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APRIL CONTENTS

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SPOTLIGHT ON...

SPOTLIGHT ON SPORTS

14 ENTERTAINMENT Qatar’s Aqua Adventure 20 ARTS & CULTURE EGGstravaganza!

24 COMMUNITY The Turtles are Coming!

30 KNOWLEDGE It’s Easy Being Green

Desert Runner

One Doha resident takes on the Sahara and disaster relief in the Marathon des Sables, the world’s toughest foot race.

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IN SUZANNE’S WORDS QH TEAM APRIL HIGHLIGHTS QH RECOMMENDS VIRGIN RECOMMENDS

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HAPPENING HOTLISTS

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS QH SPECIAL IT HAPPENED PHONE DIRECTORY COLOUR SCOPE

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EVENT LISTINGS

SPOTLIGHT ON FOOD

ENTERTAINMENT ARTS & CULTURE COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE FOOD SPORTS

QH SENSATIONS EXPERIENCE

4Qat2ar

Marine Festival

35 Amazing Maze

QH SENSATIONS

44 LOOK

Fabulous Fabric Souqs

Your guide to tailormade beauty!

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40 EXPERIENCE Reasons to Fly

There is life outside of Doha – check out things to do beyond Qatar’s borders.

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IN SUZANNE’S WORDS

Publisher: The Art of Business Chairman: Ahmed Hassan Bilal Editor-in-Chief: Nasser Ahmed Hassan Bilal Executive Editor: Suzanne Grant Editor: Jessica Davey-Quantick Copy Editors: Vanessa Gaudet, Lindsey Hunnewell Contributors: Cecilia Leigh, Moona Masri-Whitice, Allen Smithee, Patricia Duignan, Elly Cardwell Marketing Manager: Moona Masri-Whitice Art & Photography Director: Jorell Legaspi Graphic Designer: Paolo Kurtis Tan Photography Production Coordinator: Nathy Fonseca Photography Assistant: Ahmad Oustwan Fashion Stylist: Chantal Mossess Webmaster & Communications Associate: Jay Panganiban Distribution and Accounts: Lanie Fillo-Pana Distribution Assistants: Jaya Gautam, Durga Gautam Printing Press: Dar Al Sharq, Doha, Qatar

April marks international Earth Day. Words such as carbon footprint and global warming are now woven through our daily vocabularies. QH features local conservation initiatives for endangered sea turtles and speaks to the hosts of the Doha Green Summit. Bloomsbury shares some tips on how to participate in UN Sponsored World Book Day recognised on April 23rd and the annual Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival is back in town.

Finally the event we keep waiting for, the Qatar Marine Festival, hits the shores of Qatar this month. On the sporting scene, the Asian Football Cup Draw Ceremony will take place in Qatar and the Motorcycle Grand Prix speeds things up at the Lusail Circuit.

Culture, arts, causes, learning, sport and outdoor fun – it’s a great time to get involved in your community!

Enjoy!

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Photo: Jorell Legaspi Julia Mills trains for the Marathon des Sables

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QH TEAM Suzanne Executive Editor

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Marketing Manager/ Contributor

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Webmaster & Communications Associate

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Photography Production Coordinator

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APRIL

HIGHLIGHTS

MONDAY

India: East/West (until the 17th) 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

VCU-Qatar Gallery

La Cigale Traiteur Easter Specials (until the 7th), La Cigale Hotel

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Laughter Factory 8:00 p.m., Ramada Plaza

Marine Festival

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Doha Green and Sustainability Summit Grand Hyatt Plaza

2nd Annual Urban Transportation Summit (until the 21st), Doha Marriott

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SUNDAY

Contemporary Art from Palestine 7:00 p.m., VCU-Qatar Atrium

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(until the 21sh), check out page 42 for our selections

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6th Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival

Guerlain Beauty Event 9:30 a.m., Royal Plaza Mall

(until the 22nd), Sheraton Doha

18 Food & Art at Il Teatro (until the 30th) Four Seasons Doha

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Ramada Plaza

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South African Freedom Day Feast InterContinental Doha

Full Moon Party 9:00 a.m., W Doha

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Indian Cultural Week VCUQ Atrium

Windows to the Soul (until the 3rd) Grand Hyatt Doha

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Bamboo on Tour

7:00 p.m., Al Wakra Stadium

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FRIDAY

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Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar

David Guetta 8:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.

InterContinental Doha Beach

AS1 7:00 p.m., Al Ahli Sports Stadium

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(until the 11th) 5:00 p.m.

Losail International Circuit

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Outdoor Grilling & Chilling Cooking Class 10:30 a.m., Ritz-Carlton Doha

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Track Day for Bikes and Cars

Qube Idol 2010 Fridays, Qube, Ramada

2nd, 3rd, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th & 30th, Losail International Circuit

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Black and White Party 9:00 p.m., W Doha

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Qatar’s Favourite

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QH RECOMMENDS

Hop on down the bunny hole with us on this months magical mystery tour of weird!

Holy Gaga

Cop Magnificent

Lady Gaga has mastered the art of WTF-ery and this time she’s dragged Beyonce down to her level and it makes us giddy with delight. In her latest effort ‘Telephone’, the two collaborate on a Sappho-rific video that’s weird but also super catchy. Our world is complete now we’ve heard the phrase ‘you’ve been a very very bad bad girl Gaga’ come out of Beyonce’s mouth (and we’re not even going to address the hairphone, cigarette sunglasses or the ‘lets make a sandwich’ moment. If we do so we might just die of an overdose of awesome). The video is available on YouTube and iTunes.

A product of a magical time known as the 90s, Cop Rock is what happens when Glee meets NYPD Blue and they make sweet snuggles. It’s a crime show... with jazz hands. Who hasn’t thought Law and Order would be much, much better if they burst into song and dance occasionally, especially if it’s done over cadavers and in a taste so bizarre we’re not sure if it’s good or bad, we just know it’s awesome? The television world may have foolishly cancelled it, but the music and the magic live on on YouTube.

Pink, Plastic, and Nerdy

Alice in Weirdland So we all knew we were going to see this one even before it came out. How could you not? An even weirder ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ trip down the rabbit hole, with 3D effects and caramel corn? Sign us up! Johnny Depp is a couple hugs short of a carebear, and we love it. He’s gotten progressively zanier everytime he hits the screen (if Jack Sparrow was mildly psychotic his Mad Hatter needs heavy medication and group hugs), At this point we’re just waiting for him to jump up and down on Oprah’s couch, but regardless, it’s awesome to watch.

Check out www.qatarhappening.com for showtimes.

Idiot-awesome The IdiOlympics– a rollicking test where men are men, rats refused to be caught, shopping carts are used to joust, tricycles become part of a live action Mario Kart, and Taco Bell beats them all (proving once again you do not mess with the Gordita Supreme). The guys from Panda Smash compete to figure out who is smart enough to decide this is a bad idea, and more importantly, who was clever enough to put it on the internet (and fill a piñata with mayonnaise).

Check out their shenanigans at www.pandasmash.com.

The face that launched a thousand eating disorders is back, this time with a nerd-chic career. Barbie announced her 126th career recently (she’s a busy girl) and, despite declaring that ‘Math class was tough’ in 1992, seems to have picked up a thing or two between shopping trips and pondering if pink goes with pink.

She’s now a computer engineer, complete with Bluetooth headset and Smartphone. We’re not sure if we should be supportive or horrified, but either way we’re left wondering what Ken will do to get his oddly-smooth underroos back in the spotlight.

We hope it involves glitter.

So it’s been brought to our attention we use the word ‘awesome’ a lot. We think that’s awesome (it’s a marvelous word and we can’t be convinced otherwise). So let’s play a little game: count the awesomes in this magazine and send us a message on Facebook! It’s like Where’s Waldo but with words instead of a cartoon in a stripy sweater.

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QH RECOMMENDS

It’s Earth Day this month, and we’re celebrating by bringing you a selection of all things Mother Earth (and us!) adore!

Environmentally Sound Vacation

Clean It Green

Egypt is a must-see for most travelers in the region, and if you’re keeping it green, try out Siwa, known as the city of a thousand palm trees. The area is dotted with hotels and resorts that operate with ecological efficiency, using local products and managing community development programs including reinforcing local organic farmers. For more information, check out www.siwa.com.

You can be clean and green! Most major chains like Carrefour or Lulu Hypermarket have their own brands of eco-friendly cleaners to help you out, just look for ecofriendly packaging! One of our favs is the Clorox line of sustainable cleansers. As well, trade in your paper towel and toilet paper for sustainable varieties – there are several brands on sale in Qatar that promise to be 100% Old Growth forest as well as being made from recycled materials.

Lulu’s Chocolate Extravaganza Satisfy your chocolate cravings this sea season with the specialty chocolate eggs and candies direct from the UK and USA. And that’s not all, get to surprise your little bunnies with special treats as well.

Go on a fun filled hunt around the Lulu Hypermarket stores and look out for the cute little chicks and colourful eggs of all sizes! Aside from that, get to enjoy the Easter Specials such as hot buns, Easter cakes and frozen/fresh turkeys.

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SPOTLIGHT ON ENTERTAINMENT

By Elly Cardwell

Water lovers prepare for some excitement – despite being a desert climate, Qatar is about to make a splash with the opening of its first aqua park.

Slated to open its doors soon, the Aqua Park is giving Doha residents a thrill seeking entertainment venue to look forward to.

Spread over an area of around 100,000 square metres, the aqua park is located on Salwa Road, just 16 km from Industrial Area roundabout, and adjacent to a 300,000 square meter resort that is also expected to be completed by June 2011.

The park, being developed by Hala Group Enterprises and constructed by a Cypriot company, Aqua Masters Qatar, will use seawater turned into freshwater by the enormous power generated from the country’s oil and gas reserve. Featuring such watery delights as a giant wave pool, a lazy river, an activity pool, and a multi slide complex, the park will also have a family pool and a ‘dry’ corner for those who prefer not to get their feet wet.

The park will also have a lagoon pool offering a fusion of fountains, light effects, rock-art works and shaded Jacuzzis, not to mention a peaceful area where you can while away the time between swimming and sliding. Packed with your favourite restaurants and fast food eateries, along green paths that resemble tracks in a rainforest, you can regain your strength and strum up the courage to start your next aqua adventure.

If it is indeed adventure you are after but you prefer to stay dry, visit the gaming areas. Including paintball, bicycle motocross (BMX), roller-skating and soap football, this side of the park is sure to keep your blood pumping. If, however, the thought of all that dashing around makes you want to sit down, the lazy river, where concerts, programmes and ceremonies are also planned to be staged, is nestled right in the middle of the park and offers a slightly less frenetic pace.

The wave pool is sure to excite visitors as it generates waves as high as a metre and half, while next to it the children’s activity The new Aqua Park aims to provide some pool will offer numerous entertaining games much needed entertainment for residents, to while away the hours with the kids. A as well as attracting tourists to the country. number of water slides housed in the multi- With more phases planned and new ideas slide complex will give park patrons a thrill, being added to existing entertainment, such while the highest action slide in the water as the possible inclusion of go-carts, Qatar’s park, at a mighty 20 metres tall, offers a new aqua park is sure to be a hit with both dare-devil dive to the pool at the bottom. residents and visitors alike.

The Aqua Park at a glance: Multiple Slide Complex:

Numerous slides, with the biggest being 20 metres tall.

Children’s Activity Pool: Keep

the kids entertained with games and entertainment.

Wave Pool: Features waves of up to

1.5 metres.

Lagoon Pool: Incorporates fountains,

light effects, rock art and Jacuzzis. It also features a ‘forest’ path, a green track which will be lined with fast food eateries.

The Lazy River: Concerts and

events can be staged in this area.

The Dry Corner: An area that

includes paintball, BMX biking, rollerskating, soap football and other sports, including the possibility of go-karting in the near future.

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Spending time at water parks can be a memorable experience if you take some precautions. Here’s our top tips of how to make it your best experience!

Walking around on hot pavement is tough on feet, so buy a cheap pair of waterproof slippers that you can leave on.

Waterproof sunscreen is a must because while you’re in line, you’ll be exposed to the sun. And apply it early- sunscreen needs to go on 30 minutes before you go outside.

