Tuesday 4th of May 2010
Her name is Sara…. At first, Sara seems like any other teenage girl in Qatar—she loves her Blackberry, can describe the latest “it bag” and is looking forward to going college but if you ask her about education get ready for an in-depth answer worth of a UN ambassador. This should not come as a surprise considering that Sara is a member of the Qatar Academy debate team and the Model UN, she is always ready to speak on the importance of education and it’s role in alleviating poverty around the world....
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Thursday 29th of April 2010
Doha Exhibition Centre will host the International Wedding Exhibition & Fashion Show Doha 2010 (IWED 2010) and kicks off a dazzling 4-day wedding spectacular featuring the latest wedding fashions from Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
After the sell-out success of 2009, organizer Qatar Expo promises IWED 2010 from Tuesday 4th to Friday 7th May will be bigger and better than ever - a spectacular extravaganza to astonish over 12,000 public and trade visitors and a potential global television audience of 1 billion thanks to a new par....
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Wednesday 24th of March 2010
There is a new phenomenon in film-making being explored here in Qatar and setting this new trend is Franck Merenda, Producer, Qatarsis, the film-making arm of DTM.
Imagine if you were able to vote for your favourite actor in a film? Seems impossible to most, since films are finished products for most of us. Not anymore since Qatarsis is reversing the trend here. And the vehicle that has made it possible is social media (like blog, Facebook and Twitter groups). Though global film-making points to involvement of social media when i....
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Monday 1st of March 2010
Social Change is happening all around us. It can occur slowly and steadily, maintaining the stability of a social system. Or it can occur spontaneously and violently, damaging the original social system in the process.
In recent years, the Women Leaders Program of the World Economic Forum has been focused on supporting the advancement of women to positions of leadership in society, and on promoting consideration of other issues affecting women’s lives thus leading to a social change. For the past four years, the Foru....
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Monday 8th of February 2010
Since the time I grew up in India’s capital and metropolitan city of New Delhi, I have been watching women undergoing their eternal chase towards modernity. When I moved to the Gulf about five years back, things were no different; only faces were! And now this contest has given me an opportunity to delve into this subject and give it some ‘thoughtful’ thinking. Qatar is a growing nation, taking giant strides towards modernization in every sphere of its developmental course. Such a growing modern society is a huge glo....
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Tuesday 26th of January 2010
Growing up in a country that has embraced ongoing cultural reformation inevitably altered my cultural perspective; my views diverged from those of my elders. I was raised knowing that I have control of my life, a cultural freedom that would have been nonexistent having not been born and raised in Qatar. Today, a woman’s education, career, experience, and freedom of choice are the highlights of this nation. Young women like me feel empowered to accomplish our dreams. However, this certainly was not the case in Palestine 64 years ....
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Sunday 17th of January 2010
685 exhibitors selling outrageous bargains to 160,000 visitors
Trade Fair visitors add QR5 million to Qatar economy
Bargains for everyone…including suits and ties for VIPs!
Doha, Qatar, 17 January 2010: VIPs representing several embassy’s in Qatar attended the Opening Ceremony of Qatar’s largest shopping festival – the 8-day Doha Trade Fair 2010 organized by the Qatar Tourism and Exhibition Authority in association with Qatar Expo – at the Doha Exhibition Center on Sunday.
Ambassadors, Charges d&rsqu....
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Tuesday 12th of January 2010
160,000 visitors and 685 traders selling direct to public at Doha Exhibition Center from 17 to 24 January 2010
Exciting events, offers and promotions at Qatar’s #1 shopping festival
Bargain hungry shoppers are guaranteed a fantastic start to the 2010 as final preparations are being made for the Doha Trade Fair - Qatar’s biggest shopping bonanza selling every possible consumer product direct to the public – at the Doha Exhibition Center from 17th to 24th January 2010.
Joint organizers Qatar Tourism & Exhib....
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Wednesday 16th of December 2009
By all accounts, the region’s biggest real estate convention – Cityscape – held in Dubai a few weeks ago was a depressing reminder of the global recession. A shadow of its former self, the convention rented far less space and showcased far fewer eye-popping architectural wonders. The projects on display have either been completed or shelved indefinitely. It’s little wonder that a real estate-fueled financial crisis would abruptly halt Dubai’s speculative exuberance. But the news is....
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Sunday 13th of December 2009
Over the last 30 years, the state of Qatar has witnessed major socio-economic developments leading to significant changes in standards of living and life style. The change into a more affluent society has led to many unhealthy dietary habits. These have contributed to the magnitude of diseases among women in Qatar. Among these are obesity, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular diseases.
Obesity, a condition in which excess fats accumulate in fat tissues in the body, has increased dramatically in Qatar, especially among females, over t....
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