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COVERPG STORY 2&3 02 Sunday, May 22, 2016 COVER STORY Fashion as a mission for world peace DIPTI NAIR DOHA

ASHION is not just clothes or designs. It encases entire cultures and their traditions, and depicts how people live or used to live. It brings people together, andF in the hands of someone as creative as Turkish designer Rabia Yalcin, fashion also acts as a bridge unifying cultures and eras. She was in Doha recently for the launch of ‘Reflect your light with Kutnu’, her own project, where she has collaborated with the Turkish Exporters Assembly to give a global message of peace and unity. During the launch, she showcased her collection which was all done with Kutnu, a handmade fabric into which is woven the rich history and cultural heritage of Turkey. Her collection brought elements of the past like old embroidery and styles into the present, making it suitable for the modern woman. The project is not just a one-off fashion show but an ongoing peace mission and it was received well by people in Qatar. Rabia Yalcin may never have learned fashion in a school, but her talent of creating unique styles and designs will amaze you. Coming from a family of tailors and craftsmen, it was only natural that she take Rabia Yalcin receiving the award for ‘most innovative designer’ at the New York Couture Week. an interest in the craft early on. The self- taught designer started taking an interest ¸)LPUNH^VTHUTHRLZ in clothes and began designing her own dresses at the age of five. `V\RUVJRH[HKVVY Rabia Yalcin believes that artistic talent is a natural gift and feels she has been [^PJL[VNL[P[VWLULK blessed with it. “An artistic point of view is )LPUNH4\ZSPT^VTHU like the colour of your eyes,” she says. “You are born with it. And I feel this calling or `V\OH]L[VRUVJRH[[OL this urge to share my artistic point of view KVVY[OYLL[PTLZ[VNL[ with everyone.” Yalcin’s talent was first recognised on P[VWLULK+\YPUN[OL the streets of Turkey in the 1990s, when women would stop her on the roads to SHZ[`LHYZ0OH]LOHK admire her dress. THU`ZL[IHJRZI\[0 “Strangers would always pull alongside me and ask where I bought my dress or UL]LYVUJLHZRLK skirt but they would all be my designs. In ºÔ`TL»¹ those days, Muslim women in Turkey and generally in the Middle East did not have many services provided to them. There weren’t many options for modest clothes. Yalcin at the ‘Reflect your light with Kutnu’ project fashion show in Doha. This was my inspiration, to create some- ‘the most innovative designer award’ and thing for the traditional Muslim woman ture. In no time, she became a darling of Week in 2007. The same year, she held her catapulted her to global fame. with a sense of fashion,” she recounted. the European fashion scene and began de- first solo runway show as part of the New Yalcin credits her global acceptance Yalcin’s foray into the fashion industry signing for prominent international figures York Couture Week. In 2008, she showed and success to her respect for different was made with an unpretentious show in politics, business and entertainment. her environmentalist empathy at the New cultures, religions and views of life. of her first collection at a private club in Rabia Yalcin ventured into the United York Couture Week by designing a col- “All through my life and career I have 1996. The work received high praise and States fashion scene with a fund-raising lection with fabric made out of recycled given a lot of respect to people irrespective launched her line Rabia Yalçın Haute Cou- event for Darfur at the New York Fashion plastic bottles. This won her the coveted of their religion or way of life. I believe that 03 COVER STORY Sunday, May 22, 2016

mutual respect is the only way to bring dressing too,” she said. produce for themselves. The grading peace in the world. I have a very firm stand Yalcin’s designs are not restricted to the system in my school will be based on their on my religion and values, but at the same modest designs as she designs for women courage and the risks they are willing to time, I respect other cultures and faiths of different cultures and values, but her take to nurture their inborn talent and too, and because of this attitude, I believe, I personal style is to cover herself. not just on the quality of their artwork am respected and accepted wherever I go,” “I did not give up on my feminin- or designs. I have never let anyone she said. ity when I decided to cover myself,” she grade my artwork and have kept According to her, Islam and fashion said. “Every woman is beautiful and if she my freedom and that is part of my are two different concepts but the rules of knows she is beautiful and if she is femi- success. There are certain things Islam are not subject to change, so fashion nine, then she is automatically empowered. that you cannot buy with is changing and circling around the rules Women need to understand that power money, one is courage and of Islam. Yalcin feels that the need for a comes from within and it will be reflected another is inborn talent. woman to look elegant and beautiful has in her style. A woman doesn’t have to lose You have got to have them remained constant over the years. In ear- out on her femininity to be powerful. If she within you, and this is lier days, there were not many options for a is courageous, she can beat the odds and what I will preach in Muslim woman to dress modestly and still triumph.” my design school, look pretty. But now, there are more ways Yalcin’s journey as a Muslim woman and encourage for a woman to express herself in a modest trying to have her own life outside Turkey, students to open yet elegant way. hasn’t been an easy one and every step was their minds, “Fashion is a commercial concept that strewn with difficulties and challenges. speak freely changes every season but the Islamic laws “Being a woman makes you knock at a and design of a woman covering her body remain door twice to get it opened. Being a Mus- freely.” unchanged. What I do, is use contempo- lim woman, you have to knock at the door rary elements like fabric and embroidery in three times to get it opened. During the my designs to fit the existing Islamic laws, last 20 years, I have had many setbacks, so the modern Muslim woman can look but I never once asked ‘why me’. Every pretty and sophisticated and still be within time I fell, I got up with a handful of soil in the rules and regulations of Islam,” said my hand. Each time, I pick up something Yalcin. from my fall and I say to myself that these She believes that the use of colours, experiences will come handy eventually. instead of just black, has triggered accept- And they have,” she averred. ance of modest fashion globally. While de- Yalcin said that all her success has signing, Yalcin is creating for a courageous come from courage and respect, courage and powerful modern Muslim woman. of conviction and respect for the arts. She “Muslim women are doesn’t let anyone put her into certain prominent every- shapes or set limits for her and she where now, be wants to give this back to the com- it business or munity. academia. They “I was brought up with these show themselves values of giving back to society,” more, they are says Yalcin. “It’s a big part of A design featuring Kutnu, a blend of silk more coura- Islam, and in Turkey, we and cotton. geous and this have that sense of commu- is reflected in nity.” their Yalcin dreams of way of starting a design school, where she can impart her knowl- edge of the arts to the next generation. “I want children to find their arty side and