Body slides can have you zipping by quickly, so minimize clothing loss by wearing loose trunks (guys) and one-piece suits (girls).

Suits with zippers and buttons scratch flumes, so many parks have banned them.

Carry a spare change of clothes with you.

Remove non-essentials from your wallet and leave them at home.

Do not eat just before going into the water. Keep a gap of at least 30 minutes between your meal and entering the water.

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ENTERTAINMENT

HOTLIST

CHECK OUT

www.qatarhappening.com for the latest information!

David Guetta: Live in Qatar Thurs 8th: InterContinental Doha Beach. Live up the night to the beats of the most in demand artist of 2010, David Guetta! Get ready for the “One Love” world tour! Warm up sets by DJ Lilo and DJ Sam and opening set by Jade Rox. From 8:00 p.m. till 2:00 a.m. Tickets are available at ticket booths in Villaggio, Saqr Music and Crepaway, QR 300 for advance tickets.

For more information, visit www.globaldjs.org

Moonlight Cinema Thursdays to Fridays: Ritz-Carlton Doha.

Watch films under the stars and get to enjoy a picnic filled with light snacks, soft drinks and popcorn at the Lagoon Terrace. First show starts at 5:00 p.m. followed by another at 8:30 p.m. QR 185 per adult and children have 50% discount. Thursdays for adults only and Fridays for families. For more information, call 484-8503.

AS1 Thurs 8th: Al Ahli Sports Stadium.

Two of the Philippines’ premiere pop performers are going to rock out Doha, Gary Valenciano and Martin Nievera. Ticket prices range from QR 100 to QR 300. Proceeds will go to HOPE Qatar, Adopt-a-HometownSchool in the Philppines, and to the assistance of repatriation of distressed Filipino Workers in Qatar. For more information, visit www.as1qatar2010.com

Qube Idol 2010!

Fridays: Qube, Ramada Plaza. Qube welcomes back the number 1 amateur singing competition in Doha. For 2010, the competition has been opened to both singers and rappers. Auditions are over, so the competition is really heating up with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd heats this month. For more information, call 441-7417

Bamboo on Tour Fri 2nd: Al Wakra Stadium. Experience the music of one of the Philippines’ leading rock bands, Bamboo. Pre-show ticket price is QR 70 and QR 85 at the venue on the day of the event itself. Tickets available at Virgin Megastore in Villaggio and Landmark Mall. Doors open at 5:00 p.m.

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VIRGIN RECOMMENDS

Here’s how you can find out what’s hot: QH brings you the top selections from Virgin Megastore this month. And watch for the QH heart in stores!

Darksiders One of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse has been framed to have caused an imbalance between Heaven and Hell.

What happens after? The end of the world. Journey through demon-infested streets of a world slowly crumbling to its demise to prove his innocence.

M.A.G. Imagine, 256 players playing in one action-packed map all at the same time. But before waging war on your opponents, you must pick from three factions to join.

And as you ravage map after map, earn experience points that’ll let you customize the look of your characters. How’s that for shoot ‘em up game?

Heavy Rain

Napoleon: Total War The latest offering from the Total War franchise, Napoleon dishes up an intense serving of tactical action infused with “big picture” strategy.

Follow the exploits of one of history’s greatest commanders as he starts his career as a lowly artillery officer to the emperor of France.

As the thrilling story unfolds, decisions you make in the game will influence how the game will end and in the process of doing so, the game adapts to the choices made.

As you get totally engaged, you’ll form a habit of pressing the pause button in order to think of what step you need to take next.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Get down and dirty with a ragtag bunch of unlikely heroes commandeered by an elite military unit in order to find a Japanese ultimate weapon. As you decimate your opponents, do it while in any of these: tanks, helicopters, ATVs, UAVs and jeeps.

What else could you ask for?

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SPOTLIGHT ON ARTS & CULTURE

By Allen Smithee

Doha’s a long way from the Ukraine, but the delicate art of pysanky has found a home here!

Basketfull. Edith Schwartz says her eggy babies have a lifetime guarantee: as long as she’s alive, she can make them.

Eggs to the right of me, eggs to the left of me, eggs all around me- and they’re colourful and sparkly, and one of them is wearing tiny painted sunglasses.

the egg in pysanky and then you progress from the lighter colours to the darker colours.”

And at the end, eggy magic happens.

Pysanky, the traditional Ukrainian art of egg decorating, has been around for centuries. “You can hold the egg up to a candle and Edith Schwartz has been making them in slowly melt the wax off. And that’s the most Doha for around two years. exciting part. Once you’ve done your egg in so many colours you forget what’s going to “Soon after I learned it (I started teaching). be where. So when you take the wax off, It’s a learn by doing thing, so I just like to it’s just like it blooms in front of your eyes,” give people the opportunity to try it,” she she said. said.

But it’s more than just a colourful craft. As She’s taught several classes here in Doha, a traditional handycraft, there’s more than for a nominal fee of around QR 50 per just pretty squiggles being painted on the person (just to cover her supplies). She says eggs. it’s an art form anyone can learn, but it’s definitely a step above dip dying eggs in “Each colour can symbolize something, each food colouring in 2nd grade. geometric design. Each plant and each animal can have a meaning. The egg I made “A simple egg would be an hour to two hours, my husband has the ram on it, and it says the goose eggs that’s six to eight hours. the ram represents leadership in the face of And then an ostrich egg would be over days. opposition, perseverance and dignity. And But you’re in and out, I usually have two or that’s my husband,” she said. “There are three eggs going at a time. One is sitting many different traditions with eggs. I have in the dye, one is being worked on, one’s eggs here that are story-telling eggs. One drying,” she said. “It’s an egg process that’s friend who is teaching it, she made anger done like batik. So you’re putting wax on eggs with children, so that they made an to keep the colour that the fabric in batik or egg and if someone had upset them they

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would go up in front of that person and stamp on the egg, and that finished the anger.”

While most commonly associated with Easter, eggs have been decorated and displayed for centuries, as symbols of rebirth and new life in the spring. Coloured eggs have been exchanged between friends, broken open, chased over lawns (including the White House in the United States) and rolled down hills. Some of the most intricate examples were the Faberge eggs created out of precious metals and gems for the Russian Imperial court, often containing surprises of clockwork toys or trinkets.

In Doha, the eggs come in many varieties- from traditional Ukrainian designs to special patterns created for holidays and hung on trees or given as hostess gifts.

Schwartz was particularly excited when she discovered a book of traditional Arabic calligraphy patterns for egg decorating- the lines, swoops and swirls being so perfect for this handycraft.

“I am not an artistic person in a creative sense. I can follow directions and copy when I need to but some people just take off. When you teach them they just take off and create the most beautiful eggs you can imagine,” she said. “So you’re writing the design on the egg, and as you write you’re writing symbols, symbols of prosperity, symbols of long life, symbols of health or things onto an egg to make the design. You can do anything with an egg!”

They’re also preserving a long history of handycrafts.

Once upon a time, people knew how to quilt and embroider and paint and create their own homemade fun. Today, these skills are dying: either metaphorically, being replaced by bejeweled, wordmole and sudoku, or literally, in the form of aging Women’s Institutes and social clubs that aren’t being replenished with younger members.

“I think it’s very sad,” said Pam Bodle, one of the eggdecorating mavens who attends Schwartz’ classes.

“Otherwise they’ll die! Who knows when we’ll need them again? It could be quite soon! And it’s interesting.

That’s the fascinating thing.”

“It brings out the little child in you,” said Bodle.

For more information or to book a class with Schwartz, email BillnEdie@qatar.net.qa.

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ARTS & CULTURE

HOTLIST

Fashion Documentary Contemporary Art from Palestine Wed 7th: VCUQatar Atirum. Salwa Mikdadi, Head of Arts and Culture Programme, Emirates Foundation, Abu Dhabi will deliver a lecture about contemporary art from Palestine as part of VCUQatar’s lectures in the Arts and Architecture of the Islamic World series. Starts at 7:00 p.m. The lectures are open to the public. For more information, visit www.qatar.vcu.edu

Film Society Film Viewing

Tues 13th: VCUQatar Atrium. Ike Rust will present and discuss the film Halcyon Daze which documents the final year of study of Royal College of Art Fashion Menswear students. Starting with a critical presentation of initial design concepts, they forge their way through to the fashion show. It is a dynamic, maddening and ultimately joyous film that celebrates the students’ journey toward understanding and self-confidence. Starts at 6:00 p.m. and is open to the public. For more information, visit www.qatar.vcu.edu

Wednesdays: NU-Q, Room 3035, Carnegie Mellon Building, Education City. Catch these movies: Virgin Suicides on April 7th, Paris, Texas on April 14th: Damned United on April 21st and Goal on April 28th. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. Event is free and open to the public.

The Senior India: Exhibition East/West

Wed 28th – Aug 20th: VCUQatar Gallery. The best work of the senior Mar 15th – Sat 17th: VCU-Qatar students of VCUQatar from the Fashion, Gallery. This exhibit looks at a critical

Graphic and Interior Design departments will be on display in the gallery. This exhibition showcases the final thesis projects plus a selection of the most noteworthy work of the senior students highlighting their creativity and innovation which ranges from illustration, photography, to typography and publication. The event is open to the public. Open from Sundays to Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. For more information, call 492-7245 or visit www.qatar.vcu.edu

period in the history of colonial India at the end of the 18th/beginning of the 19th centuries when ideas of the enlightenment brought about a quest to discover the geography, natural habitat, history, cultures and architecture of the Indian Subcontinent through a discourse between the scholarly elites of both British colonialists and their Indian subjects. Open daily from 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. except Fridays. For more information, visit www.qatar.vcu.edu

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SPOTLIGHT ON COMMUNITY

By Jessica Davey-Quantick

April sees the beginning of the marine turtle nesting period, many of whom use Qatar’s shores as their nursery. This year, the Ras Laffan Industrial City celebrates its 10th year of conservation efforts, helping to keep these natural tourists thriving!

Surfs Up Sea turtles breathe air, but can stay under water for months at a time, due to their advanced evolution allowing them to turn anaerobic when needed. They’re one of the most long-term residents on the planet, dating back millenniums, almost unchanged.

TURTLE-TASTIC! Four different species of marine, or sea, turtles nest in the region: the Green Turtle, the Hawksbill, the Leatherback, and the Olive Ridley, all of which are threatened or endangered. Turtles have the same lifespan as humans, with estimates ranging from 80 to some say as much as 300 years, but they are affected by human activities, particularly when they’re nesting.

Turtles are vulnerable to pollution and fishermen, often getting caught in nets, but are also threatened by the value placed on their shells and the leather made from their skin.

Turtle meat and turtle eggs have been considered a delicacy all over the world for centuries, and even today people steal eggs from nests to eat. Their nests are particularly threatened: by beach development ruining suitable nesting grounds (turtles are very picky- everything has to be just right for a nest) to natural predators, light pollution drawing baby turtles away from the sea, and even picnickers setting up their bbqs on top of nests!

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Rock a bye turtle More than 200 nests are laid each year Qatarwide, with over half falling inside Ras Laffan Industrial City.

Exact numbers are still unknown, as mother turtles will dig false nests to confuse predators. Depending on the species, each active nest can contain between 50 and 150 eggs. Turtle gender is dependant on the temperature, with males being born when it’s cooler and females hatching when the weather heats up. After hatching, each baby turtle will dig its way to the surface before running for the water. Despite the large number of eggs, only a small number of hatchlings succeed.

How You Can Help Ras Laffan Industrial City and their partners have set up perimeters and patrols, as well as guidelines and rules to help protect the sea turtles from industry. But there are other things you can do to help as well!

Sea Turtles and Qatar Seven different locations in Qatar have been identified to be sea turtle favourites, with mother turtles returning each year to lay their eggs. To help them out, Ras Laffan Industrial City, in coordination with the Ministry of Environment and Qatar University have partnered together, along with the companies within Ras Laffan, to protect and develop turtle nesting areas. Ras Laffan has allocated around QR 200 million towards environment – related projects, and QR 4 million over the last three years was utilized to study and protect the turtles in Qatar. Together, they have successfully relocated endangered nests, cleaned up beaches, partnered with industry to reduce light pollution during nesting season, closed beaches during the season to keep vehicles out, and even patrolled the area 24/7 to protect the turtles from poachers. As well, Qatar University has been studying the creatures, tagging and testing their DNA so in the future we’ll better understand one of the oldest creatures on earth.

