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IPL DOESN’T NEED ME ANYMORE: PREITY ZINTA

ASEAN COMMITTEE IN DOHA HOLDS FAMILY DAY

WORLD’S LARGEST NOBU OPENS AT FOUR SEASONS DOHA ON FRIDAY

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Young artists from various schools in Qatar visualise their thoughts about violence against women and children in an art contest organised as part of 13th UN Crime Congress.

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CULTURE

Young artists from grades 4 to 12 of various schools in Qatar visualised their thoughts about violence against women and

children in hundreds of entries sub-mitted to the art contest organised

by the media committee under the Preparatory Committee for the 13th UN Crime Congress.

“The images were very intense,” said Abdullah Khalifa Al Muftah, Head of the Media Committee of the 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention

and Criminal Justice who organized the art contest.

“Coming from young students, they were very honest manifestations of what our children feel about mature subjects and should be of concern to us adults.”

Sorrow and pain from young artists

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Apart from violence against women and children, students in Grades 4 to 7 were asked to visualise cybercrime, corruption and organized crime. Those from Grades 8 to 12 were given a chance to work on how stu-dents and the community can work with the authorities against crime, including corruption and bribery. These themes were the main topics of the Doha Youth Forum on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and the UN Crime Congress.

Of the total entries submitted by students of various backgrounds and nationalities, 10 winners and three Arabic Special Prize awards were selected from Grades 4 to 7. Thirteen were selected from Grades 8 to 12. Their names and final rankings will be announced shortly.

A panel of judges selected by the Committee scored the entries. To engage the public in selecting the winners, likes and comments generated from the public through social media accounted for 25 percent of the total score.

Comments from Facebook users praised the layouts saying that they “truly represent what our future holds if our youth unite to fight crime in any form. Truly the youth is the future of our humanity”. Others marveled at how young minds can “put up such a good representation of the roles of youth to our society”.

Many agreed that the works “show a cam-paign that students and law enforcers must get involved with and participate in uplifting the oppressed in the society”.

The paintings are displayed at the Qatar National Convention Center until April 19 and can be viewed at: http://on.fb.me/1JJ25WN

The Peninsula

Of the total entries submitted by students of various backgrounds and nationalities, 10 winners and three Arabic Special Prize awards were selected from Grades 4 to 7. Thirteen were selected from Grades 8 to 12. Their names and final rankings will be announced shortly.

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CAMPUS

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) organised an Arabic Poetry evening with Syrian poet Marwan Ali and

Egyptian poet Mohamed Abu Zaid, recently. The evening event was in cel-ebration of GU-Q’s ten year anniver-sary in Education City, and marks the third installment of a recently launched series of cultural performances by the university’s Arabic Language Studies Program.

Professor Abbas Al Tonsi, GU-Q pro-fessor and Head of the Arabic Language Studies Program, which organised the event, said that shedding light on today’s Arab writers is needed in order to revive Arabic cultural heritage. “Both poets are distinguished by their talents in expressing their feelings and thoughts into beautifully written modern poems.

We are able to use their writings as an example of the contemporary Arabic style in writing poems and this reflects an evolution in the Arabic literature remaining attractive,” commented Al Tonsi.

The evening performance included alternate presentations of collections of poems by the two poets, starting with Mohamed Abu Zaid who read a number of his poems on life, love and feelings while Marwan Ali dedicated most of his readings to Syria.

Marwan Ali is the writer of two col-lections of Arabic poetry and several poems in different Arab magazines and newspapers. Born in Syria in 1968, Ali left his country for Holland in 1996 and now spends his time between Holland and Germany.

Mohamed Abu Zaid is an author of

6 collections of Arabic poetry with one collection translated into French, in addition to one novel and one poetry collection for children. In 2003 Abu

Zaid won the Yehya Haqi Novel Award in Egypt and in 2005 he received the Soad Al Sabh Poetry Award in Kuwait.

The Peninsula

Georgetown University hosts an evening of Arabic poetry

Mohamed Abu Zaid and Marwan Ali reading their poems.

CMUQ faculty member sworn in as president-elect of Tesol International Association

Dudley Reynolds (pic-tured ) , teaching professor of English at Carnegie Mellon

University in Qatar, was recently sworn in as the 51st president-elect of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association in Toronto. TESOL is the largest professional association for teach-ers of English to speakers of other languages with more than 13,000 members in 165 countries, and 100 globally affiliated associations, including Qatar TESOL. Reynolds was sworn in at the organization’s annual con-ference—the TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo.

The TESOL Executive Committee comprises the presi-dent, president-elect, and the past president. Reynolds will serve as president-elect until March 2016. He will then be sworn in as the 51st president, following which he will go on to serve as past-president from March 2017 to March 2018. “As an expert in second language literacy and instruction, TESOL International Association will benefit tremendously from Dudley’s leadership. On behalf of the Carnegie Mellon community, we congratulate Dudley on this achievement and look forward to supporting him in his new role,” said Ilker Baybars, dean of Carnegie Mellon Qatar.

At the 11th International Qatar TESOL Conference, held in February 2015, Reynolds participated in a roundtable discussion on ‘Preparing English Language Learners for the GCC of the Future’ and presented his research on a professional development program for Qatari middle-school English and science teachers where the focus was on how to improve students’ reading.

The Peninsula

MES student wins international recognition in Taekwondo

Myar Imad of MES Indian School won the coveted honour of becoming the first woman Gold Medalist in the recently concluded First Qatar International Taekwondo Open G1, organised by Qatar Taekwondo and Judo Federation. She

contested in the most challenging 65 plus weight category, otherwise known as the open category, defeating her opponents from UAE. She was honoured with a gold medal and a cash award by the President of WTF (World Taekwondo Federation). Myar has now qualified to con-test in the Junior Olympic Games to be held in Rio De Generio, Brazil, besides earning 10 invaluable points to her credit in the world ranking.

