TUESDAY 18 APRIL 2017 CAMPUS | 3 HEALTH | 9 BOLLYWOODD | 1111 QAD proud of Stroke rates rising Vijay goes cleann its students’ steadily in young shaven for achievements adults next film Email: [email protected] The Turkish Food Festival at Al Hubara Restaurant brings mouth-watering flavours of Turkey’s cultural legacy to Doha diners. P | 4-5 CULINARY LEGACY TUESDAY 18 APRIL 2017 CAMPUS 03 QAD proud of its students’ achievements nder the umbrella of “Perfume & The Science Pre-University Edu- Behind It” was an extremely Ucation, Qatar popular exhibit and she was Academy Doha (QAD) is invited to the final round. proud to reflect upon an Representatives from incredible weekend of aca- Qatar Academy Doha (QAD), demic success. Two teams as well as members of Muna’s from Qatar Academy Doha’s family were present during gifted and talented pro- the final judging round. All gramme have performed were extremely pleased and with distinction in separate proud of Muna who achieved events. second place and was Muna Al Asmakh was awarded a certificate invited to compete in the acknowledging her achieve- honour to be there and win- was a remarkable achieve- eighth edition of the Materi- ments and generous prize ning second place was ment to even get to the final als Science and Engineering money. Muna Al Asmakh, beyond my expectations.” as only four out of 107 teams Symposium at Texas A&M Grade 10 student, said, “Pre- To wrap up the weekend qualified. In the final round, University of Qatar on Thurs- senting my project to of QAD’s academic success, teams were required to work day 16th March. This is the university professors at the four Grade 11 math students together to solve difficult first year that high school Materials Science and Engi- competed in the final of math questions in front of an students have been invited neering Symposium was an Carnegie Mellon University audience including family to compete at this event. experience that cannot be Qatar’s “Pi Day Mathematics members, friends, teachers Muna’s project entitled described in words. It was an Competition” on March 18. It and professors. Academic Bridge Program hosts ‘Muqbeleen’ campaign nder the umbrella of the spoke to the students about his effort. In completion to the Pre-University Educa- experiences when he was in effective role played by the Aca- Ution, a member of Qatar their age and encourage them demic Bridge Program in Foundation, The Academic to be active members of their creating intellectually and sci- Bridge Program (ABP) hosted community. The idea of the entifically qualified youth, the ‘Muqbeleen’ campaign, a project campaign is that young people programme was keen to host recently launched by NAMA are the mainstay of economic that campaign to introduce Center, part of the Qatar Social and social power. They are the young people to the various Work Foundation (QSWF). builders of the homeland and activities of NAMA Center and The campaign team guarantors of its power and to provide them with services explained the objectives and prevention. in order to promote their aspi- programmes of the campaign Their role in the comprehen- rations for excellence and to the students and invited them sive development is central, and leadership. On this occasion, to take advantage of the pro- their enlightened minds are the Moza Al Boainain, Assistant grammes offered to them by the scientific base that ensures suc- Director for Student Affairs, NAMA center. cess and progress in the expressed her thanks to NAMA Social activist, Aqil Al Janahi. economic and developmental Center and its sponsors. 04 COVER STORY TUESDAY 18 APRIL 2017 Turkish food delights Doha diners with rich and savoury dishes Amna Pervaiz Rao The Peninsula heraton Grand Doha Resort and Convention Hotel have Spartnered with Turkish Air- lines to offer Doha’s diners an exciting gastronomic experience, a Turkish Food Festival with live cooking stations and entertainment. Travelling from one of the world’s top culinary destinations, the seven day festival brings two Turkish chefs from Istanbul to host the lively celebration, that started on April 16 and will continue till 22. The event, that takes place at Al Hubara Restaurant, bringing mouth-watering flavours to the community. Rightly famed for its cuisine, Turkey takes its influence from all over the world and dates to the Ottomans, with rich and savoury dishes, complementing chef’s desire to master traditional dishes with finesse and excellence. Diners can expect a lavish spread of tasty dishes and will have the chance to win daily prizes from Turkish Airlines, including flights to Europe. Hichem Ben Amor, Executive Assistant Manager-Food and Bev- erage, Sheraton Grand Doha Resort and Convention Hotel, said: “We are delighted to bring