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“Qajar Women: Images of Women in 19th-Century Iran” exhibition at the Temporary Exhibition Galleries on the fourth floor of MIA features stunning portraits of women during the Qajar era (1779-1925) in Iran.

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ART

BY RAYNALD C RIVERA

Stunning portraiture of women during the Qajar era (1779-1925) in Iran highlights the most recent temporary exhi-

bition which opened yesterday at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA).

The portraits executed in distinct style are among some 40 pieces drawn from the MIA’s permanent collection being displayed for the first time in an exhibition.

The era is distinct for artistic moderni-sation and exuberance as depicted by flamboyant use of colours and exagger-ation in the portraiture of the subjects.

“Qajar Women: Images of Women in 19th-Century Iran” exhibition located in the Temporary Exhibition Galleries on

the fourth floor of MIA features lac-quered mirror cases and pen boxes, watercolours, manuscripts, jewellery, ceramics, and metalwork, all related to women of the time.

Qajar Women exhibition is a new take on Qajar art. Veering away from the archetypal presentation of iconog-raphy mostly focused on male royals exuding power, this new exhibition shines the spotlight on women as the main subject in art particularly in paintings and photography of the late Persian Empire.

The exhibition includes artworks that reflect various interpretations of female musicians, aristocratic women, women at the court and in private quarters, all exploring the rarely-told narratives of the Qajar artistic tradition.

Exhibition shines spotlight on women during Qajar era

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The historical objects from the MIA collection are supplemented by reproduction of 16 photographs from Harvard University and contemporary artworks by Iranian contemporary artists Hojat Amani, Mahmood Sabzi and Shadi Ghadirian. As well as confirming the potent influence of Qajar female image today, the works of the three contemporary artists comment on modernity and femininity.

The exhibition is divided into four interesting themes namely ‘Notions of Beauty: Images of Women in Qajar Art’; ‘Daily Life’; ‘Women, Power, and Refinement’; and ‘Women as Symbols in Qajar Art.’

‘Daily Life’ shows the daily experiences of women during the era are no different to the present with activities showing them at the market, in their homes or taking part in private and public festivities.

‘Notions of Beauty’ presents painted objects, drawing, jewellery, and photographs demonstrating the contrasting and evolving ideals of feminine beauty from the late Safavid to the Qajar period.

‘Women, Power, and Refinement’ provides a glimpse on the importance of women as subjects in art production in this era, during which commissioning images of women in the Qajar court was an artistic innovation at a time when most court portraits were of male sovereigns.

‘Women as Symbols in Qajar Art’ explores the range of meanings

assigned to the image of women whose depictions in stories and poetry in Qajar Iran provide various emotional and aesthetic layers.

“This innovative exhibition is designed to completely change the perception of Qajar art as a male-dominated medium. The wide variety of objects and artworks on display illustrate the ways in which images of women can be used to understand the history of their daily lives, their roles in aristocratic pursuits, how notions of feminine beauty change over time and how women were used as symbols in Qajar art. We hope these stories will capture the imagination of visitors from a wide range of communities and across cultures, just as they continue to inspire and educate artists today,” MIA Director Aisha Al Khater said in a statement.

Running in parallel with the exhibition are special public programs which cater to women, academics, and families. These include daytime tours with exhibition curators, weekend family activities and a learning beyond the classroom event scheduled for teachers, among others.

A special talk entitled ‘Beauty and Moustaches in Qajar Art’ will be delivered by the exhibition curators Dr Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya and Dr Nur Sobers-Khan next month.

The exhibition is open to the public until June 11, 2016.

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CAMPUS

IIS Students Council inducted

In a ceremony held at the school, the students’ council of Boys’, Girls’ and Junior Sections for the year 2015-16 were administered oath of their

office by the Principal Syed Shoukath Ali. Members of the councils are:

Junior Section: Head Boy – Saad Abdul Latheef, Head Girl – Ayeshath Nahda, Cultural Secretary – Anika Quadros and Sports Secretary – Salwa Usman.

Boys’ Section: Head Boy – Alhaj Ashraf, Asst Head Boy – Roshan Hegde, Cultural Secretary – Gilroy Pereira, Sports Secretary – Mayank Walia, Asst Cultural Secretary- Abdul Akif Jabir Asst Sports Secretary- Nidhal Razik, Head Prefect – Mohd Saqib Khan and Head Scout- Shaheen Rahman.

Girls’ Section: Head Girl – Nadine D’Souza, Asst Head Girl – Rafia Islam, Cultural Secretary –Sruthi Sureshkumar,

Sports Secretary – Arundhathi Devi, Asst Cultural Secretary- Tarb Iqbal, Asst Sports Secretary- Irene Grace Peter, Head Prefect- Tamima Basheer and Head Guide- Ashnitha SaraThomas.

Apart from these, Prefects, House

Captains, Vice Captains and Sports Captains from the four Houses of Boys’, Girls’ and Junior Sections were also sworn in to their offices. Activity Coordinator, House Coordinators, Housemasters and Housemistresses

were also inducted on the occa-sion. Masood Khalid Khan, Shamna Firoskhan and Vinola Rani are the House Coordinators of Boys, Girls and Junior Section respectively.

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Members of Students’ Councils of 2015-16 with Principal Syed Shoukath Ali and heads of sections.

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) recently hosted Dr Laurie Brand, the Robert Grandford Wright

Professor of International Relations and Middle East Studies at the University of Southern California, for a public lecture titled “The Politics of National Narratives: The Evolution of ‘Revolution’ in Egypt”. Her presentation was a part of the Monthly Dialogue Series organized by GU-Q’s Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS), and explored how country leadership construct a national story or narrative for political purposes, using the theme of revolu-tion in Egyptian history as a case study.