Her pieces and handmade accessories showcase intricate Rabia Yalcin has used Kutnu even in the embroidery designs and detail - inspired by the rich history Her traditional background and the sensual garments she creates forms a unique bridge accessories including belts, bags and shoes. of Turkey and are also fit for today’s women. between the East and the West. 04 Sunday, May 22, 2016 PEF wins T20 cricket friendly against QVL

Tahir Jamil and MI Farid exchanging mementos. PEF captain Mahmood Ali Khan receiving the championship trophy. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK

AKISTAN Engineers Forum (PEF) cricket team won the T20 cricket friendly match against Qatar Veteran league (QVL) by 20 runs. PQVL were all out in 17 overs and scored 87 runs in response to 107 runs by PEF in 20 overs in the first inning. PEF won the toss and decided to bat first and in 20 overs scored 107. While chasing this score, QVL could manage just 87 runs. They were all out in 17 overs. There were three individual prizes awarded to PEF, Man of the Match received by Mahmood Ali Khan, Best Batsman given to Mohammad Jawad and Best Bowler to Rauf Shahzad. Rashid Nizam receives a memento from QVL and PEF. The chief guest, Islamic Republic of Pa- kistan Embassy Community Welfare Attaché Rashid Nizam, presented the winner trophy to PEF Captain Mahmood Ali Khan, and the runner-up trophy to QVL Captain Krishan Kumar. The match, organised by Saleem Qazi, senior member of QVL and PEF cricket captain Khan, was played at Mesaieed QP Sports Complex cricket ground. QVL president MI Farid and, PEF president Tahir Jamil exchanged mementos at the awarding ceremony. The two teams also presented Ni- zam with a memento while Jamil presented QVL captain Krishan Kumar receives runner-up trophy. Nizam, Farid and Saleem with certificates of appreciation for their support. mad Azimuddin updated the scoreboard. Pakistan Cricket Academy president Neeraj and Thissaeru were the umpires. Haroon Rasheed Qureshi was the game com- QVL and PEF thanked the QP Mesaieed mentator while Furqan Ahmad Paracha and Sport Complex management and ground Naidu gave expert comments. M Naveed in-charge Dilanka for allowing the use of the The winning team with chief guest Rashid Nizam. scored the game while PEF member Moham- facility for the game. 05 CITY CIRCUIT Sunday, May 22, 2016 BPS students first in public speaking contest

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Shaji of XII-C won the championship. Students from 25 schools, including WO Birla Public School stu- independent schools, took part in the dents won ﬁrst prize at the contest and Suprasanna and Aashiya recent Youth Public Speaking won over 179 students. Championship 2016 organised Five students among the 10 ﬁnalists Tby Qatar Toastmasters. Suprasanna Siv- at the Qatar Open were from Birla Public aprakash of VIII-O and Aashiya Anitha School.

Birla Public School students won in the Youth Public Speaking Championship 2016 organised by Qatar Toastmasters. IIS team wins Encuesta 2016

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DEAL Indian School team com- prising Niranjan, Vaishakh Ku- Imar and Ibrahim Ahmed won the Encuesta 2016 Inter School Quiz competition hosted by DPS-Modern Indian School. Eight Indian schools took part in the quiz and IIS won the championship while BPS secured 2nd place. The team was trained by Pushparajan. Principal Syed Shoukath Ali congratulated the team on its victory. HAPPENINGS IN QATAR

