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Humanitarian Services Offi ce (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, 40253369 Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Qatar Airways 40253374 TO LET days to vacate the house as per the notice of the house owner. DIRECTION: Chezhiyan Thirty days to fi nd new housing with their modest middle CAST: Sheela Rajkumar, Aadhira Pandilakshmi, Santhosh class income. Will they be able to do it. Sreeram, Dharun Bala, Suseela SYNOPSIS: The story of a family who have only thirty THEATRES: Landmark, Royal Plaza ote Unquo u te Q “Don’t cry The Mall Cinema (1): Captain Hotel Mumbai (2D) 9:15pm; because it’s over. Smile Marvel (2D) 2:30pm; Captain Badla (Hindi) 11:30pm. because it happened.” Marvel (2D) 5pm; Ulan (Tagalog) Royal Plaza Cinema Palace 7:15pm; Hotel Mumbai (2D) (1): Manou The Swift (2D) 3pm; — Dr Seuss 9:15pm; Badla (Hindi) 11:30pm. Landmark Cinema (1): Mirai (2D) 5pm; Captain Marvel The Mall Cinema (2): Manou June (Malayalam) 3pm; June (2D) 7pm; Us (2D) 9:15pm; The Swift (2D) 2pm; Wonder (Malayalam) 5:45pm; June Captain Marvel (2D) 11:30pm. Park (2D) 3:45pm; Manou The (Malayalam) 8:30pm; June Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Swift (2D) 5:15pm; Five Feet (Malayalam) 11:15pm. (2): Badla (Hindi) 2:30pm; Badla Apart (2D) 7pm; Us (2D) 9:15pm; Landmark Cinema (2): (Hindi) 4:45pm; Hotel Mumbai Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota Wonder Park (2D) 3pm; Manou (2D) 7pm; Hotel Mumbai (2D) (Hindi) 11:30pm. The Swift (2D) 5pm; Captain 9:15pm; Badla (Hindi) 11:30pm. Community Editor The Mall Cinema (3): Badla Marvel (2D) 7pm; Mard Ko Dard Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (Hindi) 2:30pm; The Brand New Nahin Hota (Hindi) 9:15pm; (3): Captain Marvel (2D) Kamran Rehmat Adventures of Aladdin (2D) Captain Marvel (2D) 11:30pm. 2:30pm; June (Malayalam) e-mail: [email protected] 5pm; Captain Marvel (2D) 7pm; Landmark Cinema (3): Badla 4:45pm; Five Feet Apart (2D) Telephone: 44466405 Captain Marvel (2D) 9:15pm; (Hindi) 2:30pm; Tolet (Tamil) 7:15pm; Ulan (Tagalog) 9:30pm; Fax: 44350474 Tolet (Tamil) 11:30pm. 5pm; Hotel Mumbai (2D) 7pm; Tolet (Tamil) 11:30pm. Tuesday, March 26, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

Bangladesh Festival Qatar The lessons will take place every WHERE: Katara Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at WHEN: Today 6pm. For more information, contact TIME: 4pm onwards [email protected] A 6-day long festival showcasing Bangladeshi movie, kids art competition, adult art workshop, food festival, paginating as well as photography exhibition at Katara Cultural Village. This impressive festival will provide a great opportunity for Bangladeshi people to get a taste and feel their country’s unique culture.

Syria Matters Exhibition WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art WHEN: Ongoing till April 30 TIME: 9am – 7pm 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 After School Activities anniversary celebrations. WHERE: Atelier WHEN: Ongoing EVENTS TIME: 10am – 8pm Music and arts activities for students The Teddy Bear Mini Hospital at Festival taking place after they finish their day in City is a fun and educational experience school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- Qatar International Food Festival for children to help them overcome their hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama WHERE: Oxygen Park Qatar Foundation fear of doctors and health checkups, by Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and WHEN: Ongoing till March 30 simulating the process of visiting a hospital 10 years old after school hours. TIME: 3pm – 12am or a medical centre. This edition marks 10 successful years of paving the way for opportunities in Qatar’s F&B sector while welcoming visitors and residents to enjoy the diverse flavours of the world at the forefront of Qatar’s picturesque venues. Ballet Lessons WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 4pm – 8pm For more info e-mail at registration@ atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839.

Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club WHERE: Losail Circuit WHEN: Ongoing Mehaseel Festival TIME: 5pm WHERE: Katara Cultural Village Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association WHEN: Ongoing till March 31 with Qatar Sports For All Federation, Mehaseel Souq will be open every invites all cyclists, runners and walkers Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 31st of to train under the floodlights of Losail March. It is a perfect market to get amazing International Circuit every Wednesdays. Open Evening local fresh produce. WHERE: Stenden Qatar, Cafeteria Hobby Classes WHEN: March 27 WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art TIME: 3pm – 6pm Centre WHEN:Wednesday – Monday MIA Park Bazaar 2019 Mamangam Performing Art Centre, is WHERE: Museum Of Islamic Art a holistic performing arts institution and WHEN: Ongoing a one stop solution for adults as well as TIME: 12pm – 8pm children looking to explore their talents MIA Bazaar will be having a vibrant in various art forms. We offer classes in mix of 350 stalls. MIA Park Bazaar is a contemporary, Bollywood, hip hop, indian modern version of the old souq tradition. classical dance, music (Hindustani and The stalls are going to offer a wide range Carnatic), arts and craft, karate, yoga, of gastronomies from all over the world. percussion( Chenda, Thimila, Elathalam You can also browse and grab handcrafted and Madhalam), violin, harmonium, public artefacts, accessories, canvases, fashion Arabic Calligraphy Workshop speaking. wears, designer ornaments. WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday Additional services include dance TIME: 6pm education, choreograph music videos and Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. dance cover albums, choreograph dance Come and learn the artistic practice of musical projects, corporate workshops and Arabic handwriting and calligraphy at events, choreograph events for schools, Music and Arts Atelier. colleges, alumni meets and corporate and choreography events. For details, call 33897609.