Obey the marked areas. While many turtles nest within private property, some nest in the large swatches of public beach all over the country. If you see a marked area, obey it– nests can be destroyed by vehicle traffic, light pollution, and your left behind trash.

Clean up after yourself. You should do it all the time anyway, but even if there isn’t a marked turtle nesting area, take extra care to clear away all your garbage after that beach bbq. Don’t let things like balloons, plastic bags, or even organic waste stay behind- they can all affect the turtles (not to mention looking gross for the next group of picnickers).

Keep it down to a dull roar. Sea turtles can be disturbed and confused by light and sound pollution, especially if they’re newborns. Turn off your lights and keep it quietbabies are hatching!

Take part in beach clean-ups and tree planting efforts.

Many groups, including Ras Laffan Industrial City, sponsor community clean-ups and planting programs- it’s a great way to give back, all year long. For more information, check out www.raslaffan.com.

If you spot a turtle, report it! The RCL-Environmental Section and Qatar University want to know, so give them a call at 473-3444 or 473-3441.

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COMMUNITY

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Tournament Scrabble Course for Beginners Wednesdays: International Academy for Intercultural Development.

Discover how this game develops skills such as vocabulary building, spelling accuracy, mental calculation, quick thinking, fine writing, strategizing and social relations in a fun way. The 8-week Scrabble course costs QR 300 per 4-week month. From 5:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 435-8190.

Lanc么me Beauty Event Tues 27th: Royal Plaza Mall. Join the mums of Doha Expat Mums & Kids

for a complimentary skincare analysis session with Lanc么me, a luxury beauty brand since 1935 that offers skin care, fragrances, and makeup. Mums will be treated to a make-up demonstration, a special discount off Lanc么me products on the day and a gift bag. Please arrive by 9:15 a.m. for a 9:30 a.m. start. Morning tea will be provided. This event is strictly for mums only and no children will be permitted in the training room on the day. For further details, please visit www.dohamumss.com or email events@dohaexpatmumsandkids.com

Talking Matter Toastmasters Mon 12th, 26th: Clubhouse of Les Roses No. 1 Compound. Develop into an excellent communicator, leader and human being. Meetings start at 7:00 p.m.

Compound is located along Salwa Road.

For more information, contact Paul Easy at 580-7524.

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Let your fingers do the walking. Maryam Yousuf used her twitter account to create art.

By Jessica Davey-Quantick

A poem by any other name would still smell as sweet: QH celebrates Book Month and catches up with the first winner of Bloomsbury’s PoetTweet Slam!

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just tweeted that I guess this would be the one fun thing, one fun activity that I’d be doing in this hectic day.”

Sitting across from Maryam Yousuf in Education City, she seems like an ordinary Qatari student. Graceful abaya, designer handbag, giant sunglasses, and mobile phone at the ready, which she clicks off as the interview begins. But it’s that phone that set her apart, because it’s what she uses to create magic.

She won the Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing’s first PoetTweet Slam: a battle for poetic supremacy on the Twitter playground.

She’s an Information Systems student at Carnegie Mellon University, who’s just starting her writing career. And she’s starting with a few clicks on her keypad.

“Basically Twitter gives you a 140 character limit. It’s amazing how many thoughts you

can put into this 140 characters!” she said.

“I guess this is the twist in Twitter, like how do you cram a poem, a huge thought into 140 characters?”

Many people hold up applications like Twitter as the death of language and communication as we know it. Email has long taken the brunt for the stupidification of the written word, as people throw away grammar, spelling and form in favour of punctuation collected together to form a happy face. Or a face sticking its tongue out.

SMS and Twitter were soon to follow, their size limitation making it acceptable to forgo punctuation and proper spellings.

However, using these applications to create art could actually help invigorate it. Organizers say they wanted to give busy people, who might not have the time to write a full poem, a chance to use what they’re already doing– Tweeting– to create art.

Maryam’s Winning Tweets

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They had around 15 poets participate in the English competition, and six in the Arabic, each submitting multiple poems.

What Yousuf says is really special about Twitter poetry is it removes the rules and forms (curse you iambic pentameter), even the requirement to rhyme that makes poetry so difficult for many people, and just allows you to express your thoughts.

“I wrote about me entering Carnegie Mellon building.

I described myself, what I was wearing, random thoughts I had in my head because we have this long pathway before you enter the college, and in these 60 seconds you walk through it, a million thoughts go through your mind, so I thought of putting them down,” she said. “Basically my every day situation (inspires me).

I’m a fan of first impressions about people, I sometimes puts myself in someone else’s shoes and just think about whatever.”

It was that image that won her the contest. Twitter is the perfect medium for sharp images that draw you in – poets like T.S. Elliott would probably have a decent number of followers if they were Tweeting instead of writing. And that’s what set her apart, according to judges.

And she did it in English. Born and raised in Qatar, her native language is Arabic, which itself has a long history of poetry.

“Arabic poetry has another perspective to it. It’s totally different from English poetry. It has so many different rules, strategies you have to work on. You don’t go from being not a poet to being a professional because of a random thought you just put down, it’s different,” she said. “I find it more comfortable when writing in English because I have more audience; I have more people to like talk me through it. As a poet you notice that I talk about my abaya, which is weird that I’m talking about it in English, and English people would be reading it. It’s nice that I’m taking this image and spreading it through my words but using this language to get to people.”

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SPOTLIGHT ON KNOWLEDGE

What is it?

The Doha Green Summit is the first ever environmental and sustainability seminar ever to be held in Qatar! On April 11th, delegates will come together at the Grand Hyatt to talk, learn, and hear from speakers about what they can do to make their business work for them, and the environment.

QH gets the scoop on what the Doha Green Summit is all about from Vice President of Oryx Advertising, Ravi Raman, one of the partners bringing the summit to Doha!

QH: What is it and why are you doing it?

RR: The end goal is first to demystify

sustainability and environmental initiatives.

Because let’s face it, what we’re talking about is going back to basics. It should not be so complicated. Point two is to make it simpler to small and medium enterprises, and tell them that it makes smart sense, it makes business sense, to look at sustainability. It’s not something so complicated that you need to have a 100 page report or you need to have a sustainability officer, all those things. The point is to start out with these very smart, simple solutions, which you can implement right now that has a direct impact on the environment.

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“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

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~ The Brundtland Commission, formally the World Commission on Environment and Development, convened by the United Nations

Why Go Green?

When it comes to going green, the business world plays a crucial part. They can help lead the way, by creating green buildings, instituting environmentally sustainable procedures and products, and showing that you can have both a thriving economy and a green future.

Who’s Going to Be There People from all levels of the corporate and business world will be there, but there will also be international, regional and local speakers. On the docket are:

QH: Why is it important?

RR: Why is it important? Why is it not

QH: Is sustainability hard to achieve?

RR: Sustainability has a lot of areas that

you can focus on. But you look at planet, profit and people: from the small and medium enterprises to the large company, if anyone focuses on these three rings, and tries to bring them together, at any point, whether it’s employee benefits, whether it’s work station or transfer change that effect these three circles, it does bring a result in a long term sustainability. These things cannot be taken in isolation-we’re looking at three factors and bringing them together.

important! See I’ve been asked this a lot, why are you doing this, why are you doing it now. We feel that there’s never any time that’s too early to do something on environment and sustainability. Unlike other economies or societies that are already developed, the infrastructure is already there, and it’s very difficult to change that infrastructure, it has to be rebuilt to make it sustainable or environment friendly or green, in Qatar we have a great opportunity where the construction boom is just happening.

So if the awareness happens there at the foundation. This is a fantastic opportunity to build a society that’s sustainable and environmentally friendly. There’s a fantastic opportunity for us to make a difference right now, so that the future generations are aware.”

• Eng. Issa Mohamed Al Mohannadi, Chief Executive Officer for DOHALAND. • Jerry Yudelson, one of the U.S.’s leading experts on green buildings • Darcy Hitchcock, author of the award-winning book ‘The Business Guide to Sustainability’.

• Abdulla AlMisnad, commercial advisor on Shell’s CO2 management acitvities.

• Dr. Renee Richer, professor of introductory biology at Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar.

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Medicine & U Lecture Series Doha Debates Mon 26th: Qatar Foundation. Prep your mind and get ready for some serious

intellectual sparring! Starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free. For more information and to apply for tickets, visit www.dohadebates.com

Tues 20th: Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar in LH4. Dr. David Kerr

will be giving a lecture that will shed light on this topic, “Battle against Cancer�.

Reception starts at 6:15 p.m. and lecture follows at 7:00 p.m.

Media for Social Change in the Middle East Tues 13th: Grand Hyatt Doha. Distinguished lecturer Kate Seelye, Vice President of Programs and Communications at the Middle East Institute, will address the various ways new media is shaping the social and political discussions taking place around the Middle East . Prior to joining MEI, Seelye worked as a radio and television journalist covering the Arab world from her base in Beirut, Lebanon and has reported documentaries for Frontline/ World, on the rise of Hamas, the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and the government of Syrian president Bashar al Assad.

17th International Conference on Telecommunications Sun 4th - Wed 7th: Four Seasons Doha. Be where the world convenes to exchange idea on information, technology and communications. Experience a world-class plenary that features keynotes, tutorials, technical presentations, workshops and exhibitions. For more information, visit www.ict2010.org

Doha Green and Sustainability Summit Sun 11th: Grand Hyatt Doha. Learn

the commercial benefits of sustainability throughout business operations, and what practical strategies can be employed to achieve tangible results. Also, this summit will help attendees how to adapt to change, leverage resources, implement effective environmental programmes and most importantly generate real ROI. For more information, visit www.dohagreensummit.com

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QH SPECIAL

By Allen Smithee

It’s World Book Day on April 23rd, and QH caught up with Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing to find out what’s going on between the pages here in Doha!

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GET INVOLVED BQFP helped put together the following ideas to help you spread the love of reading

Primary School age children “Shessalfa?” (What’s your story?)

Children tell a story of their choice through: reading, writing or simply drawing their favourite character.

Between the Stacks in Doha In honour of World Book Day (WBD), the UNESCO established annual celebration of books and reading across the globe, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) is carrying out a number of activities the week of April 18 –22, 2010 with the purpose to encourage reading and the love of books in children as well as adults.

“This year WBD falls on a Friday hence we thought of extending activities to run over the week to give a greater opportunity to reach more children,” said BQFP Education Program Developer, Amira Abed. “The week promises to be a fun and an informative way of celebrating the love of reading.”

BQFP announced their program in January and urged all schools to take part in this national initiative. Five schools stepped forward as ‘anchor’ schools to hold

celebrations for their students across the age groups. Each day of WBD week will highlight two schools in the program. The schools involved this year include: Al Shaqab, Um Salal, the Cambridge School, Al Bayan Educational Complex: Primary, Asmaa Bint Abu Baker, Al Huda, Duhail, Al Borooq Primary, Ahmed Ibn Hanbal, Qatar Leadership Academy, and Qatar Academy.

On April 12, 2010, to promote a love of reading by adults and university students, BQFP, the QF Central Library and NU-Q will sponsor an author talk and book signing by Leila Aboulela, Sudanese author of Minaret for the general public at Northwestern University in Qatar. For more details on this and other events contact the BQFP Events Team at bqfp.events@qf.org.qa or phone at 454-2431.

Bilingual Storytelling Read a bilingual book such as The Selfish Crocodile in both English and Arabic together.

Preparatory and Secondary School age children Encourage the youngsters you know to dig up attractive stories from their heritage: World, Arabic, Islamic, and share it with someone for whom it may be new.

Across the year groups Sponsor a Book Club Ask friends to get together and read an agreed upon title in the month of April, discussing it the week of April 23rd.

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SPOTLIGHT ON FOOD

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Doha’s a haven for foodies, and now that The Pearl – Qatar’s welcomed Gordon Ramsay to our shores, it’s gotten that much more lip smackingly delicious.