The Peninsula

Vodafone Qatar hosted the students of Ibn Taymiyah Secondary School for Boys for a tour of the company’s premises located at the Qatar Science & Technology Park and a presentation of Vodafone’s key business units and operations.

Tour of Vodafone

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COMMUNITY

The Asean Committee in Doha (ACD) organised Asean Family Day recently at Barzan Olympic Park. Staff of Brunei

Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam embassies and their families attended the event.

Each Embassy contributed a game and traditional food representing their country. Indonesian Ambassador Deddy Saiful Hadi gave the opening remarks as chairman of the ACD and it was followed by Golf Putting game by all ambassadors and their spouses.

The games organised included Tug of War, Race Clogs, Cat & Mouse and Sack Race. Winners were presented with gifts from sponsors like Qataindo

Indonesian Supermarket and Lulu Hypermarket.

All the ambassadors received greet-ings from the Secretary General of Qatar Olympic Committee Sheikh Saoud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani and were presented gifts delivered by the management of Barzan Olympic Park on his behalf.

ACD is coordinating with Katara to organise the Asean Festival Week (AFW), which will be held at Katara on April 30 till May 2. At the AFW, there will stalls of handicraft products, tra-ditional food and arts performances by performers from the seven Asean countries along with local talents from Asean diaspora in Qatar.

The Peninsula

Sri Lankan cricketer Dhammika Prasad is coming to Doha for a six-a-side softball cricket

tournament organised by Sri Lankan Sports Club (SSC) Wakrah.

The six-a-side soft ball cricket tournament is being organized for the 17th consecutive year and will feature many teams from the expatriate Sri Lankan community in Qatar. The tournament will be played at the QP Mesaieed Sports Complex on May 8 this year.

The opening bowler who spear-heads the Lankan attack will be the chief guest.

Organizers are expecting a large turnout of cricket enthusiasts from the many expatriate communities in Qatar.

More details on the tournament could be had by calling 55264105 or 66727759. This tournament is for Sri Lankan teams with the participation of only 32 teams on a first come first served basis.

Interested teams are requested to visit the clubs official Facebook page “sscwakrah” to download the application form. Completed appli-cation forms should be emailed to [email protected] latest by April 27. The draw will be held on April 29 at 8pm at the Stafford Sri Lankan School. The Peninsula

The Sri Lankan community in Qatar will celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Bak Maha Ulela 2015) on Friday from 7am

to 4pm at the Al Sadd Sports Club. The programme is organised by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in collaboration with Sri Lankan Coordinating Committee (SLCC) Qatar. Sri Lankan Ambassador Jayantha Palipane will be the chief guest.

Many traditional and sports events have been lined for the participation of community members. The day’s proceed-ings will begin with the opening ceremony followed by the lighting of the traditional oil lamp and the following events: Pillow fight, volleyball, 100 meters race (male and female), tug-a-war (male and female), breaking the pot (male and female), fancy dress (adults and children), scraping coconut (female), female with the longest head of hair, Raban, Jana Kavi, Elephant Eye, Singithi Avurudu Kumari (children),

Bursting the balloon (children under 10 years) and mystery man. Famous artistes Susila Kottage (Dayawathi) and Nandana Hettiarachchi (Bonny) from the popular teledrama Ataka Nataka will be flown in by SriLankan Airlines for the event.

Hiru TV will cover the event which will be telecasted in Sri Lanka at a later date. Teledrama actress Anjula Rajapakse and Viraj will attend the celebrations as pre-senters from Hiru TV channel. The Doha based Sri Lankan band Ridma will per-form at the celebrations.

The main sponsor of the program is Bank of Ceylon with co-sponsors Readymix Qatar, SriLankan Airlines, Domasco, Trico International, Al Bateel Securicor, New White Oceanic Restaurants and Lankadeepa. Traditional breakfast will be served. The Sri Lankan Community Benevolent Fund (SLCBF) will operate a food stall at the venue.

The Peninsula

Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations planned for Friday

ACD holds Asean Family Day Ambassadors from Asean countries, their spouses, embassy staff and family taking part in various games organised as part of the Family Day.

Sri Lankan cricketer Dhammika Prasad to attend SSC Wakrah cricket tournament

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MARKETPLACE

French Luxury Cosmetics brand, Yves Rocher, debuted its latest line of products at Highland, The Mall, recently. After being named as France’s

number one anti-aging skin care brand, Yves Rocher has launched an innovative new product range in their quest to combat anti-aging.

Complimenting an already extensive range of botanical and natural beauty products, the new product is called Serum Vegetal, which includes a Deep Wrinkle Expert Care Day/Night Cream, and aims to fight pronounced wrinkles, instantly and lastingly.

The key ingredient in Serum Vegetal products is the plant extract, Acacia Gum, which is sourced from the Acacia tree. When the Acacia tree is damaged, the secreted gum

fills out the fissures and lesions and acts as a self-healing mechanism, aiding the plant in its renewal.

The flagship product in Yves Rocher’s Serum Vegetal range, is the ‘Deep Wrinkle Expert Care Day/Night Cream’. With its targeted applicator, the product can be applied to specific areas, as well as general areas of the face and neck. In keeping with Yves Rocher’s commit-ment to respecting the environment and the wellbeing of plants, animals and humans, all of the products in the Serum Vegetal range are tested under dermatological conditions and are Paraben free. Yves Rocher are firmly against testing on animals and all of the company’s prod-ucts contain purely natural and botanical ingredients and no animal extracts. The Peninsula

Yves Rocher unveils new products at Highland

Doha Marketing Services Company (Domasco) announced that the 2016

Honda City is available in the Honda showroom now. Honda is the first to announce the 2016 Model in the mar-ket among its competitors. Practical, economical and trendy, the 2016 City, comprises of the best of Honda’s technologies to deliver an advanced sporty design, best-in-class comfort and safety, plus excellent fuel effi-ciency in the category.