Dance and Instrument Classes WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Building Artistic Gymnastic Classes WHEN: Wednesday – Monday WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb Learn the movements of dance styles WHEN: Ongoing in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Teddy Bear Mini Hospital The olympic sport using horizontal bar, Keyboard for adults as well kids and move WHERE: Doha Festival City rings and floor exercises on mats for the in the world of music. For details, contact WHEN: Until March 30 children from age 4 till 16. 66523871/ 31326749.

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Tuesday, March 26, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Fashioning a new life The positivity and diversity of Muslim immigrants who have made America their home inspired by a Pakistan-born designer is reinforced. By Pam Kragen

The clothes we wear are so much more than fashion. They are like a second skin. They are a powerful symbol of who we are. They speak about us before ‘ we ever open our mouths. They represent not only our personal sense of style but also our mood, culture, values and identity

— Sarah Ansari, designer

wo years after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Sarah Ansari launched Artizara, a San Diego- based modest Muslim fashion line designed to showcase the positivity and diversity of Muslim immigrants like herself who have made America theirT home. Recently, the Pakistan-born designer passed her message on through a new generation of immigrant girls who arrived in San Diego from refugee camps in Africa, Asia and the Middle East over the past six years. In a fashion show for about 150 guests at Ansari’s oceanfront home in Leucadia, the outdoor catwalk was shared by 11 professional models sporting Artizara’s’ spring 2019 fashion line and 10 local immigrant girls wearing the colourful cultural costumes of their home countries. Kicking off the show with a brief speech was 18-year- old Habon Hassan, whose Somali family spent six years in a Kenyan refugee camp before arriving in San Diego in 2014. Now a senior at Crawford High School, she will start college next fall with the goal of becoming an obstetrician- gynaecologist (OB-GYN). Tuesday, March 26, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

Hassan said that in 2018, just 1,200 international refugees arrived in San Diego, a city with a population of more than 1.4 million. As a result, most San Diegans may never encounter a new refugee so Hassan said locals don’t have a “reference point” for relating to the newcomers. “Refugees are coming from all over the world,” she said. “They wear diff erent clothes, they come from diff erent backgrounds and they eat diff erent foods … but all of them have the same goal — to contribute to society.” Hassan is one of 19 young women enrolled in the International Rescue Committee’s Refugee Girls Academy in San Diego, which was the benefi ciary of all ticket sales last Sunday. Founded three years ago in City Heights, it’s an after- school programme that provides empowerment, social, emotional, fi nancial and career training to recently arrived refugee girls. Most of the academy members arrived in San Diego within the past two years from Ethiopia, Syria, Uganda, Tanzania, Thailand, Kenya, Somalia, and Congo. The yearlong programme is off ered at Crawford and Hoover high schools in San Diego and at El Cajon Valley High School. It’s also off ered for youth who are not in school, ages 16 to 24, at the El Cajon SPRING IN THEIR STEP: From right, Nangolie Lembe, 17, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ayan Yusuf, 16, of Somalia; Zuhur Ahmed, 15; and her offi ce of the International Rescue sister Sumya Ahmed, 17, both of Kenya, dressed in native garb as they walk the runway at a fashion show in Leucadia featuring young women who are recent Committee. refugees to the US. Refugee Girls Academy Coordinator Allison Ware said arrived was learning English and said. “They are like a second skin. In 2003, she launched Artizara line includes fl oor-length kaftan- the programme was developed to overcoming her shyness. They are a powerful symbol of who with a fellow Muslim woman friend style dresses, long-sleeved tunics provide these young women with “The programme has really we are. They speak about us before who was an engineer at Qualcomm. and pants, turbans, head and neck the tools they’ll need to survive, helped me to become more we ever open our mouths. They Both had been frustrated over scarves, men’s and children’s wear, thrive and compete equitably in outgoing and confi dent,” said Yero, represent not only our personal the diffi culty of fi nding attractive purses, jewellery, throw pillows and their newly adopted home country. who volunteered as a greeter at the sense of style but also our mood, modest professional attire. Ansari wall art. The girls learn skills like goal- fashion show. culture, values and identity.” doesn’t wear a hijab or headscarf, Artizara’s designs are based on setting, perseverance, career and Ansari invited the academy Ansari grew up in Pakistan but she also doesn’t wear short classical Islamic art and poetry. The college preparation, boundary- students to take part in Sunday’s where math, not fashion, was her skirts or short-sleeved tops. spring 2019 line was inspired by the setting and social justice, as well as fashion show after being invited passion. After earning her MBA, Thanks to write-ups in the words of Rumi, a 13th-century Sufi how to have healthy relationships last fall to speak to the girls about she and her husband, cardiologist Washington Post and New York poet. with peers, family members and careers in fashion. In a follow-up Athar Ansari, moved to the US in Times, Artizara took off . Ansari “His poetry focuses on love and romantic partners. discussion between the girls and 1990. They settled in Los Angeles, bought out her partner and the opening of one’s heart to the Academy member Halimo Yero, Artizara employees, Ansari said where she worked in banking and gradually developed and positioned universe around us,” Ansari said. 16, immigrated to San Diego from they came to a shared conclusion fi nance before they moved to San the brand to become one of the “I think our collaboration with our Ethiopia in 2013. The Crawford about what fashion means to them. Diego in 1999. They now split their top emerging modesty fashion and inspiring volunteers did just that.” High student said the biggest “The clothes we wear are so time between homes in Alpine and lifestyle brands in the world. — The San Diego Union-Tribune/ challenge she faced when she much more than fashion,” Ansari Leucadia. The company’s extensive product TNS A glance at Artizara