Maze is definitely a minotaur-worthy journey down the bizarro world rabbit hole. Sitting on their private terrace, overlooking the city and the water, you feel like you’re on vacation, and not just down the street in Doha.

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his impression was backed up even more when the waitress appeared with the vino list – a glass, outside a hotel? Delightful on a hot Doha evening!

But the biggest surprise came when the food began to emerge. I don’t know what I was expecting, considering I’m a huge Gordon Ramsay junkie and know his obsession with excellent service and fresh local produce, but the result was stunning. Looking at the menu, the dishes sound incredibly foody and complicated. But when the dishes appear, all is forgiven because of Tartare of Yellow Fin tuna with Ponzu dressing and Avocado Salsa and Terrine of Rougie Fois Gras, Smoked Duck Breast and Confit Leg. No one tell my mother I ate fois gras anything.

It’s European cuisine with a local twist– not Arabic, but fresh and new. On the menu is Roasted Shoulder of Lamb with Zaatar, and the Roasted Hammour with Garlic Aioli literally melts like fishy butter on the tongue. On one hand you have the opulence of Australian rib eye, aged 35 days, but you pair it with buttered mash potatoes. It’s gourmet comfort food, and takes ‘family style’ dining to a whole other level.

While the place is stunning and the service is so impeccably doting you immediately begin wondering if you are, in fact, the lost Czarina Anastasia, what with all the fawning and intimate attention to your water glass, the food is actually accessible when it arrives. It’s not overdone, it’s just tasty and best of all built for sharing.

When the starters arrive, so do the sharing plates and you’re encouraged to swipe bites from your neighbour’s plates and pass morsels of food from fork to fork.

Not that you will get the chance of course: my normally mild-mannered dining companions get possessive over last bites, and refuse to share like only children on their first day of kindergarten when dessert arrives. The Maze Black Forest Sundae is good, but the real star that has the three of us salivating and dueling with spoons? The Chocolate Fondant with Salt Caramel Sauce and Peanut Butter ice cream.

Two big, big thumbs up for Maze- we may just have our new favourite restaurant. The only downside? Prices that are a bit high, even for Doha. Starters are around QR 40 each, with mains running from around QR 120 to QR 300.

We will still be saving our pennies, breaking our piggy banks, and couch diving for change to go though!

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Navigating Maze After working with Gordon Ramsay for eight years, Robert Daniels, the resident food expert and Head Chef at Maze Gordon Ramsay, knows a thing or two about what makes good eats. QH picked his brain and gets the full scoop on how to fill your plate at Doha’s latest restaurant!

What’s the food like?

RD: The food’s not pretentious by any stretch of the imagination. What we do is we come here with Gordon Ramsay standards and we make it work in an environment. What we found is that they liked lots of food on the table, so we’ve tried to bring that same concept here. So you might have three or four dishes, we set up sharing plates. It’s very conversational; everyone’s tasting this and that. It’s very communal isn’t it? It’s a much more social way of eating, and that’s the Maze concept.”

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You said Maze started in London with a tasting menu. What is this tasting menu of which you speak?

RD: A tasting menu is smaller sized portions

where you’d eat many different courses– so you’d have a cold starter, a hot starter, a fish, a meat, lots of interesting little things. It’s not like where you eat a starter, main course and dessert, you sometimes get a little bit bored. But (with a tasting menu) you have three or four mouthfuls and think ‘wow that was amazing but it’s finished. I’d love some more.’ And then you’re on to the next course. So you’re not getting bored with those flavours.

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So, what’s it like working for Gordon?

RD: “He’s a professional. He expects the best at all

Chef on Show. Chef Robert puts the finishing touches on a dish behind the glass walls of his kitchen – allowing patrons to watch the food magic happen.

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times, and if we don’t give him that then we’ll certainly hear about it. It’s his company, it’s his name on the line every day that we open the doors. So if there’s problems then we’ll pay the consequences. But we know what he expects. There’s no middle ground, there’s no grey area, which makes it quite easy: it’s either right or wrong. So we know if we do it the right way in ourselves then he’s going to be happy with that.”

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Outdoor Grilling & Chilling Songkran Festival Cooking Tues 13th – Tues 20th: Mövenpick Tower and Suites. Celebrate the Thai New Class Year Festival at Wok Mee Noodle House. One of the most popular food types in the world, Thai cuisine is an art form combining a variety of herbs and spices to produce dishes varying from mild to very spicy. Enjoy a culinary event that brings the allure of Thailand straight to the heart of West Bay. For more information, call 496-6600.

Sat 10th: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Learn

how to make the summer tasty! Chef Matthew is going teach techniques on how to make scrumptious BBQ meats and salads.

In no time, you’ll be able to get the most out of outdoor cooking and eating. Starts at 10:30 a.m. followed by a three-course lunch.

Daily: Doha Marriott. Have you been to Goa yet? Goa QR 265 per person. For more information is in south-western India and its traditional fish curry is one and reservations, call 484-8503. of Goa’s most famous dishes. This dish is red, hot, and delicious, especially for spice lovers. The coconut base of this gravy makes the preparation and taste special and most delicious. Get to savour the specialities at Taj Rasoi. For more . t t o i rr of a Ma information, call 429-8499 or email : Doh arge variety sia h t 0 3 l A i DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com r y s r F e e o v d so d tival 14th – fers a Wed e cuisine of pecialties anese Food Feslar n es ls pu Japan nd regiona ng the Japa he most po fish), a t d ri e s u n l i l e d i h r t e s g n g i ( l d taura and indu kizakana ies for you s e R ! a e lt Live ushi, Y 9 or specia il. Com in Apr se dishes; S any more all 429-849 m c m e Japan oodles) and formation, marriott.co in (n @ Udon y. For more rriottDoha to tr il DineMa ema

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Sun 25th – Fri 30th: Four Seasons Doha. Enjoy the perfect dining experience,

where Fabrizio Trabucco’s Italian artwork and painting are interpreted in culinary creations by Michelin Star Chef Matteo Vigotti and Il Teatro Chef Mauro Bellodi. For more information, call 494-8888.

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World Photography Festival Thurs 22nd – Tues 27th: Cannes, France. Let

your senses be captivated with awe-inspiring photos. The event promises to deliver a visual journey through many diverse genres of photography such as sports, glamorous fashion, candid documentary, captivating landscapes, people, places, trends and imaginations. For more information, visit www.worldphotographyawards.org

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Women’s World Live Wed 7th – Sat 10th: Dubai. It’s a new and exciting exhibit for the modern and trendy woman! Get to learn more about beauty and fashion, health, well-being and fitness as well as leisure and lifestyle from experts who are all going to be under one roof. For more information, visit www.womensworldme.com

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COMEX 2010 Womad Abu Dhabi Thurs 22nd - Sat 24th: Abu Dhabi. Experience the World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival in a serene setting as it celebrates life and culture. Learn more from this event not just by listing but by participating in the free workshops. For more information, visit www.womad.org/festivals/womad-abu-dhabi

Mon 26th - Fri 30th: Oman. Be there as the one of the largest IT, Telecom & Consumer Electronics extravaganzas in the region happens. Get the chance to gain knowledge about latest development and trends in IT, telecom and technology. For more information, visit www.oite.com/comex/2010/en 41

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QATAR MARINE Bossaball Tues 13th – Tuest 20th: Cultural Village Sea Front. Bossaball is a newly invented sport which combines football, volleyball, gymnastics and spectacular acrobatic moves.

The sport is going to be demonstrated by highly skilled players from Brazil and Europe on a special inflatable court with a trampoline in the middle which helps players to make spectacular jumps and movements. From 4:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m.

Free entrance. Open to the public.Events subject to change. For more information and updates, visit www.qmfoc.gov.qa

Marine Life Mon 12th – Wed 21st: Cultural Village Sea Front. The Marine Life

consists of aquariums which will contain marine species found in Qatar and the Arabian Gulf. The Marine Life facility also includes petting pools where visitors can come into direct contact with some of the sea dwellers. From 4:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m.

Free entrance. Open to the public. Events subject to change. For more information and updates, visit www.qmfoc.gov.qa

Sand Art and Sculpture Mon 12th – Wed 21st: Cultural Village Sea Front. The Sand Art and

Sculpture event will consist of a Sand Art and Sculpture Display where renowned international artists will be creating a variety of sand sculptures as well as conduct some clinics on sand sculpture creation. Also, there will be a Sand Art and Sculpture Contest where local and international participants are going to create sculptures on-site. The best sculptures will be displayed on the last day of the festival and the participants will be invited to explain their creation process, the choice of theme and the materials used. From 4:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. Free entrance. Open to the public. Events subject to change. For more information and updates, visit www.qmfoc.gov.qa

Visual Arts Exhibition

Mon 12th – Wed 21st: Cultural Village Sea Front. The Visual Arts exhibition focuses on the Qatar Marine Festival themes and messages through expressions of various forms of art such as painting, photography, sculpture, graphic design, sound and video interactive art and any other shape or form of artistic expression Mon 12th – Wed 21st: Cultural Village Sea Front. An open air cinema is set that showcases Qatar’s traditions and up by the sea to entertain families and friends. The films presented reflect the theme marine time and heritage. International and elements of the Qatar Marine Festival: Water, Sea and Pearl. Films include children’s local artists have been invited to exhibit movies, animated pictures, documentaries and movies related to the sea. From 8:00 p.m. their work. From 4:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. on the 12th and 4:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. from the 13th to the 21st. Free Free entrance. Open to the public. Events entrance. Open to the public. Events subject to change. For more information and subject to change. For more information and updates, visit www.qmfoc.gov.qa updates, visit www.qmfoc.gov.qa

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Find a good tailor

Al Sadd Street, behind the Royal Plaza, is noted as the hub of tailoring in Doha, however tailors are dotted all over the city. A recommendation is always best. It’s advisable to have a look at other garments he has made to ensure you are happy with the quality. Ask around!

Tailors talents

By Patricia Duignan, Fashion Lecturer, VCU-Qatar

Want to get your designer dream at a snip of the price?

Head to the fabric souqs!

It may seem daunting at first, but fear not, its fun to do. Build on your existing wardrobe and bring it up to style with the latest fashions or play at being a designer customizing your clothes.

Tailors will give most things a try but be aware the results can often vary. Some will delight, some will surprise, some will not be what you bargained for, and it’s all part of the experience. Here are a few tricks to get the best results: • Bring a garment to copy in the correct size; it is easier for a tailor to make a pattern based on original garments.

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Pictures from magazines or catalogues also work but be sure to pick a picture with a clear view of the garment. Full front view is a must, with a back view even better. Google image searches make this a snap!

• Find a tailor who is willing to take your measurements to ensure a better fit. Ask the tailor how much cloth you will need and confirm the fabric width (some cloth widths vary from narrow to wide requiring more or less fabric).

• If there are any trims such as zips, buttons or fastenings, ask the tailor if he can get them for you and if not where to go.

• It’s a good idea to discuss price especially if you’re up for a good haggle. Prices can vary depending on the tailor and the garment, expect to pay between QR 60 and QR 150 for a dress or up to QR 300 for a two-piece outfit suit. An elaborate evening gown with beading can cost between QR 700 and QR 1,200.

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Fabric Souqs

“The trick to getting what you want is in the approach.”

There are a number of souqs selling a wonderful array of fabrics. For that special occasion head to Souq Al Deira. It is famed for its designer end fabrics and the prices reflect this. Cottons from QR 35 to 100, silks from QR 70 to 200 a metre, and the most decorative up to QR 1,000. Look out for Al-Basaeel Textile: they have a fantastic choice of designer cloths including a huge selection from the famous ‘Liberty’ of London. The adjacent Souq Al Aseiry also has a beautiful collection of fabrics which are more moderately priced, cottons from QR 10 to 35, silks from QR 35 to 70. On the opposite side of Grand Hamad Street you will find Souq Waqif, Doha’s oldest Souq housing a number of well priced fabric shops and tailors. There are numerous individual fabric shops dotted around Doha: Dana Centre opposite Souq Al Aseiry and Bombay Silks in Musheirib are definitely worth a look.

