Qatar Happening - July / August 2010

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JULY/AUG CONTENTS SPOTLIGHT ON...

QH SPECIAL

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QH FEATURE

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Staycation

Take a break in your own backyard this summer.

ENTERTAINMENT 18 Almost Famous ARTS & CULTURE 24 Trash Couture

Ask a Pilot

Tips to get you through the airport hassle-free.

COMMUNITY 27 Got Couch?

KNOWLEDGE 38 How To Be The Next Mayor of Doha FOOD 40 QH’s Top Ten Cold Mezze 42 Buffet Survival Guide 44 Chef Talk

QH STUFF 6 8 10 12 14

THE CHAIRMAN’S WORDS QH TEAM JULY HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS QH RECOMMENDS

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SPORTS 64 Summer Fitness Special 68 2010 FIFA World Cup

VIRGIN RECOMMENDS KIDS CLUB IT HAPPENED PHONE DIRECTORY COLOUR SCOPE

HAPPENING HOTLISTS 20 26 29 45 70

75 EVENT LISTINGS QH FEATURE

3Boy6s and their Bikes

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QH SENSATIONS LIVE

Boat Deluxe

QH SENSATIONS EXPERIENCE

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Ramadan

Feasts to enjoy throughout the city

Reasons to Fly

Some of our picks for summer escapes

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THE CHAIRMAN’S WORDS

Publisher: The Art of Business Chairman: Ahmed Hassan Bilal Editor-in-Chief: Nasser Ahmed Hassan Bilal Editor: Jessica Davey-Quantick Copy Editors: Vanessa Gaudet, Lindsey Hunnewell Contributors: Reg Barry, Jemina Legaspi, Cecilia Leigh, Moona Masri-Whitice, Jay Panganiban, Allen Smithee, Carryn Todd, Brian Wesolowski Director of Marketing Communications: 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 Boyajian Webmaster & Communications Associate: Jay Panganiban

It’s all happening this month! Even as much of the population jets off for summer holidays, Doha’s hopping with a selection of events to suit any palette or budget!

With years of Doha-summers under our collective belt, we’ve compiled our selections for happening Doholidays in our Staycation QH SPECIAL section, to help you enjoy your holidays even if you’re not flying.

And if you are, our insider tips from a pilot will help you get there safe and sound and with your dignity (and suitcase) hopefully intact.

Once you’re there, we’ve caught up with the Couchsurfers in Doha who tell us how to travel like a local.

We’ve also got the inside scoop on the hot nights waiting for you this July and August, with an issue jam packed with listings from all the best venues to keep you moving! If you’re craving some Indie flair, check out our Almost Famous article, where we find out what it takes to be two of Doha’s up and coming musical artists. Want to know what people really think about Doha locales? We check out one of the latest Internet trends in our SPOTLIGHT ON KNOWLEDGE section that will help you know what to expect when you go out!

But the summer is about more than just events: we bring you our Ramadan 101 guide to help you brave the buffet. With our Top 10 cold mezzes we guide you through traditional cuisine, we get some tips on keeping our waistlines slim, and we find out what the deal is with those whole roasted lambs in the middle of the table. We’ve also scoured the city for the best ways to break your fast this season.

And if you do overindulge, our Summer Fitness Special has all the hottest classes to make you sweat! From the finale of the World Cup to summer camps for kids, QH has you covered.

Distribution & Accounts: Lanie Fillo-Pana Distribution Assistants: Jaya Gautam, Durga Gautam Have Your Say: Feedback and comments are always welcome.

Please forward letters to the editor: Email: editor@qatarhappening.com info@qatarhappening.com Contact Details: Inquiries: +974 427 8416 Marketing: +974 556 5046 Fax: +974 427 8415 Postal Address: P.O. Box 7848 , Doha, Qatar

QATAR HAPPENING (QH) is published monthly, 11 times a year by The Art of Business, Doha, Qatar. An associate of Ahmed Hassan Bilal Group of Companies.

The information contained in QATAR HAPPENING (QH) is correct at the time of printing. Details may change at any time without liability on the part of The Art of Business. Readers are advised to confirm details with the event organizers.

All rights reserved 2010, The Art of Business. Reproduction in part or in full is strictly prohibited. QATAR HAPPENING (QH) assumes no responsibility for content of advertisements.

QATAR HAPPENING (QH) retails for QR 8. Bulk subscriptions are available for QR 5 each, for orders over 50.

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Staying or going, Qatar promises to be an exciting place this summer.

So breathe deep, dive in, and getting ready for summer!

Ahmed Hassan Bilal Chairman

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ON THE COVER Experience the majestic views of The Pearl-Qatar from the open waters on one of Ronautica's luxury and leisure yachts. For bookings and inquiries, call 495 3894 .

Photo: Jorell Legaspi

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QH TEAM

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Marketing Manager/ Contributor

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Fashion Stylist

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Photography Assistant

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Y L JHIU GHLIGHTS SUNDAY

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SEMI FINALS 9:30 p.m.

Special Gnocchi and Risotto Menu until the 25th Doha Marriott.

FINALS

Summer Design Discovery for Secondary School Seniors until the 15th VCUQatar. 9:00 a.m.

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Shehrazad, Ramada Plaza 7:30 p.m.

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Tournament Scrabble for Beginners Course IAID. 5:00 p.m.

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SATURDAY

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Kym Mazelle & DJ Femi B.

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP. QUARTERFINALS. 5:00 p.m.

David Pomeranz comes to Doha!

Qube, Ramada Plaza. 8:00 p.m.

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Ramada Plaza

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH FOR 3RD PLACE 9:30 p.m.

Self-Defense Seminar until the 10th Sheraton Doha. 9:00 p.m.

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Chocolate Indulgence Four Seasons. 3:00 p.m.

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Trilogy Night Doha Marriott. 9:00 p.m.

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12th GCC Junior & Youth Karate Championship until the 13th of Aug Al Sadd Sports Club.

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AUGUST SUNDAY

HIGHLIGHTS WEDNESDAY

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Indian Food Festival until the 9th Doha Marriott

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12th GCC Junior & Youth Karate Championship 31st Jul – 13th Aug Al Sadd Sports Club.

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QH RECOMMENDS

In our double issue, we bring you double the fun in our top picks this month!

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Lull yourself to a sense of creamy security after being slapped around by the summer sun all day by cradling a half gallon bucket of cold creamy delight! And by that we totally mean ice cream. For decades, Blue Bell Ice Cream has been leading heat stricken souls towards dessert Nirvana, with plenty of amazing flavours to help you nurse that blister from your seat belt buckle. Our pick is Blue Bell’s Cookies ‘n’ Cream which has usurped even Ben and Jerry’s Half Baked from our pantheon of ice cream flavours.

Check out the freezers at Megamart.

Kids These Days As more than one staffer’s younger siblings approach driving age and take to the road, mailboxes and pedestrians leaping aside in terror, father’s clenching their eyes tight in fear for their paint jobs, we are simultaneously reminded of all the stuff we ruined as children, and confused as to why our parents kept procreating. Or bought stuff at all. Anyway, to relive your terror days, or commiserate with others whose miniature clones tend to wreck their stuff, the web goblins bring you http://shitmykidsruined.tumblr.com. Their tagline? The strongest visual birth control on the market today.

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Die Vuvuzela Die!

If you’ve even walked past a TV showing the World Cup, you are as sick as we are of the vuvuzela’s, those little horns capable of making our ears weep tears of hatred. Unfortunately, sporting crowds love ‘em so they might be here to stay. That said, you can banish them from your computer watching fun by muting four frequencies on your computer’s equalizer. Check out http://lifehacker. com/5564085/ how-to-silencevuvuzela-hornswith-an-eq-filter for all the instructions.

Godspeedyour ears will thank you!

Get out of our Pants

He’s Just Not That Into You It’s a book, it’s a movie, it bares repeating: as summer flings smolder, give yourself a shake and some occasionally required sass with this star studded romcom that is surprisingly watchable. And oh so insightful for those of us who make poor life choices.

Looking for a good summer read that will let your brain melt out your ears? This isn’t it. But it’s still excellent! ‘Fugitive Denim’ busts a development move on the garment industry, taking you from organic cotton fashion houses in New York to sweatshops that aren’t so sweaty in China and Cambodia, and everywhere in between. Even Bono makes an appearance (which should sell you right there). Pick up your copy at Virgin Megastores.

Not feeling the love? Going to miss us? Don’t fret, pet, check us out online and on Facebook- we’ll be around all summer to keep you entertained (mainly because we don’t unchain our web goblins or the Facebook oompa loompas).

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QH RECOMMENDS

It’s hot, and so are the things we’re loving this summer!

Outlets Ahoy!

Shopping for that new summer wardrobe? Check out some style for less at Doha’s own outlet shops!

Angsana Doha’s a spa city, and we’ve got the latest news about the newest one to hit town!

Angsana Spa opened recently at the Grand Regency Hotel. A contemporary garden spa at it’s finest, this one blew us away with their hydrotherapy treatments! For more information, call 434-3152.

The Deal Al Saad – next to Opera Bakery Corner

Salam Fashion The Center Behind Ramada

Outlet Deluxe Almana Twin Towers on C-Ring.

Tel: 442-4043 Hours: Sun-Thu 10 a.m. 1p.m. / 5 p.m. -10 p.m.

Fri 5 p.m.-10 p.m.

Tel: 432-2478 Hours: Sun-Thu 10 a.m. -10 p.m.

Fri 4 p.m. -10 p.m.

Tel: 493-4788 Hours: Sun-Sat 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Housewares, perfume, jewelry, men’s shoes and clothing, women’s shoes, clothing and bags.

Men’s clothing and shoes, women’s clothing, shoes and bags and kidswear.

Brands: Bonpoint, Céline, Geox, Lacoste, Marc Jacobs, Swarovski, Ralph Lauren

Brands: Car Shoe, Moschino, Hugo Boss, Galliano, Versace, Extè, DKNY.

Men’s clothing, jeans and suits, women’s dresses, suits, jackets and jeans, purses and shoes, kids’ jeans and shirts.

Amazing place to save on hard to find items and great for gifts for friends and family. Many things for the kitchen and home décor.

Discount : up to 70% Mostly clothing and hand bags. Great source for jeans and everyday shirts.

Brands: Roberto Cavalli, Stella McCartney, Armani, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga Up to 70% off the best brands. Great prices on designer jeans!

Groove Groove Baby M.A.C.’s back this summer with more fabulous makeup making us melt by not melting off our faces! With a little 70s vibe mixed with Marrakech mystique (seriously that’s what the packaging says), their new In the Groove eyeshadow palettes thrill us in more ways than one. With subtle glitter and three colours to be mixed, twirled and swirled, it’s the great piece to pop in your holiday bag!

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SPOTLIGHT ON ENTERTAINMENT

By Allen Smithee

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Cronkite Satellite His real name is Ryan, but he performs as Cronkite Satellite. 29 years wise (as he puts it), he’s originally from Saint Paul, Minnesota, and has been rocking Doha for over two years.

QH: How did you get started?

CS: I’ve been performing well over 10 years. I’ve been making music for 17 years. Time sure flys when you’re having fun, I guess! I do have a day job. Day jobs are very important for any musician and personally, I don’t think I could write music without having a day job. It adds external pressure to your comfort zone and forces you to think critically, in a direction that you wouldn’t normally travel. My current day job is working as a photographer and graphic artist for a school. It’s a great job and because of it, I do a great job.

The music has always been inside of me and I have been very lucky to be able to translate this sensation into something I can share with everyone. But let’s be honest, the big motivator behind why I started playing in a band is because I wanted to pick up girls!

QH: What’s it like performing in Qatar?

CS: Qatar is (more or less) a hotel nation. All the music clubs are inside of the hotels. Plain and simple, people pay for comfort. Instinctively, the hotel managers will only book cover bands/DJs to play familiar songs for their guests. It’s hard for me to find shows in Qatar because I write my own music. But I try to perform at all opportunities that present themselves; private parties, the Qube, the Doha Players villa, Al Wakrah stadium, etc. I get around.

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Ludovic Desmond He’s 28, and comes from the original city of lights: Paris. He’s spending July and August rocking the decks at Waham, at the W Doha, every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 p.m. till 1:45 p.m.

QH: Is it a full time job, or do you have a ‘day’ job?

LD: This my professional job all over the world, the passion of my life! Music is my life, my life is music!

QH: How did you get started? Why? LD: I started in my home around 13 years old when I discovered house music on the radio and clips on MTV. I started my first professional party in France when I was 17 years old with a famous French DJ, Antoine Clamaran.

QH: How would you describe your music?

CS: My style of music is called “looping.”

It’s like painting, but instead of a canvas, I paint the silence. I start with nothing, then bang on my guitar, record a series of live guitar samples with a machine I control with my feet, then after I’ve built the music, I sing my lyrics over the melody I just created. I like to call my music, “Acoustic/ Techno” Because of the Yin/Yang balance of my acoustic guitar and electronic musical equipment; it’s a perfect balance. Truth be told it’s not easy to explain what I do on stage. I feel that this is because some people are not aware of the technology I’m using. Just come to the show and it will all make sense!

QH: What inspires you?

CS: I like to observe life. Listening to body language. Trying to figure out who and what we are. This is an interesting question because each of my albums were sparked from a personal, life changing event. Most of the time I cannot control what I write.

Everything around me says “this is what it has to be.” So that’s what it becomes.

There’s lots of things that are difficult, but I

QH:What kind of music do you do? How would you describe it?

LD: Here at Wahm Lounge, I play chill lounge music. (It is) very relaxing, dreaming and sensual music.

I play also deep house and house vocal. Very groovy, melodious and sexy music.

QH: What’s hard about doing it in Doha? Is it harder than other places?

LD: I play music for the people, for their pleasure. I try every time to play music that touches the heart and mind. I’m one artist who shares my music, I love to give my passion.

feel pressure brings out the best in me. On stage and in the studio, I’m all alone. If I make a mistake, I can’t blame anyone but myself, and I like that. The more mistakes a person makes, the more that person learns.

There are several limitations regarding the types of songs I want to make but are not exactly possible using the “loop” machine.

One thing that I found very difficult recently is writing an album about myself. All my past albums are about random stuff, where as my current album “Looking Forward” is about the ups and downs of my life and how I found ways to manage them. I don’t really like talking about myself but this album was my therapy. Who knows, maybe it’ll help others learn from my mistakes? At the end of the day, an artist needs to turn the pain to art.

QH: Is Doha different to perform in?

CS: Doha is a very hard place to be taken seriously as an original musician, let alone a one-man band. As much as I’d love to join a Frank Sinatra lounge act at a nearby hotel, I still want to keep my art true and real. I kind of enjoy the struggle I have to go through in Qatar to find shows and to open people’s eyes to the art of live music. It gives me the fire to motivate myself to help build a

better art scene in Qatar. In my home state of Minnesota (USA) there are music venues up and down every street. All with different bands, different styles and original music. I thought the rest of the world was the same.

Nope. Music is the language of the universe and the more people who are exposed to it, the more we can connect to one another in a subliminal manner. That sounds weird, but it’s true.

QH: What’s next for you?

CS: I have big plans: obviously making more music, traveling the globe studying new sounds/styles/techniques. But without giving too much away, I plan on creating a free global musical education program.

Music is so important to our lives, not the junk on the radio, but the stuff that speaks to your soul. Who cares if you make it on TV or whatever, it’s all about musical sincerity.

And real people can see through the fake.

I feel music is something we as a species need to explore more. It has a long lasting and life changing affect on us. And that responsibility is what makes me proud to be born a musician.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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David Pomeranz comes to Doha!