Venue: Al Khor Airport QATARI AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT YARDS CONTEMPORARY ART FROM CHINA Fee: QR 1,899 When: Till June 30, 2016 When: Till July 16 For the first time in Qatar, everyone will get a Time: 7am to 5pm Time: 10:30am to 5:30pm (Sun - Wed), 12pm to chance to experience skydiving with a team of Venue: Al Mazrooa, Al Zakheera, Al Khor, Al Wakrah 8pm (Thur & Sat), 2pm to 8pm (Fri) certified skydivers to jump from approximately Admission: Free Venue: Qatar Museums Gallery Al Riwaq 13,000 feet high. The fee includes photos and The Ministry of Municipality and Environment will Admission: Free a video footage of before, after and during the open the 4th season of Qatari agricultural After his solo exhibition at Mathaf in 2011, Interna- jump. Tickets are available online, at Lagoona product yards for selling locally produced fruits, veg- tionally acclaimed New York based Chinese artist Cai Mall, Qatar Foundation and Virgin Mega Stores. etables, poultry, fish and livestock. The yards will oper- Guo-Qiang returns to Qatar to present an exhibition For more info, visit http://skydiveqatar.com/ ate three days a week on Thursdays, Fridays and Sat- featuring 15 contemporary Chinese artists and col- urdays with livestock vendors in Al Mazrooa operating lectives working in a variety of media. at the same times throughout the week. QATAR MUSEUMS IN SPAIN – LOOKING AT MICRO INVASION BY MASAKATSU SASHIE THE WORLD AROUND YOU CULTURAL DIVERSITY FESTIVAL SHIFTING SANDS When: Till July 30 When: Till June 19 When: Till May 31 When: Till July 7 Time: 10am to 7pm Time: 11am to 6pm Time: 9am to 4:30pm (Sun - Thur), 9am to 6pm (Sun - Thur) Time: 7:30pm to 9pm Venue: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art Venue: Katara Beach 21 (Sat), 2pm to 6pm (Fri) Venue: Anima Gallery Admission: Free Venue: Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum & Lounge , Parcel 17, Admission: Free Organised by Fundacion Banco Santander and Enjoy a night of entertainment and discovery while This year the annual exhibition project by the Porto Arabia, The Qatar Museums, the show features selected MA Museum and Gallery Practice students at Pearl- Qatar you learn about the culture and heritage of over works from the collections of QM, in celebration 20 countries at the Cultural Diversity Festival. UCL Qatar has partnered with the Sheikh Faisal For the first time in the Gulf, Japanese artist Ma- of modern and contemporary art illustrating Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum to create the exhibition. sakatsu Sashie will debut a collection of new the Arab world’s perspective on the international SKYDIVE QATAR The exhibition seeks to highlight the changes of works during this premiere solo exhibition. art scene. When: Till May 31, 2016 Qatar’s cultural landscape through objects from For more information call 3377-1370, email art@ Time: 9am / 1:30pm the collection and stories collected from citizens animagallery.com, or visit www.animagl.com and residents. 06 Sunday, May 22, 2016 CITY CIRCUIT 2nd Mokarabia coffee bar in Doha opens at Ezdan Tower 1 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK

ALMA Hospitality Group has announced the opening of a second Mokarabia coffee bar in Doha. Located at Ezdan Tower 1 in West Bay, Pthe new Mokarabia coffee bar opens its doors only months after the famed Ital- ian coffee brand made its Qatar debut at Medina Centrale, The Pearl. “The response to the ﬁrst Mokarabia coffee bar has been overwhelming. The enthusiastic reception it received was en- couragement enough for us to consider opening a second outlet in the city,” said Palma Hospitality Group General Man-

ager Charbel Mhanna. “The new Moka- a broad selection of delicious treats for milk shakes, juices, ice creams and teas. rabia coffee bar is located in the heart of breakfast and lunch, including signature The new Mokarabia outlet is open Doha’s business district, positioning us Mokarabia coffee blends such as Es- Saturday to Thursday from 6 am to 1 am, to capitalise on the growing demand for presso, White Lady, Cappuccino, Coffee and from 6 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm new lunch and coffee breaks venues.” Shakerato and Mokaccino, in addition to to 1 am on Fridays. Parking is available Mokarabia at Ezdan Tower 1 offers a variety of salads, sandwiches, pastries, for customers. 07 WHEELS Sunday, May 22, 2016