“The Honda City is one of our best-selling Honda models in Qatar. Last year it won the best ‘Small Sized Sedan’ Award at the Middle East Car of the Year awards (MECOTY). We are very excited about the arrival of the

2016 City model well before anybody else,” said Greig Roffey, Head of Sales and Marketing at Domasco.

The Honda City 2016 offers a host of advanced interior features:• Cruise control and Bluetooth hands free phone controls are standard fea-tures across all grades.• Advanced Display Audio equipped on LX and EX grades, with a 7” TFT touch screen, integrates Smartphone features.• Auto Air-Conditioning system with touch screen control panel and rear AC vents which enhances cooling throughout the car.• Smart Entry with one-push engine Start/Stop button.

Driving a Honda City 2016 just

got easier with an attractive offer of QR899. The car is available in a range of colours like White Orchid Pearl, Alabaster Silver Metallic, Modern Steel Metallic, Crystal Black Pearl, Golden Brown Metallic and Carnelian Red Pearl.

“Our core values at Honda are

underpinned by the Honda philoso-phy” declared Faisal Sharif, Managing Director of Domasco.

“The City represents Honda’s phi-losophy of the three joys; the joy of producing, the joy of selling and the joy of buying; positioning the City a class above the rest” he added.

Four Seasons Hotel Doha in part-nership with acclaimed Chef Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa is opening Nobu Doha on Friday,

April 17. Located at the water’s edge along the Hotel’s private marina, Nobu Doha showcases Chef Matsuhisa’s inno-vative signature new-style Japanese cuisine complemented by an equally imaginative setting in the 26,000 square-foot contemporary restaurant.The tri-level Nobu Doha boasts the largest of its kind in the world and is the only Nobu at a Four Seasons in the Middle East.

“We are thrilled to open Nobu Doha and offer our discerning guests and Doha residents alike an unrivaled culi-nary experience – from extraordinary cuisine to awe-inspiring art and design elements, this truly is much more than just sushi and sake,” said Rami Sayess, regional vice president and general manager of Four Seasons Hotel Doha.

“I’m very excited to finally open our sec-ond Nobu in the Middle East,” said Chef Nobu Matsuhisa. “It is an honour for me to be able to share my food and culture with different people around the world. I look

forward to new challenges and adventures with the opening of Nobu Doha.”

Drawing inspiration from Matsuhisa’s classical training as a sushi chef in Tokyo, his life abroad in South America, and his travels around the world, Nobu’s signature style of cuisine is internationally recognized as ‘new-style Japanese’ fare. The menu features a repertoire of signature dishes including the Yellowtail Sashimi with Jalapeno, Lobster with Wasabi Pepper Sauce, and perhaps Chef Matsuhisa’s most

notorious recipe – the Black Cod Miso. Designed by Chef Matsuhisa’s

longtime architect and internation-ally recognized design partner, David Rockwell and his firm Rockwell Group, the restaurant captures a distinct look and feel for Nobu’s largest global out-post. As a clever homage to Doha’s rich pearl diving past, the circular three-story restaurant resembles an ornate coiled shell. Ideal for large or small gatherings, the airy dining and lounge spaces include an expansive

134-seat interior dining area; intimate 10-seat sushi counter; two exclusive private dining rooms; a sophisticated White Pearl Bar & Lounge; a stylish Black Pearl Bar & Lounge; and a one-of-a-kind 38-seat roof top lounge that encompasses both indoor and outdoor seating options. Strategically posi-tioned along the Arabian Gulf, guests can experience unobstructed pano-ramic water or cityscape views, whether dining inside or out.

The Peninsula

2016 Honda City arrives

World’s largest Nobu opens at Four Seasons on Friday

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BY JOE YONAN

I used to avoid making dishes in which vegetables play the part of meat. You know the ones: The “burger” made of ground beets,

whose crimson colour makes the patty look like rare beef. The mushroom medallions that evoke seared scallops. The roasted red pepper that’s a ringer for a raw tuna slice.

That resistance was that of a new vegetarian. I was so insistent that veg-etables be able to stand on their own, I couldn’t embrace any treatment that referenced something they’re not. Even now, a few years into this way of eating, I mostly want to make food that cel-ebrates vegetables on their own terms, for their own sake, rather than see them only through the lens of meat-centric cooking.

But the fact is, some one-thing-acts-like-another dishes are just too fun to skip, especially when they use honest-to-goodness vegetables.

Take, for instance, the Philly cheese-steak. There are countless places in the City of Brotherly Love where you can get a vegan version of it, often made with seitan or another meat “analogue,” and a soy- or nut-based cheese. And recipes for them abound.

I’d rather have something plant-based but a little closer to nature. I’d rather use one of the “meatiest” veg-etables around, portobello mushrooms, instead of the meat.

Such a sandwich had been on my to-develop list for quite some time, in fact, when I saw a recipe for the same in the latest America’s Test Kitchen book, The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook (2014).

It comes together easily: Because you slice the mushroom caps thinly, and they retain so much texture when cooked, they evoke the shaved beef that is so crucial to a traditional chees-esteak. The recipe combines them with sauteed broccoli rabe and a finishing

touch: “shingles” of American cheese slices that melt perfectly into the veg-etables, turning them into a satisfying sandwich filling. (And by hollowing out the insides of the sub rolls, I increased the filling-to-bread ratio, cutting down on the carbs in the process.)

I couldn’t think of the last time I had used processed cheese in a recipe. And its presence takes the recipe out of the realm of healthfulness, no doubt. But as an occasional indulgence — and a tongue-in-cheek alternative to a “real” cheesesteak — it works for me.

Philly-Style Broccoli Rabe, Portobello and Cheese Sandwiches

4 servingsMAKE AHEAD: The mushroom-

broccoli rabe mixture can be cooked and refrigerated for up to 5 days; reheat before adding the cheese and finishing the sandwich.