Artizara is an art-centric modest part, the fashion on runways and lifestyle brand inspired by Muslim sold by the new crop of ‘modest culture and heritage. We are an fashion’ brands is mainstream e-commerce company with cool western fashion made modest, boho modest fashion, artisan not modern fashion that speaks jewellery, home decor and gifts. We authentically to Islamic artistic design almost all our products in San heritage or cultural influences. Diego and ship all over the globe. The artistic traditions in Islam According to the Pew Research date back over 1400 years. Every Center, at 1.8 billion, roughly a major museum in the world has a quarter of the world’s population is collection of Islamic Art. Whatever Muslim. It is a young, diverse and part of the Muslim world you vibrant population that rejects its travel to, certain artistic elements negative portrayals in mainstream and motifs are immediately media. It is ripe for an opportunity recognisable. These motifs and to craft its own, positive narrative. elements like geometric patterns, These are the consumers of the graceful florals, intricate miniatures future, and the world is taking notice. or fluid calligraphy communicate Many mainstream designers have a beauty and deeper meaning, ‘borrowed’ and used Islamic artistic that resonates with people of all elements in their collections over the backgrounds. years; and last year, Hijab wearing Artizara celebrates the deep models have even made it to New richness of Islamic art, interpreted York Fashion Week, onto the cover in fresh modest fashion and lifestyle COMMITTED: Artizara founder Sarah Ansari, centre, adjust a model’s clothing before a fashion show at her Encinitas of Vogue magazine. But for the most products. home. Her company specialises in selling modest, Islamic art-inspired fashion and lifestyle items. 6 GULF TIMES Tuesday, March 26, 2019 COMMUNITY

ICBF organises free medical camp

The Indian Community Benevolent Forum The camp was inaugurated by P Kumaran, (ICBF), under the aegis of Embassy of Ambassador of India. The camp was India, in association with Ministry of Public attended by notable personalities, Health, recently conducted 37th free including Fahmi, First Secretary at medical camp at Imara Health Care Labour embassy of India and Co-ordinating Off icer City. of ICBF; A P Manikantan, President of The camp was supported by qualified Indian Cultural Centre; P N Baburanjan, doctors and paramedics of Imara President of ICBF; Mahesh Gowda, Vice Healthcare. Wellcare Group provided free President of ICBF; Avinash Gaikwad, medicines for the camp while Yoga in General Secretary; Senthil Agastheeswaran, Doha conducted a yoga workshop for the Head of Medical Camp; and Subramanya attendees. Uttara Karnataka Balaga(UKB), Hebbaglu, Nividith Ketkar, Ziad Usman, an associate organisation of ICBF, Juttas Paul and Santosh Pillai, managing supported the camp with volunteers. committee members at ICBF.

NU-Q holds talk with Palestinian-American author and poet

Northwestern University – Qatar (NU-Q) recently invited Hala Alyan, Palestinian-American author, novel are not just unique to the Palestinians, but are rather common struggles of refugees and poet, and clinical psychologist, for an interactive session to talk about her award-winning novel Salt immigrants who try to create a home on foreign soil in very disruptive environments. Houses. “My idea of home has, over the years, veered away from the idea of it being related to one specific The novel tells the story of a Palestinian family’s displacement in the 1960s and follows the plot of land, or a specific house etc., because these things keep changing. I now define home as intergenerational trauma they experience as a result of their constant transitory status and their the place where the people I love are, where I can speak the languages I want to speak, and where lack of a sense of belonging. It was selected by NU-Q for its annual reading programme ‘One Book’. I can cook and eat what I want to eat,” she said. “Hala Alyan’s accomplishments are very inspiring to our students, many of whom relate to her Alyan explained how “impulsive, in-the-moment, often very emotional decisions that people make” personal experiences as well as those of the characters in her book,” said Everette E Dennis, Dean when they are confronted with conflict “alter life completely for many generations.” and CEO of NU-Q. “She was able to speak to much more than just writing, but the greater role that She also explained that both career paths complement each other. “They deal with narratives she and other novelists have in steering the narrative on the region and creating content that is and fractured narratives. Often people go into therapy because they feel like some story about both informative and accurate on the Middle East.” themselves or about the world isn’t working anymore. The role of the therapist to help them The book was awarded the Dayton Peace Prize for fiction. Speaking on the occasion, Alyan said reclaim or recreate that narrative, so I am working the world of storytelling in both careers,” she that she felt the responsibility to use her craft as a means of relaying accurate historical events said. while using her creativity to tell stories that put people’s experiences in context. While her focus The conversation with Alyan was moderated by Sam Meekings, Professor at NU-Q, and was is mainly on Palestinians, Alyan argued that much of the thematic things that happen in the attended by members of the NU-Q community and students.