“Revolution is the founding story in the case of Egypt. That might have seemed to have had only academic interest up until 2011, but develop-ments since then make it clear that trying to understand what we mean by revolution and how the notion of revo-lution evolves is important, in terms of trying to understand a political struggle on the ground,” said Dr Brand, explain-ing the contemporary relevance of her historical research.

Drawing on chapters from her recently published book Official Stories:

Politics and National Narratives in Egypt and Algeria (Stanford University Press, 2014), Dr Brand showed how the meaning of the term “revolution” was constructed and reconstructed over time in Egypt, focusing on a number of “key junctures” or crises over the preceding decades, starting with the Urabi Revolt, a nationalist uprising in Egypt from 1879 to 1882 that sought to end British and French influence over the country. She then continued with examples from the succession stories of presidents Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, SCAF, Mohamed Morsi, and finally the current leader, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, showing how each ruler redefined the national narrative and the characterisations of their tenure, and reflecting cultural, social, and political values.

She also explained how that effort relates to the need to build or rebuild legitimacy for a leadership, and layed out what types of crises or challenges are most likely to trigger attempts at reconstructing or reinterpreting what’s meant by “revolution” as part of national narrative.

Defining the term “national narrative” as “the story that a national collective

tells about itself”, the acclaimed scholar identified the sources she used for her research, including content col-lected from successive issues of constitutions, in particular their pre-ambles which she says, “often say something about national history, or give the characteristics of “who we are” as a people.” She also studied speeches delivered by leaders to the nation on important occasions, muse-ums, images on national currency and stamps, patriotic songs, and in particu-lar, school text books.

“Dr Laurie Brand’s work in the study of national narratives is multifaceted and complex, but even in the course of this brief lecture, she presented a

compelling series of examples illustrat-ing the relationship between language and political power, which was very enlightening for our students studying international affairs here at Georgetown, as well as for our other audience mem-bers from the university and broader Doha community,” said Dr Mehran Kamrava, the director of CIRS.

In conclusion, she reaffirmed that how revolution is defined, who defines it, and what its content is, are not issues of academic interest only, but are “very real battles that are a part of ongoing struggles today in Egypt and throughout the Middle East over the future of the political systems in the region.”

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Scholar explains language of revolution at Georgetown event

Dr Laurie Brand delivering the lecture.

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CAMPUS / COMMUNITY

Oxford Learning Center held their first annual Student Appreciation Day at their branches in Madinat Khalifa

North and Al Hilal recently. Over 100 children, family members and staff members attended. The celebration involved cookie decorating, face paint-ing, games, prizes, food and fun.

Oxford Learning Center’s students had much to be proud of this year. Many of Oxford’s students gained admission to some of the top schools in Doha due to their efforts in their after-school stud-ies in the center’s rigorous English and Math programmes. Other students cel-ebrated significantly improved grades, standardised assessment scores and

new found confidence in their academic studies.

The staff of Oxford Learning had much to celebrate as well. Oxford has officially opened their second branch in Qatar this April in Al Hilal.

“Due to the center’s strong reputation and popularity, it was necessary to open a second branch which could serve the airport and Al Wakra areas of Doha, as we already had many existing clients in these areas. The new branch is under the same management and utilizes the same individualized teaching materials and methods to ensure that high level of quality services are provided at both centers,” a statement said.

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Oxford Learning Center holds Student Appreciation

Students and staff at the Student Appreciation Event.

Wyndham Grand Regency Doha participated in the Earth Hour global initiative by turn-ing their lights down and promoting energy

conservation. “Earth Hour is a great opportunity to raise awareness

of global climate change and sustainability issue,” said Cluster General Manager, Ayman Lotfy. “And, while turn-ing off lights can be a challenge for a busy hotel with hundreds of guests, we believe the hospitality industry can and should be a leader in reducing our impact on the environment.”

To recognise Earth Hour, Wyndham Grand Regency Doha organised a candle light dinner Chopsticks res-taurant. “Through Wyndham Green, we aim to develop solutions that make sense for both the environment and the bottom line,” says Faith Taylor, vice president of sustainability for Wyndham Worldwide. The Peninsula

Mediaplus organised a seminar in association with Leisure Group and Anti-smoking Society to mark World Health Day. Dr Abdul Rasheed, President of Anti-smoking Society, delivered the keynote address. The seminar was inaugurated by Naseer Usman, Managing Director of Leisure Group. K P Nurudheen, Usman Mohammed, Amanulla Vadakkangara and Abdul Fathah Nilambur spoke on the occasion.

With an objective to prepare students to get acquainted and familiarise with the campus, Shantiniketan Indian School KG and Primary Wing organised a Campus Walk Campaign recently. The children were enthusiastic about visiting different places like HM’s office, reception, canteen, restroom, sick room and playground. They met and interacted with the HM, support staff and other members non-teaching faculty.

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World Health Day seminar

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TRAVEL

BY THERESA VARGAS

As I stood near the baggage carousel, waiting for it to spit out my new and yet already fraying luggage, I could feel a woman

watching me. We had just finished a six-hour flight from Seoul to Singapore, which had followed a 12-hour flight from San Francisco to Seoul, which (for me) had followed a one-hour flight from San Diego, and she and I shared that same bewildered look.

Where were the cheering crowds? The balloons? The pats on the back?

After all, we had both just travelled with two children still in diapers and were arguably more battered and drained than someone who had run a marathon. Curling up in that little foil blanket sounded sublime.

Before I could spot any of our suit-cases or answer to the melodic string of “mama mama mama” coming from the stroller in front of me, the woman was at my side, exhaling: “I just want to say it’s amazing we survived that.”

I considered hugging her. I would have, too, if she and I both didn’t have sleeping babies strapped to our chests and the questionable scents of two people who had wiped one too many things in the last 30-some hours, count-ing layovers and customs checks.

