins kept that technology also allowed traditional publishers to the US. that didn't further than ever before." It's not entirely clear what that seller Under the Dome was released in a con- momentum moving with The Girl on the Train, which respond much more quickly to unexpected demand, Corporate fortune telling is a common practice in means, but it probably hasn't happened yet. In the venient set of (BEGIN ITAL) just (END ITAL) 30 sold more than 15 million copies by 2016. Such success which helped reduce the length of time popular the technology industry, and executives tend to choose interim, Huawei found itself in the middle of a trade war, 2 attracted hordes of marketing imitators. books remained sold out. round numbers as deadlines for their technological and the Chinese company is focusing largely on mid- fantasies. So, as we approach a new decade, let's take a pan out priced phones for its domestic market. Graphic novels became the superheroes of Children's publishers finally got serious look back at how some of the tech industry's predic- publishing. Long after Art Spiegelman's Maus about diversity. In 2014, the University of tions for 2020 fared. Toyota will make fully self-driving cars won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992, graphic novels Wisconsin at Madison's School of Education Auto and tech companies alike became convinced still struggled for mainstream respect. But in found that less than three percent of newly Computer chips will consume almost no energy Jet.com will break even this decade that computers would soon be able to drive the4 2010s, that uninformed condescension morphed published8 children's books were about black people. Gordon Moore was famous for his foresight about Jet.com was an embodiment of the startup unicorn, cars more reliably than people. In 2015, Toyota Motor into wild enthusiasm. As sales accelerated faster than For a group of minority authors and publishing the development of cheaper and more advanced com- before that was even a term. Marc Lore started the Corp made a company-wide bet that it would have a speeding bullet, publishers, teachers, librarians and insiders, it was high time to confront the unbearable puters. Intel Corp, the company he co-founded, stayed online retailer after selling his previous company to autonomous highway-driving cars on the road by 2020. especially Hollywood took notice. Old stories like whiteness of being. Using the hashtag in the prognostication game years after Moore retired, Amazon. Jet would challenge Lore's former employer It didn't take long for the hype cycle to veer off course. In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird became the #WeNeedDiverseBooks, they launched a social with mixed results. In 2012, Intel predicted a form of by offering cheaper prices on products with a sub- 2018, a pedestrian died after colliding with an Uber self- subject of graphic adaptations, and traditional fiction media campaign that led to the creation of a ubiquitous computing that would consume almost zero scription that substantially undercut Prime. To do that, driving car. In 2020, Toyota's Lexus brand will introduce and nonfiction writers such as Roxane Gay, Anthony nonprofit organisation dedicated to increasing the energy by 2020. The date is almost here, and phones Jet quickly started burning through the more than a car capable of driving autonomously on the highway, Bourdain and Ta-Nehisi Coates were drawn to the representation of minorities in young people's still barely last a day before needing a recharge. The i9, $700m it had raised from venture capitalists, and but executives acknowledged that auto companies "are genre. books. Publishers and librarians expressed new Intel's latest top-of-the-line computer chip, requires critics said the startup had no path to profitability. In revising their timeline for AI deployment significantly." resolve to feature books and authors that look more 165 watts of energy. That's more than twice as much as response, Lore said on Bloomberg TV in 2015 that Jet like America as a whole. a 65-inch television. would break even by 2020. Walmart Inc swooped in a A Bitcoin will be worth $1m year after that interview and bought Jet for $3.3bn. John McAfee, the controversial computer antivirus TV producers gorged on new novels. Under Nine out of 10 people over age 6 will own a According to news site Vox, Walmart is projecting a loss mogul and an influential voice in the cryptocurrency the old model, authors hoped to sell rights to mobile phone of more than $1bn this year for its US e-commerce community, predicted the price of Bitcoin would reach 5Children's their novels to movie producers, but the In 2014, Ericsson Mobility estimated that 90 percent division, now led by Lore. $1m by the end of 2020. McAfee posted the estimate in literature proliferation of streaming TV platforms of people on earth over six years old would own a November 2017, about three weeks before a crash would took sides. during9 this decade created vast new opportunities mobile phone by 2020. This is a hard one to measure, The first 60-mile hyperloop ride will take place erase 83 percent of value over the next year. Bitcoin has Kids books for fiction