Principal of BPS featured on Mentor

A P Sharma, Principal of Birla Public School for future. He mentioned the best practices (BPS), recently got featured on the cover and how to achieve the goal of a ‘Happy page of magazine Mentor, February 2019 School’ by making all stakeholders happy issue. The magazine printed from Bangalore along with designing curriculum for future is considered as an authentic source on and forthcoming generations to meet the educational pedagogy and articles. The challenge of next decades. magazine initiated its gulf edition from The article encompasses the design think January 2019. approach to develop some basic skills to Sharma talked about the important initiatives prepare students for facing the unexpected being taken up by BPS in current year and circumstances and life styles. Tuesday, March 26, 2019 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY INLS and NLL mark birth anniversary of late Nepali poet

International Nepal Literature Society (INLS) and Nabodit Literary Library (NLL), two Nepali literary Yakthumba, Hom Sharma, Ganesh Banjade, Kedar Baniya, Binod Bhattarai, Maya KC, Ishwor Kafle, organisations, recently organised an event to mark birth anniversary of late Ramesh Sapkota, Budhabal Gurung, Sudarshan Bhatta, Dhiraj Chamling, Ramesh Poudel, Suresh Bhatta, Nabin Nepali poet. The organisers felicitated Nirmal Dhungana with Ramesh Memorial Prize. The event Pokharel and Samir KC. Prem Prasad Bhattarai, Chairperson of INLS, hosted the event. featured poetry recitation by various poets, including Abinash Sapkota, Sagar Bhandari, Binda The event kicked off with one-minute silence in memory of late Shikhar Baidhya, founding Lama, Yadav Ragmi and Swotantra Nepal. Deepak Pudasaini’s book Adha Jeevan and poetry chairman of INLS. collection Indreni was also launched on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Deepak Pudasaini said that his book reflects his own struggles in life. The event was chaired by Deep Milan, Chairman of NLL. Karim Baks Miya, Nepali journalist, was The organisers also honoured Khim Bhatta, Nepali poet, on the occasion. the chief guest at the event. Deep Milal proposed a vote of thanks. The event was attended by Nepali literary enthusiasts, including Nirmal Dhungana, Birendra – Text and photos by Usha Wagle Gautam

NIS organises graduation ceremony

Noble International School (NIS) recently organised a graduation ceremony for the students of KG2. The ceremony was chaired by prominent dignitaries of the NIS management, including V C Mashood, Shoukath Ali, Faris and directorial members, including Moideen, Muneer, Ahmed Ansari, Abdul Majeed and Mohammad Unni Olakara. Shibu Abdul Rasheed, Principal of NIS, welcomed the gathering. V C Mashood also addressed the gathering. The event featured various cultural performances. Reshma Kapadi, Head of Kindergarten Section, also spoke on the occasion. Students of Sherborne Qatar performs at Sheikh Faisal Museum

Musicians from Sherborne Qatar Prep and Senior Schools recently performed at the Amphitheatre Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum. The performance featured prep school choir, instrumentalists and violin. Razwan Sarwar, Prep school Head of Music, encouraged the students for their performance. 8 GULF TIMES Tuesday, March 26, 2019 COMMUNITY QF hosts Annual Sports Day of HOPE Qatar Qatar Foundation (QF) recently hosted the Annual Sports Day of HOPE Qatar Centre for Special Needs at Awsaj Academy’s Recreation Centre in Education City. Machaille al-Naimi, President of Community at Qatar Foundation, inaugurated the event. Twenty-five students along with their families participated in the event. The event featured various games and activities.

NP celebrates Holi festival Newa Pucha – Qatar (NP) recently organised an event to mark Holi festival at Al Doshari Park. Thapaliya, Kabindra Maharjan, Dharbendra Maharjan and Jal Prasad Maharjan also performed at The event was chaired by Raju Maharjan, acting Chairman of NP. Shiba Bhujel, Nepali community the event. leader, was the chief guest on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Raju Maharjan, Chairman of NP, said, “Nepal is a country of multi- The event featured vermilion powder and water-filled plastic pouches. Participants marked the languages, multi-cultures and multi-religions and it is our responsibility to preserve such cultural festival by applying colours on each other. The event also featured various sports competitions, festivities”. NP also felicitated the performing artistes, Mandala Restaurant, Nepali Art Centre and including tug-of-war and volleyball. Mohammed al-Doshari, Director of Al Doshari Park with the certificates of appreciation on the Various local Nepali artistes, including Naresh Malakar, Jeevan Bardewa, Binod Neupane, Shanta occasion. – Text and photos by Usha Wagle Gautam

Ritz-Carlton to organise first Unknown Concert The Ritz-Carlton Doha has recently announced to organise the first Unknown Concert in Qatar, event has been curated by the community for the community. We believe that showcasing and which will feature a lineup of twelve to sixteen local DJs and two bands on three stages at one celebrating the best DJs in town, who have successfully entertained us for years, on a single night venue. will create an unforgettable experience.” The event will be spread across three diff erent stages at three unique locations on The Ritz-Carlton The Unknown Concert has 20 influencers on board, along with active social media campaign and Doha property on March 29. Each location and DJ will provide a unique vibe to concert-goers and sponsors, including Doha Gossip, Futad Advertising and Careem will host a variety of genre of music, including house, EDM, hip-hop, RnB along with Afrobeats and One of the sponsors, said, “As soon as we heard about the concept, we couldn’t wait to be a part Reggae that will play simultaneously from 4pm to 12am. of it. Something like this has not been done before in Doha, and we are happy to be on this unique The Unknown Concert comes as an enormous team eff ort performed by various event organisers journey towards The Unknown Concert.” throughout the local community, working together towards achieving what is going to be Tickets cost QR100 per person and individuals must be 21+ with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased remembered as one of a kind music-experience for all music-lovers within Qatar. on eventbrite and Qtickets for the Unknown Concert. Guests may also purchase tickets at the Pedro Fonseca, Assistant Director of Food and Beverage at The Ritz-Carlton Doha, said, “This entrance of the concert. Tuesday, March 26, 2019 GULF TIMES 9 BOOK REVIEW COMMUNITY New novels about the Roosevelts on the block Jerome Charyn’s The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King follows the story of Theodore Roosevelt from his childhood to the first days of his presidency and Stephanie Marie Thornton’s American Princess focuses on Alice Lee