2016 CHEVROLET CAMARO

A sinewy Camaro, still with muscle car swagger

NYT SYNDICATE reason to avoid the previous generation, is now a Wards Top 10 Interiors HERE’S no mistaking the recipient. Clever flourishes include air new 2016 Chevrolet Ca- vent trim rings that double as climate maro because, well, it has control dials. One tip: Don’t skip a strong resemblance to the $2,800 convenience and light- the departing car. Much ing package that adds configurable Tlike the Olsen twins, though, the two gauges, head-up display, heated steer- are similar but quite different. If you ing wheel, wireless phone charging can discern Mary-Kate from Ashley and accent lighting that transforms at first glance, congratulations, you the space. At night, the large glowing might peg the new Camaro quickly. sills will attract eyes from 20 paces. Or maybe you’ve just watched too The package also includes cross- much TV. path detection and blind-spot warn- But really, the big news about ing, which is sorely needed. Camaro is Generation 6 is that under the slightly a gazelle in motion, but with gun slit smaller and sinewy silhouette, the glass, its outward visibility is akin to Camaro now shares a platform with an M1 Abrams tank’s. The rear blind the Cadillac ATS, with 70 percent of brakes, the car scrubs off speed with 455 horses. Chevy claims that spot is the size of Texas. the architectural components unique securely. the base 2-litre turbocharged 4-cyl- The Camaro is about 2 inches to Camaro. It can’t hurt that the V6 models inder with 275 horsepower does the shorter now, and I’ll wager it was Drawn like Jessica Rabbit, the are nearly 300 pounds lighter now. 0-to-60 dash in just under 6 seconds. taken from the back seat. Generally, Chevy’s intense American muscle-car Don’t be disappointed to learn that’s Yes, a 4-cylinder. I’d trot out the line “for two children lines might cause import worshippers the model I’m focusing on. Not terri- All engines can be paired to an only,” but even small ones will be- to dismiss it. Pity. It’s bad in a good bly long ago, V-8s struggled to pro- optional 8-speed automatic or the moan the lack of legroom and cup way — a rear-wheel-drive perform- duce 335 horsepower and 284 pound- standard 6-speed manual, which, on holders. The trunk’s narrow opening ance bargain. feet of torque. Camaro’s 3.6-litre V-6 the V-8, features Active Rev Matching could keep large suitcases from get- General Motors is doing great does it on standard grade gasoline. that “blips” the throttle when down- ting in. Pack light, because four carry- things with chassis tuning, and the With a rumble from the exhaust, it’ll shifting. Drive modes adjust steering on bags is all you’ll shimmy in. Camaro inherited the compelling snap from a standstill to 60 mph in weight and transmission mapping. SS But boy, the Camaro is a joy to goodness of the ATS that makes the 5.1 seconds. V-8 models are available with adap- drive. It’s as compelling as anything car tons of fun to toss into a corner. Need more velocity? By all means tive magnetic dampers. Good stuff. from overseas, no “for a Chevy” ex- Even without the available Brembo move up to the 6.2-litre 8-cylinder More big news? The interior, a cuses needed. 08 Sunday, May 22, 2016 SPACE New Earth-size planets would be nothing like Earth

NYT SYNDICATE there’s a decent chance this planet sits in that sweet spot where life might thrive. If TANTALISING trio of not, it’s plausibly a frozen world, but one Earth-size worlds circles where metabolic furnaces could be churn- a tiny, dim star relatively ing away in a warmer subsurface. close to us, and each planet is within or near the region ICE AND AIR whereA the star’s light could support the Trappist found all three worlds by not- whispers and sighs of extraterrestrial ing when the planets passed between the life. star and Earth, briefly dimming the star’s But don’t get too hopeful for Earth light. From the timing and amplitude look-alikes — while we don’t know of those intermittent twinkles, the team much yet about their characteristics, could determine their sizes and orbits. these three worlds exist in very different However, this method of planet hunt- environments than our home planet. ing can’t tell us everything about the Still, this is the first time three such system, including how massive the planets worlds have been spotted around an are. Without that measurement, it’s tricky ultra-cool dwarf star, a discovery that to say what the three worlds are made of. bodes well for planet-hunters scouring For now, the team suspects the worlds the galaxy for small, rocky planets. are solid and possibly icy, perhaps some- “This is a brand new planetary popu- what of a hybrid between Earth and the lation that is revealed, and it could well icy moons of the outer solar system, like dominate the total number of planets An artist’s rendering shows the cool red star Trappist-1 and its three newfound planets. Europa or Enceladus. in the Milky Way,” says Michaël Gillon “We don’t have such planets in our of Belgium’s University of Liège. “This own solar system, so it is really interesting indicates that the formation of Earth- to find out what such planets can be like,” size planets around these down-played says Cornell University’s Lisa Kaltenegger, tiny stellar objects — that are much who isn’t involved in the study. “Whether more frequent than sun-like stars in the life would thrive under the surface of a galaxy — is very efficient.” frozen world, and if it could have started As Nature recently reported, scien- in the first place, are the open questions tists found the system using the Tran- that make our search in general that siting Planets and Planetesimals Small interesting.” Telescope, or Trappist. This robotic Because the system is so close by, we instrument in Chile searches for plan- may soon be able to gather more clues, ets around the 60 brightest ultra-cool perhaps by measuring the planets’ atmos- dwarfs. pheres. That alone can tell us much more The host star for the newfound trio, about their chances for supporting life. called Trappist-1, is just a bit bigger Astronomers have already pointed the than the planet Jupiter, and it is so cool infrared eye of the Spitzer Space Telescope that most of the light it emits is in the at Trappist-1, and this week scientists plan infrared. So, if alien life happened to to place the system in the Hubble Space emerge on any of the star’s three known Telescope’s crosshairs to take a closer look planets, the landscapes might look very at the two inner planets’ atmospheres. different from our green world. Over the next decade, as the tools On Earth, photosynthesis is based The star Trappist-1 (right) is just a bit bigger than Jupiter and very tiny compared to our yellow sun. that scrutinise the cosmos become more on pigments like chlorophyll, which powerful, scientists could even search the absorbs blue and red light and ap- PLANETARY SPEEDWAY to the star, the planets are likely orbit- worlds for the signatures of molecules as- pears green to human eyes. But on the At just under 40 light-years away, the ing in lockstep, with one face perpetually sociated with life, such as ozone, oxygen, Trappist-1 planets, chemistry based on system is close enough to make further pointed toward their home star. That carbon dioxide and methane. visible light would be pretty inefficient, study of its characteristics plausible in the means their continually day-lit hemi- “What will matter is how abundant Gillon says. very near future. Scientists are keen to do spheres are probably much too toasted for they are in the conditions present in these “It is thus a priori likely that evolu- that, because the cosmos doesn’t offer us life to comfortably thrive. atmospheres,” says study co-author Julien tion would favour the development of a handful of Earth-size worlds in the near Meanwhile, the planets’ dark backsides de Wit of MIT. “For example, (molecular infrared-sensitive pigments for photo- neighbourhood very often. are also probably inhospitable, although oxygen) on Earth is present in an extreme- synthesis,” he says. Instead, these alien Two of the planets, Trappist-1b and there may be a region between those two ly high fraction — more than a chemical plants would absorb the infrared and Trappist-1c, are just a bit too close to their extremes that could be just right for life. equilibrium would allow for.” tiny bits of red light the star emits — star to be racing around inside the habit- The third planet, Trappist-1d, is If aliens are out there looking at Earth, and might appear rather lackluster and able zone, the region where liquid water perhaps the most scientifically intriguing. that abundance of atmospheric oxygen black to human eyes. can stably exist on the surface. Its orbit hasn’t been definitively pinned would be a clue that we exist. So for “Of course, for local creatures with A year on Trappist-1b flashes by in just down, and a year there could last any- people hoping to find life elsewhere in the infrared vision, plants would have some 1.5 Earth days. And at 2.4 Earth days, a where between 4.5 and almost 73 Earth- cosmos, de Wit says, “searching for such a colours and would look much nicer,” year on Trappist-1c is only slightly more days. chemical disequilibrium is the main path Gillon says. leisurely. Because they’re so snuggled up Based on the team’s observations, forward.” 09 FASHION Sunday, May 22, 2016 Top shoes and bags of Fall 2016

