Happy 2017

Happy 2017 - add photo card

by almawad

 Thank you all my readers in 2016  - keep visiting my blog  and suggest topics you would like to read about .

Alma Wad  

Jenifer Toksvig's poem about refugees

One of our most popular videos of 2016 - Cate Blanchett and fellow actors read Jenifer Toksvig's poem for our #WithRefugees campaign. pic.twitter.com/7J3LAS193y

— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) December 31, 2016

Dubai New Year Celebrations - look behind the scenes

Tweet #MyDubaiNewYear to unlock behind-the-scenes footage of our fireworks crew setting up in #DowntownDubai https://t.co/iErEKkscGj

— Downtown Dubai (@MyDowntownDubai) 26 December 2016

morning fog in Doha

The winter climate brought morning fog to Doha this week, presenting passengers flying out of @HIAQatar with some spectacular sights! pic.twitter.com/Ym4a6av5rr

— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) 30 December 2016

cats musical - coming soon to Qatar

Witness a breathtaking performance seen by millions: @CatsMusical! Tickets start at only 150 QAR! Info: https://t.co/MV3hfBqTlA! #ShopQatar pic.twitter.com/qOPfguel8a

— Shop Qatar (@ShopQatar) December 25, 2016

Top Jobs in 2016

Best of 2016: Which degree will get you hired? https://t.co/5phnh1Zd12 #education #edchat pic.twitter.com/XyKfUkHvJW

— World Economic Forum (@wef) December 26, 2016

Warning ! Fog - Bikers beware of trucks !

❗Warning
Thick fog affecting eastern #Qatar with visibility dropping below 300 meters in #Doha, AlWakrah, Messaid and Alkhor. Plz take care. pic.twitter.com/7iyvky3waH

— أرصاد قطر (@Qatar_Weather) December 26, 2016

   Bikers beware of trucks ! I just heard about the tragic death of an expat riding his bike on Christmas Day on Salwa road !

 Better not to ride in this foggy weather !

the cheapest take-away turkey in town - festive season in Doha

The perfect dish for a memorable family meal this festive season! pic.twitter.com/aJ2HAS8BHt

— IKEA Qatar (@IKEAQatar) December 20, 2016

 A whole roast of turkey for QR449  at  the IKEA  ! That is  the best turkey deal I found. Just call and order ! T : 44062555 See more turkey deal  here .

FIDE World Chess Championship - Doha 2016

Will we see another race to the title between Karjakin and Magnus!
Few days left to find out!
26-30 December.#dohachess2016 pic.twitter.com/XjImYHO1HH

— Qatar Chess (@QatarChess) December 22, 2016

Learn More about this event . 

Wow! What a game in Radjabov vs Bortnyk! 19.Ng5! leads to 21.Qxh5+!! #DohaChess2016 https://t.co/E9URBcLYOr pic.twitter.com/Jvu4pRp883

— Chess.com (@chesscom) December 27, 2016

New park for families

The 11,930 sqr mtr families-only #park and #stadium has been opened for public by #AlshamalMunicipality . #MME #environment #Qatar pic.twitter.com/wxjOLg7q4B

— Baladiya (@Baladiya1) December 21, 2016

 This new park is in the Northern area of Qatar . It has  cafeteria ,playgrounds with safe rubber surface,bike tracks ,Wi-Fi ,flowers  some trees and green areas .Its size is 11,930 sq m  .
 I wish we had something like that in our district as well !

Arab American young man has to leave the plane for speaking Arabic

Adams interview with BBC Asian Network from this morning #BoycottDelta pic.twitter.com/l2EwNrVx69

— Adam Saleh Updates (@SalehUpdates) 2016. december 21.

not the first story of this type  -  I wonder how much more stupid these Americans can be !

Almost weekly there are shootings in their country ,innocent people are dying by white , English speaking men - and they are scared not from them but from the Arab speech !

 And what if the captain was Arab too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 This incident also happened  ON Delta Airline !