By Mary Ann Gwinn

heodore Roosevelt was arguably the fi rst celebrity president. There were so many rich details, so many outlandishT chapters in his life story. After a rich kid’s upbringing, he suff ered a double loss when both his mother and his fi rst wife died on the same day. Undone by grief, he exiled himself to the South Dakota badlands, where he became a rancher and a bad-guy buster. Then it was back to the East Coast and a wild run as an anti-corruption politician. Then US government service in the Navy, then his Rough Riders’ charge up San Juan Hill, then the presidency. When the Roosevelts, kids, pets and wild animals in tow, moved into the White House, his entourage’s exploits captured and held the nation’s attention. He passed on the fl amboyance gene to Alice Lee, his one daughter by his fi rst marriage. Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth was a brilliant, alluring woman, but she carried a heavy burden, a bottomless longing for her busy father’s attention. She was Washington’s premier party girl. Married to a politician. A lifelong Republican with a mouth in perpetual overdrive, she once UNFINISHED PORTRAIT: Stephanie Marie Thornton attempts a fictional RISK TAKING: Charyn takes a risk by having Roosevelt tell his story in the compared her cousin Franklin to transformation with her novel of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, but American first person, upping the believability stakes. Charyn captures Roosevelt’s Adolf Hitler. Princess is an unfinished portrait. doubts, aspirations and ebullient spirit. Two new novels resurrect the Sagamore Hill branch of the wing when Teddy (I can’t resist machetes to slash your way through foremost gadfl ies. Thornton, who “Eleanor invited me to a White Roosevelt family tree. Jerome calling him Teddy) returns to New the sentences. Safety tip: don’t read also tells the story in her subject’s House reception shortly after her Charyn’s The Perilous Adventures York and gets his education as a the dramatis personae fi rst, there voice, does a credible job of mollycoddle husband abandoned of the Cowboy King follows the politician. The city is a malevolent are a lot of spoilers in it. But in the portraying Alice’s shaky confi dence sound economic principles by story of Theodore Roosevelt from presence in these chapters, from main, this portrait of Roosevelt’s in herself and her determination to moving the entire country off the his childhood to the fi rst days of the tenement sweatshops of the early life is a lively, warts-and-all live large to make up for it. gold standard,” Thornton writes. “I his presidency. Stephanie Marie lower East Side to Blackwell’s (now portrait of an irrepressible man. The problem is one of political accepted her invitation and came Thornton’s American Princess Roosevelt) Island, institutional “I was glad, glad, that I had been context. She interprets the life to the reception in a blue velvet focuses on Alice Lee. home of the unfortunate, the born,” Teddy testifi es, and the of a president’s daughter and gown, draped in every karat of gold Charyn’s is the better book. He criminal and the insane. The young reader can only agree. Washington insider as an emotional I owned: a green-gold Chiriqui takes a risk by having Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt is a showboating, Stephanie Marie Thornton melodrama. Alice’s attacks on Indian frog pendant, white-gold tell his story in the fi rst person, pointing out inconvenient truths attempts a similar fi ctional Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt are bracelet watch, amber-golden hair upping the believability stakes, every step of the way, and he gets transformation with her novel of portrayed as weapons in a family combs, and huge gold eardrops but he largely pulls it off . Known his comeuppance from some 19th Alice Roosevelt Longworth, but feud, there’s scant background shaped like horns of plenty.” as a literary ventriloquist of sorts, century political bosses who could American Princess is an unfi nished to explain why Alice, a die-hard This is a novel about politicians, Charyn captures Roosevelt’s run rings around Donald Trump. portrait. anti-New Deal Republican, was but crucially light on politics. The doubts, aspirations and ebullient Charyn’s imagination The source material is there. so opposed to Franklin’s agenda. reader is left with insuffi cient spirit. occasionally overwhelms his Alice lived to be noticed, and she There’s little suggestion of Alice reason to care about the life story The story begins in the early storytelling, and sometimes his was, from the moment she moved as a thinking political animal, of a tough, smart and long-lived 1860s, as Roosevelt battles a bout prose comes so thick and fast, you into the White House to her later her confl icts are personal, with Washington survivor – Newsday/ of childhood illness. The tale takes long for one of Teddy’s Cuban years as one of Washington’s multiple costume changes: TNS 10 GULF TIMES Tuesday, March 26, 2019 COMMUNITY POP SPOT The Jonas Brothers plan to be a touring band again

