Community Community Bhavan’s Manoj Public Gajurel, P7School hosts P16 a known CBSE Qatar Chess Nepali comedian, Tournament says comedy is one attended by 11 of the best means of Indian schools. bringing social change. Thursday, May 24, 2018 Ramadan 8, 1439 AH DOHA 28°C—39°C TODAY LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE 11 PUZZLES 12 & 13 Panacea? COVER STORY First, marijuana. Activists are now pushing toward a psychedelic frontier: magic mushrooms. P4-5 2 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 24, 2018 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 3.19am Shorooq (sunrise) 4.46am Zuhr (noon) 11.31am Asr (afternoon) 2.56pm Maghreb (sunset) 6.19pm Isha (night) 7.49pm USEFUL NUMBERS A Wrinkle in Time Making matters even worse is the baffl ing disappearance of DIRECTION: Ava DuVernay Murry, which torments Meg and has left her mother heart- CAST: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon broken. Charles Wallace introduces Meg and her fellow Emergency 999 SYNOPSIS: Meg Murry is a typical middle school student classmate Calvin to three celestial guides - Which, Whatsit Worldwide Emergency Number 112 struggling with issues of self-worth, who is desperate to fi t and Who - who have journeyed to Earth to help search for Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 in. As the daughter of two world-renowned physicists, she is their father, and together they set off on their formidable Local Directory 180 intelligent and uniquely gifted, as is Meg’s younger brother quest.m. International Calls Enquires 150 Charles Wallace, but she has yet to realise it for herself. THEATRES: Landmark, The Mall, Royal Plaza Hamad International Airport 40106666 Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 44593363 Qatar Assistive Technology Centre 44594050 Qatar News Agency 44450205 44450333 Q-Post – General Postal Corporation 44464444 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 Kaali unravel the mystery of his recurring failure. He tries to donate his own te Unqu DIRECTION: Kiruthiga and disturbing dreams as he feels its kidney but fi nds out that he is adopted. uo ot Udhayanidhi associated with his birth and childhood. Thus begins a journey of Bharat trying Q e CAST: Vijay Antony, Sunaina, Anjali Bharat, a successful doctor in the US is to fi nd his biological parents in India. SYNOPSIS: Kaali is the story of faced with adversity when his mother is THEATRES: Landmark, The Mall, Judge a man by his a young man who travels to India to admitted to his hospital due to kidney Royal Plaza questions rather than his answers. The Mall Cinema (1): 11:15pm. Parmanu (Hindi) 8pm; Kings Royal Plaza Cinema Palace — Voltaire (2D) 10:15pm; Interrogation (1): Solo: A Star Wars Story (2D) 11:45pm. Aravindante Athidhikal (2D) 8:30pm; Solo: A Star Wars The Mall Cinema (2): Solo: A (Malayalam) 8:30pm; Story (2D) 11pm. Star Wars Story (2D) 8:30pm; Aravindante Athidhikal Royal Plaza Cinema Solo: A Star Wars Story (2D) (Malayalam) 11pm. Palace (2): Kings (2D) 9pm; 11pm. Aravindante Athidhikal Community Editor Landmark Cinema (2): The Mall Cinema (3): Solo: A Star Wars Story (2D) (Malayalam) 11pm. Kamran Rehmat Aravindante Athidhikal Royal Plaza Cinema Palace e-mail: 8:30pm; Solo: A Star Wars [email protected] (Malayalam) 8:30pm; Kings (3): Aravindante Athidhikal Telephone: Story (2D) 11pm. 44466405 (2D) 11pm. (Malayalam) 9pm; The Cured Fax: 44350474 Landmark Cinema (3): Kings Landmark Cinema (1): (2D) 9:15pm; Interrogation (2D) (2D) 11:15pm. Thursday, May 24, 2018 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY Ramadan Camp way. It includes a desert safari, dune bashing Torba Farmers Market WHERE: Education city - Recreation and a trip to inland sea. Watch a thrilling WHERE: Education City Centre Extreme Desert Show only for QR170 per WHEN: Ongoing WHEN: Till June 14 person. Call 3339 3323 for more inquiries. TIME: 9am TIME: 1pm - 4pm Qatar Foundation (QF) has partnered This is an academic enrichment with Torba Farmers Market, a Qatar-based programme designed to help children initiative that aims to deliver organic between the ages of 4 –10 years, improve and locally-grown food and homemade their scholastic and interpersonal skills. A products, to host a weekly market in maximum of 30 participants will be accepted. Education City. Open to the public, the Since this camp is for four weeks, please refer market be held at QF’s Ceremonial Court, the advertisement to get the camp schedule. accessible from gate 2, every Thursday from 9am-4pm and every Friday from 8am-11am Meerat Ramadan and 2pm-5pm.The name ‘Torba’ is derived WHERE: Katara from Arabic, and means “the pure soil that EVENTS WHEN: Ongoing till June 20 feeds, nourishes, and nurtures.” A wide TIME: 8pm -11:55pm range of fresh, locally-grown