 | | Qatari women set to launch fashion magazine |
 MAKING
a foray into the fashion and lifestyle world, three young Qatari
women have joined hands to launch an English magazine from Doha.
Named HauteMuse, the magazine will be published quarterly. Talking
to Qatar Tribune, Fatma Hamad al Thani and Noor Rashid al Thani,
both owners of the magazine, said that each issue would be theme-based
with an innovative layout. "We will... |
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|  |  | | UK Monarchy: How Relevant? |
 AMID
the flag-waving and the street parties to celebrate the marriage
of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday, bigger questions
about the relevance of the monarchy to modern Britain lurk like
uninvited guests. Extravagant living in a time of austerity
abrades public sensibilities; unearned privilege is resented,
while snobbery and elitism are seen as dangerously outmoded.
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DELUSION |
| COL Moamar Qadhafi is a vain man. Like
the other Arab dinosaurs he has his dyed hair, his designer
shades, his spoiled children and his compound full of sycophants.
He doesn´t want, one day, to be dragged from a rat hole
like Saddam Hussein or hauled from a bunker like the Ivory Coast´s
Laurent Gbagbo. So what´s his calculation? Does he have
one at all? Here in liberated eastern Libya, where the tricolour
Qadhafi banished now flies... |
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VCUQ ‘Senior Showcase’ today
TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK
DOHA VIRGINIA Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQ) will present ‘Senior Showcase’, a display of the talent of graduating design students at the Saffron Hall of the university on May 1. The event is open to the public.
It is aimed at giving potential employers and visitors a chance to see the final thesis and other research projects of fashion, graphic and interior design students.
Potential employers in the country and the region will have chance to meet Qatari graduating designers who will be present their final design portfolios and also learn about how design can help their business.
The students’ work will be on display at the Saffron Hall till August 20.
Senior Showcase will be held in conjunction with the Senior Exhibition that will also run at VCUQ’s Gallery till August 20.
The exhibition will showcase the final thesis projects and a selection of the best work of VCUQ senior students from the fashion, interior and graphic design departments to highlight their creativity and innovation.
The range of media used by students includes illustration, photography, typography and publication.
Gallery Director at VCUQatar, Jochen Sokoly said, “This year, the Gallery has worked in tandem with the VCUQ Career Development Committee to create a Senior Showcase of the best work of graduating seniors.
The works on display comprise couture fashion, furniture, book projects, graphics and interior designs that reflect the creativity and ingenuity of our students.
We are very proud of them and wish them all success in their future endeavours.” Director of Design Entrepreneurship and Industry Affiliations, Matt Woolman said, “We are proud to feature the entire graduating class of 2011, comprising 49 students from all three majors - fashion design, graphic design and interior design - for the first time in a single exhibition.
It is truly a showcase of the rich and diverse talent that is emerging from VCUQ this year,”
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