here are two contrasting I. Leaving aside all his business adages. Out of sight, interests, he has his wife and two out of mind and absence daughters. We knew how much he makes the heart grow loves being a dad and raising the fonder. The latter girls.” certainlyT seems to apply to The “Being with my family is really Jonas Brothers. gratifying,” Kevin stated. “But to be A deep rift within the band able to come back and create music caused by creative diff erences led again with Nick and Joe as a family to Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas going is something very special. Danielle their separate ways in 2013. They (Kevin’s wife) and the kids are also had enjoyed great success since part of everything. Danielle, Nick’s joining forces in 2005. Appearances wife Priyanka (Chopra) and Joe’s on popular Disney Channel fi ancee Sophie (Turner) appear with programming augmented their us in the video for Sucker. music career and raised the boys “The kids will come with us profi le to such an extent that while when we tour and everything we their 2006 debut album, It’s About do will be as a collective family. I Time, reached number 91 on the also kind of like the idea of my kids Billboard 200, 2007’s Jonas Brothers seeing me on stage as a pop star hit number fi ve. rather than just in old videos and Four soundtrack albums all fi lms from before they were born.” peaked inside the top ten while As Kevin indicated, touring is their two other studio albums, FAMILY: The adage — absence makes the heart grow fonder — seems to apply to The Jonas Brothers. very much on The Jonas Brothers’ 2008’s A Little Bit Longer and agenda. 2009’s Lines, Vines and Trying number one since Aerosmith did so sharing app, founded a real-estate successful Jumanji: Welcome to the “It wasn’t just writing songs and Times, both topped the Billboard in 1998 with I Don’t Want To Miss development and construction Jungle. recording together that we missed,” 200. A Thing. company and is a co-CEO of the Blu Considering the boys have all Nick remarked. “Working on the Surprisingly, signifi cant singles Despite Nick being 26, Joe 29 and Market Company. I reckon he must been doing well as individuals, documentary made us appreciate success proved more elusive. Kevin 31, they are still categorised think he’s slumming being back in what made them decide to re-form there was a magic when we were Although all of their singles fared as a boy band. It may shock fans of the music business with us!” the band? together. What scars which might well enough, only two made the top One Direction, The Wanted and 5 Joe had success with his band “The prospect really came have remained from our break-up ten on Billboard’s Hot 100. Burnin’ Seconds of Summer but The Jonas DNCE. Their biggest hit was 2015’s about while we were fi lming a were healed while we were doing Up, which reached number fi ve, and Brothers are the fi rst boy band to Cake By The Ocean which reached documentary about ourselves,” the documentary.” Tonight, which peaked at number hold top spot since B2K reached the top ten in Britain, America and Nick revealed. “This was exactly “We realised we wanted the eight, both came from A Little Bit number one in 2003 with Bump, numerous countries around the a year ago. Joe was a coach on documentary to cover the fi rst part Longer. The album title-track was Bump, Bump. world. The Voice Australia. He had of our career and then start afresh also hugely popular peaking at The B2K track featured P. Diddy Nick has been the most active to live in Australia for several with a new chapter,” Joe added. “That number 11. as a guest artiste so his involvement and successful solo Jonas. His two months so Kevin and I had to fl y meant becoming a touring band This relative lack of a major may well have accounted for albums, 2014’s Nick Jonas and there to continue working on the again and performing a whole new hit track made it all the more increased record sales. Incidentally, 2016’s Last Year Was Complicated, documentary. collection of songs. surprising that their comeback Like The Jonas Brothers, B2K have both made the top ten on the “Things didn’t end well in 2013. “We’ve already recorded about 40 single, Sucker, should have given also reunited and are currently Billboard 200. He also won the It took us a couple of years or so tracks. The songs are a nice balance of The Jonas Brothers their fi rst touring across North America. 2016 Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Hal just to work things out as brothers. DNCE’s sound, Nick’s sound and the number one. Not only that but To be fair, The Jonas Brothers have David Starlight Award. Even after that was settled, I don’t stories from Kevin’s family life along Sucker actually debuted atop the not been completely absent from the Numerous acting roles have think we could have imagined with the heart that he brings to each Hot 100 becoming just the 34th music scene over the last six years. come his way with appearances performing together again. But all track. We can’t wait for everyone to song to achieve this feat in the “Only Kevin has really gotten into on television in Hawaii Five-O, that baggage we had started to get hear them.” chart’s 60-year history. other things,” Joe explained. “He’s Kingdom and Scream Queens. His unpacked while we were working on Judging by the response to Sucker, The boys also became the fi rst become a real business entrepreneur. fi lms have included Careful What the documentary. “Kevin’s willing it seems like their fans feel exactly group to enter the Hot 100 at He created a food app, a video You Wish For, Goat and the hugely involvement also surprised Joe and the same.

events in George’s life. The auction Heaven, proved particularly popular. raised a total of 11.3 million GBP. Lighthouse Family It was a massive hit throughout much The most expensive work was of the world and topped the chart in Damien Hirst’s The Incomplete Truth. You have to be of voting age to Australia. Consisting of a flying dove preserved in remember new music from Lighthouse Tunde and Paul went their separate in formaldehyde, it sold for 911,250 GBP. Family. ways a couple of years after releasing World record sales prices were Made up of singer Tunde Baiyewu their 2001 album, Whatever Gets You established for works by Jim Lambie, and keyboardist / songwriter / Through The Day. But there was no rift brief Angus Fairhurst, Harland Miller and producer Paul Tucker, the boys between them. They performed concerts James White. Records in the specific formed Lighthouse Family in 1993 in the UK and Ireland during 2011. medium were set for a Tracey Emin after meeting while at university in Fans expected new songs to follow George Michael to tears by the experience and an painting and Angus Fairhurst collage. Newcastle upon Tyne. but were left disappointed when an additional 250,000 GBP was raised Proceeds from the auction will They recorded demos for a number album failed to materialise. It looked like More than 15,000 people passed through their purchases of sale go towards continuing George’s of Paul’s songs. One of these, Ocean Lighthouse Family were no more. through the viewing rooms at Christie’s catalogues and souvenir tote bags. philanthropic legacy. Drive, caught the attention of Polydor But their fans will be delighted to hear auction house in London to see the art George collected works by a group Although he sought nothing but Records A&R Director Colin Barlow and Tunde and Paul have finally recorded collection owned by the late George known collectively as Young British anonymity for his many charitable bacame the title-track on their 1995 a new album. Blue Sky In Your Head is Michael. Artists. Famous names such as Damien contributions, debut album. set for release on May 3. It comes with a Most could not possibly hope to Hirst, Tracey Emin and Michael Craig- George’s generosity was finally Lighthouse Family’s three studio companion CD, Essentials, which features purchase any of the pieces but simply Martin featured prominently in his revealed to the public after his death. albums were all UK top ten hits. The re-mastered versions of their biggest- having the opportunity to see them collection. He would be pleased to know the most successful was 1997’s Postcards selling songs. Available now is the lead made so many of his fans feel that He became friends with several of trustees of his estate will continue to from Heaven which peaked at number single, My Salvation. An accompanying much closer to their musical hero. A the YBAs and they specially created a fund those charities which were so dear two. They also enjoyed five UK top ten hit video can be seen at www.youtube.com/ great number were actually moved number of pieces to focus on specific to his heart. singles. High, a track on Postcards from watch?v=P7dDmVi3bS0 Tuesday, March 26, 2019 GULF TIMES 11 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY Baahubali made me brave: Tamannaah

