TABLE OF CONTENTS COMMUNITY 41
Top Picks
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Ramadan: Sharing Moments
Our introduction to the Holy Month will have you eager to celebrate
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For The Love Of Giving
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Heights For Hope
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Step Into Summer
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Community Listings
Doha College students Erin Quigley and Sophie Jago are raising funds to build schools in Nepal for those in need Climbers from Qatar and across the Arab world are scaling the peaks of South America to fund access to education for the children of Gaza
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Our round-up of VCUQatar's most creative summer camps – and how to enroll
Building Qatar's National Football Team
Find out everything that’s going on this month
FOOD & DINING
SPORTS
QH SENSATIONS
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Top Picks
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Top Picks
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Top Picks
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Bella Italia
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The Only Way Is Up
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Puttin' On The Ritz
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Chef Marco's Table
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Fitness In Motion
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Know Your Roots
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Camps For Kids
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Health And The Holy Month
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The Fitness Guru
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Why The Ritz-Carlton's Porcini restaurant is still the best Italian in town Il Teatro's Chef Marco Arlotti offers up a lamb dish with an Italian twist this Ramadan
Word Of Mouth
Our contest winner Rachel Winter relishes the tastes of Latino Steakhouse in the Sheraton Doha
Flavours Of Ramadan
Your complete guide to the city's five-star iftars and suhoors throughout the Holy Month
Food & Dining Listings
Find out everything that’s going on this month
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As Qatar continues to build up its national football team, we look to the example of Iceland to see how a small nation can change the game Keep fit and have fun this Ramadan with Aspire Active's roster of summer programs Evolution Sports has your kids covered when it comes to football, swimming and much more this summer We meet female fitness instructor and body-builder Lucy Sewell to find out why more women should be lifting weights
Sports Listings
Find out everything that’s going on this month
An afternoon at The Ritz-Carlton Spa leaves us shining bright like a diamond – literally We go inside roots, the chic, new British-owned beauty salon now open in Doha
Our top tips to help you maintain your optimal fitness and nutrition levels during Ramadan
102 San Francisco: The Dreamscape City
From Golden Gate Park to the iconic Mission District, we take the city by the bay by storm
104 The Dish On Qatar Our favourite traditions of the Holy Month
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