Zaha Hadid's life in buildings

Zaha Hadid's life in buildings: https://t.co/OgeCXtz3MJ pic.twitter.com/DHKm6tCQ9j

— Dezeen (@Dezeen) May 31, 2017

Curves and unusual shapes  . Challenging conventions and changing architecture for ever .
 I always  enjoy watching her buildings -reading her story .

2017 Summer Courses at VCUQ for children and teens

Get creative with our wide variety of art courses this summer which are designed to fit various age groups: https://t.co/aC6mqzRMOG #design pic.twitter.com/hOyxQl81ro

— VCUQatar (@VCUQatar) May 31, 2017

These are popular courses where your kids and teens can learn new skills and socialize during the summer holidays at VCUQatar in Education City. You can choose from a variety of programs for various age groups in July / August. Classes start on July 9.

Iftar or Suhoor

When you are planning  an eating out with your loved ones at Ramadan you can take  into consideration
that late night meals called Suhoor in Arabic are much cheaper than the sunset meals called Iftar .

 For example this five star hotel offers a late night buffet dinner for QR 145 in a stylish tent set up for the fasting month .

Marhaba went to see the lovely retro-themed #Layaly #Ramadan tent at @StRegisDoha. #Suhoor: 9 pm–2 am at QAR145 pp.https://t.co/7k8oSJakZo pic.twitter.com/RMedZeJNu5

— MarhabaQatar (@MarhabaQatar) May 29, 2017

Numbers in Qatar - 650 school staff

650 employees have been dismissed from various government schools across the country

those jobs are of administrative nature

Qatari candidates to occupy some administrative jobs

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QAFCO Layali Al Khair - Al-Banush Club ,Mesaieed

3 days remaining!Join us at QAFCO Layali Al Khair on June 1st at Al-Banush
club,Mesaieed.Taraweeh prayers,lectures,competitions, giveaways. pic.twitter.com/9FHlAMjOdM

— Qafco (@Qafcopr) May 29, 2017

Where do Muslims tend to travel for Ramadan

Travelling for  the fasting month is a new trend . Travellers  take in consideration the climate , the  length of the days which  can make the fasting easier . So the top destinations nowadays are not the Middle Eastern countries  because of their hot weather , nor the European countries because of their long days in summer .

 This may change in the coming five years as Ramadan will move to the cooler months  .

 Now let's see the most popular  countries for Ramadan tourists .

1 . Malaysia

2 . Indonesia
3.Singapore
4 .Turkey
5 Brunei
6 South Africa
7 Maldives
8 Iran
9Morocco
10 Jordan


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Ramadan festival at Katara

 You can expect various programs and events at the Katara Cultural Village during the fasting month .

 Religious lectures , Quran memorizing competitions , Play station  championship - FIFA2017 -brain games ( dama , domna , kerem , sabbah )  , fun traditional games , treasure hunting .

Exhibitions by local artists , live painting , palm tree exhibition , tea exhibition , various workshops

 and a lot more  - discover the beautifully lit area  with its indoor and outdoor activities .

 SEE MORE INFO HERE


 Treasure hunting is a fun game  - it us usually outdoors and not long after the iftar . So you have a chance to win as there are not big crowds there . At least this is what I saw  last time I visited the place .

 TEA EXHIBITION  sounds fun . I love  teas and hope to learn about them more .

PALM TREE EXHIBITION also seems interesting to me

date palm is mentioned 20 times in the Quran

it is a staple food around here - or at least it is used to be

still a much respected tree here decorating , parks , promenades , yards

Numbers in the Middle East

Despite falling oil prices, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are set to continue with massive military spending https://t.co/7pSgHPt7Bs pic.twitter.com/57YAh1aRPc

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 21, 2017

Numbers of Qatar 7 million children

Turkey and Qatar open orphanage compound for Syrian kids https://t.co/McJUJtnlX6 pic.twitter.com/nAFpexCblh

— TRT World (@trtworld) May 22, 2017

 Qatar provided educational opportunities for more than 7mn children ,created more than 300,000 jobs .

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Children uprooted

One child traveling alone is one too many. It's on all of us to stand w/ #ChildrenUprooted. RT if you believe #AChildIsAChild no matter what pic.twitter.com/hwQxfrNHz0

— UNICEF (@UNICEF) May 21, 2017

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 an uprooted child travelling alone -  great scene  grabbing the loneliness of kids in similar situation very well - from a famous movie

Ruman restaurant - Souq Wakrah - review

It was a Friday afternoon that we decided to visit this restaurant . I had bought coupons and was very curious to see  this place and taste their dishes .

 We arrived around 5 pm . We were shocked to see that we were the only customers . The restaurant is situated inside the Souq not  at the seafront . There was a tree and some chairs in front of the restaurant and that looked inviting . However we were afraid from the flies and decided to go in . It was a charming Indian  interior in rustic style . At first glance I found it lovely until I noticed  those paintings in large baroque frames . They looked awful  and spoilt all the charm of pure village home .

The second shock came when we learnt they had no toilet we had to go outside nearly to the sea shore the find one !

We had to wait minimum 20 minutes though we were the only customers . My butter chicken was tasty but stale . The rice as well . I got stomach ache at once . My husband had mutton and he found it mediocre . Our son was the  happiest among us he liked their hamburgers very much .
Long story short  -  I had this "deja vue "  or " deja mangee" feel ... yes this is  the old Caravan restaurant's style dishes ! It reminded me that place very much !
That old restaurant that burnt down some years ago at the Ramada junction . And officially  they never reopened !  I remember then many people told about them " jack of all trades but master of nothing " -  and really this restaurant offered dishes from India , China , Nepal .
My greatest concern about their cuisine was that it was not fresh at all .!

We had the dessert outside under a tree . The sea smell reached this terrace , the heat was bearable - we were sitting and relaxing  there watching the small clouds in the blue sky . It was nice and memorable . What a luck that nobody can put baroque paintings on the sky - i thought . If one day I return then it will be for these chairs and tree  and the memory of the sky .

 If I long for Indian flavours in the future I  would choose rather Zaoq or Black pepper  .

KidzMondo Doha & Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways celebrated the opening of @KidzMondoDoha's interactive edutainment establishment at Mall of #Qatarhttps://t.co/Z0zmQFJ5mm pic.twitter.com/4WG9iuLYlr

— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) May 11, 2017

 At KidzMondo Doha, Qatar
Airways  offers a role play

for children . They can act as
passengers, as well as airline staff ,
within the specially-adapted real
aircraft model.What a great experience  !

 It is not cheap at all ! The entrance fee is
135 rials  for kids 90 rials for chaperons /parents
 no food is allowed - you have to buy food inside the place
  however for this money the  child can play all day long !

The Park Bazaar has been extended through to the holy month of Ramadan.

"During the holy month of Ramadan the Park Bazaar will be open every Saturday from 5pm to Midnight.​"

Adopt a Pet event at Parkview Pet Center