By Radhika Bhirani

own with two releases AGGRIEVED: Idris Elba says that he and his father had already in 2019, big plans in life. Tamannaah Bhatia has a growing kitty of Heartbreaking to see my projects across genres and dad die, says Idris Elba Dlanguages. The actress says being a part of epic two-part drama Baahubali not Actor Idris Elba says watching his father Winston just made her adventurous physically, die of lung cancer was heartbreaking. but also brave in terms of decision In an interview to The Hollywood Reporter, the making in life. Luther actor opened about his father’s illness and Telugu fi lm F2 Fun and Frustration why did he get a tattoo of “one life” on his forearm, and Tamil drama Kanne Kalaimaane hit reported mirror.co.uk the screens earlier this year, and Devi 2, He said: “That’s it. That’s all we’ve got. I watched That Is Mahalakshmi as well as Sye Raa my dad die, and he and I had big plans. I never got to Narasimha Reddy are in the pipeline show him the fruits of my labour. We talked about for release. Additionally, she has just things he could have if I made it, then he got sick. signed up for one Telugu fi lm, and one “It was heartbreaking, but it also grounded me.” in Tamil. This encouraged Elba to get “one life” tattooed What about any Hindi projects? on his arm, so that he doesn’t forget to grab every “I am not working on anything in opportunity thrown at him. Hindi as of now. I am open to doing a Winston died at the age of 76 in 2013. He was also lot of Hindi work. But I don’t want to Elba’s role model for playing Nelson Mandela in the do something just because it’s Hindi. I fi lm of his life, Long Walk to Freedom. want to do a project because it maybe “So when someone tells me, ‘You’re doing a bit too a good fi lm to be a part of. Sye Raa... much’, I’m like, I’m going to die one day, I’m going to will be released in Hindi as well. It take that last breath. You know what I don’t want to is mounted like a pan-India fi lm,” be thinking when I do? ‘I should’ve done that’,” Elba Tamannaah said of the Chiranjeevi- added. – IANS starrer which has a cameo by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. All of 29, the actress has been a part VERSATILE: Tamannaah Bhatia says she is not working on any Hindi film projects. of showbiz since her early teens. A majority of her fi lms have been in Tamil of my decision making. be able to take risks.” and Telugu, but she has done a fair “People started looking me at not just All in all, she is currently soaking share of Hindi and Kannada fi lms too. as a commercial heroine, but also an in the joy of having a versatile slate of She credits S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum actor, which is essentially what I came projects. opus Baahubali, in which she played here to do. That was what excited me “There’s no one kind of a movie. I am the fi esty warrior Avanthika, for being about having a fi lm career, that I could doing quite a mixed bag. I am working life-changing for her as an artiste and play diff erent people and characters. on a period fi lm (Sye Raa...), I will soon as a person. “I consciously now choose to shoot a fi lm with Vishal, which is a “I was someone who was very scared do movies which have something completely diff erent characterisation KEEN: Brigitte Nielsen is already a mother of five of heights. I was not someone who was interesting for me to do,” Tamannaah in the Army backdrop. So I am excited children. very adventurous. Because I had to said in the telephonic interview, about that.” do a lot of stunts, and the physicality asserting how she is on a path of being Will that see her doing a lot of action Brigitte Nielsen might have another baby of the character was very essential in conscious and cautious about choosing again? Baahubali, my orientation helped me projects. As an actor, one has to take “Well, I don’t know how much Singer Brigitte Nielsen, who is a mother of fi ve in my personal life. I became a lot more that plunge... Some of it works, some action, but it will not have the typical children, says she would love to have another child in adventurous and brave not just in terms of it doesn’t. But keep going at it. I female lead running around the trees.” her life. of what I do physically but also in terms think Baahubali gave me an attitude to – IANS Speaking on Italian TV show Non è la D’Urso, Nielsen opened about her husband Mattia’s wish of having a baby boy in their life, reports femalefi rst. Shabana Azmi slams Modi biopic’s makers and story writer of the fi lm, said in a statement. co.uk Actor Vivek Anand Oberoi essays Modi in the biopic, She said: “I might have another baby. It would be the Veteran actress Shabana Azmi feels makers of PM which is scheduled to release on April 5. sixth. Never say never. My husband is pressuring me Narendra Modi biopic intentionally added her husband and for another baby. He loves our little princess but he’d veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar’s name to the fi lm’s credits list. also like to have a baby boy. “It is quite clear this was done with deliberate intentions “Both of us always knew we wanted to have a baby to mislead public into believing that Javed Akhtar has together, a girl or a boy, it was the same. But deep in written the songs for PM Narendra Modi when the song my heart I was hoping it was a baby girl. I already have Ishwar allah tere jahan mein is from Deepa Mehta’s fi lm 1947 four boys, so yes I hoped for a little princess.” Earth,” she tweeted. The 55-year-old actress and her 40-year-old Earlier this week, Akhtar also took to Twitter to express partner Mattia welcomed daughter Frida into the shock to see his name in the credits of the fi lm’s trailer. His world nine months ago. name was mentioned among several other artistes in the The Cobra star , who also has grown up sons, Julian lyrics category. Winding, 34, Killian Marcus Nielsen, 29, Aaron Nielsen, Akhtar said he had not written any songs for the fi lm. 25, and 23-year-old Raoul Ayrton Meyer Jr , was criticised Soon after Akhtar’s tweet went viral and created a buzz, for becoming a mother again in her 50s. Sandeep Ssingh, one of the producers of the fi lm, cleared the But Nielsen knows how to tackle criticism as she said: air about giving credits to the lyricists. “I can take criticism. I understand what some people say. “T-Series being the offi cial music partner of our lm...we fi If, when I was 20, my mum said to me she was pregnant have taken the song Ishwar Allah from the fi lm 1947: Earth at 54, I’m not sure how I would have reacted.” – IANS and the song Suno gaur se duniya walon from the fi lm Dus, BLUNT: Shabana Azmi says that the recent controversy was thus we have given the due credits to respective lyricists a deliberate move to mislead public into believing that Javed Javed Sahab and Sameerji,” Ssingh, also the creative director Akhtar has written the songs for PM Narendra Modi. 12 GULF TIMES Tuesday, March 26, 2019 COMMUNITY