writers. Game of Thrones, The but a visit to developing countries suggests we are In 2013, Elon Musk outlined his vision for a new "fifth recovered somewhat, but the current price of about - real and Handmaid's Tale and Outlander became must-see nowhere close. Research firm Statista puts global pene- mode of transportation" that would involve zipping $7,200 is far from McAfee's magic number. Like other faux - became TV for millions. What's most encouraging is the way tration at 67 percent. One milestone achieved this people through tubes at speeds as fast as 800 miles per Bitcoin bulls, McAfee is standing by his unlikely pre- the latest these TV shows send people back to the original decade is the number of mobile subscriptions exceeded hour. Several tech entrepreneurs heeded Musk's call and diction. If he's wrong, McAfee said he'll eat an intimate weapon in books, creating a virtuous circle of watching and the world's population for the first time, according to went to work on such systems inspired by the billion- body part. America's heated reading. data compiled by the World Bank. The statistic is aire's specifications. In 2015, one of the leading startups political battle. skewed by people who use multiple devices. Concern predicted a hyperloop spanning about 60 miles would Dyson will sell an electric car "Goodnight Trump," Libraries and publishers clashed. This about the potential harmful effects of video game and be ready for human transport by 2020. Rob Lloyd, then It was barely two years ago when the maker of based on Margaret past decade, millions of readers social-media overuse by children may mean this never the CEO of Hyperloop Technologies, told Popular blowdryers and vacuum cleaners said it would sell an Wise Brown's classic, discovered the convenience of happens. There's now a national movement in the US Science: "I'm very confident that's going to happen." It electric car by 2020. Dyson cancelled the project this was one of many such downloading e-books from public encouraging parents to wait until kids are in the eighth hasn't. His company, now called Virgin Hyperloop One, year, calling it "not commercially viable." parodies that poked fun at libraries.10 But not everybody was happy about this grade (age 13) before letting them have a smartphone. has a 1,600-foot test track in California and hopes to —Bloomberg the president. But a dif- development: Publishers worried that they were ferent segment of these losing sales. —The Washington Post · MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 14 DOHA TODAY FILM DOHA TODAY15

Jackie Bassett in63 Up. Chris Hemsworth as Thor in British World War I soldiers in Awkwafina in The Farewell. Avengers: Endgame. They Shall Not Grow Old. 2019's finest: A beautiful year in the theatres

Duke Caboom in Toy Story 4. pparently, we really like documentaries. Of the Avengers: Endgame wanting to join the fan club and get the T-shirt. This is a 17 films that The Washington Post awarded The new movie, which centres on the efforts of 'just see it' movie, as in: Forget flowery language, one corner of that love triangle is Luis Barragán, one of world brimming with music and colour and movement their top rating in 2019 - four stars - roughly Captain America and the remaining Avengers to redundant synopsis, clever paraphrasing or hyperbolic Mexico's greatest architects and, since 1988, a dead and hair-trigger reflexes that feels exterior and interior at half were nonfiction films. But along with those implement a do-over - essentially rewinding the effects praise. Just see the dang thing. person: one whose professional archive - or, rather, the same time. sometimesA searing, sometimes transcendent stories of of Thanos' snap - feels at once sad and deeply satisfying, access to it - is the issue around which the film revolves. Wild Rose real life were just as many brilliant flights of the imagi- complicated and surprisingly comic. If many of us have The Last Black Man in San Francisco They Shall Not Grow Old A sweet, stirring, and yet refreshingly unsentimental nation: movies that moved them not with fact, but grown up with the MCU, the films themselves have also Some movies tell you a story. Others invite you into a It's an unexpectedly contemporary-feeling expe- tale of a singer with ambition (and pipes to match), the fiction that nevertheless told the truth about the world grown more complex. dream. The Last Black Man in San Francisco, an extraor- rience, in large part because of the way the faces on the movie Wild Rose is like the anti-A Star Is Born. Set in in which we live. dinary debut from best friends and collaborators Jimmie screen seem to reflect those in the audience. Is it simply Glasgow, Scotland, and centring on a young single Here's the full list of movies that merited the Post's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Fails and Joe Talbot, obeys the intuitive rhythms of a an effect of the colourisation, which reminds us how pink mother and ex-con who dreams of moving to Nashville highest praise, on both side of the genre divide. Most of The film's finest scene - reminiscent of a similar reverie, leading viewers on a graceful journey through is the flesh of youth, and how red its blood? For