Community Community The Non- Milena Savova, Resident Director of P7Nepalese P16 the Language Koch Society organises Center at the Translation and a musical programme to Interpreting Institute, talks about mark the Nepali festival the role the institute plays in of Maha Shivaratri. Doha’s multi-cultural society. Sunday, March 12, 2017 Jumada II 13, 1438 AH DOHA 20°C—30°C TODAY PUZZLES 12 & 13 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE 14 With hope Pakistani author says even if COVER it’s hard at the moment to STORY imagine a future we actually want, it’s time to do so. P4-5 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: Mohsin Hamid 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, March 12, 2017 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.31am Shorooq (sunrise) 5.47am Zuhr (noon) 11.44am Asr (afternoon) 3.08pm Maghreb (sunset) 5.43pm Isha (night) 7.13pm USEFUL NUMBERS Kong: Skull Island Hiddleston, Samuel L Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, DIRECTION: Jordan Vogt-Roberts Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason WRITTEN BY: Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein, Derek Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary and Connolly John C Reilly. In Kong: Skull Island, the Monarch operative Dr CAST: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L Jackson, Brie Larson Bill Randa leads an expedition team ahead to the uncharted Emergency 999 SYNOPSIS: Kong: Skull Island is an American monster island Skull Island, where they fi nd they must face against the Worldwide Emergency Number 112 fi lm directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by Dan dangerous Skullcrawlers with the help of the eccentric Hank Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Gilroy, Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly, from a story by Marlow and the mighty ape known as Kong. Local Directory 180 John Gatins. The fi lm is a reboot of the King Kong franchise International Calls Enquires 150 and serves as the second fi lm in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, LOCATIONS: Roxy, Gulf Mall, Villaggio, Al Khor, Royal Hamad International Airport 40106666 following Godzilla. 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Phil (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Lord and Christopher Miller, writers Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, and directors of the original fi lm, act 40253369 as producers. It stars the voices of Will Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Arnett, Zach Galifi anakis, Michael Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Cera, Rosario Dawson and Ralph Qatar Airways 40253374 Fiennes. The story revolves around Bruce Wayne, who must not only deal with the criminals of Gotham City, but also the responsibility of raising a boy he adopted. LOCATIONS: Villaggio, Gulf Mall ote Unquo u te Q Mall Cinema (1): Gamba (2D) Skull Island (2D) 9:15pm; Kong: You live and 2:30pm; Logan (2D) 4:15pm; Skull Island (2D) 11:30pm. learn. At any rate, Gamba (2D) 6:45pm; Logan Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): (2D) 8:30pm; Angamaly Diaries 6:30pm; Viceroy’s House (2D) Gamba (2D) 2:30pm; Viceroy’s you live. (Malayalam) 11pm. 9pm; Logan (2D) 11pm. House (2D) 4:30pm; Badrinath Mall Cinema (2): Kong: Skull Landmark Cinema (2): Kong: Ki Dulhania (Hindi) 6:30pm; Island (2D) 2:30pm; Kong: Skull Skull Island (2D) 2pm; Kong: Skull Angamaly Diaries (Malayalam) – Douglas Adams Island (2D) 4:45pm; Kong: Skull Island (2D) 4:15pm; Kong: Skull 9pm; Logan (2D) 11:30pm. Island (2D) 7pm; Kong: Skull Island Island (2D) 6:30pm; Kong: Skull Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): (2D) 9:15pm; Kong: Skull Island Island (2D) 8:45pm; Kong: Skull Angamaly Diaries (Malayalam) (2D) 11:30pm. Island (2D) 11pm. 2:30pm; Gamba (2D) 5pm; Logan Mall Cinema (2): Angamaly Landmark Cinema (3): Badrinath (2D) 7pm; The Devil’s Doll (2D) Diaries (Malayalam) 2pm; Ki Dulhania (Hindi) 2pm; Gamba 9:30pm; Badrinath Ki Dulhania Badrinath Ki Dulhania (Hindi) (2D) 4:30pm; The Devil’s Doll (Hindi) 11:15pm. Community Editor 4:30pm; Viceroy’s House (2D) (2D) 6:30pm; Angamaly Diaries Asian Town Cinema: Munthiri Kamran Rehmat 7pm; Badrinath Ki Dulhania (Malayalam) 8:30pm; Badrinath Ki Vallikal (Malayalam) 3:15 & 9pm; (Hindi) 9pm; The Devil’s Doll (2D) Dulhania (Hindi) 11pm. Badrinath Ki Dulhania (Hindi) e-mail: [email protected] 11:30pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): 5:45 & 10:30; Fukri (Malayalam) Telephone: 44466405 Landmark Cinema (1): Gamba Kong: Skull Island (2D) 2:30pm; 6:30pm; Aby (Malayalam) Fax: 44350474 (2D) 2:15pm; Angamaly Diaries Kong: Skull Island (2D) 4:45pm; 6:15 & 11pm; Angamaly Diaries (Malayalam) 4pm; Logan (2D) Kong: Skull Island (2D) 7pm; Kong: (Malayalam) 6:30, 8:30 & 11pm. Sunday, March 12, 2017 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY historical circumstances of politics and artistic itinerary of modernism and profi les the practice production of their time, primarily from the of the Iraqi artist. The exhibition is curated by 16th to the 18th centuries. Catherine David, Deputy Director of Musée National d’Art Moderne at the Centre Georges Picasso-Giacometti Pompidou, Paris. WHEN: Until May 21 WHERE: Fire Station Artist In Residence Revival of Qatar’s musical heritage and This exhibition brings together more than Qatari Folk singing programme 120 works by Picasso and Giacometti, drawn WHEN: Thursday, Friday until April 28 from the collections of the Musée national WHERE: Beach 15, Katara Picasso-Paris and the Fondation Giacometti in TIME: 6pm to 10pm Paris, as well as exceptional loans from French Residents will have the opportunity to watch and other international collections, covering and enjoy authentic Qatari musical arts and folk paintings, sculptures, sketches, photographs singing every weekend until April 28, 2017 at and interviews with the artists. Katara. The exhibition refl ects two years of research The second edition of this cultural show undertaken by the Fondation Giacometti dubbed as ‘The Revival of Qatar’s Musical and the Musée national Picasso-Paris, Heritage and Qatari Folk Singing Programme’ which reveals for the fi rst time the previously is in line with Katara’s continuous eff orts to unknown relationship between these two preserve the heritage of Qatar’s ancestors. artists, who, despite an age gap of twenty years, Some sideline activities at the event include shared many moments, both personal and training sessions, competitions, exhibitions, professional. documentary research, publications, and It has been organised in six sections, evoking lectures and seminars. diff erent aspects of each artist’s production, including the development of their work as EVENTS Activities during the Francophonie Days young artists through to their modernist include concerts of Caribbean music, theatre, creations, showing the correspondences Spring Workshop linguistic and artistic competitions and between their works, the infl uence of the WHERE: TCA Qatar screenings of French movies. surrealist movement, and the return to realism WHEN: March 15-30 On Tuesday, March 14, the public will during the post-war period. TCA Qatar is organising its Spring Workshop discover the French gastronomy and become The exhibition will be accompanied by a from March 15. The workshop will consist of familiar with the French language during the series of lectures and an extensive education painting (age 5-15), calligraphy (age 5-15) and opening evening of the Francophonie which programme, as well as a self-guided handbook abacus (age 5-15). It will also have sessions on will take place in the gardens of the Qatar for the visitors. speaking etiquettes, debating and dressing for National Theater at 4pm. The festivities will A richly illustrated catalogue published as occasions in diff erent sessions targeted at two continue on March 18, with the “Olympiads co-edition with Flammarion will accompany age groups: 10-14 and 15-18. For further details, of the Francophonie” (from 2pm to 6pm at the the exhibition, featuring new essays by art Chamber Music at MIA: Music of Qatar please get in touch with the organisers at 6652- Voltaire School in Al Waab). historians and the curators of the exhibition. and Germany 3871. On Wednesday, March 22 and Thursday, WHEN: April 13 March 23, the public will meet Ymelda Marie Nagham TIME: 6pm-7pm JR Répertoire Louise and her musicians, a Caribbean band. WHERE: The Backyard at Sheraton Grand WHERE: Atrium, Museum of Islamic Art WHERE: Qatar Museums Gallery in Katara On March 23, the musicians of Qatar Music Hotel The next monthly free chamber music (Building 10) Academy will perform with Ymelda Marie WHEN: Thursdays concert by members of the Qatar Philharmonic WHEN: Until May 31 Louise’s band. They will take place at the Ritz- TIME: 8pm onwards Orchestra in the atrium of Museum of Islamic JR, the celebrated French artist, is the subject Carlton’s garden at 8pm. After the success of The Backyard, a concept Art will be on April 13, with the West Bay of a major retrospective show in Qatar being Finally, cinema afi cionados will have the is born to introduce Arabic music adding a skyline as a backdrop. No tickets or reservations held by Qatar Museums at QM Gallery Katara opportunity to watch, for the fi rst time in Qatar, twist of International tunes.