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Louis Vuitton Altuzarra Oscar de la Renta 10 Sunday, May 22, 2016 PETS

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E don’t just buy pets as never before, we also treat them differently. More animals are living in our houses and are given over toW a life of leisure. Animals are spoken of as family members — and not just dogs and cats, but rabbits, rats, bearded dragons and snakes. We feed them scientifically formulated organic diets and take them to veterinary specialists of all stripes. Veterinarians and psycholo- gists describe these changing practices as evidence of a deepening “human-animal bond.” Let me confess up front that I have taken an active part in the pet-keeping bonanza. I grew up with a menagerie of pets and, as a mother, was determined to provide my daughter with the same joy- ful experiences. Indeed, I was so indul- gent that by the time my daughter was in elementary school our house was known as “the neighbourhood zoo.” Now that she is a teenager, we’ve vastly reduced the census of animals in our home, but we still live with two dogs. I can’t imagine life without them. Regardless, I have become increas- ingly uncomfortable with the very no- tion of “pet.” Scientists studying animal cognition and emotion are continually peeling back the mysteries of animal minds, revealing an incredible and often surprising richness in the thoughts and Is your pet lonely feelings of other creatures. For instance, the more I’ve learned about goldfish — they are more intelli- gent than we think, feel pain and engage in socially complex behaviours — the guiltier I feel that I subjected several of and bored? these creatures to a life of endless te- dium, swimming circles in a small bowl on my daughter’s dresser. ;OLL[OPJHSWYVISLTZ^P[O[OL]HYPV\ZZTHSSJYLH[\YLZ given lots of attention inside a home, Like me, well-meaning pet owners but rarely get outside? How many spend may unwittingly cause harm by keeping ^LZ[\MMPU[VJHNLZHUK[HURZHYLYLSH[P]LS`JSLHYJ\[ their weekdays inside and alone, while animals in captive environments that their owners are at work, save for the one might not meet their behavioural needs, ;OLTVYLJOHSSLUNPUNTVYHSX\LZ[PVUZHYPZLPU or two times a dog walker or neighbour such as a small bowl for a lone goldfish YLSH[PVU[VV\YJSVZLZ[M\YY`MYPLUKZ!KVNZHUKJH[Z drops by for a few minutes to feed them or a 10-gallon glass tank with fake vines and take them out briefly? Is it going too for a leopard gecko. far to suggest that these dogs are suffer- The way the pet industry advertises ing? and sells animals gives the impression If we buy fewer dogs and cats from that having a pet is easy and fun, and and tanks are relatively clear-cut. The Yet the well-being of our cats and breeders and pet stores, the pet popula- that pets themselves are cheap and dis- more challenging moral questions, in dogs is perhaps more compromised than tion boom might gradually taper off, and posable toys. You can, for instance, stop my view, arise in relation to our clos- most of us would like to admit. There the numbers of abandoned animals in at the pet store at the mall and, for $20, est furry friends: dogs and cats. Unlike are, of course, the obvious systemic shelters should start to decline as well. buy a brightly painted hermit crab, com- animals that must spend their entire life problems like cruelty, neglect, aban- It may be hard to recognise the harm- plete with a cage that would fit on a 5-by- in a cage or that must struggle to adapt donment, the millions wasting away in ful aspects of pet keeping when all we 7-inch index card. Yet did you know that to a human environment, most cats and shelters waiting for a “forever home” that hear is how beloved pets are, how happy the recommended size tank for adequate dogs have it pretty good. Many have the will never materialise or whose lives are they are to be in our company, and how hermit crab welfare is at least 10 gallons? run of our homes, share in many of the snuffed out because they don’t or can’t beautiful and enduring the human-ani- Or that hermit crabs, despite their name, activities of their human families, and behave the way a “good” pet should. mal bond is. are actually social creatures that live in may even have opportunities to form But even the most well-meaning owner Yet if we really care about animals, large colonies? Or that the hermit crabs social relationships with others of their doesn’t always provide what an animal we ought to look beyond the sentimental sold at the mall have most likely been kind. They have lived in close contact needs, and it is likely that our dogs and and carefully scrutinise our practices. plucked from their wild home, since they with humans for thousands of years and cats may be suffering in ways we don’t Animals are not toys — they are living, don’t breed well in captivity? That hermit are well adapted to living as our compan- readily see or acknowledge. We can too breathing, feeling creatures. Perhaps we crabs can live 30 years or longer? That ions. They can form close bonds with us easily forget that although we have an can try to step into their paws or claws they probably feel pain? and, despite species barriers, can com- entire world outside our home, we are and see what being a pet means from The ethical problems with the vari- municate their needs and preferences to everything to our animals. their perspective. We might not always ous small creatures we stuff into cages us, and we to them. How many dogs, for instance, are like what we see. 11 PEOPLE Sunday, May 22, 2016

Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon is on a roll

NYT SYNDICATE up to speed in everything. In the tribe of ¸0UT`NLULYH[PVU0»TZVS\JR`>VTLUHYL the Amy Poehlers, Melissa McCarthys T’S been 25 years since Thelma ]LY`JVSSHIVYH[P]L>LHYLOH]PUNSH\NOZ^L and Amy Schumers, I have the feeling & Louise rocked the world with that we are really protecting each other its powerful portrayal of a bond RLLWLHJOV[OLY\W[VZWLLKPUL]LY`[OPUN¹ and helping each other, and that has between two women, played by changed,” she observes. Geena Davis and Susan Saran- A little help from one’s friends is in- Idon. Their performances earned each of deed necessary. Sarandon gladly admits the women an Academy Award nomi- that aging in Hollywood is no cakewalk nation in the best Actress in a Leading of mesh sneakers and a T-shirt boasting the time. That helps. I believe in wash- for a female actor. Role category. an intriguing equation, which she identi- ing my face every time before I go to “It’s very tough, and that’s one of the On May 15, the power duo united fies as the coefficient of restitution. “The bed, and I believe in sunscreen. But if an reasons I don’t live in Hollywood,” she once again when they were honoured formula explains why a ball bounces,” actress asks me about skin, I say: ‘Just says. “It’s a town where it’s very hard to with the Women in Motion Award, she smiles. stop smoking cigarettes, for one thing.’ maintain your confidence because it’s so given by French luxury group Kering, The film veteran has a franchise of That’s really going to take a toll eventu- self-conscious, it’s such a company town. which is one of the official sponsors of Ping-Pong clubs called Spin, which is ally.” I can just imagine picking up a head of the Cannes Film Festival and parent to currently in expansion mode. “We have Sarandon, a passionate humanitari- lettuce in a supermarket, running into a such brands as Saint Laurent and Stella one in New York, we just opened in San an, political and civil rights activist, says producer who then later says: ‘Oh no, I McCartney. Francisco, one in Chicago, Toronto and she signed with L’Oréal only after mak- saw her; she is really not looking great Sarandon can’t believe it’s been a LA,” Sarandon reveals, though “it’s just ing sure they promoted a beauty stand- these days,’ because you are there with- quarter century, but notes firmly that for fun. There are 17 tables, a bar and ard she could stand behind. “I think out any makeup on or whatever. In New the movie’s impact on the film industry a restaurant, and really nice lighting,” the whole company is about diversity of York it’s easier to live.” has run into some headwinds. “When she says, dubbing herself “a propaganda ethnicity and age, and different kinds of Sarandon really lights up when she it came out, everyone thought that it (sort of) player.” women.” talks about her producing credits. “It’s would usher in a new age of women-led Fresh off her first Cannes outing as Sarandon has got some plans of like designing a house, choosing the films, but it didn’t,” she said. “I don’t a representative for L’Oréal at opening her own. Her next project, called Feud, furniture and the curtains. I couldn’t be think the studios have changed. I don’t night, Sarandon, who has landed the will explore the rivalry between two a line producer. I don’t wanna sit down think Hollywood has changed. I think beauty deal at the age of 69, shrugs off Hollywood dames: Bette Davis, played with the budget and try to figure that the hope is all of those female come- compliments about her youthful looks by Sarandon, and Joan Crawford, por- out. But in terms of putting the pieces dians that are writing, producing and and relaxed, sporty sartorial choices. trayed by Jessica Lange. Sarandon will together, it is fun.” coming up with hit movies, because they “You know, I fell down a mountain in also produce the drama series, master- Could she be tempted to make her (give) parts to other women. They are Colombia when I was hiking with my minded by Robert Murphy. directorial debut next? She teases: “I the most interesting change in Holly- son and fractured my ankle six weeks “It’s true that women in the ’50s saw might start off on a documentary on a wood.” ago. I just got my boot off. Hence the other women as threats, and that they subject that interests me. I just don’t Sarandon was sitting in a suite at sneakers.” aligned themselves with power, which want to deal with the aftermath, the the Hotel Martinez overlooking the But her fountain-of-youth routine is was men. In my generation, I’m so packaging and the fight for distribution. Croisette. She was sporting a pinstriped as simple as it is efficient. “I live in New lucky. Women are very collaborative. We But the actual working with actors is Max Mara suit in navy blue with a pair York so I don’t tend to sit in the car all are having laughs, we keep each other really fun.” 12 Sunday, May 22, 2016 HOLLYWOOD Kesha’s record label reinstates her Billboard awards performance