Adapted from The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook, by the editors at America’s Test Kitchen (Cook’s Illustrated, 2015).

IngredientsFour 8-inch Italian sub rolls, split

lengthwise3 tablespoons vegetable oil2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper

flakes12 ounces broccoli rabe, trimmed

and cut into 1/2-inch pieces2 tablespoons waterSalt2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar6 portobello mushroom caps (gills

removed), thinly slicedFreshly ground black pepper8 slices (8 ounces) deli American

cheese

Method:Use a teaspoon to scoop out most

of the interior from each roll; reserve the bread crumbs for another use. Lightly toast the rolls.

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil shimmers, stir in the garlic and crushed red pepper flakes; cook for 1 minute, then stir in the broccoli rabe, water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook until the vegetable is bright green and crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the vinegar, then transfer the mixture to a bowl.

Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil shimmers, stir in the mushrooms; the skillet will be very full.

Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms release their mois-ture, 6 to 8 minutes.

Uncover; return the broccoli rabe to the skillet, stirring to incorporate. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low; shingle the slices of cheese over the vegetable mix-ture, covering the surface as much as possible. Once the cheese has melted (after about 2 minutes), stir it into the vegetable mixture until well blended.

Divide the vegetable mixture evenly among the toasted rolls. Serve right away.

Nutrition | Per serving: 490 calories, 21 g protein, 46 g carbohydrates, 26 g fat, 10 g saturated fat, 45 mg cho-lesterol, 1,200 mg sodium, 5 g dietary fiber, 11 g sugar WP-Bloomberg

A sub for cheesesteak lovers who don’t want the steak

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FASHION

From opting for fresh sunscreen, hydrating your body with summer-scented lotion to not using hard makeup, ensure you take the right steps for skincare without having

to spend much money, says an expert.Knock off each step on skin care tips for glowing

skin and you’ll be ready to pull out your favourite summer dress in no time, says Manoj Khanna, aes-thetic and cosmetic surgeon of Enhance Clinics.

Here are some tips:* Exfoliate your body: It’s very important to

exfoliate your skin. Your body sheds skin cells at an amazing rate every minute of everyday. If you don’t get rid of them, they’ll just sitting on your skin making you look dull and dry. No matter how much lotion you use, you’re never going to have glowing skin if you don’t exfoliate. Gently rub your exfolia-tor in circular movements on your entire body from the shoulders down (you’ll want a facial exfoliator for your face and neck) and rinse clean. Continue to do this two-three times a week for year-round beautiful skin.

* Go for fresh sunscreen: Throw away last year’s unused sunscreen for a new bottle. Sunscreens aren’t meant to last forever. Buy a new sunscreen that has UVA and UVB products and comes in SPF 30 and SPF 70. You should be using a full shot glass for your body and a full teaspoon just on your face. Reapply every one or two hours

that you are in the sun to ensure a summer full of safe sun fun.

* Hydrate your body with a summer-scented lotion: Find a summery lotion that you won’t forget to put on. It’s time to pack away your thick winter body butters for more light summery lotions. You don’t have time to wait for your lotion to sink in, so look for something light, fast absorb-ing. Gels and purees are perfect fast absorbers. Nothing spells summer more than a light refreshing fruity lotion.

* Don’t forget your feet: Winter boots have long since been packed away; it’s sandal season ladies. Either go or get a pedicure (try a beauty school if cost is a factor), or give yourself an at-home pedicure. You scrub off the dead dry skin to reveal your sandal ready feet. Nothing is worse than seeing dull dry feet inside cute sandals. It doesn’t have to be a big ordeal. Keep a foot scrub and file in your shower and scrub your feet a few times a week. You’ll notice a big difference in the softness of your feet.

* Avoid makeup: During summer, less makeup is best. Under the intolerant sun natural looks are best. If you intend to use foundation then also apply face powder with SPF to avoid patchy skin. To pro-tect your lips always use a gloss or a lip balm with an SPF of 15 to make your lips fresher. Eye make is something which should be very much avoided in summer.

People walking in the street during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia for the Spring/Summer 2015/16 collections in Sydney, Australia. Some fash-ionistas and guests attending the event displayed their own street style fashion statements.

Look summer bright with beauty essentials

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HEALTH AND FITNESS

BY LISA RAPAPORT

Traumatic events during childhood may increase kids’ risk of develop-ing type 1 diabetes, a Swedish study suggests.

The researchers questioned more than 10,000 families and found that children who experienced an extremely stressful life event — like divorce, illness or death in the family — were about three times more likely to develop type 1 diabetes.

The link doesn’t prove trauma causes diabe-tes, but it does raise the possibility that mental health care or stress reduction could play a role in prevention, researchers said.

“We know that there are connections between the brain and immune system, and it is not surprising that psychological trauma can influence the immune balance and contribute to abnormal reactions” including the develop-ment of type 1 diabetes, study coauthor Dr Johnny Ludvigsson, a pediatrics researcher at Linkoping University in Sweden, said by email.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas stops making insulin, a hormone that helps cells use sugar for energy. When the immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, called beta cells, diabetes occurs.

Thousands of people worldwide are diag-nosed with type 1 diabetes each year. Millions have the more common form of the disease, known as type 2, which is linked to obesity and advanced age and does not involve destruction of beta cells.

Ludvigsson and colleagues invited all families in southeast Sweden with babies born between October 1997 and September 1999 to com-plete questionnaires distributed during routine physicals and by mail.

The researchers found that a serious trau-matic event during the first 14 years of life increased the risk of type 1 diabetes, even after taking into account the family history for any form of diabetes as well as other factors such as the child’s age and the parents’ education level and marital status.

For the children in the study, having a severe injury or illness, having a parent with a severe injury or illness, or having someone close to them die or become sick was associated with a higher risk for developing type 1 diabetes.

That link remained even after adjusting for children’s overweight or obesity.