July 2nd - Sat 3rd: Ramada Plaza. Multi-platinum awardwinning recording artist and song writer, David Pomeranz comes to the Ramada Plaza Doha. Selling more than 25 million albums worldwide, David is one of the most prolific song writers on the scene today.

Singing his greatest hits, David will be performing in Qube on Friday and then in the Giwana Ballroom on Saturday. For more info and ticket reservations, please call 428-1555

DJ Ludovic Vasseur

La Noche Latina July, Thursdays: Sharq Village and Spa. Sway to Latin rhythms every weekend at Al Dana Lounge. Resident and guest DJs offer a different musical theme each week, while chefs conjure up barbecued Tapas at Al Dana from 9:00 p.m. onwards. For more information, call 425-6666.

July, Wednesdays to Fridays: W Doha. Wahm invites you to cool your

heels and fire up your imagination at its comfy, cozy cabanas. Ludovic Vasseur will DJ modern lounge tunes in the funky, cool pool-side lounge. From 9:00 p.m. till 1:00 a.m. For more information, call 453-5323.

Kym Mazelle & DJ Femi B

July 1st: Qube, Ramada Plaza. As one

of the first female devotees of House music, she has become a fixture on the Chicago house music circuit with Marshall Jefferson recruiting her to sing lead vocals with “House to House� on several recordings.

Kym continues to perform around the globe, enjoying the limelight with Mick Jagger, Chaka Khan, Maceo Parker, The JB Horns, Jazzie B and Soul II Soul, Van Morrison, R. Kelly, Boy George, Joaquin Cortes and the inimitable Grace Jones. Qube Members only.

QR 120 per person, ladies are free before 10:30 p.m. For more information, call 428-1555 for more details.

Old School & RnB Night Aug 23rd: Doha Marriott. Get your

groove on with the best urban dance hits over the past two decades. For more information, call 429-8444 after 8:00 p.m. or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

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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!

Up in the Air Ryan Bingham flies around the US 320 days every year just to fire people. It’s his job.

His job has left people in anguish, hostility, and despair and Ryan with a false sense of compassion and a life that only needs a suitcase. When his boss hires an arrogant, overachieving young female, she develops a method that will allow termination without ever leaving the office - essentially threatening the existence Ryan so cherishes.

Determined to show the naive girl the error of her logic, Ryan takes her on one of his cross country firing expeditions, but as she starts to realize the disheartening realities of her profession, he begins to see the downfalls to his way of life.

It’s Complicated Daybreakers 10 years into the future, vampires make up the vast majority of the population with only five percent of the human race remaining.

With the food supply, human blood, dwindling, there is growing evidence that vampires deprived of their food are evolving into wild, vile creatures that attack anyone and anything in order to survive.

A sympathetic vampire hematologist who has been working on finding an artificial blood supply for their society sees his work as a way of alleviating their suffering but his views on finding a solution change considerably when he meets someone who found a way to transform himself from a vampire to again take human form.

When brought together at a family event, two exes find themselves oddly attracted to each other again after ten years of divorce. Although the couple thinks that this affair will stay where they started it, the situation balloons into something bigger and disrupts their personal lives.

Alice in Wonderland Now 19 years old, Alice is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At the engagement party, she escapes the crowd and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit. Arriving in a strange and surreal place called Underland, she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking animals, villainous queens and knights, and furious bandersnatches. Alice realizes that she is there for a reason: to conquer the horrific Jabberwocky and restore the rightful queen to the throne.

Red Cliff In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.

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SPOTLIGHT ON ARTS & CULTURE

trash couture

By Jessica Davey-Quantick

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. And one man’s trashy-treasure is a kid’s kicky ensemble.

QH catches up with the kids from Compass International School Doha behind an eco-friendly fashion show!

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andida Myers’s tutu floats “There are lots of problems going on in the world right now and a lot of people around her in a rustle think about it but they don’t do much,” of yesterdays headlines. she said.

Colourful wrappers glint around her torso, forming a That’s the whole point of the show, sticky sweet ballet outfit, all made out of old newspapers and candy wrappers. according to Mhairi Mcainach, the Art and Design teacher behind the after school program where the kids made “In our club after school we’ve been designing dresses made out of recycled their outfits. materials,” said the Year Nine student.

“I think if we start teaching children “I’ve never done it before, but it was really fun because everyone got to work about the environment and other issues, from the very beginning, if we teach together.” children young to take care of the More than that, her garbage ensemble, environment, because there is only one world, that it might feed back into the as she struts down the runway at the parents when they go home,” she said.

Grand Hyatt last month as part of the “They’re talking to friends from other Junk Deluxe fashion show and art schools, they’re blogging, so it’s just exhibition, sends a message. And not fantastic.” just off it’s recycled bylines.

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Junk Chic. Using household trash the kids created couture.

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SPOTLIGHT ON ARTS & CULTURE

And that, she says, is important. Global warming critics are being met increasingly with open skepticism as more and more people the world over try to find ways to keep the world from literally melting.

It’s estimated that because of the greater concentration of carbon in the air, the speed of climate change is faster now than anything seen for the last 10, 000 years.

And some 60 per cent of the increase in carbon in the air has happened since 1959.

Experts estimate we have to take action in the next five years if we want to change this- the clock is ticking.

This is all old news, ever since Al Gore busted out his PowerPoint slides. What isn’t, and what makes the project here in Doha so unique, is a reimagining of the ‘reduce, reuse, and recycle’ mantra.

Our ‘ecological footprint’, the impact we create to sustain our lifestyle, both taking and giving back to nature, has become the rallying cry around how an individual can actually combat problems that even to an 11 year old can seem insurmountable. And those footprints have nationalities, just like the students at Compass International.

“We have a very small school that has a variety of different nationalities, we have over 60 nationalities. 58 students in the secondary school that just opened in August, and in the primary school we have over 400 children from all over the world,” said Mcainach.

It’s estimated that from the planet’s current population and total resources, sustainable consumption would mean each person on the planet could use up 4.7 acres of nature.

By contrast, the average American uses 24. Projects and communities like those found in Doha give a chance for people from countries on both ends of the spectrum to come together, and make changes. Similar statistics exist for virtually every developed country in the world- even in Doha, where the students in the program had no problem coming up with materials to make their outfits.

“We had a big plea to the school to bring in anything they had from home. My room basically became a large refuse dump at the end! There were some funny smells going on in my classroom that shouldn’t have been there, so the quicker we got the outfits made, the better!” said Mcainach. “I just thought that there’s maybe not enough recycling initiatives here in Qatar and Doha.

We worked on this project and it just grew arms and legs and just grew bigger and bigger.”

aren’t going as far as outright bans, but many, like Canada, are limiting themcertain grocery chains there recently ceased offering bags at all, while others charge for them. Even here in Doha, Carrefour offers reusable sturdy bags for sale.

It’s just getting folks to use them that’s the trick. And with all the doom and gloom and PowerPoint slides surrounding our imminent ecological despair, Mcainach is hoping fun events like the fashion show will inspire people to get involved in a positive way.

“We started with one garment and then everyone was so excited that everyone wanted to make clothes. So I had to go out and buy more mannequins or use the bodies of the children and make them stay still!” she said. “The kids have made everything themselves. From the cutting out to working out how they would fit on the form of the body to connecting them at the back. The kids have been so creative, they’ve just sort of run with it.”

And while there are definitely some aspiring Tyra’s smizing their way down the runway, there are also boys strutting their stuff in garbage bag designs.

Big enough that individual outfits have messages of their own. Like the plastic prom dress constructed by Ines Patricio from Carrefour bags.

“We had one boy that was meant to be doing a sort of 1970s paper suit that kind of “My mom goes a lot to Carrefour so I had burst at the last minute. But the boys were a lot of this at home, so I just decided to super keen, once they saw the girls, and the make a dress out of it. It was a little hard- it hair and makeup- I think the guys actually was hard sticking them, I had to use lots of secretly like having makeup on. More boys I staples!” she said. “So many people go to think in hindsight wish they had taken part,” Carrefour and other stores, like every day, said Mcainach. “The kids start at (11 years and they waste so much.” of age) and our oldest child involved is 14.

All of the children in the school have been Plastic bags have been the front line enemy involved in one way or another, whether it to Captain Planet’s ecocrusade. Between be music, helping us with the makeup or 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags are just getting things together. So everyone’s used worldwide each year, most taking over been involved.”

400 years to biodegrade. Many countries have started banning them, particularly in And that, she’s hoping, will inspire some of Africa and South America where lack of their parents to bring a recycling program waste disposal meant there were more to Doha. bags floating the breeze then birds. In the UK, it’s estimated that banning plastic bags Or at the very least bring their own plastic would be the equivalent of taking 18,000 when they go to the grocery store. cars off the roads each year. Other countries

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ARTS & CULTURE

HOTLIST

Summer Collection 2010 Jun 8th – Aug 22nd: Al Markhiya Gallery.

The Summer Collection Parts 1 and 2 will be featuring the artwork of over 30 contemporary Arab artists from around the world. Both exhibitions will include paintings as well as sculpture. Among the artists featured will be such distinguished local names as Ali Hassan, Faraj Daham, Salman Al Malik and Yousef Ahmad along with emerging artists Ghazwan Allaf (Syria), Islam Kamil (Sudan) and Wadha Al Sulaiti (Qatar). Part 1 is from June 8th till July 25th and Part 2 will be from July 29th till August 22nd. Gallery hours are Saturday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. till noon and 4:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. and Friday 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. For additional information, call 442-8007 or visit www.almarkhiyagallery.com

Summer Design Discovery for Secondary School Seniors VCUQatar Gallery July 11th – Thurs 15: presents the Senior VCUQatar. Designed for students who plan to pursue Exhibition a career in Art or Design.

Students will create a portfolio of their work and explore Fashion, Interior, Graphic Design and Painting & Printmaking. All classes will be in English with Arabic assistance on hand. For students ages 15 to 17. QR 3,000.

Spaces are limited. Full payment required at registration. From 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. For more information, call 492-7520 or email lagray@qatar.vcu.edu

May 3rd – Aug 20th: VCUQatar Gallery. The best work of the senior students of VCUQatar from the Fashion, 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 and 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

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SPOTLIGHT ON COMMUNITY

Got Couch?

Catch some couchy-waves this summer, and travel like a local! QH chats with Farouk El Habre, who runs the Doha chapter of the Couchsurfing network to find out what it’s all about, and how it can help you make the most of your summertime adventures!

Fun without a price tag Couchsurfing in an international non-profit network that brings together people in countries all over the world. When you’re traveling, you can log onto the network and meet people at your destination- either to stay at their home, or even just meet for coffee and show you around the city! The group in Doha meets weekly, and many members have found friends at home as well as abroad. They help set up safe and interesting experiences for people traveling to and from the region!

QH: How did you get started doing it?

FH: I personally joined CS when a friend of mine was going to Ireland couchsurfing.

When I signed up, I discovered a completely new community, that I wasn’t aware of, and was almost everywhere around me. I did not take it seriously, until my first experience in Turkey, when two girls saved my trip when they hosted me for a few nights in a town where I couldn’t find any cheap hotels or hostels. They not only hosted me, they provided guidance, advice of where I should go, some food, and a good time, that I wouldn’t get in any 5 star hotel. This is when I became addicted to this community.

QH: How does it work? Is this safe?

FH: We get a request (as a normal message in our inbox) from anyone who is visiting Doha and would like to surf my couch.

To accept, we first have to check our availability, the availability of my couch and my time.

The most important criteria is the feedback written about this person on his profile.

Usually all people on the website (that practices a very strict policy to keep members safe) are good people. But sometimes you may get a request from someone with negative feedback. One negative feedback is enough to reject anyone’s request. So the history of each person is important.

Once everything is fine we accept, agree on time, meeting place, airport pick up if necessary, and the experience starts!

QH: Do people come to Doha to Couchsurf?

FH: Doha is a stop over station. Thanks to Qatar Airways, all long distance flights stop in Doha for a few days, and many of the passengers use the Couchsurfing community to help them spend these days.

I host people from (other Gulf countries).

I host globe trotters and researchers or masters students who come here to study the region. They all have things to share, stories to tell and unforgettable moments to spend!

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Surf’s Up. Couchsurfing can mean literally occupying someone’s couch, or just meeting up with a network of local amateur tourguides for a day.

QH: Who’s involved? What sort of person does this?

FH: Everyone is involved! I describe CS like you are traveling the world and discovering things while just sitting at home! It is a big hidden community. I first thought that only hippies, teenagers or people who like to save money are involved but when you go deeper, you would be surprised, everyone is! Lawyers, architects, executives, CEOs, old people, (and I mean really old), artists - there are no limits!

QH: Why do people do it?

FH: If let’s say I am going to Italy and someone offers me a 5 star room hotel or a couch at someone’s flat, I would choose the couch.

The hotel has nothing new to experience, while the couch will make me meet a new

person. This person will show me around.

I may meet his friends, or I may join them for dinner, a party, or a trip. I will certainly be part of the Italian community and lifestyle faster than choosing the hotel and I will be creating a network in Italy for the next visit.

It creates a worldwide network linked from (one) country to another. People will keep on helping each other by recommending hosts or doing overseas favours. CS translates global settings into local experiences for travelers.

People can develop communities with neighbors in their own cities who they might have never met otherwise.

Maybe one day this website will unite the world as a huge community that helps each other!

Start Surfing The Qatar Couchsurfing group meets every Wednesday. For more information, check them out on Facebook or at www.couchsurfing.org.

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COMMUNITY

HOTLIST

Pastry Cooking Class & Afternoon Tea July 10th: Sharq Village & Spa. Join the Doha Mums for a Pastry Cooking Class followed by Afternoon Tea. Members will be guided by Chef de Cuisine Christophe Buffille and taught the following dishes: Macaroon and Profiteroles. Afternoon tea will be served from 4:00 p.m. For further details, visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohamums.com

Family Fun Trips July/ August, Daily: The Pearl-Qatar. Experience the Zodiac Pro Open 850

rigid hull inflatable for family excursions to the beach, to transport your Kite surfers to distant shores or to Wakeboard, Water-ski and tow a Banana boat or Donut.

Accommodates six guests. QR 650 per hour. For more information, call 495-3894.

Tournament Scrabble for Beginners Course July, Wednesdays: International Academy for Intercultural Development. Learn the basics through eight

weekly sessions that will introduce you to Tournament Scrabble.

From 5:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 432-0974.

Self-Defense Seminar Life to Ride – Ride to Live July 4th: Sharq Village and Spa.

Celebrate American Independence Day with Harley. Shooter welcome drink and burger menu. 25% off for all Harley Davidson cardholders. Available at Cigar Lounge, 7:00 p.m. onwards. For more information, call 425-6666.

July 9th – Sat 10th: Sheraton Doha. Doha Aikido along with the Three Mountains Martial Arts Center of New York, USA is hosting a 2-day practical street selfdefense seminar. These simple yet highly effective techniques of Mi-Yama Ryu Jujutsu have been taught to many law-enforcement, military personnel and the general public to protect themselves, their families and friends.

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QH SPECIAL

Who says you have to hop on a plane to take a holiday? Qatar is full of fascinating options to suit any holiday-making palette! To help out, we’ve organized our thoughts into three handy Staycation itineraries: one for Cultural travelers, one for Luxury travelers, and one for Adventure travelers.. We’ve outlined a full day’s worth of things to see and places to go, which could easily be stretched over a weekend or even a whole week (we would love to meet the lab-accident super villain who can manage to do our whole itinerary in one day. No, seriously, if you do it, take pictures and let us know!)