REUTERS ers Dick Clark Productions said in +PJR*SHYR7YVK\J a statement that it was pleased the OP star Kesha will sing singer and her label had come to an at the Billboard Music [PVUZZHPKLHYSPLY[OPZ agreement. Awards after her record Dick Clark Productions said label reversed a decision ^LLR[OH[2LTVZHIL earlier this week that Kemosabe to stop her performance OHKYLZJPUKLKHWWYV] had rescinded approval for Kesha’s Pamid concerns she would address her planned tribute to Bob Dylan at the failed legal bid against Sony Corp’s HSMVY2LZOH»ZWSHUULK live televised ceremony after a May 11 Sony Music and producer Dr Luke. media report. Kemosabe Records, a unit of Sony [YPI\[L[V)VI+`SHUH[ Celebrity news outlet TMZ.com, Music and founded by Dr Luke, said citing unnamed sources, reported in a statement that had initially [OLSP]L[LSL]PZLKJLY on May 11 that Kesha was planning revoked approval for Kesha’s a “statement performance” at the performance at Sunday’s LTVU`HM[LYH4H` awards show that would be focused awards show because it had TLKPHYLWVY[ on “her ongoing legal battle with Dr “learned Kesha was to use Luke” and “might even include im- the performance as a ages of him.” platform to discuss the Kesha, 29, said in an Instagram litigation.” post that she had been “very excited” Kesha, 29, unsuc- upon, from Kesha, her representa- to sing It Ain’t Me, Babe as a tribute cessfully tried to scrap her tives and Dick Clark Productions Dylan and that her performance had six-album recording con- that neither Kesha nor her support- no connection to her legal problems tract with Sony Music earlier ers will use the performance as such with her label or Dr Luke, whom she this year in court after filing a a platform, the approval has been has accused of sexual assault. sexual assault lawsuit against Dr restored,” the label said. The singer’s legal case sparked the Luke in 2014. Representatives for Kesha did not #FreeKesha campaign on social media “Now that Kemosabe has ob- immediately respond for comment. and earned support from artists such tained assurances, that it is relying Billboard Music Awards organis- as Taylor Swift, Adele and Lady Gaga.

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Drake leads BET awards with 9 Adele named Songwriter of the Year nods, Beyonce, Rihanna 5 each at Britain’s Ivor Novellos AP REUTERS

RAKE is walking into the DELE added to her list of many BET Awards with nine nomi- accolades winning Songwriter of Dnations, nearly doubling Athe Year at Britain’s Ivor Novello Beyonce and Rihanna, who are up Awards. for five awards each. The 28-year-old, whose latest album BET said that Drake is nominat- ‘25’ shot up the charts around the world ed twice for video of the year with upon its release last year, received her Hotline Bling and Work with Rihan- third Ivor Novello – a music industry na. Other nominees for the top award recognising British and Irish song prize include Beyonce’s Formation, writing and composing. Kendrick Lamar’s Alright and rising However Adele, who has several newcomer Bryson Tiller’s Don’t. Grammy and BRIT awards as well as an The BET Awards will air live Oscar to her name, did not make it to June 26 from the Microsoft Theater the glitzy luncheon ceremony in London, in Los Angeles. where Blur’s Damon Albarn picked up a Drake is nominated twice for Lifetime Achievement award. best collaboration and three times Other winners included British Adele for the viewer’s choice award. singer Jamie Lawson who took the prize Beyonce and Rihanna will com- Drake for Best Song Musically and Lyrically Performed Work category for his popular pete for best female R&B/pop artist for Wasn’t Expecting That, beating Ed hit Hold Back The River while the Album along with Adele, K Michelle and Chris Brown, Future and Tiller Sheeran, who signed him to his record Award went to ‘Darling Arithmetic’ writ- breakthrough singer Andra Day. nabbed four nominations each. label last year. ten by Conor O’Brien, who records his British James Bay won in the Most music under the name Villagers. 13 BOLLYWOOD Sunday, May 22, 2016