While some previous research has tied type 2 diabetes to chronic or severe stress, the current study is among the first to suggest that these same factors may contribute to the develop-ment of type 1 diabetes, Dr. Frans Pouwer, a psychologist at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, said by email.

Pouwer, who wasn’t involved in the study, noted that more research is needed to firmly establish this link for type 1 diabetes.

“Other studies have looked at the poten-tial role between stressful events, exposure to stress and diabetes onset and they have not been conclusive,” said Dr. David Marrero, president of health care and education at the American Diabetes Association and a diabetes researcher at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Even so, parents can take steps to reduce stress in their children’s lives and encourage kids to get plenty of exercise and eat healthy food, Marrero said. It may not prevent type 1 diabetes, but it can lower the risk of developing type 2. “If it’s type 2 you can lose weight and increase physical activity and really reduce the risk if you have a genetic or family link,” he said.

For type 1, where origins aren’t as well understood, it’s possible, but not proven, that trauma could increase the risk, Marrero said.

“I wouldn’t say ‘my kid is exposed to a stress-ful event and they are therefore definitely going to get diabetes,’ but I would say the connection is worth exploring and there is no downside to trying to avoid exposing children to stressful or traumatic situations.”

SOURCE: bit.ly/1PJncMW Diabetologia, online April 14, 2015. Reuters

I’ve tried numerous times to stop smoking, but with little success. Do you have any tips or advice that may be able to help me resist the cravings?

Cigarettes contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance. Nicotine alters the balance of chemicals in the brain which directly affects the smoker’s mood and concentration. Even though many smokers are determined to stop, they often find their addiction to nicotine too much of an obsta-cle. Quitting smoking can be one of the most difficult challenges a person can do in their lifetime.

At HMC’s Smoking Cessation Clinic we offer support and advice to smokers on how to quit, as well as counseling and medication to help combat the cravings. Some of the smok-ers who come to us have tried, unsuccessfully, to quit smoking numerous times, while some are first time quitters. The standard advice that we offer to all smok-ers includes the following tips:• Set a date to quit. Identify a particular date in the near future that will be the day that you stop smoking, and stick to it.• Begin regular physical activity. When first quitting smok-ing you may feel tense and irritable due to the cravings. Exercise can be a great way to release this physical tension and give you something to focus on, apart from smoking.• Drink lots of water. Drinking sufficient amounts of water – at least two liters a day – plays a vital role in helping smokers quit. Water cleanses the body of toxins, while drinking a glass of water can be a useful distraction technique when the urge to smoke arises.• Avoid being around other smokers. When trying to quit smoking it is important to avoid putting yourself in locations where smoking is prevalent. If other smokers are out of sight there will be less temptation.• Tell friends and family you are quitting. It is important that you inform those people closest to you – friends and family – that you are attempting to quit smoking. They can then support you and help you to work through your cravings.

Contributed by Hamad Medical Corporation

Childhood trauma may raise risk of type 1 diabetes

Dr Ahmad Al Mulla, Head of HMC’s Smoking Cessation Clinic

tips to quit smoking

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| THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2015 |

BOLLYWOOD

BY NATALIA NINGTHOUJAM

She prides herself in doing one film at a time and surviv-ing in the Bollywood arena, but Preity Zinta’s subsequent

involvement in Twenty20 cricket tour-nament Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 affected her movie presence. Now, the dimpled beauty with brains is ready to be back with a bang in filmdom.

A co-owner of IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab, Preity, who is coming to the small screen as a judge on dance-based reality show Nach Baliye, says she wanted to keep her focus on cricket back in 2008.

“I wanted to focus on cricket that time. Acting is not something that you can just do. When you go and start performing, you put yourself in a safety deposit box and you become some-body else. A lot of me was required in cricket because I was starting a new business.

“I went through the whole process on my own and I didn’t think it was pos-sible for me to do all that and become somebody else. Something was going to suffer and after all these years in the industry, I didn’t want to end up doing films where either production suffered or I as an actor suffered. I was quite happy to take on cricket and do that. I wanted growth,” Preity said in an interview here.

Now that it’s been been eight years

of IPL, she feels “IPL doesn’t need me anymore”.

“Now I just have to come and watch the game. The business is doing well, the team is doing well. Things have fallen into place. Now doing this (Nach Baliye) or movie sounds exciting to me because I’ve been away from them for sometime. I’ve come back with a fresh perspective and I’m in a different space. I never thought that I would be so excited about judging a dance reality show,” she said.

A producer, writer, entrepreneur and a dance lover, Preity, who consid-ers herself “in good space right now”, promises to feature in more movies this year.

The 40-year-old, who was last seen in a full-fledged role in the 2013 dud Ishkq in Paris, is now busy filming her upcoming film Bhaiyyaji Superhitt and Nach Baliye 7, which she is co-judging with author Chetan Bhagat and chore-ographer Marzi Pestonji.

“This show is going to be a treat,” Preity said while promoting the celebrity dance show, which will be aired on Star Plus starting April 26.

Talking about her filmography, the Sangharsh star, who made her Bollywood debut with Dil Se.. in 1998, says she is happy about having done selective work.

“I was the only actress from my gen-eration or any generation who came and did one film at a time and survived,”

said the actress, who has featured in over 30 films, including cameos.

She promises more than just films to her fans this year.

“You’ll see me in more movies this year for sure. Bhaiyyaji Superhitt film is what I’m doing which I’m going to complete. There’s also some new work coming. I’m also starting a new busi-ness venture. You’ll hear about it by end of this year. It’s a big deal for me. I’m in good space right now where I want to do all this,” said Preity.

What about movie production?“My first movie (Ishkq in Paris)

that I did... I’m very proud of the movie. It’s okay to do one or a couple of things wrong. It was a great learning experience. Hopefully, I’ll come back with bigger and better things... which I will but not imme-diately right now.