So breathe deep, dive in, and get ready to take a break in your own backyard!

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QH SPECIAL

Qatar is a peninsula with a rich and varied history and culture that’s as unique as the people living here. With an expat population hovering around 70 percent, looking for ‘culture’ here isn’t hard to find! We’ve focused on traditional Arabic culture, so those of us from away can get a sense of this place we call home!

Ancient Treasures

Just outside the city, ancient ruins wait to entice you!

These are choose-your-own-adventure excursions, so be your own tour guide and head to:

Barzan Towers

Meaning “high place”, the Barzan Towers reach into the Arabian sky and provide a majestic view of the sea.

The towers not only serve as a station to keep an eye on pearl divers as they gather the precious jewels but also as a look-out for incoming ships and an observatory to examine the phases of the moon. Open 24 hours a day, visitors can visit freely except for the Umm Slal Mohammed fortresses which is a private property.

Snacks and refreshments are on sale for those who want to linger around the venue and enjoy its wonders.

Fishermen’s Villages

Located in the northwest area of Qatar, the abandoned Fishermen’s Villages paint a portrait of life dependent largely on fishery. What’s fascinating about the structure built here is that it showcases traditional Qatari building techniques. The thick walls built from coral rock, limestone, mud mortar and gypsum-based plaster help isolate the heat and keep the interiors cool. In the middle of the district lie the mosques which reflect how the social structure of the community was centered around faith and religion and still is today.

Al-Jassasiya

Both mysterious and attractive, Al-Jassasiya is one of the few locations where one can find petroglyphs, ancient rock engravings. Although these rare stones can be found in other places, the ones found here are considered exceptional and extraordinary for the quality and state of preservation. Around 900 pieces alone can be found in Al-Jassasiya. Some of the notable carvings include thick-finned fish fossils, boats with numerous oars, scorpions walking on the rocks, donkeys and those depicting the outlines of turtles.

Antiques, Shisha and Hummus oh my!

Get a taste of Qatar old and new in the Souqs! Check out Souq Al Deira for fabulous fabrics and ornate silks, not to mention tailors making abayas and thobes (as well as any other cultural clothing). Or head across the street to Souq Waqif, bounded

by Al-Souq and Grand Hamad Streets. Built to look ancient, this revamped site is built on the location where people have been coming for centuries to trade goods. Today, it has everything from touristy-souvenirs to authentic swords, hookahs, and oud perfume, not to mention bizarre antiques It’s worth a wander just remember to barter before you buy!

And no visit to the souq would be complete without a taste of shisha. Most of the cafes and restaurants offer shisha on their outdoor patios, and it’s hard to miss the colourful water pipers and sweet smoke as you walk by. But beware- some flavours are more intense then others (depending on your constitution, shisha can make you lightheaded and dizzy). If you’re a newbie, avoid double apple: stick to grape or, our personal fav, lemon mint.

And while you puff, enjoy a meal! There are all sorts of restaurants in the souq, from Chinese to Italian, but we still love the traditional Arabic food. Try Moroccan at Tajine, or traditional Qatari food at numerous restaurants sprinkled throughout.

Prices are cheap, and it’s a great way to try out some new dishes.

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Sunset in style

Smartypants Stop

There are loads of museums in the city, but most people never get beyond the fabulous Museum of Islamic Art. Don’t get us wrongit’s a masterpiece housing masterpieces. But there is so much more Doha has on offer! Why not check out the Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum? This private collection features traditional weapons, jewelry and much more. Viewings are by appointment only- call 569-1406. Seen enough broken crockery to last a lifetime?

Have no fear, the Weaponry Museum is there for you, with a collection of weapons dating back to the 1500s. Again, you have to make arrangements before hand, but you can by calling 486-7473.

Wind the day with the ultimate in the cultural view of Doha: West Bay at twilight. Do it with some of the best Lebanese food in town by booking a table at Al Mourjan’s outdoor patio. Thanks to an elaborate fan system, this is one of the only patios that’s open as the country heats up, and more importantly, it’s practically in the bay! The only restaurant on the Corniche, you can munch on tajine, muhammra and our fav, lampchops (seriously, they know their meat). The prices aren’t as cheap as the souqs, but it’s some of the best Middle Eastern food in town, and the view alone is worth it. And, opening this summer, their second location, this time in Souq Waqif!

Call for reservations at 483-4423.

If there is one thing Doha has the market on, it’s bliss. Pure, unadulterated, gold plated bliss.

Scrub a dub dub

Get your spa on Arabic style with a traditional Hammam treatment. Hammam scours your body with a scrub, massage, steam and shower, literally making nicer, firmer, softer skin appear, as if by magic.

It’s a great antidote to a summer’s worth of dry skin which has left you feeling like your flesh could be made into a saucy handbag or a kicky pair of pumps. It’s also a great solution to the bain of the pale: post-sunburn peeling! Our fav is at the Six Senses at the Sharq Village and Spa. They’ve got several varieties on offer, and will tailor the treatment for you! For more information call 425-6999.

Land of Milk and Honey

Not blissed out enough yet? Take the ultimate relaxation plunge at the Four Seasons, with their Royal Arabian Asrar treatment. It starts with a body polish using dates, then a body mask made from milk and honey and finally a milk bath. It’s luxury the way we imagine Princess Jasmine would have rocked it, and we love it! For more information, call 494-8888.

Bite into Bliss

Treat your tummy and mind to some seven-star extravagance with a cooking class! Join Chef Christophe, the Executive Chef at Al Dana restaurant at the Sharq Village and Spa, for a cooking class that will leave you drooling. He runs classes of all sorts, from sushi to desserts, but we especially like the idea of learning fancy French cooking for a brilliant French chef! Classes can be booked any time for small or large groups- just call 425-6666.

Swing Hip Cats!

Get your Rat Pack on and learn to move like swanky dames and gents from the era of swing, every Monday at Lava at the InterContinental Hotel! The weekly Swing dance lesson takes you back to the glory days of glamorous 1930s dives and sockhops, the time of shaken not stirred and cigarette holders. Lessons go from 8:30 p.m. till 9, with drink specials from the era from 8 till 11. Rock out to the music and start tapping your toes! For more information, call 484-4444.

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QH SPECIAL

Have a need for speed? Want a vacation, even at home, that will thrill you and get your heart pounding? We’ve done the digging for you to give you all the dirt on the exciting possibilities here at home

Dive In

Water sports are big business here in Doha, especially as the temperature rises and the only cool outdoor spaces also seem to be wet. For that out of city experience, rev away on the open waters with super powered jet skis. Check out the public beach next to the InterContinental Hotel in West Bay, where dozens of Yamaha and Kawasaki skidooes are lined up for hourly or daily rent. You’ll find out that the best view of Doha is from the sea (and even pretend you’re Mariah Carey in her Honey music video - ok, or James Bond).

Contact Abe’s Jet Ski Rentals at 5901525 for inquiries.

Want a little more elegance in your adventure? Ronautica organizes boating trips too that will take you to the wilds of The Pearl-Qatar check them out on page 58!

Adventurous Treatment

Try the newest spa in town, Agsana! Just opened at the Grand Regency Hotel, this newbie wowed us with their hydrotherapy treatments that take a new exciting twist on the same old same old of spa relaxation. For more information, call 425-6666.

Adventurous Sipping

Liven up your hot summer afternoon with a fun and entertaining class at Ritz-Carlton Doha. The attentive and cheerful staff of Habanos will teach you three totally luscious and refreshing concoctions, before

you get to bliss out with the fruits of your beverage-labour. How cool is that?

Although it can only accommodate 30 people at a time, the affair is very intimate yet casual. You might be able to make a new friend or two. Discounts are available to groups of more than 20 participants, and every month has a different theme!

Check out page 77 to find out what’s on for this summer!

For more information, call 484-8000.

Bust a Move

Jump in in style at the African Dance class at the Diplomatic Club! African dance is a style that defies description, completely free and full of wild rumpus energy. It’s basically the equivalent of dancing around your kitchen when you think no one is watching, only with drums. For more info, flip to page 62 for this and other classes!

Laurence of Do-rabia

Dry land more your style? Nothing beats a trip to the desert!

With the scorching summer sun, it’s a tricky proposition, but made easier if you stay in an air-conditioned land cruiser! You can rent cars or four wheelers as you head towards Sealine, or contact groups like Gulf Adventures for their duning packages. They also have a trip where you camp overnight in the desert in a traditional Bedouin tent, after bashing the dunes to dust, that’s sure to beat any safari! For more information, check them out online at www.gulf-adventures.com

Let’s get Physical!

Why not get adventurous with your exercise routine this year? We’ve got a whole section this month with all the listings you’ll need to get started- flip to page 62. And be sure to take note of the Fit Ball class at the Six Senses Spa at the Sharq Village and Spa- using a giant swiss ball, it’s like being a superhero for a day, bouncing and rolling around and burning calories, all at the same time!

Food, Glorious Food!

It’s not classy, but in a city surrounded by five-star dining, taking to the traditional diner streets is an adventurous culinary experience! Nothing beats Ric’s Kontry Kitchen in our books for bringing a bit of down home flair to Doha. And, while for North Americans the menu is comfortingly familiar, for people from countries not as big as continents, some of it is a bit... interesting. Try the biscuits and gravy on for size, or do it up Canada style and pour maple syrup on your sausage patty (although we feel the need to point out that Mrs. Butterworth is a filthy liar- while yummy, that is so not real maple syrup). Ric’s offers breakfast, lunch and dinner at reasonable prices and giant platter sizes. But be warnedthe place is packed on weekends!

For more information, give them a call at 443-7846.

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QH FEATURE

Time to take off on your summer adventures, but before you go, QH picked the brain of one of our favorite pilots to bring you our Airport Survival Guide.

There are some simple things you can do as you get ready to leave that will save time and keep the hassles to a minimum.

Arrive on time: Arrival time recommendations vary

by airline and day of travel, so check with your carrier.

Remember to give yourself adequate time to check your baggage and move through security. It’s better to read a book in a corner than be stressed about getting to the gate on time!

Clothes: One of the easiest solutions to getting

through the airport with as few problems as possible is to think ahead when choosing your clothes. When you choose your traveling outfit, keep in mind that the following are likely to set off the alarms:

If you want to wear any of these on your trip consider packing them temporarily in your carry-on bag or put them in the plastic bin to go through the x-ray machine.

Consider removing body jewelry if possible. Setting off the alarms earns you a manual search that includes a large wand and the hands of a stranger.

Shoes: Many shoes have metal inserts that set off

alarms causing concern for both traveler and security personnel. Although airlines do not admit to having a written policy on shoes, it seems that at airports passengers are being told to remove them more and more frequently. Boots, dress shoes and shoes with thick soles or heels – are going to be screened whether or not they set off the metal detector. So sorry.

• Lots of jewelry; bangles, watches, earrings, rings, Wear slip-on shoes. This will allow you to take them off and put them back on quickly, without having to sit cuff links, pins, down. Sneakers or flip-flops may be allowed to be worn • Body piercings, especially hidden under clothes as you walk through security, so you could avoid the • Underwire bras walk-of-sock-shame.

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Flailing about with paperwork?

Prohibited Items

Always Pack in it Your Carry-on

There are items that are prohibited from being on the plane at all and then there are items that can be in your checked baggage but not in your carry-on.

• Valuables – cash, jewelry, ID, laptop, cell phone, keys

If in doubt go to your airline’s website for the most up-to-date list of prohibited items.

If it is not listed, leave it at home.

• Coins

What can’t be brought into the cabin: Knives, box cutters, scissors with

sharp ends, swords, sporting goods (sticks/ bats/arrows/cues), any type of guns, tools (power tools, screwdrivers, hammers, saws, pliers, wrenches), martial arts/self defense items (billy clubs, brass knuckles, mace spray, stun guns).

Items that can’t be brought on the plane at all: Lighters, gun powder,

explosives (dynamite, fireworks, flares), fuels, gasoline, lighter fluid, spray paint, fire extinguishers, bleach, oxygen tanks, poisons (pesticides, insecticides, rodent poisons), bacterial cultures.

• Undeveloped film and cameras.

• Shoes with buckles or boots.

• Cell phone/pager/PDA/Laptop • Keys • Belt buckles • Hair clips • Jackets and coats need to be placed on the conveyor belt to go through x-ray so its best to pack them in the carry on as well.

The items you’ll need to present to a Security Officer at the checkpoint are:

Patting yourself down constantly for your ID? Panicking when your passport makes its wa y into the crevices of your handbag? Our fav travel accessory is our ticket fold- a little booklet that holds ou r ID, ticket, passport et al, and is large enou gh that it doesn’t often escape our clutches.

For a bit of Qatari fla ir, try the ones from the College of the North Atlantic Qatar – the y’re made of camel leathe r!

• Boarding Boarding pass pass • Identification

Have them ready. Getting to the airport can be a hassle but getting to your final destination is absolutely rewarding!

Luggage

When you are checking in a bag to North America (US and Canada) and want to lock it, you have to use a TSA (Transportation Security Administration) approved lock.

They can be purchased almost anywhere in the US, even at the airports, or online at www.amazon.com. You can lock your luggage, however, authorized airport personnel can still search it if they deem it necessary.

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QH FEATURE

Easy Rider. Since he spoke to QH, Ahmed has traded in his racing bike for a Harley!

By Reg Barry

It’s a bird, it’s a plane... no it’s a very fast motorcycle barreling down the Corniche. Reg Barry shares the inside scoop on how bikers in Doha burn up the roads, all year long.

One hears them in the distance late at night or sees them in the early evening as they rush past. One can see them stopped at the traffic lights, inscrutable behind their helmets. Or one can experience their antics close up, wheeling alongside the car or racing past to get to the next traffic light.

We have all experienced the antics of the young men on motorcycles. What makes

them do it? Are they bored? Is it too much testosterone? Or is it just some young men harmlessly letting off steam?

Ahmed is twenty-nine, a good looking Lebanese guy, single of course, who rides a Ducati 700. He is one of the many bikers who ride the streets of Doha. Mohammed, twentyfive, also Lebanese, is a friend who rides a Yamaha KZ.

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“Each one has his own reasons for riding. Biking is my pleasure. Ever since I was a young man I loved all kinds of bikes and cars.”

The bikers come from all over, there are a good number of Qataris but there are also Pakistanis, Indians and other nationalities.

Their ages generally range from seventeen to thirty-something.

They gather in groups at the Corniche, at the shopping centers and along the coffee shops on Salwa Road.

“We are not a gang but rather a group of people who enjoy biking,” explains Ahmed.

“Each one has his own reasons for riding.

Biking is my pleasure. Ever since I was a young man I loved all kinds of bikes and cars. In Doha the traffic is so bad and the cars are not able to race so we prefer bikes.”

Some bikers do it to show off, pulling wheelies in the traffic and racing between the lights. This is not for Ahmed either although he has done it and still does it on occasion.

The police however are clamping down

and now follow the bikers and take their numbers.

“The fines are hefty, up to QR 6,000 and a friend of mine spent 2 days in jail,” says Ahmed.

He started his riding career at the age of 10. His father, now selling motor spares in Lebanon, was a biker. Ahmed works as a mechanic for a large corporation and he also sells cars on the side.

Ahmed lavishes care on his bike, personally washing it for twenty minutes every day.

Mohammed is very happy to show off the photo of his bike, the screensaver on his mobile, sleek and fast looking.