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ARBJIT is a biopic of Sarabjit Sarbjit Singh Aitwal, a farmer from : Immerses you Punjab’s Bhikhiwind, arrested Sarbjit in Pakistan for crossing the Film: S border on August 28, 1990. Director: Omung Kumar Rating: But in reality, it is the 23-year-old jour- +++½ ney of his sister, Dalbir Kaur, depicting emotionally Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, her trials and tribulations in the course Randeep Hooda, Richa Chadda, of her endeavour to bring back, from Pakistan, her brother, who is convicted Darshan Kumaar, Ankita Shirvastav for a series of bomb blasts and charges NOW PLAYING IN DOHA THEATRES of terrorism. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Dalbir scene where Sarbjit speaks to his lawyer Kaur puts her heart and soul into her Owais in the prison. character. She delivers a fairly robust Some of the scenes in the film, seem performance and evokes sympathy, not inspired by classics. This is particularly merely on the strength of her perform- evident when Sarabjit breaks down emo- ance, but because of the powerful charac- tionally and cries, “Save me sister, save ter she depicts. Unfortunately, even after me.” This particular shot reminds you of modulating her voice and emulating the a scene in Ritwik Gathak’s Meghe Dake mannerisms of a Punjabi, by no stretch Tara, where the heroine pleads to her of imagination, can she pass of as a brother to save her. Here the scene may “Sikhni” one is made to believe she is. not be as dramatic as in Ghatak’s film but Randeep Hooda as Sarbjit steals is eventually effective. the show. His transition, physically With excellent production values, and mentally from a happy-go-lucky the film is well-mounted. The cinema- man to an anguished imprisoned soul, tography by Kiran Deohans is steady is palpable. and remarkable. With brilliant lighting, Richa Chadda, in a fairly restrained his frames are atmospheric. With his manner, manages to make her presence wide-angle lenses and tight close-ups, he felt as Sarbjit’s wife Sukhpreet, whom he brilliantly captures the claustrophobic fondly called “Sukhia,” so does Darshan space and the fine nuances of Randeep’s Kumaar as Owais Sheikh, Sarbjit’s lawyer haunting performance. in Pakistan. The rest of the cast too is The sets are realistic and transi- natural and convincing. tion of the colour palette, is evident in Director Omang Kumar who had the costumes of the ladies, which from earlier delivered Mary Kom, has handled bright colourful clothes gradually turn the film fairly adroitly. Scripted in a non- into muted hues. The songs mesh seam- linear fashion, the film starts off on an lessly into the narration and the back- uneven note and gradually as the narra- ground score effectively heightens the tion progresses, it settles on an even keel A promo photo of the filmSarbjit . viewing experience. to unravel the compelling drama. The film is evenly paced with a few By avoiding the controversies that screenplay skilfully manoeuvres the brings tears to your eyes. The dialogues lengthy and unwarranted scenes but surround Dalbir Kaur and the exist- narration, to stir a sense of patriotism are everyday speech, but there are in- overall, Sarbjit Aitwal’s story is worth ence of her other siblings, scriptwriters among the audience. stances when the lines are dramatic and a watch, as it touches the right emo- Utkarshini Vashishtha and Rajesh Beri’s The film is emotionally draining. It uplift the scenes. This is obvious in the tional chord.

Pooja Batra’s Hollywood debut film’s trailer shown at Cannes IANS lywood film. It is a great role. In order extraordinary gift. to prepare for it, I needed to really Co-director Vincent Tran has HE world premiere and the dig deeper into myself and my feel- praised Pooja for her hard work and trailer launch of One Under the ings to find honest inspiration. For my dedication towards the project. Sun, starring Pooja Batra, took physical appearance, I took hints from He said: “Pooja’s acting in One Pooja Batra T place at the Cannes Film Festival. Indian-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla Under the Sun brings audiences on an The former beauty queen, who set and American astronaut Sunita Wil- emotional journey and challenges their her Bollywood aspirations aside to liams,” Pooja Batra said in a statement. notions of war.” marry Los Angeles-based orthopae- Executive producer Sunny Vach- The trailer launch took place re- dic surgeon Dr Sonu Ahluwalia, her, who “always believed” in Pooja, cently at the Indian Pavilion of Cannes was spotted having her moment said “she has what it takes, a true go- Film Festival where Sunny Vachher, under the sun at the festival. getter.” Isha Vachher, Thomas Pierce, co- The Virasat actress, dressed in One Under the Sun is the story of director Riyanna Hartley, managing a white sari at the gala, looked ex- astronaut Kathryn Voss (Pooja), a sole director of World News Network Satish cited about her Hollywood debut survivor of a disastrous space shuttle Reddy, co-director Vincent Tran, Poo- in which she essays the role of an mission. As a distraught mother des- ja, actor Rich Paul, executive producer astronaut. perate to reunite with her terminally ill Mike LeBlanc were present along with “It is a proud moment for me daughter, she becomes a wanted fugi- many delegates from India and the to play the lead in my first Hol- tive after discovering she possesses an international film fraternity. 14 Sunday, May 22, 2016

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LIBRA [sept 23 – oct 22] SCORPIO [oct 23 – nov 21] SAGITTARIUS [nov 22 – dec 21] CAPRICORN [dec 22 – jan 19] AQUARIUS [jan 20 – feb 18] Pisces [feb 19 – mar 20] Avoid controversial subjects like Disputes about shared property, Fiery Mars is in your sign, oppos- Be tactful when dealing with Parents must be patient with their Do what you can to keep the politics, religion and racial issues, inheritances, taxes and debt are ing the Sun sitting opposite you. customers, clients and co- kids today. And likewise, lovers peace at home today, because because people are too quick to likely today. Therefore, avoid these if This does not bode well for warm workers today because people must be patient with each other, arguments can easily break out. argue today. In fact, some actu- you can. (Who needs this? Not you.) conversations with partners and are on edge. Look for common because conﬂict is too easy. Remember that a happy home ally want to ﬁght. Run away! close friends. Quite the opposite! goals and a win/win solution. promotes everyone’s good health.

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