“Without sounding arrogant, I’ve had 80 to 90 percent success rate compared to things that have not worked out for me so, I don’t even think I should be in a posi-tion to complain.

“God has been kind to me. I should be appreciative of what I have instead of complaining

about what I don’t because I definitely got more than I ever dreamt of,” said the former model.

IANS

IPL doesn’t need me anymore: Preity Zinta

The fact that Jai Ho! Democracy has no “hero”, “heroine” or even songs

made it tough for filmmaker Ranjeet Kapoor to release the political satire, which he proudly calls an “off beat” project.

“There was no difficulty in shooting the film. Shooting is an easy job. Whichever companies we showed the film to, their crea-tive heads liked the script, but the commercial (cinema) peo-ple would ask us, ‘Who is the hero?’ We would say there are no heroes.

“Then they would ask us, ‘Who is the heroine?’. We’d say there aren’t any heroines. ‘Any songs?’ We’d say there aren’t any songs!

“The movie is an all-India release, and this was a difficult job. Making the film was not as difficult as releasing it, because

I had great actors,” Kapoor said.A satire on Indian politics, the

film takes a dig at the existing social and political problems in the country.

Without slotting it into a genre, Kapoor simply says it’s “off beat” and “unique”.

But aren’t political digs risky?He says the film has noth-

ing that could land them in a “controversy” and instead has “black humour with a positive message”.

A major part of Jai Ho! Democracy was shot in Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, where the LoC was recreated; in Mumbai and some parts in Delhi.

Featuring a stellar cast of ace theatre artistes like Om Puri, Annu Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Adil Hussain and Seema Biswas, the film will hit the theatres on April 24. IANS

Releasing Jai Ho! Democracy was tougher than making it: Ranjeet Kapoor

Kangana found it tough to balance twin roles

Actress Kangna Ranaut, who will be seen in

a double role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns, says it was difficult to manage both her char-acters in the film.

“I had a huge dif-ficulty in maintaining both the characters because Kusum is so adorable and a lovely girl. There is purity in her, while Tanu has a wildness, but she is selfish. So, to sustain Tanu in front of Kusum was the biggest challenge for me,” Kangana, who has also spoken in Haryanvi for one of the roles, said here. Produced by Eros International and Colour Yellow Productions and directed by Anand L Rai, Tanu Weds Manu Returns is a sequel to Tanu Weds Manu. Kangana says the movie will present relatable issues in a marriage.

“This is a story of husband wife. People don’t get into the tricky side of a married life... they show it as a happy ending post marriage, but what happens after that and what it takes to fall in love all over again is what the film is about,” she said. IANS

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HOLLYWOOD

Afilm about Manny Pacquiao released on Wednesday offers a look into the Philippine boxer’s child-

hood before his much anticipated fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr next month.

Kid Kulafu, named after a brand of wine whose bottles Pacquiao col-lected as a child, charts his rise from humble beginnings to his first step into the boxing ring.

“He’s just like every one of us,” director Paul Soriano said at the film’s Manila premiere on Tuesday night. “He was born with nothing but because of God, because of hard work and faith, he became something.”

Soriano said he spent two years researching the film, much of it based on conversations with 36-year-old Pacquiao.

“Everyone can mimic his moves, but you can’t easily copy his courage,” said Buboy Villar, who plays the young Pacquiao.

“Pacquiao always faces people who are bigger than him and, as you can see, he’s scrawny as a kid, so I think all the rough experiences he had growing up helped to make him strong.”

The film opened in Philippine cin-emas on Wednesday and will be shown in selected cinemas in the US and Canada starting later this month.

Pacquiao faces Mayweather on May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in one of boxing’s most anticipated fights. Reuters

Actress Charlize Theron considers herself “very lucky” to be engaged to actor Sean Penn, but still finds the concept of marriage “strange”.

The 40-year-old told Esquire magazine that Penn, 54, makes her heart skip a beat and she is madly in love with him, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Theron — whose mother shot dead her alcoholic father after he attacked her while drunk — said: “The marriage thing is always so strange to me anyway. I love the pos-sibility of anything, but I’m really enjoying myself and the everyday moment and how that coincides with my son and my life and my friends. I’m a very, very, very lucky girl. Very lucky. He’s hot. He is hot. How do you say that in an interview?

“You’re a 40-year-old woman sounding like a 16-year-old. There’s something beautiful about that, but you lack the articulation of really saying what it’s like when some-body walks into your life and makes you see something that you really never thought you’d be able to see.”

The couple are expected to marry this summer. While the nuptials will be Theron’s first, Penn was previously married to Madonna from 1985 to 1989 and Robin Wright from 1996 to 2010.

Daniel Craig gets ‘licence to save’ as UN envoy on mines

Charlize Theron is ‘very lucky’ to have Sean Penn

As secret agent James Bond, Daniel Craig has a licence to kill, but on Tuesday the United

Nations gave the British actor a “license to save” by appointing him as the first global advocate for the elimination of mines and explosive hazards.

Craig — who has been filming his fourth movie as the dapper agent 007 — will spend the next three years raising awareness for the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and political and finan-cial support for the cause.

“You have been given a license to kill (as James Bond), I’m now giving you a license to save,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Craig at United Nations headquarters in New York.

The United Nations said 162 States are parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban

Convention. Last year, the United Nations said it destroyed more than 400,000 land mines and explosive remnants of war and more than 2,000 tons of obsolete ammunition.