There are a lot of injuries, at least one every weekend. There are broken arms, legs and heads but this is not a deterrent. Ahmed himself has suffered injuries to his arms.

“What can I do? It is part of biking,” he said.

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SPOTLIGHT ON KNOWLEDGE

HOW TO

BE THE NEXT

By Brian Wesolowski

Brian Wesolowski, Publications Manager with ictQATAR, gives QH the scoop on one of the latest toys to hit the net, that can help make your travels- whether home or abroadmore excellent and awesome.

One of the hottest new social networks is foursquare, with some even calling it the next Twitter. It already has more than 700,000 users in less than a year of existence so I figured it was time to join and check it out. foursquare is a mobile social network. The concept is somewhat similar to Twitter – you build a network of friends and tell them where you are or what you are doing. The key difference is that you need to “checkin” to foursquare from your smart phone (it works on Blackberries, iPhones, Androids and Palm Pres) and using the GPS or closet cell phone tower can determine where you are. You then choose from a list of nearby locations or enter in a new location. For example, when

I arrive at my favourite restaurant in Doha (presently Maze on The Pearl-Qatar) I check in on foursquare to let people know I am there. Easy.

Now it gets fun. Once checked in, I can write a review of wherever I am. In this case, if I love the tuna tartare everyone can know. If the rib eye steak is overcooked, they’ll know that too. And unlike Twitter, this stays permanently connected to that location in the foursquare world. Now my friends and people on foursquare can read my review at any time. When they are checking-in to a location, they will be able to pull up the history and maybe decide on a drink to buy, a sales clerk to ask for help or restaurant to choose in a hotel.

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And now for even more fun. As you visit more places you start to earn points or badges for the places you check-in. This adds an interesting gaming element to the network, which has proven very popular on social sites like Facebook. Even better than collecting badges is the chance to become the “mayor” of a location. You are named “mayor” of a location if you are the person who has checked-in the most and a lot of locations are starting to offer special deals to the “mayor” so they keep promoting them. If you are the mayor of your favorite restaurant then you may very well receive a dessert on the house! There are a bunch of places I would love to be mayor of here in Doha.

Sadly, as with many of the posts I write about new trends, this site is really not being used at all in Qatar, and I had issues getting the foursquare application to connect on my blackberry (Qtel – what’s the problem?). Without many local users, there really isn’t much value in foursquare unless you travel and tap into recommendations of local users there. And until the numbers really start to pick up, it’s unlikely Maze will be offering me a free dessert even if I am mayor.

I am sure there are some concerns here about privacy – why should you let everyone know where you are? Certainly people should be mindful when using foursquare, but this seems like a trend that is going to keep growing – I vote to embrace it! This is a great way to be armed with even more information when making choices – and you are getting the info from your most trusted source – your friends. It encourages you to explore your neighborhood and can help you find new places.

You can also use foursquare when you travel by checking-in from anywhere in the world. It’s a great way to explore a new, unfamiliar city. Also, think about the number of times a friend has asked you what they should see in a place they are visiting if they know you have gone in the past. I always forget the exact name of restaurants or museums, but if they check out my info on Join me in building a foursquare network foursquare, they will have a treasure trove Qatar! of likes and dislikes!

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ING’s

PPEN ATAR HA

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cold mezze

Fattoush

Shanklish

Hummus

Moussaka

Mutabbal

What it looks like A garden salad with “nachos” or fried tortilla bits on top

Scrambled eggs with diced tomatoes

Soft serve ice cream with oil on top

Pasta sauce

Cottage cheese with eggplant bits

Cow’s/Sheep’s milk cheese, tomato, onion, olive oil, chilli

Chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt

Eggplant, green peppers, tomatoes, onions

Eggplant, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, chilli, salt

High protein salad. Great for vegetarians!

Simply addictive!

We call it the “perfect food”

Tasty and healthy!

The smoky-roasted taste makes it distinct and wonderful.

On top of crackers and additional filling to shawarma.

Dip fresh cucumber! And spread it on bread.

Add Tabasco to get that kick! Or better yet, bake it with mince meat – Greek style!

Great on kebabs, kofta, steaks and even hammour.

What’s it made of Radish, Tomato, Lettuce, Cucumber, onion, Mint, Olive oil, Lemon Juice, Purslane, Sumac, salt

Why we love it Definitely tangy! Very light on the tummy. It’s also a great palette cleanser.

How best to eat it Add pomegranate to make it even more delicious!

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We all love these cold tasty dips and salads. Get your pita bread ready as QH reveals its favourite Arabic appetizers to help put an end to your mezze mix up, and get you through Iftar and Sohour buffets with a happy tummy!

Tabouleh

Labneh with Cabbage

Tzatziki

Muhammara

Baba Ghanoush

What it looks like Chopped grass with tomato bits

Strawberry ice cream (color depends on the vegetable used)

Cucumber pieces taking a milk bath.

Tomato paste

Chunky see-through guacamole

Yoghurt, lemon juice, cabbage or any vegetable (i.e. carrots)

Yogurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil, pepper, lemon juice, parsley, mint, salt

Fresh or dried peppers, ground walnuts, breadcrumbs, olive oil

Eggplant, lemon juice, tahini, sesame seeds, garlic, cumin, parsley, olive oil, salt, pepper

Rich and cheesy.

Improves digestion and it can be used for beauty treatments.

Creamy and crunchy!

Refreshing, great for summer or any hot day.

Spicy but does not burn.

The amount of lycopene, which is an antioxidant, is great in neutralizing harmful free radicals that can cause cancer, muscular degeneration heart diseases.

It has the best name amongst the ones in the list! You get the benefits of eggplants without realizing it’s eggplant.

The Baba Ghanoush cares not for your preferences.

Fantastic as pita filling and it can be customized according to preferences.

As is or a side of grilled chicken. Wonderful as mayonnaise substitute.

Great as a dip for nachos and tortilla chips.

Superb with tortilla and Arabic bread.

What’s it made of Cracked wheat, mint, garlic, tomatoes, green onions, olive oil, lemon juice

Why we love it It’s a world renowned Lebanese salad!

How best to eat it Give it that zing by adding a squirt of lemon!

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By Carryn Todd

Ramadan buffets and meals pose many risks to health (and not just getting out of the way of those fasting!). QH grilled Six Senses Spa Wellness Manager Carryn Todd on how to make it through with your waistline intact.

Meat Your first mouthful should be a proteinbased item with minimal fat. Fish is an excellent alternative – fish is basically organic and is a refreshing change from the growth hormones and anti-biotics often traced in meat items. Try to select the grilled option and avoid batters that act as a sponge for the oils in which they are fried.

If you like a battered fish or this is the only option, try to select a batter that is lighter in colour – darker batter ingredients can disguise old carcinogenic oils that become darker with over-use.

Grilled meat should be selected over curries or stews – the meat fat circulates within the stews instead of dripping away in

kebab-type options. Avoid white fats in your meat selection; minced meat hides much of the fat and could be slightly lesser quality.

Please remember to avoid excessively char-grilled or blackened barbeque that has been proven to be carcinogenic and harmful to our body.

Sauces and Salad Dressings Try to avoid opaque sauces – they will often contain animal fat or mayonnaise. Try to select transparent chilli or tomato based sauces which provide an excellent dose of mood lifting anti-depressants in the chilli and antioxidants in tomato. Olive oil

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Cooking at home?

Chief Executive Chef of Al Mourjan Restaurants, Chef Ashraf, gives us one of his favs!

LEBANESE BAKED HAMMOUR IN THE OVEN is much better for you if eaten unheated or uncooked. Salad dressings are the best way to consume “raw” olive oil to provide essential fatty acids – “live long” food.

Avoid vinegar based sauces or dressings.

Your body thrives in an alkaline environment – vinegars are very acidic and can disrupt the pH balance of your body. Surprisingly even though citrus fruits have an acidic taste, they are excellent body alkalinises.

Desserts – Fruit, Fruit, Fruit! Add as much colour to your plate as you can. Fruits provide you with a little Fructose (fruit sugar) to quench our sweet tooth. Avoid sugary caramels and baked egg based “white” desserts – cheese cakes and crème Brule type sweets. Head towards dark chocolate – not the chocolate mousse or ganache but rather the pure chocolate moulds. Strawberries dipped in dark chocolate are a great choice!

Foods to Avoid If it’s moulded or set, avoid it! If it looks like it jiggles like a bowlful of jelly, it could be hiding refined carbohydrates and possibly animal fat (butter) used to set the finished dish. Mass-produced mezze items will often look like this, as they are easier to display in bulk.

Avoid white food; white pasta, refined rice and bread are empty calories. We all love a freshly baked bread roll on our side plate – even though it is advisable to avoid white food if you are watching your weight, you can select the preferable option of a whole wheat bun or at least a white bun topped with either sesame seeds or poppy seeds. This will at least introduce calcium, magnesium and iron into your body. Avoid fried bread; rather select grilled croutons, which are lighter in colour and more brittle than oiled croutons.

Egg based food items are a great source of protein but deliver far too much fat and cholesterol. Ice-cream, liver and eggs have some of the highest fat content and should be avoided if possible. If you love egg based items, try to select egg layered with vegetables and herbs; you will receive additional nutrition and add value to your calories.

Welcome foods If a food item has a strong colour, taste or flavour it offers you greater nutritional value.

Garlic, herb based salads, beetroot, peppers and tomatoes are welcome on your plate.

When purchasing your Hammour, make sure that you are buying fresh Hammour, If the eye is large and shining, it means the fish is fresh.

For this platter we recommend that you buy a 3 kg Hammour Fish.

Then ask the vendor to clean the skin and clean the inside of the Hammour by cutting the Hammour from the tail to the head and emptying the insides.

Then just wash it in some water and you’re ready to go!

Sprinkle the inside of the Hammour with a pinch of salt (150g), 30g white pepper, 60g cumin spice, 60g dry coriander and slices of one fresh lemon and 20g of dry bay leaves (these vary according to the size of the fish).

Brush some corn oil lightly over the outside of the fish.

Wrap the fish in aluminum foil totally, twisting the ends of the aluminum foil so that the fish is totally enclosed.

Place the fish on a baking sheet in the oven for 45 minutes at 220 degrees.

After the fish has been cooked, unwrap the foil, place the fish on a platter and garnish with slices of lemon and fresh parsley.

Bon Appétit!

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CHEF TALK It’s Ramadan, and gracing tables across the city will be whole roast lambs and sometimes even baby camels. One man’s weird is another man’s delicacy, and QH catches up with Chef Joseph, Executive Chef at the Sheraton Doha, to find out what a boy from Austria thinks about cooking up a whole lamb.

QH: What’s the regional food like here?

J: It’s a little different here. In Austria we very much believe in basics, and from having these in your blood, from there you can build anything. Having these basics in me and the experience of my travels, there is no more limit. The sky is the limit. You can just start going home, and taking things and playing with it.

QH: Where did you learn to cook this kind of food?

J: From my Oriental team actually. I have an Oriental assistant, a gentleman from Syria, and he taught me how to cook nice Oriental food, as the Syrians are very good at the Oriental dishes. I also have a Lebanese chef. I work with them and open my eyes and that’s how they taught me how to do Oriental food and of course mix it with my ideas.

QH: How, exactly, do you cook a whole lamb or camel?

mentality, they like a big meal on the table: a big selection, big varieties. And one of them is the lamb to be in the middle as a centerpiece. Then everyone just takes bits by their hands.”

J: Actually it’s not very difficult. Camels we don’t cook so much here, mostly we cook lamb. We just season it, simmer it, and cook it in the oven with the right spices. And then a rice bed underneath and of course the QH: Had you ever done anything like lemons and the cardamom.It takes about this before? three hours (to bake the whole thing). There J: No (I’d never done a lamb) or a camel are different lambs. The Syrian lamb is the (before I got here). Of course we cook best. It’s a lot more fatty, juicer, and of turkeys, we cook whole beef, but not lambs course it’s not so big. The weight plays a in this way.

We put the lamb on the spit, role. And put that all together it comes out for example in Russia, it’s very popular, but very soft and a wonderful feast. It’s very not on the rice bed and baked in the oven rich, very beautiful. slow cooked. The way they enjoy it and the flavours in it, that’s what actually impressed me, especially at the men’s weddings. They QH: Why would you do this? really love the softness of the meat, this J: It’s not only Ramadan. Also during very is a very important part. Everything is very important events, weddings, gatherings, soft and moist and just kind of melts in your business gatherings. Oriental or Arab mouth.”

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HOTLIST

Indian Food Festival

Storming the Bastille

Aug 1st – Aug 9th: Doha Marriott. Celebrate Indian Independence Day with mouthwatering specialties. Indulge in aromatic and tantalizing dishes from various regions of India presented in an exclusive dining environment. For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

July 14th: Sharq Village and Spa. Al

Dana offers a three-course dinner menu of French classics to celebrate this special day.

QR 200 per person and QR 300 inclusive of vino. For more information, call 425-6666.

Special Gnocchi and Risotto Menu July 4th – Sun 25th: Doha Marriott. The

hotel’s Italian Bistro – All’ Aperto offers a Special Gnocchi and Risotto promotion. This is the chance for all Italy lovers to get to know all the different variety of Risotto and Gnocchi dishes.

Wait and see what the Chefs will prepare for you. For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

Sizzling Summer Di Capri Treats July/ August, Daily: La Cigale. Treat

yourself to a fancy feast that features Minestrone genovese perfumed with pesto, Penne with mozzarella and Tiramisu della Casa for only QR 140. And if you want to pamper yourself, get the upgraded set menu that has the Beef carpaccio with wild fennel, Sea bass fillet with mushrooms and Cassata Siciliana for only QR 245.For more information or reservations, call 428-8888.

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Jun 12th – Sept 9th: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. Enjoy a special summer lunch at the

Seasons restaurant especially prepared and designed to beat the heat. At the Seasons restaurant, a light lunch has been put into place.

The summer lunch has delicious delicacies featuring assorted gourmet delights of antipasti, fresh salads, soups and pastas made up of tasty ingredients for a good lunch break. End your meal with delicious French pastries and enjoy the famous Mövenpick coffee complemented perfectly with some world renowned Mövenpick ice cream.

For more information, call 429-1360.

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Iftar Bayti Daily during Ramadan: Al Mourjan.

Experience the real joy of the festivities of Ramadan through food prepared delicately like home cooking but with a gourmet twist. The Iftar Bayti is a grand buffet feast, where you can indulge from endless varieties of soups,salads, mezzas, Arabic and European hot dishes and mouthwatering Ramadan sweets. And as the night arrives the Sohour begins, with the magical Al Mourjan Ramadan Tarab music, and Doha’s finest Shisha. For more information, call 579-5039.

Iftar and Sohour Under the Stars

Ramadan Celebration

r Seasons Daily during Ramadan: Fou nitely a lavish defi is el hot the at n Doha. Ramada sunset Iftar or

at family affair. Break the fast until the early hours ed end ext , our experience Soh ,call 494-8888. of dawn. For more information

Ramadan at InterContinental Doha Daily during Ramadan: InterContinental Doha. The hotel invites everyone to experience Ramadan - the Muslim festival of fasting. During this period, get to experience Iftar and Sohour at the Café Restaurant complemented by the Shisha tent and lounge area. Please also note that Paloma and Fish Market will be closed for the entire Ramadan period. For more information, call 484-4919.

Daily during Ramadan: Al Mourjan. Enjoy delectable home-style Ramadan cooking and live the chilling Ramadan beats with a singer that plays the Oud until the early hours of the morning.

For more information, call 483-4423 or 604-0290.