My love of travelling developed long before I had children and I prided myself in my ability to fall asleep the moment the plane took off and wake up precisely at meal time.

I also had perfected the process of packing. No matter if the destination was diving in Belize or touring Italy, I could squeeze everything I needed into a carry-on. To my family’s chiding, I also did this with my wedding dress and two weeks worth of clothes for a destination wedding and honeymoon in Nicaragua.

But travelling with kids requires a whole other set of skills — ones that I have learned through (sometimes

unfortunate) trial and error, and share here in hopes that it will help my fellow stressed out parents.

I have flown with my oldest son, now 2 and a half, since he was months old, but a recent move overseas took the challenge to a whole new level. In the course of three months, my husband and I travelled with a toddler and infant from Washington to Indonesia, from Indonesia to California, from California to Texas, from Texas to California, and then back to Indonesia. And here is, in part, how we survived:

— Accept that there will be checked baggage — lots of it! You will never hear the phrase “children and carry-on only” together, and if you do, I bow to that parent and worry for them. Small creatures require mountains of items: car seats, strollers, multiple changes of clothes, diapers, favorite toys — and that’s just to get to and through the airport.

To save us some stress and back pain, my husband and I have learned to limit our load to about a week’s worth of clothes for each child, along with a few items for unusual weather, reminding ourselves that we can always do laundry on the other end. We then

check in everything except a diaper bag, a backpack and a stroller, which can be checked plane-side and will then be there waiting for you as you get off your flight. (Since airlines are also much stricter now about luggage limits, one trick is to buy a carseat bag in advance and because they are always huge, use the extra space to lug bulky items).

— Book the bulkhead if possible. Not that little people need the extra leg room, but the bulkhead will allow you to avoid spending the entire flight telling your child through gritted teeth not to kick the seat of the stranger in front of him. With the bulkhead, you also get more face time with the flight attend-ant, whose attention (and hopefully kindness) you will undoubtedly need.

— Forget moderation (except when it comes to dried fruit). As far as my son is concerned, every flight is a mini-Christmas. I buy a ton of cheap, plane-appropriate toys in advance and present them slowly throughout the flight. “Bored with that Melissa and Doug magnet game, how about this colouring book that uses only water? Or these animal stickers?” (Note on the latter: Only buy “reusable stickers.” Otherwise, you will end up scraping

them off the tray table, the seat belts and parts of your body you can’t see but will notice strangers staring at later as they try to figure out if that is a car or an alligator on your behind.) Depending on your moral stance on electronics, the same rule can be applied to handheld tablets.

We normally download a few age-appropriate puzzle-type games on our iPad and unveil them as needed. Finally, what would Christmas be with-out snacks galore? Just, and this is very important, beware of healthy snacks. Fiber and flying should never, ever, be combined.

I am fortunate to have a toddler who loves vegetables and thinks dried fruit is candy, but after a few (maybe four) dried apricots on one flight, we ended up in the bathroom so many times I eventu-ally ignored the seatbelt warnings. That was also when we discovered — yes, I’m looking at you United Airlines — that not all plane restrooms have changing tables.

— Covet the barf bags. Because children are gross, you will need these bags (which can also usually be found in the restrooms) for more than their intended purpose. I have used them to store soiled clothes, bibs with spit up, rejected snacks, half empty bottles, and sadly, to catch the stomach con-tents of a child who after a 13-hour flight looked up at me with big brown eyes and a pale face and let me and every-one around us know he gets motion sickness.

— No, you did not pack enough dia-pers or wipes. This, I learned, after eye-ing my white sweater on one flight and calculating whether I could turn it into a makeshift diaper if needed. Thankfully, it didn’t come to that.

— Concede that flying will never again be enjoyable . . . or at least not until your child can understand bribes and threats. No, you will not get to watch a movie without pausing it about five dozen times, eat your meal like a normal human with two free hands or sleep for any extended period of time. But if you are lucky, you will end your flight much like that woman and I did: looking ragged, smelling questionable and feeling victorious.

That is, at least until later that night when you’re dealing with a jet-lagged child.

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Travelling with kids

Travelling with kids requires a whole other set of skills — ones that I have learned through (sometimes unfortunate) trial and error, and share here in hopes that it will help my fellow stressed out parents.

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BY BONNIE S BENWICK

Hey, moms and dads, what’s on the weekend eats agenda for your young ones? If UN-worthy negotia-

tions and plain pasta with butter are in store, you could change the paradigm, starting with Kids Cook French (Les Enfants Cuisinent a la Francaise).

The slim collection of 30 recipes is the new, first solo cookbook from Claudine Pepin. The very girl we watched grow up via her famous father’s cooking shows is now 49, an accomplished wine educator, a chef’s wife and the mother of an 11-year-old daughter.

The dishes represent the kind of sim-ple, wholesome food she thinks children and grown-ups will enjoy together; the focus is not so much on expecting kids to turn out boeuf bourguignon on their own. Each page of text is mirrored in French on a facing page. That idea was the publisher’s (and the start of a series of international culinary books for Quarry), but it took several tries before the author found a translator who daughter and father both say provided the words of a native Frenchman.

One can see Jacques Pepin’s influ-ence between the covers, most charm-ingly in many of the book’s illustrations. Yet Claudine’s view of the ways children should interact with food is more lib-eral than the one under which she was raised, and she makes her case in Kids Cook French in an understated, posi-tive way. I spoke with Pepin by phone from her home in Rhode Island recently. Edited excerpts follow.

Was there stuff you wouldn’t eat when you were young?

Oatmeal. Couldn’t stand it; now I like it. My mother’s line was, ‘If you don’t eat it, I’ll put it on your head.’

Did she ever make good on that threat?

I did! Or so I’m told: When I was still in a high chair — at 1 1/2 or 2 — I put oatmeal on my head.