“I am honored to accept this role, I’m hum-bled that I will get the chance to work next to people who are risking their lives every day to help ordinary people live ordinary lives,” said Craig. “I will do my very best.” IANS

Kid Kulafu, a film aboutPacquiao, offersa glimpse ofboxer’schildhood

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COMICS & MORE

Hoy en la HistoriaApril 16, 1940

1900: The world’s first book of stamps were issued1905: The philanthropic Carnegie Foundation was established1975: Khmer Rouge guerrillas seized the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, beginning a reign of terror in which around two million people died1990: Speaking in London, Nelson Mandela publicly thanked the world for its support during his 26 years of imprisonment in South Africa

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was born. She has reigned since 1972, when she became the first woman in nearly 600 years to occupy the Danish throne

Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS

ALL IN THE MINDCan you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

ADAPTATION, AGAINST THE ROPES, ALIEN, ALONG CAME POLLY, AMADEUS, ANNIE HALL, BABE, BASIC INSTINCT, BEN HUR, BIG FISH, BRAVEHEART, CABARET, CASABLANCA, CHICAGO, CONFIDENCE, DAREDEVIL, DIE HARD, DR ZHIVAGO, EVITA, GHANDI, GHOSTBUSTERS, GLADIATOR, GOLDFINGER, INSOMNIA, IRIS, JAWS, LANTANA, LOST IN TRANSLATION, MAD MAX, MIRACLE, MR DEEDS, NETWORK, PEARL HARBOR, PLATOON, PSYCHO, ROCKY, SIGNS, STAR WARS

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

ZITS

BLONDIE

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

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CROSSWORDS

HYPER SUDOKU

CROSSWORD

How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle

is solved by filling the

numbers from 1 to 9

into the blank cells.

A Hyper Sudoku has

unlike Sudoku 13

regions (four regions

overlap with the nine

standard regions). In all

regions the numbers

from 1 to 9 can appear

only once. Otherwise, a

Hyper Sudoku is solved

like a normal Sudoku.

ACROSS

1 Glasgow natives

6 Horse’s feedbox fill

10 Spill the beans

14 “Yippee!”

15 Get-out-of-jail money

16 Toy construction piece

17 Ann ___, Mich.

18 Long-distance callers’ necessities

20 2011 Tony-winning religious satire, with “The”

22 Cunning

23 Speckled horse

24 “___ Bovary”

28 A toddler might throw one

29 Wager

30 Hip, in the ’60s

31 Hyperlocal way to campaign

36 Barbecue fare

37 Hall-of-Fame Broncos QB John

38 Charged particle

39 Skater Sonja who won three Olympic gold medals

40 Slight coloring

41 Black magic item

43 Mother of Cain and Abel

44 ___ Lingus

(Irish carrier)

45 London lav

46 Edit

48 Cutlet meat

50 European peak

53 Milestone birthday, informally … with a hint to 20-, 31- and 41-Across

56 Uncle Ben’s offering

59 Actress Greta who famously said “I want to be alone”

60 Boingo service at airports

61 Pub potables

62 Flying saucer occupant

63 Computer that runs OS X

64 Where to get eggs

65 Destitute

DOWN 1 Q-tips, e.g.

2 Christmas song

3 “Goody!”

4 Conned

5 Campus sisterhood

6 First president born outside the continental U.S.

7 Boy’s name that’s almost always first alphabetically

8 Cake layer

9 Jail, slangily

10 Golden-haired

11 Was ahead

12 “Act your ___!”

13 2013 World Series winner, on scoreboards

19 Paint layer

21 Pic

25 ___ acid (protein building block)

26 Exxon merger partner

27 Famous auto flop

28 Campus brotherhood, briefly

29 007

31 Discourage

32 ___ Oyl

33 Had possession of

34 Christian of couture

35 Tic-tac-toe winner

36 Start all over

39 Rowdy soccer fan, for one

41 Purple Heart recipient, e.g.

42 Scandinavian saint

44 Heartsickness, e.g.

47 Place for a ghost

48 Drinking and gambling

49 Discharge

50 Eagle’s perch

51 Like oak leaves and brains

52 Insincere type

54 Ill temper

55 Hollow between hills

56 1910s conflict: Abbr.

57 That guy

58 “… woodchuck chuck, ___ woodchuck could chuck wood?”

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16

17 18 19

20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36

37 38 39

40 41 42

43 44 45

46 47 48 49 50 51 52

53 54 55

56 57 58 59

60 61 62

63 64 65

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cells will contain two numbers.

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reference clues. In a kakuro, the

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the total of the digits in the row or

column referenced by the number.

Within each collection of cells - called

a run - any of the numbers 1 to 9 may

be used but, like sudoku, each number

may only

be used

once.

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CINEMA

BIG GAME

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

SCREEN 1 Big Game (2D/Action)

10:10am, 12:00noon, 1:50, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45 & 11:45pm

SCREEN 2 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2D/Action)

10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:000midnight

SCREEN 3 The Last Knights (2D/Action)

10:15am, 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:35 & 11:55pm

SCREEN 4 The Cobbler (2D/Comedy)

11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm

SCREEN 5 The Unbeatables (2D/Animation) 11:00am & 1:00pm

Child 44 (2D/Drama) 3:00, 5:45, 8:30 & 11:15pm

SCREEN 6 In Fear (2D/Horror) 11:30am, 3:30, 7:30 & 11:30pm

Cake (2D/Drama) 1:30, 5:30 & 9:30pm

SCREEN 7 Hadeed (2D/Arabic) 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 & 10:00pm

Kill Me Three Times (2D/Action) 12:00noon, 4:00, 8:00pm&12:00midnight

SCREEN 8 Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action)

12:00noon. 2:45, 5:30, 8:15 & 11:00pm

SCREEN 9 Fast & Furious 7 (IMAX 2D/Action)

10:30am, 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 & 11:50pm

SCREEN 10 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2D/Action)

11:30am, 3:30, 7:30 & 11:30pm

Big Game (2D/Action) 1:30, 5:30 & 9:30pm

NOVO

MALL

LANDMARK

ROYAL PLAZA

SCREEN 1 Big Game (2D/Action) 2:30pm

Kill Me Three Times (2D/Action) 4:30pm Mall Cop (2D/Action)

6:15pm In Fear (2D/Horror) 8:00pm Hadeed (2D/Arabic) 9:30pmLast Knights (2D/Action) 11:30pm