Doha’s diners a flavour of Turkey’s cul- tural legacy. Food and music are a great way to gain an insight to what makes it such a renowned culinary destination. It promises to be a feast for all the senses.” The Turkish Food Festival, is the fourth culinary festival Al Hubara Restaurant, has brought to Doha foodies since January, underscoring the hotel’s commit- ment to offering residents and guest’s exceptional experiences. TUESDAY 18 APRIL 2017 COVER STORY 05 Speaking of their partnership Mehmed Zingal, General Manager of Turkish Airlines commented: “We are honoured to take guests on a journey of Turkey’s traditions. From our delicious dishes that are enjoyed throughout the country, to the music composed to stir the emotions. It is a pleasure to intro- duce our cultural heritage to residents of Qatar and guests of the hotel.” Talking to The Peninsula, an official from Al Hubara Restaurant said: “ Every day we are serving with different menus; as first day we served cold appetizers which include, Eggplant salad, Spinach borani and Circassian chicken. Soups include, Ezo Gelin Soup - A savoury soup with red lentil, bulgur and mixed spices, yayla corbası—yogurt soup creamed rice soup. Hot meals included stuffed pep- per with minced meat, sultan’s favourite, steamed fish with fresh vegetables and bulgur pilaf. The live cooking show included cooking of Lamb Shawarma, Ottoman style grilled meatball, chicken chops and Turkish pizza. Dessert included, baked pumpkin with tahini sauce and walnut.” “We change menu everyday which includes Turkish ice cream station which includes ( vanilla, chocolate, strawberry) flavours, Turkish coffee Station and Turkish shawarma station. The Chef, Cevdet Oral, from Istanbul previously worked in 5-star hotels in New York, Azerbaijan, Egypt and Turkey,” he added. In addition to the above, Sheraton is running a lucky draw on ground and on SM platforms. Guests can win daily return tickets to anywhere in Europe. The visitors can enjoy the live band performance by ‘Ethnic Band from Turkey’. The official told The Peninsula: “The competition includes the following steps, first step is to dine in at the food festival, second is to give details in the rolling drum, lunch or dinner, third step is to post your favourite picture of the festival on social media and tag (#merhabasheraton, #sheratongrand- doha) with the picture. These steps will lead to the chance to win daily return tickets to anywhere Europe. Daily lucky winners will be announced at 9:30pm.” The Turkish Food Festival is open for lunch daily from 12 noon to 3pm and will be charged QR195. For dinner from 7pm to 11pm for QR235. Friday and Sat- urday brunch on April 21 & 22 will be available from 12noon to 3pm for QR315 and QR 240, respectively. 06 MARKETPLACE / COMMUNITY TUESDAY 18 APRIL 2017 Doha Dessert and Al Heen head to the Crossover Stage he semifinal matches of the Gocotano leading with 11 points. Group A for the Rising Divi- Jomes Guerra paced the Slammers Tsion featured top seeded with 19. Doha Dessert vs Pinoy Slammers The final game of the day saw and 2nd place Spartans vs Al Heen, Al Heen score an 80-76 upset win where the winner face Tausug and against 2nd placed Spartans. Al Pinoy Warriors respectively in the Heen started the game on fire until crossover stage. the Spartans started to clamp down In the first game, Doha Dessert on defense which saw Al Heen showed teamwork and defensive going dry for 6 minutes and scram- prowess in taming the Pinoy Slam- bling for form. With team skipper mers to a 79-60 defeat. Edgar Malinao leading the charge, The Slammers were able to the Spartans kept Al Heen at bay have a quick start in the game and until the last 3 minutes of the game even went up by 11 in the first quar- when the combined offense of Rea- ter but Doha Dessert was able to gan Catibog and Derrick Manalo regroup and lead by 5 at the half. turned a 5-point deficit to an advan- From then on, it was an all Doha tage in their favor. Hussein Dessert show as they slowly Gandarosa made a quick basket to increase their lead to double digits reduce Al Heen’s lead to 3 followed ending the 3rd quarter with a 16-3 by a quick foul on Manalo who split blitz. The last quarter saw Pinoy his charities to settle for a 4-point Slammers losing hope as the defi- win. Marvin Caspillo led all scorers cit went up to 25 until the final with 26 followed by Manalo with minutes of the game when Doha 19 while Hussein Gandarosa led the pionship on April 28. United Filipino Organizations in Dessert relaxed with the safe Spartans with 19. PIBAQ’s Season 22 is brought Qatar; sponsored by Ooredoo, Phil- advantage and settled for a 19-point The Crossover Stage will be to you by Qatar Basketball Feder- ippine Airlines, Alicafe, Diana margin.