Sum up the difference between your experience at the table and your daughter’s.

I grew up eating head cheese and tripe. I tell her that she doesn’t have to.

We have talked at length, in general, about raising kids and how you feed them. You don’t applaud a kid because he ate a Brussels sprout. The rule in our house is, the veg on your plate is a must, the meat is a “some,” and the rest is negotiable. The clean-plate club is not for us.

Your dad disagrees?Yes. To him, the idea of wasting any-

thing is bad. I’d rather have Shorey leav-ing two bites of food. It drives him crazy.

When he grew up, there was little food. You ate out of respect. I get that. I guarantee it was a whole lot less than what you are served these days.

Describe a typical weeknight meal for your family.

At night, my husband is at work 90

percent of the time, so Shorey and I eat together. I’ll cook, she sets the table and clears the dishes. We eat a fair amount of fish. We’ll have a protein and one or two vegetables and something else, like macaroni and cheese.

Not from a box!Yes, I have Annie’s mac and cheese

in a box. We have it every three or four months. Kids like it. Heck, I like it.

What is your daughter’s pal-ate like?

Shorey eats just about anything. That said, she doesn’t like sweet potatoes. And asparagus makes her shudder — yet I’ve seen her eat it when we’re out somewhere and it’s put on her plate. That has to do with respect, for the food and for those who made it. What Shorey has learned to do is season food. She’s getting very good at it.

That’s unusual, and a really good thing.

She knows the way salt feels in her hand, and that means she can take the appropriate amount and sprinkle it in. If I have lamb or fish out that has to be

seasoned, it’s practice for her.She likes to go through the spice

cabinet and smell . . . and she has made her own signature spice blend, to use on meat that we’re going to grill. I think it has a little too much cumin in it, but that’s just me.

What’s your advice for devel-oping a child’s palate?

You say, “Two nights a week, we sit together as a family.” Take one or two new things and incorporate them into what you’re eating, but don’t make a huge deal of it. It’s just what you’re hav-ing. Help the child create a list, and then ask him to choose a food from that list. And take them out to real restaurants; have them choose from the real menu — not a kids’ menu. I have found that it’s a good idea for a child to order two first courses, so it’s not so much food.

You haven’t asked me what I like best about Kids Cook French.

Have at it.It’s something I realized after it was

published. My book will always be next to my father’s on the shelf at the Library of Congress.” WP-Bloomberg

‘The clean-plate club is not for us’:a chef’s daughter on kids and food

A portrait of a family that enjoys food: Claudine Pepin, center, with (left to right) her daughter Shorey, husband Rollie Wesen and parents Jacques and Gloria Pepin. “The clean-plate club is not for us,” says Claudine Pepin on kids and food.

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FASHION

App to tell which dress fits you the best

Style community Polyvore has released a new mobile app that would help the users not just find the right outfits and acces-sories for them but would also enable

them to see their selected items styled in a whole new way.

Polyvore users can check in on what’s trending on the site, get styling advice and buy any item they find right from the app named Remix, TechCrunch reported.

The app has a simple interface with just three sections: Trending, Find and My Faves.

The trending section is the main landing page for the app and features a regularly updated list of what’s popular on the Polyvore site at the moment, based on things like what its users have been searching for, what they’re clicking, what they’re liking and more.

“Our mission is to empower people to feel really good about their style, but what we’ve found is that the hardest part is getting people to actually putting an outfit together,” said Polyvore senior product manager Anna Iskikian.

The middle section, “Find”, is a shopping search engine where you can enter in products you wish to see styled, or drill down into items by category, like dresses, tops, bags, shoes, jewellery etc.

Finally, the “My Faves” sec-tion in the app is the collection of the items you’ve been saving both on mobile or on the desk-top web version of Polyvore.

But what makes the app fun is the “remix” feature which allows the users - with the tap of a but-ton - to see their selected item styled in a whole new way. IANS

BY KATHARINE WHITEHORN

It’s cold, really cold – especially in the morn-ings – so I’m wearing the thickest coat I can find. It was once my husband’s, and it fastens the wrong way; who was it that

decreed female clothes should button right to left and men’s left to right? Come to that, why is it pink for girls and blue for boys? Once, it was: “A girl is always safe in blue.”

I’m prepared to admit that some outfits are as they are for practical reasons – short skirts or pants because sweeping skirts are not easy to run in, for example. But practicality is only a minor consideration in decisions about clothes. Wearing trousers was considered racy before the war, but

there are cultures in which trousers are the only thing a respectable woman should wear.

Serious men today don’t wear flashy clothes, but portraits from earlier centuries show the most powerful men as the most sumptuously robed. GK Chesterton thought the robes of monarchs and archbishops meant that men dressed up like women when they were most important, but those who wore them surely didn’t think of them as effeminate.

Clothes can keep you warm, show where you come from or what you do for a living, attract or impress the opposite sex — or do none of these things. It’s amazing we pay them so much atten-tion; maybe we should not.

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The female and male fashion divide

Girls’ clothes are ghettoised

into pink, but they weren’t

always; men’s clothes

button on a different side

from women’s, but why?

Fashion can be random…

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HEALTH AND FITNESS

Wives, please take note! Fighting over trivial issues at home can raise

your hubby’s blood pressure to such an extent that he may suf-fer heart problems sooner in life.

According to researchers, stressed wives can elevate husbands’ blood pressure — particularly in more negative relationships — which may lead to cardiovascular problems.

Using systolic (maximum) blood pressure as a gauge, researchers assessed whether an individual’s blood pressure is influenced by their own as well as their partner’s reports of chronic stress and whether there are gender differences in these pat-terns. The findings support previ-ous research that asserts stress and relationship quality have both direct and moderating effects on the cardiovascular system.