JOY: Children from EdClude’s Special Education Program celebrating their accomplishment SPEAKERS: From left, James Hall, Nawal Hafeez, Bushra Resham, Sana Nazakat and Ayesha Jamil. after presenting at the Seminar. From left, Jason William, Amal Shajahan and Sabah Khan. Education key for interaction with Down syndrome people

and Vice-Curator of Global lessons she has learned in life By Mudassir Raja Shapers Doha, said: “By having an while growing up with a sister all-inclusive education system, having Down syndrome. She he World Down people with diverse needs can be said: “Do not let Down syndrome Syndrome Day (WDSD) given the opportunity to share create doubts about your child’s is marked on March 21 the same spaces of learning and abilities as it does not define every year. development with the rest of the the child’s personality and the People with Down community and it will lead to an kind of lives they will live. When Tsyndrome and those who live and overall inclusive and accepting given a chance, they can prove work with them throughout the society. to be achievers and successful world organise and participate in EdClude also provides the individuals. For that to happen, activities and events to raise public families – having children we all need to play a part in awareness and create a single global with special needs – a support supporting them – not just the voice for advocating the the rights, space where they can voice out family members.” inclusion and well-being of people their concerns and share their James Halls, a Student Services with Down syndrome. opinions and also give them the Coordinator at Qatar Foundation, Down syndrome is a genetic opportunity to connect with each said: “Due to better care and condition a person is born with other in the community. facilities, the people with Down caused by having an extra 21st The ‘World Down Syndrome syndrome are living longer. chromosome. Day Seminar’ focused on Hence, more and more people are It is a naturally occurring successful transitioning of people interacting with them, increasing chromosomal arrangement with Down syndrome – being able our need for widespread public LISTENERS: Participants listen to the seminar held at Student’s Centre in that has always been a part of to lead an independent life. education and acceptance.” Education City. the human condition, being Nawal Hafeez further said: He added: “This need has universally present across racial, “We need to educate ourselves led to many successful stories. gender, and socio-economic lines. about the needs and abilities Johns’s Crazy Socks – retail According to the UN, it affects that people with Down syndrome store - is a father-son venture about 1 in 800 births worldwide or, as a matter of fact, with inspired by co-founder John Lee causing some level of health and special needs have so that we are Cronin, a young man with Down development challenges along prepared to interact with them syndrome whose affinity for with some level of intellectual and are prepared to offer them our crazy socks paired with his love disability. support towards a more inclusive of making people smile turned There are many groups and and accepting society. We need in to a successful business of organisations that hold different to believe in the philosophy that socks. Another success story is seminars and workshops to raise people with Down syndrome can that of Zhou Zhou, an orchestra awareness on DSD in Qatar. do more or less anything that you conductor with Down syndrome Most recently, EdClude in and I can.” in China, who has perfected his partnership with Global Shapers The seminar witnessed over art and gained much applause and Doha Hub celebrated WDSD by 60 attendees including officials appreciation.” hosting a seminar at Student’s from Qatar Foundation, Education The highlight of the seminar Center in Education City. Above All, Qatar Academy, was a presentation by children EdClude is a community- teachers, social activists, families, with special needs from EdClude’s based organisation that works and children with special needs. Special Education Needs Program. to promote awareness on Down Bushra Resham, a programmes The three students namely; syndrome and other special needs coordinator at Education Above Jason, Amal, and Sabah talked and advocates for an inclusive All and co-founder of EdClude, about what Down syndrome is, education system. has a family member with how it is to live with it, and how it Speaking at the seminar, Nawal Down syndrome. Speaking on is to be friends with someone who PRESENTATION: Students from EdClude’s Special Education Program Hafeez, co-founder of EdClude the occasion, she shared three has Down syndrome. presenting at the seminar.