Delta Airline Passenger Almost Dies Because Flight Crew Didn’t Believe Black Woman on Board Was a Doctor

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly visits Qatar

HE WRITES ON HIS FB PAGE :" Flew over much of this sand on my Year In Space and often thought about visiting it. Got my toes in Doha, Qatar tonight!"

Numbers in Qatar - more than QR243m in six hours

this sum was collected for urgent relief of the Syrians in Aleppo ,refugees from Aleppo ( more than 66 million usd )

the different charity organizations intend to spend it as soon as possible for family tents with fireplaces ,food baskets ,winter clothes

DariQatar -a film about us - living in Qatar

Catch #DariQatar at @NovoCinemas, the Pearl starting tomorrow at 6 PM and enjoy a wonderful crowd-sourced film about life in #Qatar! pic.twitter.com/b160QY3Zgi

— Doha Film Institute (@DohaFilm) 2016. december 13.

 " It is great to be the part of a city as it grows up " 

The story and smile of Hiba Nablusi

This 10-year-old refugee girl fled #Syria. Her smile will brighten your day. #foreverychild, joy → https://t.co/NRNNWrUdya pic.twitter.com/YrzQKlJfxy

— UNICEF (@UNICEF) 2016. december 17.

I love fondue . What about you ?

To make  some wonderful fondue you do not need to buy expensive fondue set . I found a video showing how a simple round bread  can  serve as raclette when you put it in an oven .



 You can  choose your own cheese -  this video shows  some Italian cheese  and  way to serve it - simple , short and explains  well without words  .






I love fondue so I have some fondue design as well

I heart fondue cheese platter
by almawad

Do you love cheese ? Lulu cheese festival

 Would you like taste and buy some Old Roumy cheese,  Akawi cheese,  soft cheese, feta cheese,  mozarella cheese, blue cheese, Kashkaval cow cheese, string cheese,  brie cheese,  Edam ball, Gouda lofes, , Dutch Calora low fat cheese,  goat cheese,  labneh,  Lancashire cheese, Salut cheese and more ?
 Then go to LuLu Hypermarket, Al Gharafa . Choose from 760 kinds of cheese until December 21.Our international community here is full of cheese lovers and it is high time we learned more about each other's favourite one .

NO NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS IN QATAR THIS YEAR - SOLIDARITY WITH ALEPPO VICTIMS

Qatar cancels national day celebrations in solidarity with the people of Aleppo https://t.co/0PZBNtyxRI pic.twitter.com/bMTLerURBL

— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) December 14, 2016

We kindly direct all independent and private schools to cancel any celebrations of Qatar National Day in schools as of tomorrow onwards.

— وزارة التعليم (@Qatar_Edu) December 14, 2016

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 that is really shocking
 national day celebrations has never been cancelled so far
  it is usually a fun day at school right before the winter break -  the girls just created their cupcakes with I  love Qatar text one after the others when they learned on the school bus that it was cancelled

 we are  not into the military demonstrations or fireworks  - but  these celebrations of smaller communities are really fine and fun  and will be missed

 however I was happy to read that  still it will be a holiday - so no work on Sunday   , December 18 (  Sunday normally is a working day in Qatar )

Soccer Ball Close-up -sweet treats

Soccer Ball Close-up Chocolate Dipped Oreo
by almawad

Soccer Ball Close-up Cake Pops
by almawad

Soccer Ball Close-up Chocolate Brownie
by almawad

Match of Champions - all tickets sold out

 All tickets sold out for the match tonight .
 December 13th at Al Gharafa  SC Stadium. No need to come if you do not have a ticket . Al Ahli  saudi vs. FC Barcelona friendly match .

live match can be watched on BARCA VIDEO

Stadium map! Heading down to the #QatarAirwaysCup this evening? Check out the stadium map so you don't get lost! pic.twitter.com/Akjqpabg2O

— Qatar Football 🇶🇦 (@QFA_EN) December 13, 2016