whatever to become a country singer, this small, glitz-free drama is these titles are available on DVD or through streaming moment in Won't You Be My Neighbor? - is the work of a the collective memory of a city and the deeply personal reason, They Shall Not Grow Old has the effect of a a bracing counterpoint to that Oscar winner, which gar- platforms. filmmaker of superb judgment and confidence, who aspirations of one of its dispossessed. window that has never before been thrown open so wide. nered several nominations, including one for its star, knows exactly what her movie is about: not a cuddly Lady Gaga. 63 Up figure from baby boomers' collective past or the 'emo- Pain and Glory Toy Story 4 — The Washington Post. As addictive as the best reality TV, but with the epic tional arc' of a flawed protagonist, but those moments of There are other direct references to Almodóvar's life, Between the exquisitely detailed antique store, full of perspective of decades, not days, of observation, the grace - vagrant, unearned, numinous and liberating - including his early education in a religious boarding perfectly rendered artifacts "Up" films are a hybrid of the world's second-longest that can turn everyday life into a miracle. In an era that school, where he was expected to one day become a from a multitude of eras, and running soap opera and deep sociological field seems fatally mired in fear, anger and mistrust, A Beau- priest, and his struggles to work while in pain. But the the gem-coloured richness of research. tiful Day in the Neighborhood arrives as something more story of a mature artist looking simultaneously back on the carnival grounds, this is than a movie. It feels like an answered prayer. his life and ahead, to his mortality - an intimate, moving probably the most visually Yeo-jeong Jo in Parasite. Amazing Grace mediation that is at once deeply personal and universal - rich Toy Story film yet. Every Unsullied by talking-head interviews, sentimental The Cave is in no way a straightforward autobiography of the dust mote, every linoleum reminiscences and other interstitial distractions, Fayyad - who directed a team of cinematographers 70-year-old filmmaker. scuff and porcelain glint has Amazing Grace simply chronicles two incredible con- remotely when he was prevented from entering Ghouta been crafted with breath- certs, as Franklin, Cleveland, the (Southern California himself - films The Cave with a grace and compositional Parasite taking care. The light work is Community) choir and the congregants seek fellowship sensitivity all the more impressive for being achieved The Farewell In the second half of the movie Bong twists his knife so particularly impressive in a and find transport and transcendence. under the most difficult circumstances. Known mostly as a comic actress and YouTube star, deeply into this festering wound of class warfare that you movie that can shift with ease Awkwafina delivers a muted, subtly expressive per- begin to wonder if there can be any heroes in this story at from the neon luridness of the American Factory Cold Case Hammarskjold formance in The Farewell, which possesses a generous all. Where the film lands on this train of thought is fully midway to the delicate Filmed with extraordinary attention to environ- In this unsettling, formally slippery documentary, the helping of laughs, but never at the expense of the rueful earned, even if the fervour with which Bong gets to that tracery of sunlight refracted mental detail and revealing human interactions, entire notion of investigative documentary is turned on tenderness at its core, a tonal balance that is skilfully point threatens to sweep you away at times. through a stately retinue of American Factory is that rare documentary that's not its head, as viewers are led down an increasingly vertig- maintained by a wonderful ensemble of mostly Chinese chandeliers. only compelling in its content but a profound sensory inous path to the mercenary underside of global real- actors. The Proposal pleasure, with its themes of transparency and reflection politik. A cut-and-dried murder mystery that becomes a There's a bizarre love triangle at the center of The Waves aptly captured by the sparkling sheets of glass and gnarly thicket of hegemonic ruthlessness, racism, Jim Allison: Breakthrough Proposal, an odd and fascinating documentary by Jill Waves is as exhilarating spotless machinery of the Fuyao plant, a visual shadowy cabals and a proudly unreliable narrator, this But by the end of this absorbing, gracefully con- Magid in which the filmmaker, a conceptual artist whose and terrifying as the roller- backdrop echoed in the woodwinds that dominate Chad trippy junket to the dark side is ideally suited to our con- structed and deeply moving documentary, (Nobel Prize- practice often addresses power structures, is both the coaster ride of adolescence Cannon's graceful musical score. spiracy-minded age. winning immunologist Jim Allison) will have audiences storyteller and the story (or at least a huge chunk of it). In itself, plunging viewers into a MONDAY 6 JANUARY 2020 16 DOHA TODAY FASHION Fashion-forward events at Shop Qatar 2020

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