Moroccan Ramadan Daily during Ramadan: Mö Tower & Suites. You are invi venpick ted

on a culinary trip to discover the flavours of the Moroccan cuisine by freshly prepared by our Moroccan Chef Amina Tyal and the ma gic rhythms of the Moroccan music. Embark on a private tour in four of the greatest and imperia l cities of Morocco and discover its culinary spe cialties and unique music every week. Then fill out the questionnaire and win two trips for two fam ilie For more information, call 496 s to Morocco.

-6600.

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Ramada Ramadan Treat

Sohour at Al Qasr Ballroom

Daily during Ramadanan: an: Ramada Plaza. During the Holy month of Ramadan, on the sound of the traditional evening cannon, Iftaar will be served in the Hyde Park Coffee Shop. Guests can choose from an array of special Ramadan dishes and a huge selection of desserts and sweets, all specially prepared by a team of renowned Arabic Chefs. QR 120 per person. For more information, call 428-1555.

La Cigale Ramadan Daily during Ramadan: La Cigale. Share the wonders of food from a delicious Iftar buffet that features traditional Ramadan delicacies and a wide variety of Lebanese specialties. Also, get to enjoy delectable a Sohour buffet while admiring the luxurious interiors and themed decorations at La Cigale Ramadan Tent. Relax with friends and family amid soft live music and aromatic Shishas. For more information, call 428-8888.

La Cigale’s Ramadan Treats Daily during Ramadan: La Cigale. Get to experience Ramadan specialties and delicacies like the Iftar Box, flavoursome sweets, home-made chocholate, Ramadan Unwrapped Chocolate with special greetings like “Koul Aam Wa Antom Bi Kheir” and “Ramadan Kareem” and freshly prepared Arabic sweets For more information, call 428-8888.

Daily during Ramadan: Grand Regency.

Enjoy a Sohour buffet serving traditional hot dishes, Mezzeh, various cheese and sweets and juices. For more information, call 434-3203 / 3333.

Iftar at Al Qasr Ballroom Daily during Ramadan: Grand Regency.

Experience a journey through five different Arabic Cuisines in traditional Bedouinstyled Souq featuring Arabian gastronomy from Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Egypt and shawarma and falafel stations and a lot more. Traditional Iftar dishes include cold mezzes, Arabic hot dishes, Ramadan sweets and juices, Arabic coffee, dates, Arabic fresh bread and International dishes.

For more information, call 434-3203/ 3333.

Iftar Buffets at the Corniche Restaurant Daily during Ramadan: Doha Marriott. Treat your family and friends to a fulfilling Iftar buffet offering traditional Oriental dishes from the Middle East. An ala carte Sohour menu will be available for late night appetites. For those who prefer privacy or would like to arrange group and company functions, the EVENTS by the Marriott team also offer special banquet Iftar or Sohour menus and buffets. The team will be more than happy to arrange an outside catering with customized buffets to private houses and offices. For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

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Escaping to fantastic happening destinations around the world does wonders. Here are some

REASONS TO

FLY

Lollapalooza 2010 Aug 6th – Aug 8th: Chicago, USA. Attend the massive

annual music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups. This year’s beneficiary is the Parkways Foundation. For more information, visit www.lollapalooza.com

End of the Road Festival Sep 10th – Sep 13th: England. Get to experience an

intimate festival with our favourite artists and create a festival with a friendly and relaxed feel. Over 30 acts are set to wow the crowds with their music this year. For more information, visit www.endoftheroadfestival.com

Al Bustan Rotana Daily: Dubai, UAE. Stressed about

looking for a great place in the great metropolitan? No worries! Visit the beautiful modern and posh hotel that is only five minutes from the Dubain International Airport and enjoy summer escapes at ultra laid back prices. For more information, visit www.rotana.com

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Dubai Summer Surprises 2010 Jun 17th – Aug 7th: Dubai, UAE. Beat the summer heat with 52

days of unsurpassed celebrations!

Immerse yourself in one unforgettable affair that features unbeatable bargains, family entertainment shows, spa discounts and signature events from over 150 retail outlets.

For more information on the summer extravaganza, visit www.mydsf.ae

Calgary Stampede Fri 9th – Sun 18th: Canada. Participate in a ten-day volunteer-supported,

not-for-profit community event that preserves and promotes western heritage and values. As the celebration unfolds, get to experience rodeo, chuckwagon races, a grandstand show, parades, great food and fantastic music! For more information, visit www.calgarystampede.com

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Picnic Network Sep 22nd – Sep 24th: Netherlands.

Immerse yourself in three inspiring days of ideas, fun and sensory stimulation in media, technology, entertainment, art and science. Come and inspire others. It’s an event crafted to evoke an emotional reaction through visual and auditory stimuli and quirky surprises as well as educate and connect people, industries, sectors and disciplines, and stimulates creativity, innovation, inspiration and business. For more information, visit www.picnicnetwork.org

Burning Man Aug 30th – Sep 6th: Nevada, USA.

Be in an unconventional event that does not have a single focus. The Burning Man features are subject to the participants and include community, artwork, absurdity, decommodification and revelry. For more information, visit www.burningman.com

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On Rana (right): Dress, Coquelicot.

Ring, Noir.

Necklace, Catherine Malandrino.

On Sarah (left): Dress, Catherine Deane. Bangles, Earrings and Ring, Noir. Shoes, Etro.

out of

All available at Salam Stores.

Arabia Photography by Jorell Legaspi

Styling by Chantal Mossess Boyajian

A plethora of exotic destinations await you this summer. But even if you can’t go on that paradise getaway, you can at least try to dress for it! Take to the city’s holistic locales and embrace Arabian charm with the newest designer collections available at Salam Stores.

You will be postcard perfect in no time.

Production Manager Nathy Fonseca Photography Assistant: Ahmad Oustwan Production Assistant Jay Panganiban Makeup Debbie Mendez @ M.A.C. Cosmetics Fashion Salam Stores Models Sarah Hashimi, Rana Jubara and Francine Dinglasan Shot on location at Sharq Village & Six Senses Spa 50

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On Francine (opposite page): Jumpsuit,Catherine Malandrino.

Belt, Class Roberto Cavalli.

Head Scarf, Fendi.

Necklace and Ring, Noir.

Shoes, Albano.

On Sarah (this page): Jumpsuit,Catherine Malandrino.

Head Scarf, Class Roberto Cavalli.

Necklace, Earrings and Bracelet, Noir.

Ring, Jean Claude.

Shoes, Etro.

All available at Salam Stores.

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On Rana (opposite page): Rana, Coquelicot.

Bracelet, Earrings and Ring, Alexis Bittar.

On Sarah (this page): Dress, Rafael Cennamo.

Necklace, Bracelet and Earrings, Noir.

All available at Salam Stores.

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On Francine: Dress, Coquelicot.

Bracelet and Ring, Noir.

All available at Salam Stores.

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QH SENSATIONS LIVE

By Jay Panganiban

Summer’s here and the QH team decided to take advantage of the glorious weather!

To thoroughly enjoy the sun, sand and sea we got on the “Dalla Pieta” and went on a fun-packed voyage. This happening (pun intended!) was great and that’s why we’re sharing everything with you. Get to explore the oceans with everything that Ronautica has to offer.

What is Ronautica?

Established back in 2007, the main goal of the company was to grow services and handle first-class marinas in the Middle East.

Today, Ronautica specializes in marina-related operations that boast of a complete package, from nautical activities to exhibitions and even boat maintenance, all of which ties in together with the luxurious world that is The-Pearl Qatar.

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Yacht Charter Want to take sightseeing to a luxurious level of experience?

Check out the yachts on offer from Ronautica!

Type

Capacity

Rates

M/Y Magnifico Mangusta 105’ Open

12 & 3 Crew

QR 7,250 per hour (minimum of 2 hours)

M/Y The Oyster Dalla Pieta 59

11 & 3 Crew

Al Saba Boston Whaler Outrage 280

8 & Captain

QR 650 per hour

Perleta Zodiac Pro Open 850

6 & Captain

QR 650 per hour

Splashing around!

QR 6,800 per additional hour QR 2,500 per hour (minimum of 2 hours) Get a 15% discount when you book for 4 hours, 20% for 8 hours

Experience the seas and mix in a bit of fun for your family and friends this summer.

You’ll surely get more by taking on these different activities!

Fishing Trips

Family Fun Trips

Sightseeing Tours

Take on the big seas, kick back, relax and savour the simple pleasures of fishing. Who knows? You might even get the “Catch of the Day”! Ride on the “Al Saba” with 5 of your friends along with 2 crew members to help you all throughout your experience. The boat features a GPS that will let you find a great spot. QR 750 per hour, minimum of 2 hours.

Now here’s something that the whole family can enjoy! From simple beach outing to a full blown expedition to distant shores, you can take kite surfers, wake borders and water-skiers. If that’s not enough, get to tow a banana boat or even a donut! Ain’t that a yummy experience? The boat can seat 6 people for QR 650 per hour.

If you like taking photos and watching great views then this is for you! A half-hour trip will take you to Porto Arabia and the Doha Skyline for QR 400. And with QR 600, get to see the wonderful sights of Porto Arabia, Waters of The Pearl-Qatar and the Corniche.

For weekends, a special is on offer for QR 50 per person that will bring you to the Oyster and around the Porto Arabia. All trips can accommodate 8 people – a great way to share the experience with friends and family!

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By Jemina Legaspi

The Four Seasons offers new treatments, especially for teens, this summer at their spa. We sent our own adolescent-under-cover, Jemina Legaspi, to check it out!

T

o be perfectly honest, I had no idea what the term “facial spa” meant until I first walked into the gorgeous facility of the Four Seasons Spa.

me since it was safe and easy and was very friendly for my skin.

I looked over a few times, extremely curious at what she was doing when I saw a machine beside her and I suddenly got the feeling that I was sitting at a dentist’s chair, getting ready for my tooth to be pulled out.

She informed me that the whole treatment was going to take an hour which, in my personal opinion, was rather too long to just lie down while I let her work on my face. But my worries about the facial being too long vanished because I was excited at the fact that they were going to take the imperfections off my face, such as pimples, blackheads, whiteheads and the like.

I was told to wear a robe and slip on flip flops, before I was brought to the room reserved for me and only me. The Indonesian lady told me the list of things the facial spa involved, including their new facial line, Pevonia Botanica SpaTeen, which was specifically made for the sensitive skin of teenagers, in other words, me. She offered me a variety of different flavours, scents and aromas, but she eagerly told me that the product she would choose to use on me depended highly on my type The lady started massaging my face with of skin to prevent irritations and allergies. her soft and gentle fingers with the papaya, Having skin prone to being irritated easily, which I soon realized smelled nothing she decided to use the papaya flavour for

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like papaya or maybe I was just unaware what papaya really smelt like. Her voice was extremely soft and soothing, almost as if she wanted me to doze off right then and there. Additionally, the background music of water falls and soothing sounds of the ocean was all the more hypnotizing and nearly gave me the illusion that I was walking through the beach with the sand on my feet. At one point, I felt thin threads trace across my skin and instinct told me she was using a brush. The sensation was kind of ticklish but she always took care to avoid my lips so I never got the chance to taste the papaya cream, as much as I had wanted to.

She also applied an oatmeal-like substance and then placed a heater over my face. She informed me the heater was supposed to open the pores on my face. She then started taking off the whiteheads on my face, which was actually rather painful, but she had already warned me about this earlier so I wasn’t really all that surprised.

She also used a vibrating pen on my face which she explained was used for killing the nasty bacteria. During this part, I was rather scared and freaked by the pain and I couldn’t stop myself from reacting. The lady

was nice however, since she decreased the pressure of the vibrating pen every time I winced in pain. After that horrifying moment of pain, she started applying the papaya cream on my face and cleaned and massaged my face, which made me sleepy again. Towards the end of the treatment, she started massaging parts of my body, mainly my head, upper back, and my arms, which finally gave me the chance to take a short nap for about 10 minutes.

The lady woke me up by whispering my name. My face felt so young and soft as if it were a newborn baby’s. She showed me the whiteheads she removed, which I found absolutely disgusting and couldn’t imagine being in my face all this time!

I absolutely enjoyed the treatment and I would certainly want to do it again. The treatment definitely made me feel a whole lot younger and made me feel fresh and relaxed. Special thanks to Qatar Happening and Four Seasons Hotel for the great and memorable experience that would definitely make me want to go back again and again.

For more information on this cool teen pampering offer, call the Four Seasons Spa at 494-8888.

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By Jessica Davey-Quantick

Two weeks in, I’m halfway to the end of my fitness bootcamp at the Sharq Village and Spa. With twice daily workouts and boxes of food making their way to my office, I’m 3 kgs in with more to go! Let’s watch...

WEEK 2:

The Great Yoga Reconciliation (In Which Yoga and I meet after our Messy Divorce and Find We Still have Things To Talk About) After avoiding it with all my might for four days, I finally am back in the yoga studio. The room is crowded, packed with pretty people who probably can all sit on their own heads. I show up late, and blushing and embarrassed already, heave my bulk and my mat into the far corner. And then: downward dog. It doesn’t hurt!

In fact, it feels great on my aching muscles, tight from pilates the day before. Dancer pose feels marvelous on my legs and back. And then, while doing back arches, for the first time ever, I make it into full bridge. I’m up and it’s the greatest feeling I’ve ever had, clinging to my teacher’s legs though I might be, bent completely double and balancing on hands and feet upside down.

It’s still not my favorite thing, but my inner competitive goon has been appeased. I’m not the best, but I struggle less. My face is still red, but I’m not choking back tears, and I don’t hurt more after the class like I did last week.

Progress!

Getting into My Own Pants I am a jeans girl. I love them. My closet has a whole section devoted to them, and day-to-day they are my uniform. In the editorial universe of my office, I am the Devil Wears Flip Flops and am more Marks and Spencers on sale than Anna Wintor. But while labels don’t thrill me, I am a connoisseur of fit. The right shoe-to-pant ration is required, which leads me on foraging expeditions in Doha trying to find an extra-long inseam to fit my tall frame. Like the Neanderthal with the best cave on the block, I return from my consumer hunting and gathering victorious: the perfect pair of jeans. Reserved for going out, my Magic Pants lift and separate, streamline and flair, making my butt look more bedonkadonk and less two-pigs-in-a-bag-fighting.

But as the third week draws to a close, my beloved denim is under attack. My work appropriate, dark wash boot cut flares are sagging in the butt. They’re loose in the waist. And I have weird fluffs of material along the front, folding in awkward ways. Standing in frustration in front of my closet, I am faced with a choice: dress pants or my tight, black, straight legged Magic Jeans?

The choice is clear. But... Magic Jeans, you’ve failed me! Their perfect contours and butt-awesome-making cut is loose, saggy and baggy. They are now perfectly acceptable for work and this makes me at once joyous, and really sad.

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WEEK 4:

The Birthday Cake Incident As my final weekend looms, I’m looking forward to the new dress I bought to wear to the Pretty Fairy Princess themed birthday party we’re throwing for two friends at my house.

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This is Me

The final day. It’s bittersweet, it’s sad.