“However, we found that husbands were more sensi-tive to wives’ stress than the reverse especially given all of the work indicating that wives are more affected by the marital tie,” explained lead author Kira S Birditt from the University of Michigan’s institute for social research.

“This finding may result from husbands’ greater reliance on wives for support which may not be provided when wives are more stressed,” Birditt added.

This study addressed several questions like if chronic stress predicts blood pressure or is the association between chronic stress and blood pressure varies between husbands and wives.

It also looked at if negative relationship quality predicts blood pressure or the associa-tion between negative relation-ship quality and blood pressure

varies by gender.Specifically looking at the

effects of negative relationship quality, researchers found that effects were not recognised when examining individuals but they were when examining inter-actions between both members of couple.

“It is important to consider the couple as a whole rather than the individual when examining mar-riage and health,” the authors noted in the study that appeared in the Journals of Gerontology.

IANS

Eye examinations vital part of health maintenanceShould I be having regular eye tests to check my vision and also to check for glaucoma and other eye conditions?

Ey e s i g h t is one of the most important

and valued senses we have. As we get older, the eye and its sensitive mech-anisms become more susceptible to damage and disease. Being aware of changes in your vision is an important factor in detecting eye diseases.

Some diseases of the eye, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, have no symptoms in their early stages, so you may not know you have a problem until the disease is in its later stage. This can make treatment more difficult and the problem harder to manage. Therefore, regular eye examinations are essential for the early diagnosis and treatment of any eye problems that may occur. Early detection and treatment can slow down or even reverse the progres-sion of eye disease.

Eye examinations are a vital part of health mainte-nance for people of all ages. For children, eye exams can play an important role in monitoring normal devel-opment. Ensure that your child has his or her eyes screened during regular pediatric appointments to look for childhood eye conditions including squints (crossed eyes), amblyopia (lazy eye) and childhood myopia. As you get older, age-related eye conditions are more likely to occur.

Adults should get a baseline eye screening when they are 40 years old to check for any changes in vision and early signs of eye disease. If you have any risk factors for eye disease - diabetes, high blood pres-sure, a family history of eye disease like glaucoma, or you take medications which may affect the eyes - you should have your eyes tested frequently. As with most illness and disease, early detection is the key factor in treatment and sight preservation.

Contributed by Hamad Medical Corporation

Dr Zakia Al Ansari,Ophthalmologist at HMC

Stressed wife can make husband’s BP go haywire

Way to detect cancer without biopsy found

A Brazilian scientist has developed a method to detect cancer

before initial symptoms appear and without the need for a biopsy. Priscila Kosaka, 35, a researcher working at the Microelectronic Institute of Madrid (Spain) for the past six years, has developed a less invasive method that uses a nano-sensor that is “10 million

times more effective” than tra-ditional tests on patient blood samples, Xinhua news agency reported citing Brazilian media on Tuesday.

The sensor has antibodies that can capture cancerous cells when they come into contact with an affected blood sample, and as a result weigh more, Kosaka told Brazil’s leading G1 news website.

In addition, the process causes the cancerous cells to change colour, indicating the presence of a malignant tumour, she added. The sen-sor, not expected to be on the market for 10 more years, may miss only two out of 10,000 samples, and can also be used to detect the onset of hepatitis and Alzheimer’s, according to G1. IANS

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BOLLYWOOD

Cinema icons Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan were conferred the Padma Vibhushan — India’s second

highest civilian honour — by President Pranab Mukherjee at an investiture cer-emony at Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several union ministers attended the function.

Assamese director Jahnu Barua was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to art over the years. Barua, who has made National Award-winning films And the River Flows and Aparoopa in his mother-tongue, has been doing social work in the north-east related to art and culture for the past six years.

While Amitabh Bachchan exuded elegance and sophistication in a black bandhgala, Dilip Kumar couldn’t make it to the ceremony to receive the honour in person.

Amitabh shared the news of Dilip Kumar’s absence through micro-blogging website Twitter. He wrote: “@Amirmurt @TheDilipKumar he is unwell and shall not be there to receive his award...sad (sic)”.

The 72-year-old star, who is known as the Shahenshah of the Hindi silver screen, has delivered some exceptional

performances in his over four-decade-long film career. With movies such as Deewar, Agneepath, Sholay, Don, Blackand Paa, the actor has carved a special place for himself.

Amitabh’s wife Jaya Bachchan, son

Abhishek Bachchan and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai attended the function.

Dilip Kumar, whose real name is Yusuf Khan, became a name to reckon with in the 1950s and 1960s, thanks to his

performances in Aan, Daag, Devdas, Madhumati, Paigham, Mughal-E-Azam, Ganga Jamuna, Leader and Ram Aur Shyam. After working for about six dec-ades, he bid adieu to the arclights in 1998. His last movie was Qila. IANS

Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan conferred Padma Vibhushan

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan said meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was “inspiring” and reminded him of the hospitality

and warmth of the Bengali community, which he “misses” a lot. “Meeting didi was inspiring n full of Bengali warmth which I miss so much. @Mamataofficial #womanpower,” the actor posted on Twitter.

Banerjee retweeted Hrithik’s message and thanked him. “Thank you so much RT @iHrithik Meeting didi was inspiring n full of Bengali warmth which I miss so much. @Mamataofficial #womanpower,” Banerjee posted on the micro-blogging site.

The Bang Bang! heartthrob, who is of part-Bengali heritage, performed at the Indian Premier League (IPL-8) opening ceremony at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Hrithik’s grandmother Ira — his father Rakesh Roshan’s mother — was a Bengali who married Punjabi musician Roshan.

In his stunning second live act in the city after 15 years, Hrithik cast a spell on his fans and sealed his connect with West Bengal.

Hrithik was overcome with nostalgia during the event. The star son’s maiden live act after

his stellar debut in father Rakesh’s Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, was at the same venue. He fondly recalled the first live performance of his career as the audience cheered and whistled.