Fabulous fabrics

Like a kid in a candy store you’ll be mesmerised by the choice of fabrics on offer to create your dream wardrobe, from beautiful beaded and embroidered evening fabrics, silks, chiffons, crepes and stretch jerseys to lightweight cottons and linens for day in a variety of colours printed and plain. Choosing the correct fabric is the next step to getting the desired effect. When selecting a fabric pick one that has the similar ‘feel’ to the original. If it has a drapy flowing handle, choose something similar, if it has some stretch make sure your choice has stretch too. Shiny silky fabrics tend to work best for special or evening wear, 100% cotton and linen work well for day.

Play around with colours to get new effects, mix and match prints.

Adding a decorative trim can change the whole look of a garment.

To duplicate the hottest summer trends (animal, tropical, tribal, floral) scan your favourite fashion magazines for ideas on colours and prints and bring them along.

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Discuss the garment in detail with your own special requirements. If you want a variation on the original, be sure to make it clear and ask the tailor to make a note of any special details as conversations may be forgotten. No doubt you will want to get a number of things made, however if it is your first time with a tailor start with one garment and get it right.

It’s a learning process and sometimes it may take more than one try to get the desired effect. Once ready, try it on in the shop so any alterations required can be discussed. When you are confident that the tailor understands your requirements and has produced something that you are happy with then go for it! You’ll have your own personally designed wardrobe in no time, once you start you’ll become addicted, the instant thrill of buying off the peg will never be the same again – why would it when you can get an original custom made instead!

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Styling by Chantal Mossess

Bright and cheerful designer eggs by Edith Schwartz inspire our palette this April. Try breaking into this month’s festivities with these vibrant looks from United Colors of Benetton and the Spring Colour Forecast collection from MAC Cosmetics.

Production Manager Nathy Fonseca Production Assistant Jay Panganiban Photography Assistant Ahmad Oustwan Make-Up Debbie Mendez @ MAC Cosmetics Hair Jad Hanna Fashion United Colors of Benetton Models Katie Potter, Victoria Dawson, Jemina Legaspi, Nicole Serfontein Shot at The Art of Business Studio

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T R E DES R E N RUN

By Jessica Davey-Quantick

Photography by Jorell Legaspi

By day, she’s an Output Producer at Al Jazeera English. But for one week in April, Julia Mills conquers the Sahara. QH finds out what it takes to sign up for the Marathon des Sables, a 250 km mega marathon through the sands of Morocco, and how she’s doing it to help victims of natural disasters.

Marathon des Sables

By the Numbers Over 10,000 competitors since 1986 Youngest competitor: 16 Oldest competitor: 78

100,000 liters of water a year

5 km of elastoplasts 5,300 painkillers 125 liters of disinfectant 43 nationalities 1 ounce pure awesomeness

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ulia Mills isn’t looking to win. But she aims to finish mightily- for herself, and for Merlin, the charity she’s running for.

‘Oh god, there’s no way I’m looking to win! I mean, I’d love to win, but it’s just not going to happen,” she said. “It’s more about getting to the end and completing the challenge.”

going to try every flavour before I decide exactly what I take.”

Living in Qatar may have given her an edge.

Originally from the UK, she’ll celebrate her twoyear Dohaversary while she’s running. There are 43 different nationalities competing this year, but not many have access to sand dunes in their backyards.

She’s competing in the 25th Marathon des “The advantage is I’ve got sand and I’ve got heat.

Sables, one of the oldest ‘mega marathons’ in This last month it’s been getting hotter and that’s the world. Called the toughest foot race on earth, really good, because those are the temperatures it’s a grueling six-day run through the sand dunes that I’ll be faced with. And also being able to of the Sahara, where temperatures can peak run in the sand really helps. If you’re training above 40 degrees Celsius, and is the equivalent in London it’s really hard to replicate the of six marathons. conditions.”

It’s her 30th birthday present to herself.

The entire race is around 250 km, with each stage ranging from 30km to 80km. Participants are required to carry all their own survival gear, including food, on their backs- leaving Julia measuring and calculating every grain of muesli she intends to bring with her.

She runs five or six times a week, and at least once a week she’ll take herself on a private marathon of around 40 km.

For most people, this all sounds insane.

“Sometimes I do wonder that myself. When I heard about it, it kind of lodged in the back of my mind as something I really want to do once in my life. I don’t know why,” she said.

“There’s this sort of balance you’ve got to strike between the weight that you carry on your back She’s been running since 2003, and has and the amount of calories that you take. The rules stipulate that you have to demonstrate that competed in seven marathons. you have 2000 calories a day, but of course you’ll be burning a lot more than that during a run,” she “This is just a sort of next challenge. Marathons are really amazing to do, but I know that I can said. Everything is dried and easy to transport, and her kitchen is currently filled with packets of run a marathon- that doesn’t make it easy, it’s always hard to run a marathon. I just know in dehydrated meals ready for the trip. my mind I can do it. Whereas I guess part of the attraction of this is that it’s like the ultimate test.

“They’re pretty revolting, but that’s probably your only option. I bought a big selection and I’m just I don’t know that I can finish this. I’m confident

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“However stressed out you feel, if you go for a run, there’s a guarantee you won’t feel worse at the end of it.“ that I can, there’s no way I would enter She’s set a target of 4,000 pounds, or around QR 21,800 and is now just if I didn’t think I could, there’s no way under half way to making her goal.

I envisage myself not finishing. But at the same time it’s a sort of physical “A lot of people run for charity, and challenge which is beyond anything I’ve ever done before.” some people raise huge amounts of money, tens of thousands of dollars.”

But, no matter how hard the race will A lot of people also run marathons. It’s be, she says it’s nothing compared to one of the fastest growing sports in what the people supported by Merlin, the world. her chosen charity, go through.

“I think anybody could do this. It’s “When I ran my first marathon, I ran not like some kind of super human it in aid of Merlin. They send medical thing. Anybody could train to do a teams to disaster areas around the marathon within four months, I really world, like quick response teams, surgeons and doctors and that kind of believe that,” she said. “I think a lot thing. They also work in longer term of people lead quite sedentary lives in the way that they work. Most people projects, in terrible places like Congo work indoors in an office in front of and Liberia, places where there’s just computers. I think it’s just a way to not much infrastructure and they go out there and they have teams training achieve a bit of balance in your life. It local health care workers,” she said. kind of forces you to use your spare

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time getting outside. It’s an amazing release, especially running. Running is something that has become really important to me in a really personal way. I can never imagine not running.

However difficult, whatever is going on in your life, however stressed out you feel or whatever is troubling you, if you go for a run, there’s a guarantee you won’t feel worse at the end of it.

And more than likely you’ll feel better.

You can kind of clear your mind, you can think or not think or escape. I always feel that while I’m running, it’s like time to myself where no body can invade that space. It’s like an hour in your day where it’s all yours. But you don’t have to do Marathon des Sables to achieve that kind of positive effect.”

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Qatar International Road Racing Championship: Race 5 Thurs 8th – Fri 9th: Losail International Circuit. Feel the rush with the second leg of the seven-part racing championship organized by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation. The race is in accordance with the sporting code and regulations established by QMMF and Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme International Sporting Code. For more information, visit www.circuitlosail.com

Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar Fri 9th – Sun 11th: Losail International Circuit. Catch all the

torque-infused action from a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Ticket price range: QR 100 to QR 2250. From 5:00 p.m. till 1:00 a.m. For more information, visit www.qatar-grandprix.com

Losail International Circuit: Track Day for Bikes and Cars Fri 2nd, 16th, 23rd, 30th – Sat 3rd, 17th, 24th: Losail International Circuit. Are you a speed junkie and have felt the need for

speed? Now’s your chance to blaze through the Qatari race track where world championships take place. Rates are from QR 400 to QR 1,200. For more information, visit www.circuitlosail.com

Salsa Classes Saturdays: Doha Marriott. Salsa n Candela

presents classes for this spicy dance technique in three levels. Beginner classes start at 8:00 p.m. and intermediate and advanced classes start at 9:00 p.m. QR 75 per person. For more information, call 504-7010.

Level 1/2 Yoga Classes Sundays to Wednesdays: Yama Yoga Studios. The classes

are based on dynamic forms of yoga which help to build endurance, strength and flexibility and to control stress. Morning Classes– Sunday, Monday and Wednesday mornings at 8:45 a.m., Friday at 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

Evening Classes– Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

QR 50 per class. For more information, email valerie.jeremijenko@gmail.com or visit www.yamayogastudios.com

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ENTERTAINMENT Quiz Night

Mon 26th: Shehrazad, Ramada Plaza.

Bring along your team of 6 to take part in Doha’s favourite Quiz Night. No entry free and great prizes to be won. Why not get your competitive hat on and come along and have some fun? For more information, call 428-1555.

Full Moon Party

Wed 28th: W Doha. Take in the soothing sounds of Karl Jefferson music and enjoy a full moon party at Wahm. Dress up, blend in, and enjoy. From 9:00 p.m. till 2:00 a.m. For more information, call 453-5323.

YO Get Low! Get Wet in W

Fri 2nd, 16th, 30th: W Doha. Dive into Spring with the relaunch of W Doha’s WET – the glamorous temperaturecontrolled swimming pool with underwater music, multi-colour fiber-optic lighting and dramatic mosaic tiles. It’s definitely a pool lover’s dream. Open from 12:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. For more information, call 453-5323.

The Love of Music

Tues 6th, 20th: Doha Marriott. DJ Cata is bringing you the “Romanian Night” at the Pearl Lounge Club. Enjoy Romanian rhythms mixed with current House, Folk, and Pop! Free entrance.

Open from 9:00 p.m. till late. For more information, call 429-8499 after 8:00 p.m or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

United Rhythm Band

Wed 7th, 21st: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Be entertained by the United Rhythm Band as they perform classic rock hits at Habanos.

Starts at 8:30 p.m. Free entrance. For more information, call 484-8000.

Laughter Factory

Sun 11th – Mon 12th: Shehrazad, Ramada Plaza. Come and enjoy the best of international stand-up comedy, featuring world-class comedians from the Comedy Store in London. Guests are guaranteed a giggle! QR 110 per person. For more information and reservations, call 428-1555.

Jazz Night

Wed 14th, 28th: Ritz-Carlton Doha.

Habanos is going to feature James Kent (trombone) who teams up with long time Doha jazz man Chris Coull (Trumpet) for an evening of be-bop classics from the likes of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.

Starts at 8:00 p.m. Free entrance. For more information, call 484-8000.

Art of Cocktail Making

Fri 16th: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Join the Habanos’ team and learn how to mouthwatering Mojito’s and Margaritas to spice up a cocktail party. QR 210 per person.

Starts at 3:00 p.m. For more information, call 484-8000.

Fri 30th: Qube, Ramada Plaza. DJ Legacy and Josey Kray return for a night full of RnB, hip hop and ragga. Members are free before 10:00 p.m. and QR 80 thereafter. Membership is a must! For more information, call 428-1673.

Hear it! Live it! Love it!

Sundays: Doha Marriott. Feel the Heat of a Lebanese Night featuring live performances

by Jameel & Fadi from 10:00 p.m. onwards.

Reserve a table and come early to receive complimentary oriental tidbits. For more information, call 429-8499 after 8:00 p.m or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

Dihann Moore

Sundays to Wednesdays: W Doha.

The New York City diva of Jazz, R&B, Funk, Top 40 and NeoSoul brings her versatile style to Crystal Lounge for a limited-time engagement. A ‘round-the-world performer, Ms. Moore is a favourite in Japan and the U.K. where she has performed on the hit show, “Top of the Pops” with such stars as Mariah Carey, Diana Ross and Sting.

Saturdays to Tuesdays from 9:00 p.m. till 1:00 a.m. and Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. Starts on March 10 onwards.

For more information, call 453-5135.

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Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursday & Fridays: InterContinental Doha. Paloma goes back to its roots with some great live entertainment. The 4 Latinos Bank from Colombia performs nightly, playing a selection of Latin, Salsa and International music to suit all tastes. Come down, sample the best Tex-Mex food in Qatar, and find out why Paloma is Doha’s Number One live music venue. Sundays are Salsa Nights from 10:00 p.m. onwards. Wednesdays are Ladies Night with unlimited free drinks for the ladies. On Thursdays and Fridays, Doha’s finest local DJ’s spin the tracks on the decks. Open from 6:00 p.m. till 2:00 a.m.