Saying goodbye to Carryn, I’m fighting back tears. I want to give everyone at the spa who made the month so welcoming a big hug. And surprisingly, I’m not looking forward to biting into a greasy burger or That is, until I realize: party equals cake. Not an ice cream sundae. I don’t even care to mention assorted snack foods (and in this about the final numbers. I feel better. I’m case Kentucky Fried Chicken as one of the centered, I’m calm, and more than that, that celebrants is from Mississippi and that’s niggling feeling I had two weeks ago that I just how we have to roll). I’ve volunteered might actually be pretty, under the flubber, to make the cake, and am constructing a with my actual features, keeps biting at my marvel of multi-tiered Princess engineering. brain. It’s twisting around the edges, this idea that I might not be ugly. The program Hours later, I’m almost in tears. There’s has spewed into odd corners of my life a bowl of icing on my countertop, and completely unrelated to my workout routine. three chocolate cakes, not to mention I’ve cleaned my room within an inch of its cake batter loitering in bowls. Every time life, and actually hung up all my clothes I absentmindedly scoop a finger up for a taste, I feel my belly protrude. I have flashes (I am not, by definition, a folder). Getting dressed in the morning, I open the closet of each spec of icing making me look pregnant with triplets (or possibly oversized doors and actually enjoy flipping through. alien Vikings) in any pictures from the party. Trying things on. Putting things together.

I’m experimenting with makeup and my Then, I have the reverse: I work hard, I eat hair in ways I haven’t in years (and not just properly, why can’t I lick the beaters? By the time the cake is finished and slides into because I have been practically bald since University when I shaved my head for a my fridge, I’m out of sorts and contrary and fundraising drive). I leave the house with a go to bed pouting and feeling hard done by bounce in my step, feeling like I look good. my own appetite, the diet, my flubber, and the universe in general. Not to mention the And people are noticing. I say perhaps the sparkles that already litter my house and looks are because I’m not longer lumbering will continue to turn up, weeks later, as my way through life like a baby mastodon. glitter is the herpes of arts and crafts.

My roommate says maybe because I feel

pretty, I’m just noticing what was always there.

ight Lost: 5.5 KG Total Ce ntimeters off wais t: 9 cm

For years, I have tried fairly successfully to be invisible. I’ve faded into the background. I couldn’t deal with attention, looks, and so instead I opted to disappear. I’m the funny, loud friend, distracting you from the man-behind-thecurtain that is my weight with intense sarcasm. Under my fleshy suit no one could see me. We skim over fat people in our culture and disregard them- fashion isn’t accessible to them, activities aren’t accessible, and moreover, love, romantic interaction, flirting, aren’t accessible. I’ve lived my life constantly aware of The Muffin Top Syndrome- that fat girl you see walking down the street in her tight top and too small jeans, her flabby muffin top spilling over, yet oblivious to it, thinking she looks hot. The inappropriate and embarrassing sentiment that what she’s doing is laughable because of the way she looks.

The Muffin Top Syndrome kicks in, whether in the clothes on my back or the way I talk to that nice guy standing next to me at the bar. But now . . . even if I’m only a few pounds lighter, a few centimeters smaller, I’m not invisible. People can see me. I can see me.

And what I see is ok.

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SPOTLIGHT ON SPORTS

It’s summertime, and as we squeeze onto plane seats and into bathing suits, there’s never been a better moment to get our bodies moving and get into shape! To help you out, we’ve collected some of our favourite classes from all over the city: all are available to non-members, and all will make you sweat!

Dance is the fitness craze that just won’t stop, and for good reason! It incorporates cardio, stretching and strength training, and is so much fun, you’ll forget you’re doing it!

Doha Marriott 429-8520 Salsa Dance Classes

Saturdays: Beginners: 8:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m.

Advance: 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Sharq Village and Spa 425-6917 Women’s Only Class – Belly Dancing

Sundays & Tuesdays: 7:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m.

The Diplomatic Club 484-7450 Belly Dance

Saturdays & Mondays 7:00 p.m.

African Dance

Sundays 7:00 p.m.

Four Seasons Doha 494-8801 Dancercise

Saturdays: 9:45 a.m.

Ramada Plaza 428-1428 Salsa Classes

Saturdays: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Mondays & Wednesdays: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Sheraton Doha 485-4444 Salsa

Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays: 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

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Yoga is the art of stretching with style. It can be high or low impact, and has several different forms (or ‘practices’). Using your own body weight, it’s a great way to start a fitness program or reenergize an existing one, as well as being excellent for clearing out the mental and spiritual cobwebs!

Doha Marriott 429-8520 Classes

Tuesdays & Thursday: From 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

QR 45 for members, QR 60 for non-members.

Sharq Village and Spa 425-6917

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The Diplomatic Club 484-7450 Hatha Yoga

Thursdays: 7:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m.

Yama Yoga Studios www.yamayogastudios.com

Mixed Levels

Closed in July, reopening on August 15th.

Get a 20% discount by presenting the August and September issues of Qatar Happening!

Stress Release Yoga

Vinyasa Flow and Astanga Yoga Classes

Sundays & Tuesdays: 7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

Sunday to Thursday: 8:30 a.m. QR 50 per class.

Power Yoga Influenced by Anusara

Introduction to Yoga Courses

Sundays to Thursdays: From 8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Mondays & Wednesdays: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Fridays: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Foundation of Yoga

Fridays: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Women’s only Class Yoga Mixed Levels Mondays & Wednesdays: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Ladies-only course: Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.

Regular courses: Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Sundays and Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Fridays at 8:45 a.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.

QR 375 per person.

Yoga for Stress Release

Thursdays: 5:30 p.m. QR 50 per person.

Prenatal Yoga

Fridays: 11: 15 a.m. QR 50 per person.

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Want to look leaner? Nothing better than building some muscle! The more muscle you have, the more calories your body burns just keeping you awake and breathing, so it’s an excellent addition to a fitness routine! Even women should incorporate some strength training into their routines.

Doha Marriott 429-8520 Bums & Tums

Wednesdays: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Sharq Village and Spa 425-6917 Women’s Only Class – Pilates Mixed Levels

Yama Yoga Studios www.yamayogastudios.com

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Check us ou t at www.qatar happening.co m for updated lis summer of al tings all l the happening in classes the city!

Closed in July, reopening on August 15th.

Get a 20% discount by presenting the August and September issues of Qatar Happening!

Pilates

Monday & Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.

Thursdays: 11:00 a.m.

QR 50 per class.

Tuesdays: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Abs & Stretching

Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays: 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

InterContinental Doha 484-4852

Women’s Only Class – Abs & Stretching

Abs Workout

Thursdays & Fridays: 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The Diplomatic Club 484-7450

Mondays: 7:15 p.m. Fridays: 11:15 a.m.

Free for members. QR 30 for non-members.

Body Pump

Grand Regency 434-3152

Abs & Legs

Sundays & Wednesdays: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Sundays: 5:00 p.m.

Wednesdays: 5:00 p.m.

Circuit Training

Abdominals

Mondays & Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Grand Hyatt Doha 448-1234 Pilates

Hip & Bump

Saturdays: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Kick Boxing

Mondays: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Saturdays: 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Mondays & Thursdays: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Abs

Four Seasons 494-8801

Tuesdays & Sundays: 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Fridays: 12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Endurance Strength

Wednesdays: 5:30 p.m.

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Four Seasons Doha 494-8801 Cycling All Terrain

Tuesdays: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Cycling/CORE

Cardio is the fastest way to lose weight and improve your cardiovascular health (which is the basis for everything else we do). Experts recommend at least 30 minutes of cardio activity a day.

Mondays: 6:15 a.m. – 7:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Thursdays: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Fridays: 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Cycling Low End Endurance

Doha Marriott 429-8520

The Diplomatic Club 484-7450

Mix Cardio

Step Aerobic

Saturdays: 8:30 a.m.

French Boxing

Sundays: 5:30 p.m.

Triple Fat Burner

Sheraton Doha 485-4444

Mondays: 6:30 p.m. till 7:30 p.m.

InterContinental Doha 484-4852 Fitness

Saturdays & Mondays: 6:00 p.m.

Sundays & Tuesday: 4:00 p.m.

Mondays: 9:00 a.m., Fridays: 10:00 a.m.

Mondays & Wednesdays: 6:15 p.m.

Aerobic HI-Lo impact Fridays: 12:00 noon. Saturdays: 9:00 a.m.

Tuesdays: 5:00 p.m.

QR 20 for members. QR 35 for non-members.

Energy Booster

Sharq Village and Spa 425-6917 Spinning

Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Spinning +

Wednesdays: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Tae Bo

Fridays: 12:00 p.m.

Breakfast Spin

Basic Step

Indoor Cycling

Wednesdays: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Fridays: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Grand Regency 434-3152 Cycling All Terrain

Fridays & Saturdays: 11:00 a.m.

Tuesdays: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Learn 2 Ride & Easy Ride(spinning)

Aerobics

Sundays: 6:00 p.m., Fridays: 6:00 p.m.

Prime Time Endurance & Challenge Spin (spinning) Mondays & Saturdays: 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Tuesdays: 5:00 p.m., Thursdays: 5:00 p.m.

Wednesdays: 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Dynamic Stretch

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 6:00 p.m.

Women’s Only Class – Spinning Women’s Only Class – Cardio+

Wednesdays: 6:15 a.m. – 7:15 a.m.

Power Spinning

Wednesdays: 6:00 p.m.

Sundays & Wednesdays: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Tuedays: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Body Stretch

Tuesdays & Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

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SPOTLIGHT ON SPORTS

World Cup at Crystal Lounge ha.

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SPORTS

HOTLIST

Fishing Trips Arab Wrestling Championship Aug 6th – Aug 8th: Qatar Sports Club. The top wrestlers will be vying for

the top position in this yearly event. Get to see three different styles allowed in the competition: Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Female Wrestling. For more information, visit www. arab-wrestling.com

Daily: The Pearl-Qatar. The fishing trip boats provide plenty of space for six people to run four rods simultaneously. All quality equipment will be provided including a GPS full of ‘special spots’ to catch great fish, as well as a refrigerator and copious amounts of storage space. QR 740 per hour, minimum of 2 hours. For more information, call Ronautica ME at 495-3894.

World 9 Ball Challenge Jun 25th – July 5th: Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation. Players from all over the world

will compete in this exciting competition sponsored by QBSF. The top player will win $36, 000 in cash. A total of $250,000 will be awarded to the winners in this event.

For more information visit www.qbsf.info

12th GCC Junior & Youth Karate Aspire Active Championship July/ August, Daily: Aspire. This

summer, get involved with your lifestyle and

July 30th – Aug 13th: Al Sadd Sports be active! The center offers a wide-range Club. Catch all the martial arts action from young of classes and fitness sessions that cater to

and eager participants from the GCC. For more men, women and kids. For more information, information, visit www.qatarolympics.org visit www.aspire.qa

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KIDS CLUB

Café Céramique

Pottery Painting, Cooking, Crafts and more!

Ages: 5 and up.

Cost: QR 110 per day Location:

Café Céramique is located on the upper level of The Mall, next to IDdesign furniture.

Dates:

• • • • • •

Session 1: 29th June to 3rd July Session 2: 6th -10th July Session 3: 13th-17th July Session 4: 20th-24th July Session 5: 27th-31st July Session 6: 3rd-7th August

Summer School Hours:

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Tuesday through Saturday)

Want some structured fun for your kids this summer? With the help of Doha Expat Mums and Kids, we’ve compiled some of the most happening summer camps in Doha to keep them busy till schools back in the fall!

Description of Activities:

Qmotion Summer Camp 2010 Jul 4th - Aug 19th: Doha College. Let your kid make the most

out of this summer! The camp is going to feature a different theme every week that are filled with dynamic and exciting activities. The program includes swimming, gymnastics, physical education, arts & crafts, games, music, dancing and so much more. The participating children will be grouped into age appropriate constellations with several instructors for each activity. The event is bookable in weeks in 2, 3 and 5 day units.

Starts from 8:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. For more information, call 411-7911 or visit www.qmotion.com.qa

• Tuesday “Ceramic to Paint”: Learn to paint ceramics with the help of an instructor. Wednesday “Little Barista Day”: Learn to make a juice drink and paint a coaster!

• Thursday “Start of Ceramic Craft”: Paint a ceramic project • Friday “Little Chef’s Day”: Prepare and cook items such as Cinnamon Rolls and Pasta Salad • Saturday “Assembly of Ceramic Craft”: Decorate and finish the ceramic project from Thursday

Additional Information: Kid’s Yummie

Meal is included. All materials are provided by Café Céramique.

For more information, call 467-1100, 343-2747 or 755-1592.

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Tennis for kids!

The InterContinental Doha keeps kids swinging this summer!

Ages and Times:

Kids in Motion Summer Camp

Fitness, Gymnastics, Swimming and more!

Ages: 4-12 years old (3-year olds are accepted if they are potty trained and can manage that long without mum!)

Cost: QR 380 for two days, QR 550 for three days and QR 880 for five days

Dates of Summer School Program: 4th July -19th August Days: Bookable units of two days

(Mon/Wed), three days (Sun/Tues/ Thurs) or five days (Sun-Thurs)

Location: Doha College Summer School Hours: 8:30 a.m. -

Beginner Tennis • 7-10 year olds: Sunday and Tuesday 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• 11-15 year olds: Saturday 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Intermediate Tennis • 7-10 year olds: Friday

2:00 p.m. - 3:00pm • 11-15 year olds: Sunday and Tuesday 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• 11-15 year olds: Friday 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Advanced Tennis • 16+ year olds: Friday 4:00- 5:00pm • 16+ year olds: Saturday 4:00- 5:00pm

1:00 p.m. (8:00 a.m. drop-off)

Cost: QR 50 per session

Discounts:

Location: InterContinental Doha,

• 5% discount if you sign up for two weeks. 10% discount if you sign up for four weeks or more!

• Sibling discounts: 10%

Description of Activities:

Swimming, fitness, gymnastics, arts and crafts, games, music, physical education and so much more! Each week has a different theme, and each day features various energetic and dynamic activities.

Additional Information: Children

are split into age-appropriate groups, so we challenge each age accordingly.

Kids are required to be potty trained.

For more information and to register, call 617-0883, email kim@qmotion.com.qa or check out www.qmotion.com.qa

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Tennis Kids • 4-6 year olds: Tuesday and Saturday 2:00-3:00pm

Bay Club Tennis Court

Description of Activity: Kids learn everything from the basics to advanced tennis, just in time to watch the pros do it in October!

For more information, call Asela at 583- 5590

Regatta Sailing Academy Summer School Learn to Sail!

Ages: 6 and up Cost: QR 900 Dates of Summer School Program (weekly programs):

• Session 1: 4th – 8th July • Session 2: 11th – 15th July • Session 3: 18th – 22nd July

Summer School Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location: The Regatta Sailing Academy site is located on the north beach of the InterContinental Doha.

It can be reached through the Fish Market Restaurant entrance, where there is adequate parking.

Description of Activities: Kids

learn all about sailing the wild blue yonder!

Additional Information: Children should wear shorts and a t-shirt with bathers underneath. Please bring a towel and a change of clothing.

For more information or to register, call 442-4577 or 550-7846, email regatta@qatar.net.qa or check out their webpage at www.regattasailingacademy.com

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KIDS CLUB

Putting on the Ritz

The Ritz-Carlton offers Three Summer Camp Programs Building Blocks

Summer Art & Design Programs

Dates: 27th June - 1st July Description of Activities: Your

junior leaders will focus on their creativity and innovation skills in this fun camp!

Hidden Talents Camp Dates: 11th - 15th July Description of Activities: The

Hidden Talents Camp will feature a variety of arts and crafts, cooking demonstrations, musical activities, etc.

Kids Olympics Camp Dates: 25th - 30th July Description of Activities: On

your mark, get set, GO! The Kids Olympics Camp will teach and test your child’s athletic skills through a variety of recreation activities (basketball, football, tennis, swimming, etc.).