The actor met Banerjee on Tuesday and promised to attend the 21st edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival to be held later this year. She also requested the actor to shoot in Kolkata, which the actor gladly agreed to. To show his respect and love for the city, Hrithik sported a stole during his act, which was gifted by the chief minister. IANS

Hrithik inspired by Bengal CM Mamata Image means a lot in film industry: Kangana

Actress Kangana Ranaut, who has

played varied roles on the silver screen, says the image of an actor drives a celebrity’s career in the world of showbiz. “Image means a lot. It is everything in the busi-ness that we are in. The kind of roles which you get, people identify with your roles, and it then leads to the kind of brands you get,” Kangana said.

The National Award winner expressed her views at the launch of film critic Anupama Chopra’s book The Front Row: Conversations Of Cinema.

“Overall the business is completely based on the kind of image that you have,” she added. Kangana made her Bollywood debut with 2006 release hit Gangster and since then she has carved a spe-cial place by delivering exceptional performances in films like Fashion and Queen. Meanwhile, the actress is gearing up for Tanu Weds Manu Returnsand Katti Batti.

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HOLLYWOOD

BY SANDY COHEN

Fear, anger, disgust, sadness and joy have taken over Pixar headquarters, and things are going great. The Oscar-

winning animation studio is celebrat-ing the completion of Inside Out, a film that features each of those emotions as personified characters controlling operations inside in a little girl’s head.

Sculptures, sketches, paintings and other concept art from the film five-and-a-half years in the making fills a gallery at the studio’s resort-like headquarters in Northern California. Some 350 artists and technicians collaborated under the direction of Pete Docter (Up, Monsters, Inc.) to bring the imaginative adventure to life.

Inside Out tells a story of two worlds — the external, human world and the internal landscape of the mind — and how they influence one another. As 11-year-old Riley navigates the human world, including a move from her native Minnesota to San Francisco, her mind’s staff of emotions handle her internal goings-on.

Joy (Amy Poehler) was the de facto leader of the emotion team, but when she and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) get

lost deep in the recesses of Riley’s subconscious, Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black) and Disgust (Mindy Kaling) are left in charge. Joy and Sadness, with the help of a character named Bing Bong, must bridge their differences to ensure Riley’s happiness and the ongoing development of her personality — heady territory for an animated, family film. With the project recently completed, Docter and pro-ducer Jonas Rivera invited reporters to Pixar to explain why Inside Out was so time-consuming.

Animated movies typically take longer than live action to produce because everything has to be built — not only the sets and costumes but the characters and cameras.

On this film, though, the artists had to create entire worlds.

Inside Out started with an idea from Docter inspired by his daughter, who’d gone from an outgoing, happy kid to a quiet, sullen pre-teen. He imagined a story set inside a little girl’s mind that explored what went on in there.

His team met with neuroscientists and psychologists to learn some basics about emotion, memory and mind func-tion. Then it was up to the story artists to develop characters based on that

information, conceptualise how they should look and act and come up with a script. Meanwhile, production designer Ralph Eggleston was dreaming up what the world of mind and personality might look like.

“It was an intellectual idea we had to conceptualize,” he said. “The biggest

challenge was what is the mind?”Filming comes next, before anima-

tion, inverting the familiar lights-camera-action formula.

“In animation, it’s camera, action, lights,” said director of photography Patrick Lin.

Animators — a team of 45 in the case of “Inside Out” — give expres-sion and personality to the characters. It takes about a week to produce three seconds of animation, said directing animator Jamie Roe. Lighting comes last, and it functions like a cinema-tographer would on a live-action film, shaping the shot and directing the eye, said lighting artist Angela Reisch. Like animation, lighting each scene is a painstaking process, and artists can complete only a few shots a week.

The film is set for release on June 19.AP

Pixar gets emotional with film five years in the making

Mischa Barton sues her mother over earnings

Actress Mischa Barton has sued her mother Nuala Barton, claiming she stole

money that the actress earned over the course of her acting career. The 29-year-old actress, who shot to fame at the age of 17 with her role on the popular television drama The O.C., filed the lawsuit, reports dailymail.co.uk.

The suit also claims her mother kicked her out of an $8m Beverly Hills home bought with money earned early in her career. Nuala has managed Mischa’s career for over 20 years.

The lawsuit claims that in one instance, Nuala lied about the amount her daughter was being paid for a 2013 film and pocketed the difference. According to tmz.com, the film in question is The Hoarder, and in her suit Mischa also claims that she realised her mother had been hiding money from her after a discussion with the production company behind the film. She says her parents “sit back expecting their daughter’s hard work and dedication to her craft to support their lifestyle”.

Taylor Swift, Lorde shoot down fight rumours

Singer Taylor Swift has set the record straight about rumours that she’s fighting with pop star Lorde. On

Monday, Lorde shared the “Love story” singer’s tweet on her own Twitter page and added a comment to the post, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“Media, when you say ‘Lorde & Taylor are fighting’ — by fighting do you mean ‘FaceTiming constantly from US to NZ and LOLing at you’? Thnx bye (sic),” Swift wrote on Twitter.

Lorde shared the post and added: “Sisters are doin’ it for themselves @taylorswift13.”

The singer of “Shake it dof” and the “Still sane” hitmaker were reportedly fighting about recording a duet together. They had different opinion about the collaboration.

Back in 2014, Lorde opened up about the potential collaboration with Swift in an interview with Capital FM radio. She

said that there were many options when partnering with her good friend and she believed their different musical styles could easily complement each other.