items will MIA Bazaar The Cultural Village Foundation – Katara be on off er, including organic fruits and WHERE: MIA park is inviting the public to Meerat Ramadan at vegetables, homemade preserves, syrups, WHEN: Till May 29 Katara’s Southern Area. and butters, as well as handicrafts and TIME: 7pm- 12am gardening supplies. Join a magical Iftar in the MIA Park. Explore your talent with us During Ramadan, MIA Bazaar will open WHERE: Mystic Arts Centre behind Al Breakdance Classes from 7pm till midnight selling foods and Hilal Focus Medical Centre WHEN: Sunday-Wednesday handicrafts for all the family from over 100 WHEN: Wednesday to Monday Remote-controlled car racing track Breakdancing is part of the Hip Hop culture diff erent stalls. Mystic Art Centre, is a holistic performing WHERE: Aspire Park that originated in New York and has since arts institution and a one-stop solution for WHEN: Thu, Fri, Sat spread all over the world. Breakdancing is an Ramadan Activities adults as well as children looking to explore TIME: 4pm-10pm athletic and acrobatic style of dancing, which WHERE: Mall Of Qatar their talents in various art forms. We off er Aspire Zone Foundation has created a can often appear to defy the laws of physics. WHEN: Till June 14 classes in Carnatic Music, Hindustani Music, custom-made track specially designed This extreme dance-sport uses tremendous TIME: 7pm - 12am Karate, Yoga, Zumba, Classical Dance, Salsa, for remote-control car racing, for car upper-body strength for tricks and poses and Kids are invited to learn Arabic calligraphy, Hip Hop, contemporary and Bollywood lovers across Doha. Interested motorsport a great way to get into shape and have fun. create prayer pads, lanterns and much dance forms. Personalised lessons, effi cient enthusiasts can try the race track opposite Register now by calling 33003839 or e-mail more in a colourful Arts and Crafts area mentoring and exposure to stage helps our the Aspire Academy, from 4pm to 10pm on [email protected] along with a henna station dedicated to learner to walk out as a confi dent performer creating beautiful designs. In addition, giant at the end of their course. For further details, Zumba Session traditional Dama and X O games will delight call 44723680/33897609. WHERE: Bin Omran the kids while everyone can enjoy hospitality WHEN: Sundays in the modern yet traditional majlis and Dance and instrument classes TIME: 7pm - 8pm participate in a daily broadcast from Qatar WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Participate in Zumba Sessions (Adults) Radio at 9pm in the Luxury Court. Building every Sunday. For more information call WHEN: Wednesday-Monday 33003839 or [email protected] Women’s Basketball Tournament Come and learn the movements of dance WHERE: Awsaj Academy Recreation styles in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the Salsa Nights Center, Education City musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, WHERE: The Irish Harp-Sheraton Grand WHEN: May 28 – June 5 Keyboard for adults as well kids and move Doha TIME: 8pm - 12am in the world of music. Classes will run on a WHEN: Every Wednesday This is a women’s basketball tournament regular basis on weekends and weekdays. For Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. TIME: 9pm for QF members and non-QF members, details contact 66523871/ 31326749. Get ready for some Latin beats every organised by Recreation Centre and Qsports. Outdoor and fi ve-a-side football Wednesday night, where all the salseros and The cost is QR1,500 per team. Registered Extreme Desert Show pitches salseras in town meet and party all night. participants should pay a day before the WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Aspire Zone Entry is QR50 for gents. Ladies enter free. For event. For more information and to register, TIME: 1:30pm - 6:30pm WHEN: Daily details call 4485 3000. call 44542549. Experience the desert in a real traditional TIME: 7pm-11pm Aspire Zone’s fi ve-a-side football outdoor Off -Road biking tour pitches opposite Al Waab Street are available WHERE: Zekreet every day from 7pm until 11pm from Sundays WHEN: Fridays to Thursdays, and on Fridays and Saturdays Blue Pearl Experience Qatar is off ering the from 7am-11pm. country’s fi rst off -road biking tour. Ride in the desert on a fat bike to explore the local Mahaseel Festival fl ora and fauna spot desert wildlife, hike WHEN: Thu, Fri, Sat up jebels, chill in the magic of the Richard WHERE: Katara Serra statues and this unique landscape. TIME: 9am-10pm Participants will get to cross the desert Visitors to the festival can expect a variety riding fat bikes from Zekreet to the Richard of products from local vegetables, fl owers, Serra statues, on a route of approximately honey and meat, poultry and diary items.