Ages & Times:

• 3-7 years old: All three camps 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

• 8-12 years old: All three camps 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Cost: QR 1,000 per camp session Location: Ritz-Carlton Doha Spa and Recreation Centre

Additional Information: Includes a meal. All children need to be pottytrained.

For more information or to register, please call 484-8173.

VCUQatar offers two artsy courses!

Evolution Soccer Summer Camp Soccer, soccer and more soccer!

Age: 5 to 12 Cost: Various Dates: Summer School Program

Summer Art Exploration Ages: 9-12 years old Dates: 4th - 8th July Cost: QR 2,000 Location: VCU Qatar, Education City Summer School Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Description of Activities: Students will

(weekly programs): • Session 1: 4th - 8th July • Session 2: 11th - 15th July

be introduced to the basics of Art and Design using different materials and techniques. The class will culminate with an exhibition of student work for families to view.

Location: Doha College

Additional Information: Includes lunch,

Summer School Hours: 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Description of Activities: Children will take

part in fun soccer games, penalty competitions, mini World Cups and will even learn about World Cup Football teams, the history of the World Cup and a little bit about the world’s best players (past and present).

Additional Information: Evolution Soccer also runs 10-week courses throughout the year and are currently accepting applications for their new course.

For more information and to register, call 506-4794 or email evolution_soccer@hotmail.com or check them out online at www.evolutionsoccer.eu

materials, a field trip and instructor fees.

Summer Design Discovery Ages: Secondary School Seniors ages 15-17 Dates: 11th - 15th July Cost: QR 2,000 Location: VCU Qatar, Education City.

Summer School Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m

Description of Activities: Designed for students who plan to pursue a career in Art or Design. Students will create a portfolio of their work and explore Fashion, Interior, Graphic Design, Painting and Printmaking.

Additional Information: Includes materials, a field trip and instructor fees. Lunch is available for QR 10 in the adjacent cafeteria.

For more information, please call 492-7520, email lagray@qatar.vcu.edu

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ENTERTAINMENT

JULY Back to the 80s

Tues 13th, 27th: Doha Marriott. Join Resident DJ Joe Mitri on his journey through the 80s and feel the 80s Spirit. He is reliving the best of the 80s Pop Culture Box. He has them all and spins them up to keep you dancing all night long. For more information, call 429-8444 after 8:00 p.m. or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

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.

Chill-Out Zone

Tuesdays and Wednesdays: Sharq Village and Spa. Forget the day- live the night! The resident DJ plays chill-out sounds for an after-work wind-down.

Available at Cigar Lounge starting 7:00 p.m. onwards. For more information, call 425-6666.

JULY/AUGUST The Love of Music

Tues 6th, 20th, Aug 3rd: 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 429-8444 after 8:00 p.m. or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

You like Music, We love Music!

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. 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. For more information, call 484-4444.

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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 429-8444 after 8:00 p.m. or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

Live DJ

Mondays to Fridays: W Doha. Excite your senses to the fantastic beats of the live DJ spinning the hottest beats.

From 10:30 p.m. till 2:45 p.m. For more information, call 453-5135.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Gondolania Theme Park

Donna Maria at Madison Piano Bar

Monday to Saturday: La Cigale. The talented Lebanese singer, Donna Maria, will be performing live with the pianist Toni Fakhoury from July 1st till Aug 10th from 10:00 p.m. till 2:00 a.m. For reservations, please 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 429-8444 after 8:00 p.m. or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

Ya Habibi

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 429-8444 after 8:00 p.m. or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

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. Ladies get a complimentary drink.

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

Fusion Nights

Thursdays and Fridays: Doha Marriott.

Pearl Lounge’s Resident DJ Joe Mitri heats up the dance floor and gets 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

Saturdays: Doha Marriott. Bollywood meets Hollywood at the Pearl Lounge!

Enjoy current and classic Bollywood hits mixed with a touch of House, R&B, and memorable Pop expertly mixed by Top Indian DJs. For more information, call 429-8444 after 8:00 p.m. or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

Daily: Villaggio. Gondolania, the biggest indoor theme park in the GCC, for the young of all ages: kids, adults and families. Join in on the fun! Offering games and rides, including Rollercoaster, Flume Ride, Sky Loop, Drop Tower, as well as Carousel and Ferris Wheel. There’s also a big Soft Play area and trampolines, suitable for smaller kids. For older kids and adults: Gondolania Bowling Center, 4-D Cinema and Gondolania Indoor Go Kart. Open Saturday to Wednesday 12:00 noon till 11:00 pm, Thursday 12:00 a.m. till 12:00 midnight, Friday 2:00 p.m. till 12:00 midnight. Check out Qatar Happening Online for the Summer and Ramadan schedules. For further information, call 403-9807/08, email info@gondolania.com or visit www.gondolania.com

AUGUST Classic Dance Hits

Tues 10th: Doha Marriott. Heat up the dance floor with the hottest mashups! Dance to the mixes of dance hits from the last four decades. For more information, call 429-8444 after 8:00 p.m.or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

Latin Night

Mon 16th: Doha Marriott. Experience a hot night that features great mixes of Salsa, Merengue, Pachata and Reggaeton music. For more information, call 429-8444 after 8:00 p.m. or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

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COMMUNITY

JULY Doha Mums Monthly Brunch

The Art of Cocktail Making Youth Open Scrabble Fri 16th: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Join the Tournament Sponsored Habanos’ team and learn how to dazzle

by Mcdonald’s and impress your friends and loved

Fri 2nd: W Doha. Experience great Fri 30th: Mcdonald’s branch (TBA). Get ones with the perfect Vodka lemon sky, food and wonderful company at the W ready for a 5-game tournament for 9 to 16 mint –peppermint. QR 225 per person.

Hotel’s Market by Jean-Georges for a year olds! The format of play will be King Starts at 4:00 p.m. For more information, family brunch from 12:00 p.m. Market of the Hill. The 3 best non-QSL players call 484-8000.

by Jean-Georges is a melting pot where will be given the opportunity to participate international cuisine meets local Arabian in the pre-qualifying rounds in August flavours. A must for all to experience!For and September to qualify for the final further details, visit www.dohamums.com or Tues 20th: Grand Hyatt. Tempt yourself Play Off in October for the selection of with the tasty offerings from the hotel’s email events@dohamums.com the team that will participate in the 2010 signature restaurant Isaan for authentic World Youth Scrabble Championship to be Thai cuisine prepared in the vibrant settings held in the Philippines in December. QR of open plan kitchens. Starts at 7:00 p.m.

15 per participant wit hpre-registration.

RSVPs are essential. For further details From 8:00 a.m. till 2:30 p.m. For more please visit www.dohamums.com or Mon 12th, 26th: Clubhouse of Les Roses information, call Judith Britten at 608-1900 No. 1 Compound. Develop into an excellent email events@dohamums.com or visit www.judelee.com communicator, leader and human being.

Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. Compound is located along Al Waab Street. For more Tues 20th: Sharq Village and Spa. Join an information, contact Paul Easy at 580-7524. expert bar staff as they impart the secrets of

Doha Mums Night Out

Talking Matters Toastmasters

The Art of Cocktail Making

their trade at the Cigar Lounge. Shaken and stirred: castings and recipes to take home and try them out on your friends. QR150 per person. For more information, call 425-6666.

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COMMUNITY Sightseeing Tours

Daily: The Pearl-Qatar. The tours around the waters of The Pearl-Qatar and Doha are driven by a skilled captain to the described itinerary; however, if you wish to see anywhere special, the Ronautica team will be happy to take you there. Rates range from QR 50 to QR 650. For more information, call 495-3894.

Cooking Class with Chef Hadla

Daily: Sharq Village and Spa. Chef Hadla imparts his culinary wisdom to those eager to learn about culinary arts. Get recipes to keep and enjoy and have a light lunch after the class. Group reservations are allowed.

QR 220 per person. For more information and reservations, call 425-6666.

JULY Summer Holiday Fun for Mums & Kids

Wed 14th, 28th: Rays Reef Royal Plaza.

Come and join Mums the Word at Rays Reef from 9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. for a fun morning of singing, dancing, painting, free play, slides, tunnels, lots of toys and a yummy morning tea. This fun morning is suitable for all parents with babies, toddlers and young school age children. Kids under six months get in free, everyone else QR 25. For more information, email mumstheworddoha@ gmail.com or check them out online at www.thewordinqatar.com.

JULY/AUGUST Breastfeeding Support Group

Jul 7th, Aug 4th: Al Sadd. Enjoy a chat and receive some support for nursing your baby.

Babies and their siblings of any age are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

For further details, visit www.dohamums. com or email events@dohamums.com

Walking Group

Mondays and Wednesdays: Villaggio Mall. Join the Doha Mums Stroller Walking Group and get fit! Enjoy an energizing power/speed walk while incorporating toning exercises and of course a warm up and cool down. Meeting place will be just outside the entrance of the kids play area of Gondolania. From 9:00 a.m. till 10:00 a.m. For more information, visit www.dohamums.com or RSVP to events@dohamums.com

Soccer Break for Dads

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

Cook with Chef Christophe Daily: Sharq Village and Spa. Al Dana’s Chef de Cuisine offers up the secrets of his kitchen. Afterwards you are invited to eat for lunch what you’ve just prepared, so pay attention during class! Group reservations are allowed. QR 220 per person. For more information and reservations, call 425-6666.

Hockey and Figure Skating lessons

Daily: Gondolania, Villaggio. Experience the Olympic-size Ice Rink! Beginners and advanced Ice Hockey & Figure Skating Lessons available. Special rate for groups. Open Saturday to Wednesday 10:00 a.m. till 9:45 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m. till 10:30 p.m., Friday 2:00 p.m. till 10:30 p.m. Check out Qatar Happening Online for the Summer and Ramadan schedules. For further information, call 403-9807/08, email info@gondolania.com or visit www.gondolania.com

Swimming Lessons

Daily: InterContinental Hotel. Let your kids splish and splash this summer and learn skills from basic to advanced! 30 to 60 minute individual lessons cost 15 100 to QR120 per person, or QR 800/ QR 1,000 for packages of 10 lessons. Small groups of three to five people run from QR 50 to QR 70 for 30 to 60 minute lessons, or QR 450 / QR 600 for packages of 10 lessons. For more information, including exact timings of lessons, contact Edward at 512-3910 or The Bay Club at 484-4852.

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Go Kart

Daily: Gondolania, Villaggio. The one and only indoor track in Doha! It’s a 300-meter track, design by professional racers. The lightweight speed machines are capable of over 60kph. It can accommodate 8 drivers at the time. Open Saturday to Wednesday 11:00 a.m. till 11:00 p.m., Monday (girls-only) 11:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m., Thursday 11:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m., Friday 2:00 p.m. till 12:00 p.m. Check out Qatar Happening Online for the Summer and Ramadan schedules. For further information, call 403-9807/08, email info@ gondolania.com or visit www.gondolania.com

Bowl

Daily: Gondolania, Villaggio. Enjoy the 12-lane bowling alley and bowl to your heart’s delight.

Open Saturday to Wednesday 10:00 a.m. till 11:00 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m., Friday 2:00 p.m. till 12:00 p.m. Check out Qatar Happening Online for the Summer and Ramadan schedules. For further information, call 403-9807/08, email info@gondolania.com or visit www.gondolania.com

AUGUST Parenting Movie Night

Aug 22nd: Qipco Compound, West Bay. Watch a parenting-related movie, documentary or video and discuss it afterwards. Dads, grandparents, etc. are welcome to attend, as are prospective members! For further details please visit www. dohamums.com or email events@dohamums.com

Youth Scrabble Endurance Tournament

Fri 27th: Mcdonald’s branch (TBA). Experience an exciting 9-game Open Tournament for 9 to 16 year olds. The format of play will depend on the number of participants. Tournament Fee is QR 25 per participant with pre-registration. From 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. For more information, call Judith Britten at 608-1900 Judith Britten or visit www.judelee.com

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RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS Weekend BBQ by the Pool Friday and Saturdays: Ritz-Carlton Doha.

Enjoy a lavish BBQ buffet by the pool amongst the hotel’s gardens and serene surrounding of the outdoor pool. Beverages to be charged on consumption. From 12:00 p.m. till sunset. For more information and reservations, call 484-8000.

Special Tacos Promotion

Daily: Doha Marriott. Tacos are the Mexican equivalent to a hot and spicy sandwich. In other words, it is the generic name for a corn tortilla which is spread with a filling of your choice, folded or rolled up and eaten with the hands. So take a break and enjoy the popular Mexican snack at Salsa. For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

JULY French Food Festival

Sun 11th - Fri 16th: Doha Marriott. Time to forget the weekend getaway to Paris and indulge in all the flavours of the French region right here in Doha. Celebrating French National Day, July is the month to enjoy the classics of the French culinary repertoire at Corniche Restaurant. For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

Culinary Quiz

Wed 28th: Ramada Plaza. Last time, this event sold out within 4 hours - so you best be quick if you want to reserve your place.

Come and enjoy a night with friends, with tasty tapas while you answer culinary questions! Reservations are a must!

For more information and reservations, call 428-1555.

Magic Wok Delights Waffles and Pancakes

Thursdays to Saturdays: Sharq Village and Spa. Tempt your palate with lighterthan-air waffles cooked to order, and topped with dreamy home-made ice cream in a variety of delightful flavours. Available at Al Jalsa, a la carte prices. For more information, call 425-6666.

Daily: Doha Marriott. Woks can be used in a large number of cooking methods: Boiling, braising, deep frying, smoking, steaming, stewing etc. And from traditional Chinese favourites to fresh new taste creations, Asia Live! Chefs have wokked up a delicious menu with something for everyone to enjoy.

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

Extravaganza Breakfast Feast on Fridays Sushi Daily: Sharq Village and Spa. Experience 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 484-8000.

the authentic flavours of Japan with a lunchtime tasting of hand-rolled sushi.

Satisfy your craving for this Japanese delicacy with a freshly prepared four-course menu that includes sushi platter, miso soup, salad and delectable dessert. Available at Al Dana Restaurant from 12:00 till 3:00 p.m. at QR 200 per person. For more information, call 425-6666.

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Daily: Doha Marriott. Be amazed what kind of thing the pastry chef can create from mangoes. Come and find out. There are many different kinds of mango desserts and pastries to choose from. Each one is more tempting than the other. For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

Summer Salads

Daily: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Refresh your palette with a bite of seasonal summer salads by the pool. From 12:00 noon till sunset. For more information, call 484-8000.

Menu Maze

Daily: Grand Regency. Come and solve the maze and win gifts! All you have to do is follow the instructions and learn how to play. Dine in any of the hotel’s restaurants and start stamping the squares with different set menus. Stamp vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines to win exciting prices. A bumper price is waiting for you on completing a full house. Be the first to play and win. For more information, call 434-3203 or 434-3333.

German BBQ & Summer Salads

Daily: Doha Marriott. Cool down with refreshing summer salads and a traditional BBQ all month long.

A light salad with a German sausage and a cold drink are the perfect combination to relax at night and enjoy the view of Doha’s Skyline or football match on schedule. For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

Italian Night

Mondays: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. Savour the delicacies of the Italian cuisine, choosing from a wide array of antipasti, live pasta station, pizzas and Italian cheese. Mama Mia! Open from 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m.

For more information, call 429-1360.

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RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS Swiss Night

Tuesdays: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. Taste traditional fondue and raclette made with authentic Swiss cheese blended with a variety of tastes and flavours complement a great dining experience – Swiss-made. Open from 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 429-1360.