“Yeah we are (different) but I think the cool thing about Taylor is she is pretty will-ing to go a lot of places with music. I think that last record in particular, everyone was like ‘Woah.’ And I think with an artist like her, the sky is the limit,” she said. IANS

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COMICS & MORE

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

BALLET, BALLROOM, BARN DANCE, BELLY DANCING, BOLERO,BREAK DANCING, CHA CHA CHA, CHARLESTON, CLOG DANCING, CONGA, DISCO, FANDANGO, FLAMENCO, FOXTROT, GAVOTTE, HIGHLAND FLING, IRISH JIG, JIVE, LINE DANCING, MINUET, PAS DE DEUX, PASO DOBLE, POLKA, QUICKSTEP, RAIN DANCE, REEL, RUMBA, SAMBA, SQUARE DANCE, SWORD DANCE, TANGO, TAP DANCING, TARANTELLA, TWIST, TWO STEP, WALTZ.

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.

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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 ___ Street, London’s onetime equivalent to New York’s Wall Street

8 Lurid nightspot

15 Synthetic purplish colorant

16 Took too many courses?

17 Vicks product

18 Rap type

19 Assn. with a “100 Years … 100 Movies” list

20 Bygone Acura

22 Non-Roman Caesar

23 Have a dependency

25 “Would you look at that!”

26 Musical title character who “made us feel alive again”

27 What the

Sup. Court interprets

29 “___ in ’56” (old campaign button)

30 Plantation machine

31 Hid

33 Sybill Trelawney, in the Harry Potter books

35 Gorp, e.g.

36 Like some projects, for short

37 Mesh with

41 Piece of trash?

45 Slightly ahead

46 “___ man can tether time or tide”: Burns

48 Tim Tebow, in college football

49 “Sweet” girl of song

50 Ones with issues?

52 Person holding many positions

53 Ox- tail?

54 Trattoria specification

56 Key holder?

57 Mercury’s winged sandals

59 Outlook alternative

61 Parasite

62 Cash in a country bar

63 Parallel bars?

64 Onetime “Lifts and separates” sloganeer

DOWN 1 “The Raising of ___”

(Rembrandt painting)

2 Annual heavy metal tour

3 Big name in browsers

4 Popular chip flavor

5 Parisian possessive

6 Kicking oneself for

7 Trapezius neighbor

8 Welders’ wear

9 Egg maker

10 Rowlands of “A Woman Under the Influence”

11 Assn.

12 Beverage with a triangular logo

13 Occasionally

14 Kindles, e.g.

21 Pride : lion :: gang : ___

24 Bleeth of “Baywatch”

26 Avon competitor

28 “Do I have to?,” for one

30 Extraterrestrial, e.g.

32 Abbr. on a business card

34 URL ender

37 Japanese electronics giant

38 Download from Apple

39 “Funky Cold Medina” rapper

40 Not entirely of one’s own volition, say

41 “Cloud Shepherd” sculptor

42 Ferocious Flea fighter, in cartoons

43 Producer of a hair-raising experience?

44 Certain movie house

47 Aldous Huxley’s “___ and Essence”

50 Worked with

51 Common comedian’s prop

54 Best Picture before “12 Years a Slave”

55 Wife of Albert Einstein

58 Party concerned with civil rights, briefly

60 “If I ___ …”

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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

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column referenced by the number.

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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

THE COBBLER

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

SCREEN 1 The Unbeatables (2D/Animation)

10:20am, 12:10, 2:00 & 4:00pm

SCREEN 2 Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action) 6:40, 9:30pm & 12:15am

Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:45, 3:20, 6:00, 8:50 & 11:55pm

SCREEN 3 The Cobbler (2D/Comedy)

10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00 & 11:55pm

SCREEN 4 Alien Outpost (2D/Thriller) 11:30am, 3:30, 7:30 & 11:30pm

Skin Trade (2D/Action) 1:30, 5:30 & 9:30pm

SCREEN 5 Aswar El Qamar (2D/Arabic)

10:45am, 3:20 & 7:50pm & 12:55am

The Longest Ride (2D/Drama) 12:50, 5:20 & 10:00pm

SCREEN 6 The Canal (2D/Horror) 3:10 & 7:15pm

Broken Horses (2D/Drama) 11:10am, 1:10, 5:10, 9:15 & 11:15pm

SCREEN 7 Cinderella (2D/Drama) 10:15am, 12:30, 2:45 & 7:20pm

Get Hard (2D/Comedy) 5:20, 9:35 & 11:35pm

SCREEN 8 Top Five (2D/Comedy) 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm

Home (2D/Animation) 10:40am & 1:00pm

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

11:00am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50pm & 12:30am

SCREEN 10 Fast & Furious 7 (IMAX 2D/Action)

10:30am, 3:30, 8:20 & 11:40pm

The Cobbler (2D/Comedy) 1:15 & 6:10pm

NOVO

MALL

LANDMARK

ROYAL PLAZA

SCREEN 1 Nannbenda (2D/Tamil) 2:00pm

The Longest Ride (2D/Drama) 4:45pm Alien Outpost (2D/Thriller) 7:15pm Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action) 9:00pm

Broken Horses (2D/Drama) 11:30pm

SCREEN 2 Top Five (2D/Comedy) 2:30pm

The Unbeatables (2D/Animation) 4:30pm Cinderella (2D/Drama) 6:30pm

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

Skin Trade (2D/Action) 11:15pm

SCREEN 3 Jalaibee (2D/Action) 2:00pm The Cobbler (2D/Comedy) 4:45pm Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action) 6:30 & 11:00pm

Aswar El Qamar (2D/Arabic) 9:00pm

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

Alien Outpost (2D/Thriller) 4:15pm

Ennum Eppozhum (2D/Malayalam) 6:00pm

The Longest Ride (2D/Drama) 8:45pm Top Five (2D/Comedy) 11:15pmSCREEN 2 Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action) 2:30, 8:45 & 11:15pm