SCREEN 2 The Unbeatables (2D/Animation) 2:30pm

Cinderella (2D/Drama) 4:15pm Big Game (2D/Action) 6:15pm

Ennum Eppozhum (2D/Malayalam) 8:15pm

Child 44 (2D/Drama) 11:00pmSCREEN 3 Cake (2D/Drama) 2:30pm Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action)

4:15, 8:45 & 11:00pm Last Knights (2D/Action) 6:30pm

SCREEN 1 The Unbeatables (2D/Animation) 2:30pm

Cake (2D/Drama) 4:15pm Mall Cop (2D/Action) 6:00pm

In Fear (2D/Horror) 7:45pm

Hadeed (2D/Arabic) 9:15pm Child 44 (2D/Drama) 11:00pmSCREEN 2 Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action) 2:30, 6:45 & 9:00pm

Cinderella (2D/Drama) 4:45pm Last Knights (2D/Action) 11:15pm

SCREEN 3 Kill Me Three Times (2D/Action) 2:30pm

Big Game (2D/Action) – 4:30 & 11:15 pm

Last Knights (2D/Action) 6:30pm

Ennum Eppozhum (2D/Malayalam) 8:30pm

SCREEN 1 Mr. X (2D/Hindi) 2:30pm

Last Knights (2D/Action) 4:45pm

Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action) 7:00 & 11:15

Mall Cop (2D/Action) 9:30pm

SCREEN 2 Mall Cop (2D/Action) 2:30pm

Kill Me Three Times (2D/Action) 4:30pm

Big Game (2D/Action) 6:30pm Mr. X (2D/Hindi) 8:30pm

Last Knights (2D/Action) 11:00pm

SCREEN 3 The Unbeatables (2D/Animation) 3:00pm

Cake (2D/Drama) 5:00pm Hadeed (2D/Arabic) 7:00pm

Child 44 (2D/Drama) 9:00pm In Fear (2D/Horror) 11:30pm

A young teenager camping in the woods helps rescue the President of the United States when Air Force One is shot down near his campsite.

Directors: Jalmari HelanderWriters: Jalmari Helander Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson |

WESTEND PARKSCREEN 1 O Kadhal Kanmani (Tamil) 9:45pm & 12:15am

Ennum Eppozhum (Mal) 4:15 & 7:00pm

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DOHA EVENTS

IN FOCUS

Common myna seen at the Losail International Circuit.

Until 16 MayVenue: 1 & 18 La Croisette, Porto Arabia – The Pearl-QatarVenue: FreeTime: 10:00-20.00

Join with your children for a fun family activity “Rainbow Park” at The Pearl-Qatar, where children will consider art as the art of lifestyle and culture by playing and being creative with unharmful colored sand and enabling them to build and create different shapes.

27 APRIL - 28 APRILVENUE: Qatar National Convention CenterADMISSION: FREETime: 9:00-21:00

Qatar Green Building Conference ‘The Vision 2014’ will address sustainability issues and focus on providing solutions to some of the most significant challenges for the built environment in the future. For more information visit: http://www.qatargbc.org/

29 April — 02 MayVenue: Doha Exhibition CenterAdission: FreeTime: 12:00 — 22:00

IWED is a wedding exhibition that will feature trend-setting facets to deliver a unique and superficial experience in planning an exquisite day of perfection.The International Wedding Exhibition and Fashion Show Doha bring wedding trends and opportunity of connecting the services providers to set up for the big occasion.

18, 25 AprilVENUE: Katara Art StudiosADMISSION: QR100Time:14:00-29:00

Every Saturday, from 2 to 7 pm for all age groups. Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding.It is fun and relaxing and require nothing more than a piece of square sheet of paper. Paper folding has been shown to aid relaxation, concentration, hand eye co-ordination and memory. To register e-mail [email protected] or call 44080233.

Rainbow Park

The Vision Conference2015

UNTIL 31 AUGUSTVENUE: Qatar Museums Gallery KataraADMISSION: Free

The exhibition will showcase Ismael Azzam’s distinctive portraits of painters and sculptors who have made a significant contribution to Arab Art, with the entire body of work created exclusively for this show. Ismail is of Iraqi origin, and moved to Doha in 1996.

Ismael Azzam: For Them - Exhibition

Until 16 AugustVenue: Mathaf: Arab Museum Of Modern Art, Ground Floor GalleriesAdmission: FreeTime: 11:00 - 18:00 (Monday closed)

Wael Shawky produces film series based on literature and historical narratives, using a visual language that mixes fictional storytelling and documentary styles. The exhibition presents two newly completed film trilogies, each inspired by stories and scripts of literature; Cabaret Crusades (2010-2014) and Al Araba Al Madfuna (2012-2015).

Wael Shawky Comes To Doha

Send your photos to [email protected]. Mention where the photo was taken.

Send your event details to [email protected]

Until 21 AprilVenue: VCUQatar GalleryAdmission: Free

‘Flatlands Remix’ brings together David Batchelor’s intricate and vibrant drawings, as well as his more recent exploration into painting. Held in partnership with the British Council as part of the British Festival 2015, this exhibition is based on David Batchelor’s recent solo exhibition ‘Flatlands’ (2013).

David Batchelor: Flatlands Exhibition

17 April Time: 10:30 - 22:30Venue: The Pearl-QatarVenue: Free

Registration period until 15 April. Registration is open for public in singles and doubles category.Competition starts at 10:30am.For more information and participation email [email protected]

Beach Tennis Tournament

IWED 2015

Until 11 JulyVenue: Museum Of Islamic ArtAdmission: Free

This exhibition focuses on the real and mythical animals that feature in the legends, tales, and fables of the Islamic world. Divided into the natural quadrants of earth, air, fire, and water, these marvellous creatures serve as the introductions and bridges for the stories in which they feature.

Marvellous Creatures: Animal Fables In Islamic Art

by Mani Unni

Origami Family Workshop