Asian Night

Wednesdays: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. Take a culinary tour of Asia and discover mouthwatering Peking duck, Mongolian barbeque, Japanese sushi and Indian curry, all to add that extra zing of flavour to your taste buds.

Open from 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 429-1360.

Curry Night

JULY/AUGUST Theme Nights at the Café Sushi & Sashimi: Restaurant The Jewels of Mondays, Wednesdays to Saturdays: Japanese Cuisine InterContinental Doha. Enjoy a different theme every night of the week from 7:00 p.m. till 11:30 p.m. Saturdays are Seafood night. Mondays usher in a Far Eastern buffet with specialties from Thailand, China, Japan and Malaysia.

Wednesdays offer South Indian cuisine and Thursdays offer up Phoenician night with Lebanese specialties. Fridays offer the Friday Brunch from 12:30 p.m. till 4:00 p.m.

All prices include a house beverage.

For more information, call 484-4919.

Meat the Grills

Mondays and Tuesdays: InterContinental Doha. Eat as much mix grill as you can and discover your Mediterranean limits! Get to enjoy an open buffet with fresh cold mezze and salad complemented with desserts. QR 125 per person. From 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m.

For more information, call 484-4074 or email Mykonos@icdoha.com

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 429-8444 or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com

Moroccan Seafood

Mondays to Saturdays: Grand Regency.

At Tangia, indulge yourself with delicious seafood set menu prepared from mouthwatering special Moroccan recipes for only QR 150. From 6:00 p.m. till 1:00 a.m.

For more information, call 434-3203 or 434-3333.

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.

100 Meter Gourmet Route

Wednesdays and Thursdays: Doha Marriott.

The Gallery restaurants have banded together to enrich the palate and enhance the dining experience of its guests. The Gourmet Route is a culinary journey that evokes 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

Seafood Night

Thursdays: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. A sumptuous buffet of fresh seafood treats spectacularly displayed to tempt you away. A truly memorable dining experience. Open from 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 429-1360.

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Thursdays: Four Seasons Doha. Chocolate addicts rejoice as you get the chance to indulge from 3:00 p.m. till 11:00 pm. Choose from a selection of gourmet pastries, tarts, cakes and truffles made from the finest quality white and dark chocolate at the Seasons Tea Lounge. For more information, call 494-8888.

Lagoon Friday Brunch

Fridays: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. Choose your favourite cuts from a display of prime quality meats and fish to conclude your weekend with the best steak in town.

Open from 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 429-1360.

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 484-8000.

Spice Brunch

Lebanese Seafood Brunch

Steak Night

Fridays: W Doha. Spice up your weekend: Add some flavour 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 280 per person including bubbly or QR 190 with fruit juices. For more information, call 453-5363 or 453-5135.

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.

Fridays: InterContinental Doha. Savour a lavish brunch with friends and family at Fish Market from 12:30 p.m. till 4:00 p.m. You definitely will want to sink your teeth into every dish in this tasty feast that features a variety of mezze, authentic Lebanese fish dishes and traditional beverages. For more information, call 484-4919.

Grand Gourmet Brunch

Fridays: Grand Regency. For a leisurely late-morning start to a weekend,indulge with a magnificent well-prepared and savoury buffet brunch. Start with homemade baked goodies and finish with the absolutely decadent chocolate fountain!

For more information, call 434-3203 or 434-3333.

Friday Family Brunch

Fridays: Mövenpick Hotel Doha. Invite your family and friends for an unforgettable brunch experience. This is an invitation to a culinary celebration of the season! As for the little ones, the Barzan meeting rooms become their playground with a bouncy castle and toys and a special buffet for the children. From 12:00 p.m. till to 3:30 p.m.

For more information, call 429-1360.

Fridays at Fish Market

Fridays: InterContinental Doha. Enjoy a scrumptious meal by making it your own from fresh market style seafood and Far Eastern vegetables- cooked as desired.

For more information, call 484-4919.

Friday Jazz Brunch at Market Jean-Georges

Fridays: W Doha. Watch fresh local produce and ingredients come together splendidly in the Mediterranean-inspired 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. QR 260 per person. From 12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 453-5373 or 453-5135.

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RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS Saturday Night Sushi!

Saturdays: W Doha. Add some flavours to the start of the week with the delectable sushi menu featuring assorted sushi, nigiri, maki and sashimi prepared with the secret condiments of three-Michelin star chef, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and his expert team at Spice Market. QR 190 per person.

From 6:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 453-5363 or 453-5135.

Sushi Fiesta

JULY/AUGUST 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. Asia Live!, Corniche, All’ Aperto, Taj Rasoi and Salsa offers an array of cuisines. 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 as well as enjoy their very own buffet.

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 the hotel’s caring and attentive team. QR 185 per person. Children between 6 to 12 are half price and those under 6 years are free. From 12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m.

For more information, call 496-6600.

Village Brunch

Fridays and Saturdays: Sharq Village and Spa. Al Liwan plays host to a family-friendly brunch of epic proportions. Fresh seafood and salads rub shoulders with Middle Eastern classics, freshly baked bread and pastries, and stylish desserts.

12:30 p.m. onwards, priced at QR260 per person. Children 6 to 12 years old are charged half price and complimentary for kids under 6 years old. For more information, call 425-6666.

Grill Nights

Fridays to Sundays: W Doha. Indulge yourself in steakhouse dining at its finest with prime meats accompanied by fabulous sauces and sides. From 6:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 453-5373 or 453-5135.

Sakura Saturday’s!

Saturdays: Ramada Plaza. Back by popular demand! Feast on a flowing menu of the 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.

Saturdays: Grand Regency. Immerse yourself in an electrical range of original and sensational sushi platters from the sushi bar at Chopsticks, the award winning best restaurant. Eat as much you can for QR 119 per person which includes a glass of bubbly. Don’t miss out on the special Mocktail and Dimsum of the month. For more information, call 434-3203 or 434-3333.

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.

Grand Theme Nights

Saturdays to Thursdays: Grand Regency.

There’s something irresistible to look forward to every night! This offering features various flavours from a delectable mouth-watering buffet. Saturday is Italian Night, Sunday is Arabian Night, Monday is Far Eastern Night, Tuesday is Seafood Night, Wednesday is Mediterranean Night and Thursday is Curry Night. QR 140 per person.

From 7:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 434-3203 or 434-3333.

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Daily: Doha Marriott. Tempt your Saturdays to Thursdays: W Doha. Choose appetite every evening with a delectable seafood buffet at the Corniche restaurant, your starter, main course and desert and Mediterranean restaurant. It is one savour Chef Vongerichten’s delectable of Doha Marriott’s highlights for all Southeast Asian signature dishes in only 30 minutes! QR 80 per person, includes dessert. seafood lovers. It features a wide variety of local and imported seafood From 12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m. For more prepared according to contemporary and information, call 453-5363 or 453-5135. traditional recipes. Surely a treat for all!

For more information, call 429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com Daily: Doha Marriot. Get to try this tasty treat! The Weisswurst, literally ‘white sausage’, is a traditional Bavarian Daily: Al Mourjan. Al Mourjan cuisine sausage made from very finely minced is known for taste as well as the health veal which is eaten without the skin. benefits derived from the Lebanese diet.

You cut the sausage in half in the long Pomegranates are a sweet and healthy direction so that the lower part of the skin component to several dishes on offer this remains intact, and then roll the meat month. Delight yourself with six different from the skin with a fork. Weisswurst appetizers made with pomegranates, the is commonly served with the special fattouche, the baba-ganouge, the moutabal, Bavarian sweet mustard and accompanied the sojok, the makanek, and the chicken by a Pretzel. Get to try this tasty treat! liver. For more information and reservations, For more information, call 429-8499 or call 483-4423 or 604-0290. email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com

Bavarian Weisswurst

Daily: La Cigale. Le Central Restaurant welcomes you and your corporate associates for a closed business deal with a special Business set menu. It will take only few minutes from your office wherever you are in Doha to savour from three choices of light and healthy appetizers, expertly designed main dishes and the irresistible desserts for only QR 150. For reservations, please call 428 8888

Daily: La Cigale. Enjoy a healthy lunch for outside orders. The delicious lunch box contains a fresh salad, delectable main dish, home-made dessert and sparkling water.

Choose your main dish from three selections of poultry, meat or seafood. Lunch box price starts from QR 60. For more information, call 428-8803 or email info@lacigalehotel.com

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Sweet Delights

Daily: Al Mourjan. Come and indulge in European sweets prepared specially for you by the restaurant’s new Patisserie Chef George from Paris. Indulge in the best cheesecakes, tiramisu, and chocolate cakes in town. Try them once and surely you’ll be back for more. For more information, call 483-4423 or 604-0290.

Wok Mee Business Lunch

Daily: Mövenpick Tower and Suites. For an Asian Twist at lunch time try the new business lunch menu. The three course menu has you spoilt for choice and features favourites such as the traditional Thai Fish Cakes, Nasi Goreng, Green Mango Salad and Toffee Bananas with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. QR 85 per person. Get a 15% discount with the MTS membership card. Free membership with every reservation. For more information, call 496-6600.

Di Capri

Daily: La Cigale. Come and experience the real Italian taste and savour the famous dishes prepared by Italian chef, Pasquale Procida, who came straight from Capri to design the menu and to please the food connoisseur’s palate. Di Capri has a full bar with a wide vino selection from Italy, France and Lebanon. Opening hours: 12:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information or reservations, call 428-8888.

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Ramada Plaza Doha is truly an oasis of rest and relaxation right in the heart of the city. With 584 individually themed rooms and suites, 20 specialty restaurants and lounges and free WIFI access in all rooms. Not only do we offer easy and speedy access to the major shopping and business centres in our chauffeur-driven Mercedes limousines, but when you return, take some time out to visit our spacious health and leisure facilities.

You will be pleasantly surprised.

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RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS

JULY/AUGUST Seasons Tea Lounge

Yen Sushi Bar

Daily: Four Seasons Doha. With an air of an Daily: La Cigale. Enjoy freshly wrapped elegant drawing room, Seasons welcomes sushi and sashimi on a rotating belt in an you with its deep cushioned sofas and intimate contemporary environment or cozy nooks and a menu which invites you order your preferred combo plate with your to linger. The menu features a selection favourite sushi and sashimi starting from of “Delicatessen Sandwiches” and “All Day QR 95 for 13 pieces and up to QR 230 for 30 Dining options” to keep the hunger at bay pieces! Available from 11:30 a.m. till as well as sensational desserts to lead the 11:30 p.m. For more information, call sweet tooth astray. Try the specialty tea, 428-8888 or email info@lacigalehotel.com sourced from “T” one of the finest luxury tea companies in the world. From white tea to green, from black tea to herbal infusions, Daily: Al Mourjan. Enjoy the best cuisine experience a sensory journey which will Qatar has to offer without the guilt. guide you to the four corners of the world.

Appetizers are created with the highest For more information, call 494-8888. quality olive oils, zesty lemon and clean ingredients. A wide selection of barbeques are prepared to be lean and satisfying, Daily: Four Seasons Doha. Literally exploding with flavours, exciting to the footsteps away from the water’s edge, with palate and easy on the waistline. Go ahead, its own private terrace it offers guests a indulge and then hit the beach. For more gastronomic journey with sublime authentic information and reservations, call 483-4423 Italian cuisine created by Chef Mauro and or 604-0290. his team. For special occasions dine in the privacy of Il Teatro’s elegant private dining room. For more information, call 494-8888.

Guilt-free Flavours

Il Teatro

Al Mourjan Splash

Daily: Al Mourjan. Quench your thirst with the most delicious cool drink in town. If you like Mojitos, you will love the Al Mourjan Splash. Zesty lemon, fresh mint, bubbles and the bar man’s secret formula won’t disappoint. For more information, call 483-4423 or 604-0290.

Shiha Mania

Daily: Al Mourjan. It’s Shisha Mania at the restaurants in Corniche and Souk Waqif.

Throughout the month of Ramadan, come and experience different exotic flavours of shisha at Al Mourjan. For more information, call 483-4423 or 604-0290.

Kebbeh Galore

Daily: Al Mourjan. If you like Kebbeh, then you will love it barbequed! Taste the authentic spices and herbs of the real Kebbeh just like the way it was made back home in Lebanon, years and years ago. For more information, call 483-4423 or 604-0290.

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SPORTS & FITNESS

Summer Fitness

Daily: Mövenpick Tower and Suites. Get fit this summer and enjoy special packages! Experience professional fitness assessments and be in the know when it comes to weight loss. For more information, call the hotel’s Bay View 26 wellness centre at 496-6600.

Create Waves!

Daily: Mövenpick Tower and Suites. Come share the fun and learn the important skills of proper swimming techniques in the indoor swimming pool at Bay View 26. Professional ASA qualified swimming instructors conduct classes for ladies, gents and children. For more information, call 496-6600.

Yoga Courses

Sunday to Thursday: Yama Yoga Studios. Experience a wide array of courses, from introductory ones to Vinyasa Flow and Astanga Yoga. The introduction course will introduce the basics of poses and fundamentals while the others are based on dynamic forms of yoga which help build endurance, strength and flexibility. Yama Yoga is going to be closed in July and will re-open on August 15th. For more information, email valerie.jeremijenko@gmail.com or visit www.yamayogastudios.com

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COLOUR SCOPE

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

Brown is dependable and solid, like the earth. Even people who dislike the colour brown when it comes to clothes or décor are attracted to the richness of natural wood tones in furniture.

Nature of Brown: Brown in a very interesting color

because it is created by mixing all three primary colours. So add blue, red and yellow together and you get brown. You can also add a primary colour with a secondary colour, add orange to blue, purple to yellow or green to red and make brown. Each combination will make a slightly different shade.

Brown represents wholesomeness and earthiness and while it might be considered a little on the dull side, it also represents steadfastness, simplicity and dependability. Although blue is the typical corporate colour in the business world, UPS (United Parcel Service) the American version of Aramex, has built their business around the dependability associated with brown. Most of their personnel wear brown uniforms.

Brown represents the nurturing, life sustaining qualities of the earth. of It is the colour of a stable source security, comfort and normalcy.

Decorating with Brown:

Brown, because of its association with wood colours, can be used in many forms in any room. In the living room, brown will impart warmth and refinement in any shade from richest mahogany to light blonde pine. Darkened brown tones add coziness to studies, dens and libraries. Rich jewel tones like amethyst, garnet and emerald will show off well as accents against a brown background. Kitchens, dining rooms, hallways and entryways all receive welcome warmth and lusciousness from cream. Taupe is an unexpected neutral which can be dramatic in a powder room. Taupe is an excellent background for rich accents like garnet and gold.

The first cousin to brown is beige. Beige is a warm colour and brings to mind the glowing warmth of a sandy beach or wicker on a sun porch. Taupe is also related to brown, with an inherent warmth because it is considered to be brownish grey or greyish brown. Taupe and beige are considered neutrals and are understated and timeless.

Brown can be combined with green to convey the concept of an earth friendly environment. Very dark brown can replace black and becomes just as timeless; think original dark brown Louis Vuitton bags and how they go with everything. To brighten brown up a bit, combine with a mellow yellow or a rusty orange. For a smart but conservative look it can be mixed with deep purple, gray or turquoise.

The more you like brown,

the better your sense of duty and loyalty

The less you like brown,

the more you take risks and the more adventurous you are

The Dewey Color System® is the world’s only validated, color-based, personality testing instrument. It’s the first proven system that scientifically predicts the recognized major psychometric personality factors without language. www.deweycolorsystem.com

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