The Cobbler (2D/Comedy) 5:00pm Cinderella (2D/Drama) 6:45pm

SCREEN 3 Nannbenda (2D/Tamil) 2:30pm

Home (2D/Animation) – 5:15 pm


Skin Trade (2D/Action) 9:00pmThe Longest Ride (2D/Drama) 11:00pm

SCREEN 1 Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action) 2:30, 6:45 & 11:00pm

The Unbeatables (2D/Animation) 5:00pm

Alien Outpost (2D/Thriller) 9:15pm

SCREEN 2 Home (2D/Animation) 2:30pm

Cinderella (2D/Drama) 4:15pmThe Longest Ride (2D/Drama) 6:15pm

Fast & Furious 7 (2D/Action) 8:45pm

Skin Trade (2D/Action) 11:30pm

SCREEN 3 Jalaibee (2D/Action) 3:00pm

Top Five (2D/Comedy) 5:15pm

The Cobbler (2D/Comedy) 7:15pm

Broken Horses (2D/Drama) 9:00pm


Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Directors: Thomas McCarthyWriters: Thomas McCarthy, Paul Sado Stars: Dan Stevens, Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi

WESTEND PARKSCREEN 1 Ennum Eppozhum (Mal) 4:15, 7:00, 9:45pm & 12:30am

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DOHA EVENTS

IN FOCUS

A view from Corniche.

9 AprilTime: 18:00 - 21:00Venue: Al Gharafa Sports ClubAdmission: Ticket required

Performances from Philippines celebrity singers — The Voice Kids Philippines Final 4 — Lyca, Darren, Juan Karlos, Darlene, The Voice of the Philippines Season 1 Champion - Mitoy, Season 2 finalist - Daryl Ong, Jennylyn Mercado and The Reo Brothers.

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/

11, 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.

Perfect Voices Concert

Origami Family Workshop

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-QatarAdmission: 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

14 JulyVENUE: Garage Gallery at the Fire StationADMISSION: FreeTime: 10:30-19.30

An exhibition that pays homage to the very first artists in residency in Qatar 15 years ago, it includes installations, photographs and videos of what Doha’s inaugural art residences were like, introducing visitors to a part of Qatar’s recent history that has never been shared so extensively before.

EXHIBITION 555

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 Mohammed Waseem

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DOHA EVENTS

IN FOCUS

A flower spotted in Mesaieed.

by Raghul Srinivas

UNTIL 28 MarchVENUE: QATAR MUSEUMS GALLERY, KATARAADMISSION: Free

The exhibition highlights Qatari artist Yousef Ahmad’s body of work through a precise selection of his most striking artworks from his early works in 1970s until today. His mixed media calligraphic pieces to his new conceptual artworks.

27-28 MarchVENUE: Al Banush Club, Mesaieed ADMISSION: FreeTime: Friday: 9.30-20:00Saturday: 9.30-17:00On Friday: 13:30–15:00: Live Vegetable Carving 15:00 – 17:00: Live Ice Carving On Saturday:11:00–12:00: Live Flower Arrangement for Ladies 12:00–13:00: Live Flower Arrangement for Professionals

24 MARCH - 28 MARCHVENUE: MIA PARKADMISSION: FREETime: 9:00-21:00

Discover a world of tastes and fabulous gastronomic experiences at the sixth annual Qatar International Food Festival held at the Museum of Islamic Art Park. QIFF features the finest cuisine and culinary skills of many of Doha’s top chefs, as well as celebrity cookery experts from overseas.

UNTIL 30 MARCHVENUE: AL RIWAQ EXHIBITION HALLADMISSION: FreeTime: Sunday-Wednesday 10:30am – 5:30pm, Tuesday closed and Thursday 12:pm – 8:pm.

Presented by Qatar Museums (QM), Here There will see the QM Gallery Al Riwaq split in half, each dedicated to one of the two countries, Qatar (Here) and Brazil (There). The Years of Culture initiative is a key part of Qatar Museums’ vision in establishing cultural ties between Qatar and countries around the world.

28 March, 4, 11, 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] call 44080233/44081357.

YOUSEF AHMAD: STORY OF INGENUITY

QAFCO FLOWER & VEGETABLE SHOW 2015

HERE THERE EXHIBITION

ORIGAMI FAMILY WORKSHOP by Afsheen

QATAR INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL

UNTIL 27 MARCHVENUE: KATARAADMISSION: FREE ADMISSIONTime:17:00-19:00

The Cultural Village Foundation – Katara, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs Presents Handcrafts Workshops and Outdoor Market. For more details visit www.katara.net

HANDCRAFTS WORKSHOPS AND OUTDOOR MARKET

27 MARCHVENUE: THE PEARL- QATARADMISSION: FreeTime: 06:30-11:00

Lido Venezia Beach, Qanat Quartier, The Pearl-QatarRace Start Time 6:30amSprint : Swim: 750M Bike: 20KM – Run 5KMOlympic : Swim:1.5KM Bike:40 KM – Run 10KMFor registration:www.premieronline.comFor general inquiries:[email protected]

THE PEARL-QATAR TRIATHLON

Thursday, 26 MarchVENUE: Fanar AuditoriumADMISSION: FREE ADMISSIONTime: 20:00 – 21.30

Join Dr Bilal Philips, Dean of Islamic Online University, and the IOU student community for an orientation session for Spring 2015 semester and learn more about IOU. For more details, call 50107801.

Orientation Session : Islamic Online University

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

Send your event details to [email protected]

Until 27 MarchVENUE: Museum of Islamic ArtADMISSION: Free

The ILHAM Art Exhibition will feature new works of art by disabled artists from Qatar, Oman and the UK. These artists spent two weeks in residency earlier this year in Qatar to prepare Islamic-inspired pieces that seek to build bridges and understanding about the abilities of people of all talents.

ILHAM Art Exhibition

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