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Mondays to Saturdays: La Cigale.

Madison Piano Bar welcomes the International voice, Hiba Mounzer. Blending her distinguished talent with her mature voice, Hiba will perform with the musical stylings of the talented pianist Tony Fakhoury from 10:30 p.m, till 2:00 a.m.

Reservations are recommended. For more information, call 428-8888.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Mondays: Doha Marriott. DJ Joe Mitri welcomes all ladies & couples at the Pearl Lounge Club. Ladies receive a free Welcome Drink when entering before 11:30 p.m. Free entrance. Open from 9:00 p.m. till late. For more information, call 429-8499 after 8:00 p.m or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

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Thurs 1st - Wed 7th: La Cigale. Take pleasure from the dazzling Easter offers that are up for grabs. Sink your teeth into traditional Easter lamb, maamoual, flavored Easter cakes, chocolate bunnies, chicken and eggs. For more information, call 428-8888.

Kiss ‘n Fly

Wednesdays: W Doha. Get on board with W’s extravagant ladies night, where ladies are welcome in the sapphire chic atmosphere, and enticing complimentary cocktails. Grab your boarding pass with passion and be set adrift in a cool musical ambiance. Mysterious surprises await.

Starts at 9:00 p.m. For more information, call 453-5135.

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Fusion Nights

Thursdays and Fridays: Doha Marriott.

Pearl Lounge’s Resident DJ Lilo heats up the dance floor and makes everyone grooving and partying to the latest House, R&B, Pop and Arabic tunes he belts out on the decks!

Open from 9:00 p.m. till late. For more information, call 429-8499 after 8:00 p.m or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

Bollywood Nights

Wednesdays: Doha Marriott. A night that is a definite must for all Arabic music lovers.

DJ Imran is the pioneer of Arabic dance remixes and brings you the weekly Oriental Night Fever! Open from 9:00 p.m. till late.

For more information, call 429-8499 or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

Saturdays: Doha Marriott. In association with Desertstorm Entertainment, Pearl Lounge goes Bollywood and brings your favourite Indian DJs to Doha dishing out the music you can party to. Open from 9:00 p.m. till late. For more information, call 429-8499 after 8:00 p.m or email PearlLoungeDoha@ marriott.com

DJ Karl Jefferson

After Work Happy Hour

Wednesdays to Fridays: W Doha. Wahm invites you to cool your heels and fire up your imagination at its comfy, cozy cabanas. Karl Villegongis will DJ modern lounge in the funky, cool poolside lounge.

Starts at 9:00 p.m. For more information, call 453-5323.

DJ Reflex

Wednesdays to Fridays: W Doha. Hit the beats with Dj Reflex, who will be weaving his own original tracks in the cool azure of the Crystal Lounge. His eclectic sounds and smooth shifts from one world of music to the next has allowed his work to be seen at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, and tour with figures like Kanye West. For more information, call 453-5135.

Easter at W

Fri 2nd: W Doha. Celebrate the season with a gorgeous brunch at Market by Jean-Georges.

Enjoy a tender Lamb that is carved in front of your eyes, and indulge in the creamy chocolate delight of Easter bunnies and Easter eggs on the buffet. Bring your family and join the exciting children’s Easter egg hunt and egg painting and get a complimentary Easter gift. QR 320 per person. From 12:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 453-5373.

Easter Friday Brunch

Fri 2nd: Ramada Plaza. Enjoy Easter Friday with your loved ones at Ramada’s favourite brunch. Ruby Wu’s and Bombay Balti will host this special day, with all the usual goodies along with lashings of chocolate for everyone, young and old! For more information, call 428-1555.

Daily: W Doha. Say goodbye to the work day and relax at an After Work Happy Hour in one of Wahm’s comfortable cabanas or cushy banquets. The laid-back scene sets the tone for an evening of private or poolside fun in one of Doha’s most popular hot spots. From 5:00 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 453-5323.

Easter Afternoon Tea

Piano Piano Bar

Bunny Tea in the Garden

Daily: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. The EuroAmerican-inspired bar with a modern yet cosy atmosphere, allows you to relax and enjoy an after-work drink, meet with colleagues and friends and listen to fine piano tunes. A carefully selected list of beverages and bar food is on offer. Open from 5:00 p.m. till 1:00 a.m. For more information, call 429-1111.

Fri 2nd - Sun 4th: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Enjoy Easter in a very yummy way! Savour the offerings from an Easter buffet display and top it all off with tasty bunny-shaped chocolates.

QR 92 per person. From 3:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m.

For more information, call 484-8503.

Sat 3rd: Ritz-Carlton Doha. As you sip a hot cup of tea, lets your kids enjoy an afternoon packed with fun activities. Let them experience face painting, balloons and an Easter egg hunt from 3:00 p.m. till 5:00 p.m. QR 145 per person.

Open to children from 5 to 12 years old. For more information, call 484-8503.

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Sat 3rd: TBA. Your little bunnies will be treated to a mini farm, a visit from the Easter Bunny and an Easter Egg Hunt! From 10:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m. Don’t miss out this year! For further details, please visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohaexpatmumsandkids.com

Le Cigalon Easter Brunch

Sun 4th: La Cigale. Savour a sumptuous Easter Brunch!

And as you dig in, your kids will be treated to a special giveaway. QR 180 per person, QR 90 for kids aged 5 to 12 and kids under 5 years enjoy complimentary meals.

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Sun 4th: InterContinental Doha. Celebrate Easter Sunday with your family! The Café Restaurant and Al Wajba Ballroom will offer a Special Easter Brunch where you can enjoy lavish international brunch buffet, live cooking stations and specialties, kids’ buffet alongside with children’s favourites of popcorn and chocolate eggs.

Enjoy an exquisite Greek buffet at the Mediterranean restaurant “Mykonos” and Lebanese brunch at Fish Market. Let the trained staff take care of your kids whilst you enjoy your brunch and activities that include egg-hunting, egg painting/colouring, face painting and bouncing castle. Advanced tickets purchase is required.

For more information, please call 484-4919.

Lagoon Easter Brunch

Sun 4th: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Enter a world filled with bunnies, Easter egg hunts, face painters and a exciting bouncing castle. And if you guess correctly how many eggs are in the glass jar, you get the chance to win a weekend at The Ritz-Carlton, Doha. QR 250 per adult and QR 125 for children aged 6 to 12 years. From 12:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. For more information, call 484-8503.

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RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS Espresso Business Lunch

Sundays to Thursdays: Four Seasons Doha.

Sublime Italian cuisine just footsteps away from the water’s edge, with a private terrace and elegant private dining room. Try the two or three-course from12:00 noon till 3:00 p.m.

For more information, call 494-8888

Voyage around the World!

Sundays to Thursdays: Ritz-Carlton Doha.

Lagoon offers a culinary journey around the world each week: barbecue on Saturday, Italy on Sunday, Asia on Monday, Lebanon on Tuesday, Seafood on Wednesday and Fiesta Mexicana on Thursday. From 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. QR 185 per person. For more information and reservations, call 484-8503

John Nash Masterclass

Fri 2nd: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Chef John will take you through the planning and preparation of a great menu you can present to your family and friends at home.

It’s going to include a three-course menu, focusing on basic fine dining, cooking techniques, proper equipment needs, and plate presentation. Sign up for 6 months and receive a 10% discount, 12 months a 25% discount. At the end of each 6 month calendar, guests will receive a certification from The Ritz-Carlton, Doha Masterclass!

QR 265 per person per class. Starts at 10:30 a.m. followed by a three-course lunch.

For more information and reservations, call 484-8503.

Teens Cooking Camp

Tues 6th - Thurs 8th: Ritz-Carlton Doha.

Executive Chef Mathew Morrison will hold a class for teens who are eager to learn the art of cooking. From 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. which includes lunch. QR 1250 for all three days. For teens aged 12 years and above. Those who finish will receive a certificate and personalized Chef’s jacket as well as attend a graduation ceremony with the family. For more information and reservations, call 484-8503.

Cheese & Vino

Thurs 22nd: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Sample cheese and vino from around the world at the La Mer Vino Bar. Learn the art of pairing and identifying the different varieties of cheeses. QR 265 per person. From 7:00 p.m. till 9:00 p.m. For more information, call 484-8503.

Sunday Night Grill

Sundays: W Doha. Steakhouse dining at its finest with prime meats accompanied by fabulous sauces and sides at Market by Jean-Georges. From 6:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m.

For more information, call 453-5135 or 452-5135.

Chef’s Table: John Nash

Sundays to Thursdays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Join Chef John in the kitchen while he creates a personalized menu for the guests at La Mer. Experience the heat and fire of a fine dining kitchen where you will see firsthand magic of preparing the finest cuisine in Doha Reservations are required.

Maximum number of guests is 4. From 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. QR 415 per person, QR 645 with vino. For more information and reservations, call 484-8503.

Simply Enticing

Sundays to Fridays: InterContinental Doha.

Experience Za Moda the way you never had with a new chef on board, Filippo Morelli who takes pride in preparing the freshest Italian cuisine in Doha. Come and try out the new menu with the great ambience and enjoy the live entertainment by the Italian Duo. From 6:00 p.m. till 12:00 p.m. For more information or reservations, call 484-4444 or email zamoda@icdoha.com

The Burger Bar @ 23

Sundays to Fridays: Ritz-Carlton Doha.

La Mer is going to features an a la carte menu of delicious home-made burgers with your favourite accompaniments. For more information and reservations, call 484-8503.

Sushi & Sashimi: The Jewels of Japanese Cuisine

Mondays and Tuesdays: Doha Marriott.

Make your best Sushi & Sashimi Deal now at Pearl Lounge Club from 9:00 p.m. till to 11:00 p.m. for QR 99 per person. Start you evening with this light dinner and dance away the night to the best tunes spinned by resident DJ Joe Mitri. For more information, call 429-8499 or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

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Italian Night

Mondays: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. Savour delicacies of Italian cuisine from a wide array of antipasti to Italian cheeses and bread and a tempting pasta buffet as well as a live cooking station. From 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 429-1111.

Curry Nights

Wednesdays: Mövenpick Tower and Suites. With a tantalizing buffet featuring ten kinds of meat, seafood and vegetarian curries from green to red, mild to spicy, the selection will enliven your palate with all the flavours that true Curry Lovers really want. QR 115 per person, reservations are essential. For more information, call 496-6600.

Churrasco Brazilian Barbecue

Wednesdays: Four Seasons Doha. A festive experience for your family and friends to enjoy. Meat, fish and chicken are slowly roasted on skewers over open fire pits and served directly from the grill by the Brazilian “passadors” (meat servers) for guests to select their choice of meat. Join the festive “churrascaria”!

Starts at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 494-8888.

Chocolate Indulgence

Thursdays: Four Seasons Doha. A delicious event that offers chocolate addicts a chance to indulge in gourmet pastries, tarts, cakes and truffles made from the finest quality of white and dark chocolate, From 3:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 494-8888.

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RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS Shehrazad Sizzler

Fridays: Ramada Plaza. BBQ’s are what summer was made for, so make the most of it before the weather gets too hot!

Enjoy burgers, grilled chicken and sizzling sausages along with baked potatoes and salads on Shehrazad Terrace from 5:00 p.m. till 10.00 p.m. Only QR 50 per person! For more information, call 428-1555.

Lagoon Friday Brunch

Seafood Soiree at Brasserie on the Beach

Thursdays: Four Seasons Doha. Choose your favourite fresh seafood, have it prepared to order and complement it with a lavish buffet. It is highly recommend to take a detour to the oyster and smoked salmon bar or a stop at the sushi and sashimi station for a little Asian flavour. For more information, call 494-8888.

Hip India

Thursdays: Four Seasons Doha. Mingle with the chic and swanky when the Après Spa Café Terrace opens to the public with contemporary rhythms, colourful cocktails, gourmet snacks and a trendy crowd. For more information, call 494-8888.

Twilight BBQ by the Pool

100 Meter Gourmet Route Thursdays: Doha Marriott. The hotel’s six restaurants have banded together to enrich the palate and enhance the dining experience of its guests. Evoking an open food market with spectacular live cooking stations, presenting cuisines from China, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, Middle East as well as Europe and America. From 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m.

For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

Fridays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Unwind with friends and family at The Lagoon Restaurant and indulge in a luxurious buffet, live musical performances and a lively yet relaxed atmosphere. QR 250 per adult and QR 125 for children age 6 to 12 years.

From 12:00 noon till 3:30 p.m. For more information and reservations, call 484-8503.

Ruby Wu’s and Bombay Balti: Friday Brunch

Fridays: Ramada Plaza. Let the chefs tempt you with fresh seafood, sushi, Chinese, Indian and European specialties. QR 190 per person which includes a little sparkle! For more information, call 428-1555.

Friday Brunch Friday Brunch at Brasserie featuring live music on the Beach from Doha Jazz Band Fridays: Four Seasons Doha. Book your favourite table at the outdoor terrace overlooking the beach and enjoy a feast of delectable dishes prepared to perfection.

From noon till 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 494-8888.

Thursdays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Enjoy a lavish BBQ buffet by the pool amongst the Ritz-Carlton gardens and serene surrounding of the outdoor pool at Flamingo’s.

Fridays: InterContinental Doha. Savour a Beverages are charged on consumption. lavish brunch with friends and family at QR 180 per person. From 7:00 p.m.

Fish Market from 12:30 p.m. till 4:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. For more information, You definitely will want to sink your teeth call 484-8503. into every dish in this tasty feast. For more information, call 484-4919.

Lebanese Seafood Brunch

Fridays: W Doha. Here’s a yummy thought – Friday Brunch at Market, Chef Jean-Georges’ casual kitchen, a re-imagination of modern dining in a simple, elegant setting. Watch fresh local produce and ingredients come together splendidly in the Mediterraneaninspired show kitchen, where global gastronomy has found its home in modern takes on comfort food complemented by cool and stylish live entertainment from the renowned Doha Jazz Band. From 12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m. QR 260 per person including bubbly. For more information, call 453-5373 or 453-5135.

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Fridays: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. Steak lovers are invited to choose your favourite cuts of meat and fish, prepared according to their own preference. An assorted display of prime quality meats from Angus, T-bone, Rib eye etc shall be made available with a salad bar to complement, making it a unique dining experience. From 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 429-1111.

Spice Brunch

Fridays: W Doha. Spice up your weekend: Add some flavor to your weekend with the delicious “all-you-can-eat” Friday offer at Spice Market – delectable Southeast Asian food by Chef Vongerichten accompanied by complimentary bubbly, coffee, tea, soft drinks and signature Spice Market beverages. From 12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m.

QR 260 per person including bubbly or QR 190 with fruit juices. For more information, call 453-5363 or 453-5135.

Breakfast Feast on Fridays

Fridays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and there is no better way to enjoy it than at Admiral’s Club while sitting on the terrace surrounded by the serene views Breakfast includes Spanish omelettes, steak and eggs, eggs benedict, pastries & waffles and plenty of coffee! From 10:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m.

For more information, call 484-8503.

Weekend Gallery Brunch

Fridays and Saturdays: Doha Marriott.

Enjoy a lavish weekend brunch and spoil your taste buds from 12:00 noon till 3:00 p.m. An array of cuisines is offered featuring Asia Live!, Corniche, All’ Aperto, Taj Rasoi and Salsa. Indulge in specialties freshly prepared in front of you and maybe even have a glass of bubbly. Don’t worry about your little one as they are going to be entertained in the kid’s club. For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

Weekend Family Brunch

Fridays and Saturdays: Mövenpick Tower and Suites. The brunch buffet features dishes from across all continents including the freshest seafood, meats, salads and desserts that will leave you truly spoiled.

Indulge yourself while the children are taken care of by our caring and attentive team. QR 185 per person. Children between 6 to 12 are half price and those under 6 years are free. For more information, call 496-6600.

Sakura Saturday’s!

Saturdays: Ramada Plaza. Back by popular demand! Every Saturday, feats on a flowing menu of our Chef’s selected Sushi, salad, Miso soup, Tempura, Teppanyaki and fresh fruit. The food keeps coming until you are full. From 6:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m.

QR 180 per person. For more information, call 428-1555.

Lebanese Lunch at Brasserie on the Beach

Saturdays: Four Seasons Doha. Meet at the crossroads of East and West and enjoy a sumptuous feast of a remarkable assortment of Lebanese dishes created by a team of Chefs. Arrive early and stay late to surround yourself with the music, aroma and flavours of the Middle East with a Mediterranean twist. For more information, call 494-8888.

Express Lunch at Market

by Jean-Georges

Saturdays to Thursdays: W Doha. Choose your starter, main course and desert and savour Chef Vongerichten’s signature dishes in only 30 minutes! The finest dining express lunch ever! QR 80 for a threecourse menu. From 12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m.

For more information, call 453-5373 or 453-5135.

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RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS Spring Salads

Daily: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Taste the freshness of Spring with salads that were made for the season. Enjoy the healthy bites by the hotel’s pool from 12:00 p.m. till sunset. For more information, call 484-8503.

Irish Harp: Chef’s Specials

Daily: Sheraton Doha. Sample Irish delights made especially by culinary perfectionists.

From 5:00 p.m. till 1:00 a.m. Prices start at QR 85. For more information, call 485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha

Pier 12: New Menu!

Munch & Crunch with a Quick Lunch!

Daily: Sheraton Doha. Don’t waste time and get down to seriously delicious business. It’s a quick lunch buffet at the speed of light at the La Veranda restaurant. Tasty treats starts at QR 95. From 12:00 noon till 3:00 p.m.

For more information, call 485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha

Le Central Business Lunch

Daily: La Cigale. Le Central Restaurant welcomes you and your corporate associates for a closed business deal with its specialty Business Set Menu. Wherever you are in Doha, take a few minutes to savour from three choices of light and healthy appetizers, expertly designed main dishes and our irresistible desserts for only QR 150. For more information, call 428-8888.

Chef’s Specials

Daily: Sheraton Doha. Only at the La Veranda restaurant can you experience authentic Italian specialties created specially by culinary experts. Special gastronomy starts at QR 60 during lunch and dinner. For more information, call 485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha

Lamb Shank

Daily: Doha Marriott. In April Salsa’s Speciality Chefs are presenting you the special lamb shank promotion. Their slowly braised lamb shanks are simmered until the meat is tender and falling off the bone.

They are almost impossible to beat and you will love this savoury and richly-flavoured dish. For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

Daily: Ramada Plaza. Pier 12 is serving a selection of brand new items and sharing platters comprising of the freshest local and imported seafood. Choose your fish from the fresh fish trolley, tell how you would like it cooked and with what sauce, then sit back and enjoy! Also, why not taste something from our a la carte menu where you’ll find a whole host of seafood treats including Alaskan crab cakes, Sashimi or even a top class surf ‘n’ turf – Lobster tail and steak combo? For more information, call 428-1555.

Seafood Dinner Buffet

Daily: Doha Marriott. Tempt your appetite every evening with a delectable seafood buffet at the Mediterranean Corniche Restaurant from 6:30 p.m. till 11:30 p.m. It is one of Doha Marriott’s highlights for all seafood lovers featuring the best variety of seafood favourites and regional specialties.

For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

World of Tarts

Daily: Sheraton Doha. Sink your teeth into specially created for your sweet tastes. Have a wonderful experience from the superb world of tarts with every bite! These sweet temptations start at QR 30. Avail of it from 8:00 a.m. till 12:00 midnight at the Atrium Café. For more information, call 485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha

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Daily: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Let your taste buds go on a culinary journey at La Mer. Savour international cuisine utilizing this season’s hottest ingredients with contemporary French cooking techniques.

From 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. QR 415 per person, QR 645 with vino. For more information, call 484-8503.

Burger Lovers

Daily: Sheraton Doha. It’s one big burger revolution at the Waterhole! Fight off hunger and satisfy your cravings. These patties are definitely going to burst in flavour with every bite. Prices start at QR 40. From 5:00 p.m. till 1:00 a.m. For more information, call 485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha

La Hora Feliz at Picasso’s

Daily: Ramada Plaza. Come to Picasso’s for an early evening gathering after a hard day’s work. Order a bottle of vino, a special pitcher of sangria or other specially selected beverages and you’ll receive one Tapas platters to enjoy, completely free of charge. Each platter will serve 2-3 people with a selection of 6 Tapas. From 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. For more information, call 428-1555.

Four Corners

Daily: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Experience the crème de la crème of the hotel with a journey to all four corners of the globe! Begin your evening in paradise at Flamingo’s pool-side followed by a quick stop in Italy at Porcini’s, then fly over to La Mer for delectable French fusions as well as heavenly desserts and finally finish the night off in Cuba at Habanos. QR 350 per person and QR 585 with vino. Starts at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are required. For more information, call 484-8503.

Express Lunch for People On-the-Go!

Sandwich Specialties

Daily: Sheraton Doha. Always in a rush?

Grab a quick bite from an express lunch only at the Al Hubara Restaurant for only QR 95. From 12:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m.

For more information, call 485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha

Daily: Sheraton Doha. Looking for something light which can definitely be considered a delight? Then, switch to sandwich with fillings top to an inch at the poolside restaurant! Prices start at QR 40. From 12:00 noon till 6:00 p.m.

For more information, call 485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha

White Asparagus for Health Enthusiasts!

Seasons Restaurant

Daily: Sheraton Doha. Health enthusiasts are invited to whole month of healthy asparagus preparations only at the Al Shaheen Restaurant. From 7:00 p.m. till 11:30 p.m. Prices start at QR 95. For more information, call 485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha

Theme Nights at Al Hubara

Daily: Sheraton Doha. Shake up your daily menu every single day! From north to south and east to west, you can only have the best of international dishes! Prices start at QR 180. From 7:00 p.m. till 10:30 p.m.

For more information, call 485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha

Daily: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. Be enticed in a vast culinary cruise that features a different culinary theme each night. Cozy, diverse and tasty are just a few of the things that you’ll surely experience. Open from 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 429-1111.

L’Espresso

Daily: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. Indulge in a great selection of homemade cakes and pastries, complemented with the finest hot and cold beverages. Just try the signature Mövenpick coffees and teas, Turkish coffee, a daily variety of fresh juices and, of course, the famous Mövenpick ice cream. Open from 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 429-1111.

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COMMUNITY

ARTS & CULTURE The Pearl Exhibition

Jan 30th – Fri 30th: Museum of Islamic Art. This extraordinary exhibition features more than 500 objects, including the Hope pearl and the Pearl of Asia. Also, see the first public presentation of the Al Fardan collection. For more information, visit www.mia.org.qa

Glass Beading Class

Mon 5th: Al Gharaffa Clubhouse. Children aged 5 and up will have loads of fun experimenting with colour and making their own necklace and bracelet with a selection of beautiful multi-coloured glass beads and charms from around the world. QR 60 per child. From 10:00 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. RSVP is essential. Maximum of 20 children per class. For more information, visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohaexpatmumsandkids.com

Book Swap at Coffee Morning

Mon 5th: Starbucks, Landmark Mall. Have a coffee and a chat and bring a book and swap it for another book that someone else has bought. It’s free and the only rules are that you don’t expect to get the book back and that you have to bring a book to receive a book. From 10:00 a.m. till 12:00 noon. For further information please email events@dohaexpatmumsandkids.com or visit www.dohaexpatmumsandkids.com

Doha Expat Mums & Kids Stitching Circle

Mon 5th, 19th: TBA. Enjoy an evening of stitching, sharing techniques and ideas, showing off your handiwork and dessert! Bring a project that you’ve been working on forever, one that you’re just starting, something that you need help with, something that needs to be mended or just come to check out what everyone’s doing! For more information, visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohaexpatmumsandkids.com

Tournament Scrabble Course for Beginners

Wednesdays: International Academy for Intercultural Development. Discover how this game develops skills such as vocabulary building, spelling accuracy, mental calculation, quick thinking, fine writing, strategizing and social relations in a fun way. The 8-week Scrabble course costs QR 300 per 4-week month. From 5:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 435-8190.

Qatar Scrabble League Sessions

Fridays: International Academy for Intercultural Development. Be part of the only competitive Scrabble Club in Qatar that represents the country in the GCC Scrabble community. League Youth membership fee for the year 2010 is QR 75 while for Adults QR 150. From 3:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m. For more information, 608-1900 or email jbritt1002@hotmail.com

Soccer Break for Dads

Saturdays: Qipco Compound. Join a fun, friendly soccer game with likeminded dads. For more information, visit www.dohaexpatmumsandkids.com or RSVP to events@dohaexpatmumsandkids.com

Indian Cultural Week

Fri 2nd – Sat 3rd: VCUQatar Atrium.

Organized in cooperation with the Indian Cultural Center and the Indian Embassy in Qatar, the two day event will showcase the highlights of the preceding events and also include a bazaar and some more exhibitions and lectures related to India. For more information, please visit www.qatar.vcu.edu

Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra Concert

Mon 12th – Tues 13th: Ladies Club, Aspire Zone. Experience a musical composition based on the medieval collection of poems

by Carl Orff. Conducted by Nader Abbassi with Howard Arman as the choir master, Qatar Philharmonic Children Choir, Choir des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks, Leipzig, and Whalran Seo, Hans-Wener Bunz and EikeWilm Schulte as soloists. Starts at 8:00 p.m.

Ticket price range: QR 50 to QR 200.

Available in Virgin Megastore in Villaggio and Landmark Mall. For more information, email qpopr@qf.org.qa

6th Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival

Mon 19th – Thurs 22nd: Sheraton Doha. A celebration of the finest in documentaries, the festival aims to honour excellence and unique thought-provoking works that challenge the way we see things. And as you open your eyes to a greater vision, get to witness great stories unfold frame after frame that have the power to touch lives and introduce change. For more information, visit www1.aljazeera.net

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Windows to the Soul

Mar 22nd – Sat 3rd: Al Maha Lounge, Grand Hyatt Doha. French artist Isabel Roelandts Fischer stages a show on portraits of people she has met in different countries. As Isabel is new to Qatar, her work is a mix of Asian faces and Arabs she has met recently. Isabel Roelandts Fischer was born in Zaire in 1961 spending her childhood in Africa. She moved to France to pursue education and where she went to Toulon to do Beaux Arts for two years. She also attended ‘Ecole Superieure d’Art Moderne’ in Paris and finally finished her studies in ‘Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs de Paris’. This event is open to the public.

Wood Works!

Sundays and Tuesdays: Debriefing Room, Level M, Education Centre, Museum of Islamic Art. Intricately carved wood has featured widely in Islamic Art – from doors to roof panels to pen cases and book holders.

Using MIA’s collection as a starting point, participants will study the floral and geometrical designs as inspiration to create their own wood relief. Taught by Deena Hammam. From 9:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m. For more information, email educationmia@qma.com.qa or visit www.mia.com.qa

The Beauty of Decorative Motifs

Mondays and Wednesdays: Computer Lab, Level M, Education Centre, Museum of Islamic Art. In this workshop, attendees will get a feel of the beauty of decorative motifs in the Islamic world and will appreciate the concept of symmetry in all its forms in order to produce a computer generated design. Taught

by Malka Al Kuwari. From 9:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m. For more information, email educationmia@qma.com.qa or visit www.mia.com.qa

The Art of Handmade Paper

Saturdays: Level M, Education Centre, Museum of Islamic Art. Be part of a workshop that will explore simple handmade papermaking techniques. Come and enjoy making your own paper! These sessions are going to be taught by DD Dewar. From 12:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m.

For more information, email educationmia@qma.com.qa or visit www.mia.com.qa

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SPORTS & FITNESS 4th Annual April Literary Lecture Series: Rodney Sharkey

Tues 6th: Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar. Rodney Sharkey will be reading from his novel The Journey Home, a work that ‘shamelessly’ reflects the structure of a work by an author who greatly influenced Sharkey’s life—James Joyce. His presentation, entitled “From Odysseus to Aeneas” will examine Joyce’s novel Ulysses 100 years after its publication. For more information, email rxs2001@qatar-med.cornell.edu

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3rd FIG Artistic World Cup A

Mon 22nd - Wed 24th: Aspire. check out an original competition, reserved for the current best gymnasts. See who will the reach the top as this event is bringing together gymnasts for an all-around competition. Entrance is free. For more information, visit www.dohagym.com

Pre-Natal Yoga Class

Sundays: Yama Yoga Studios. Yoga is an excellent exercise for pregnant women. It helps you stay comfortable physically and prepare mentally for the challenge to come. Classes start at 6:30 p.m. QR 50 per class. For more information, email valerie.jeremijenko@gmail.com or visit www.yamayogastudios.com

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Tai Chi

Mondays: Yama Yoga Studios. Tai Chi is a slow moving meditative exercise for relaxation, health and self-defense. Classes start at 6:00 p.m.

QR 50 per class. For more information, email valerie.jeremijenko@gmail.com or visit www.yamayogastudios.com

Jivamukti Yoga

Mondays: Yama Yoga Studios. Inspired by the Jivamukti studios in New York, a Jivamukti yoga class features flowing vinyasa sequences partnered with breath awareness, hands-on alignment, and relaxation. Starts at 6:30 p.m.

QR 50 per class. For more information, email yamayogastudios@gmail.com or visit www.yamayogastudios.com

Salsa Classes

Saturdays: Doha Marriott. Salsa n Candela presents classes for this spicy dance technique in three levels. Beginner classes start at 8:00 p.m. and intermediate and advanced classes start at 9:00 p.m.

QR 75 per person. For more information, call 504-7010.

Tues 6th – Thurs 8th: Grand Hyatt Doha. The Federation of Gulf Cooperation Council Chambers is celebrating 30 years of its existence. It aims for this year are to celebrate FGCCC achievements over that period of time, to recognize contributors to the success, to conference wisdom and to promote GCC business growth and to network through facilitation and collaboration for growth planning. For more information, visit www.fgcccoutlook.com

4th Annual April Literary Lecture Series: Ian Miller

Wed 14th: Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar. Ian Miller, MFA, will read an excerpt from a book based on his own death—“Ian Patrick Miller, MFA, is Dead.” The author will discuss a question brought about by contemplating his death: was his life botched by his relationship with time?

He’ll read a passage entitled “The Job,” in which he will attempt to conceptualize the nature of time and provide meaning to his “former” existence. For more information, email rxs2001@qatar-med.cornell.edu

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KNOWLEDGE 8th GHA Cardiovascular Conference

Thurs 8th – Sat 10th: Sheraton Doha. The annual conference is bringing together people in the industry for lectures, symposiums, workshops and even a debate. For more information, visit www.hmc.org.qa/ghacardio

Bridges Middle East – Qatar 2010

Sun 11th – Wed 14th: Ritz-Carlton Doha. The

region’s premier conference dedicated to designing, building and maintaining next generation bridges is coming to Qatar. The conference and exhibition will provide an excellent opportunity to network with regional and international experts and break into this lucrative market. For more information, visit www.bridgesqatar.com

Advance Project Management

Sun 11th – Mon 12th: Millennium Hotel Doha. Learn how to identify all the functions of management to properly execute projects on time, within budget while maintaining cost and quality. For more information, visit www.marcusevansassets.com/doc/pdfs/ Ep_16313.pdf

Project Qatar 2010

Mon 12th – Thurs 15th: Doha Exhibition Centre. Considered one of the most exciting construction exhibitions in the Region, Project Qatar is going to deliver an event that showcases Construction Technology, Building Materials, Equipment and Environmental Technology in booming industries of Qatar. For more information, visit www.ifpqatar.com

The Looting Of Museums in Iraq

Wed 14th: Classroom, Level 2, Education Centre, Museum of Islamic Art. As part of the Majlis of Knowledge and Art Monthly Talks, this session is going to be given by Dr. Muneer Taha. Starts at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.mia.com.qa

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2nd Annual Urban Transportation Summit

Sun 18th – Wed 21st: Doha Marriott.

Get the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and understanding of key transport investment areas in the Middle East. In this premiere convention, get up close with plans, exclusive discussions and announcements. For more information, visit www.urban-transportation.com

Next Generation Healthcare MENA Summit 2010

Mon 19th – Wed 21st: Sharq Village and Spa. Enter the arena for dialogues and networking to promote and execute business. Experience roundtables and panel discussions that help overcome challenges affecting the healthcare industry. For more information, visit www.nghealthcaremena.com

4th Annual April Literary Lecture Series: Autumn Watts

Wed 21st: Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar. Autumn Watts, MFA, will read from “A Great and Terrible Light,” her novel in progress. The book follows its protagonist, Frank Abernathy, through life changes as he leaves a wealthy family and arranged marriage for an impoverished life in a mining camp out west. The relationships he forges there pave the way for three generations living in the mining town. For more information, email rxs2001@qatar-med.cornell.edu

TMT Finance and Investment Middle East

Mon 26th – Tues 27th: Sharq Village and Spa. Known for the quality of speakers as well as attendees, the conference promises to bring together CEOs and CFOs operators, strategy advisers, investment banking heads, legal experts, thought leaders and investors. Topics include: The Telecom Leadership Round Table, M&A Advisers Panel, Technology Leaders Debate Wireless, Financing Strategies, Investing in Emerging Markets, Mobile Payments, Cloud Computing opportunities and Broadband Middle East. For more information, visit www.tmtfinance.com/me/

4th Annual April Literary Lecture Series: Mary Ann Rishel

Wed 28th: Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar. Readings from a multicultural murder mystery will mark the end of the series as Mary Ann Rishel, MFA, will read from her novel in progress, “The Near Absence of Blood.” Her story travels with characters throughout Doha as they apply the deductive logic of western reasoning to that of the Middle East. For more information, email rxs2001@qatar-med.cornell.edu

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DOHA CITY OF JOY Kids and adults alike were entertained at the Doha City of Joy, with interactive exhibits, workshops, the Planetarium and much more, including performances from the Al Jazeera Children’s program Ad Darb.

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MAC Cosmetics launched their 2010 Spring Colour Forecast Collection at Villaggio and Landmark last month. Photos courtesy of Debbie Mendez.

MAC SPRING COLOUR LAUNCH

E N O Z N A F 0 1 0 2 IAAF There was action on and off the field at the IAAF World Indoor Championships at Aspire this month. Fans got into the act while waiting to watch their favorite athletes compete.

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AWARDS CEREMONY The British Council had some fun at their latest art exhibition, hosting a treasure hunt themed Awards Ceremony. The exhibition was part of the Doha: Capital of Arab Culture 2010 festivities.

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A H O D N I F I R A H OMAR S Qatar had the honor of playing host to Oscar nominated, and three time Golden Globe winner actor, Omar Sharif.

Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (2003), showed to a packed audience at Landmark Cinemas as part of the Doha: Capital of Arab Culture 2010 festivities.

G N I N E P O E Z MA Gordon Ramsay was on hand for the opening of his newest restaurant, Maze, on The PearlQatar. Flip to our food section for a review and an up-close chat with the head chef!

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By Moona Masri-Whitice, MBA Dewey Color Instructor and Consultant

Why is this particular colour considered to have great healing power?

The answer comes from nature itself. Chlorophyll is actually responsible for the green pigmentation in plants. It is vital in many plant metabolic functions such as growth and respiration. It also has anti-oxidant, antiinflammatory and wound-healing properties. That is why we feel good when we add green leafy vegetables to our diet.

Nature of Green: Green is a restful colour with some of the same calming attributes of blue. It is the most restful colour for the human eye; it can actually improve vision. Time moves faster in a green room. On the flip side, green is jealousy or envy (green-eyed monster) and inexperience. Green has strong emotional correspondence with safety. Dark green is also commonly associated with money, the financial world, and banking and in the USA, Wall Street.

Using Green: Depending on the undertone, green can have a

warming and cooling effect. Blended with black or blue undertones, the colour green can have a fresh springtime feeling, denoting balance, harmony, and stability. These colours have a cooling effect. Shades that are blended with brown undertones like olive green or sage have a warming effect. These colours are more grounded and practical. They are often used in the military as the colour for uniforms.

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The more you like green, the more you love to nurture others..

The less you like green,

the more independent you are.

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