With a deep passion for photography and design, Gustav Brandt is a South African freelance photographer currently visiting his family in Qatar. ‘I find that my photography has reached a new level here, due to Qatar’s exotic surroundings and photographic potential,’ he said. Coming from one of the most beautiful countries in the world, Brandt […]
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Marhaba Interviews Rasha Khouri, Founder & CEO of DIA-Style
Marhaba meets and interviews Rasha Khouri, Founder and CEO of online fashion websites, DIA-style.com and DIA-BOUTIQUE.com, about online shopping, fashion and entrepreneurship in the Middle East. Rasha Khouri is the Founder and CEO of DIA-style.com, a relatively new e-commerce luxury fashion website for the Middle East, available in both English and Arabic, selling luxury ready-to-wear and […]
Marhaba Interview: Glenn Leonard from the Grammy Award-winning Group The Temptations
The Temptations and The Supremes, two of the most renowned artists from the world famous R&B and soul music record label label, Motown, came to the Middle East for the very first time to perform at Qatar’s Doha Marriott Hotel on Friday 22 March 2013 and at a private show at the American Al Udeid […]
Marhaba Interview: First Saudi Arabian Female Sports Photographer, Manal Al Dabbagh
Marhaba interviews the first Saudi Arabian female sports photographer, Manal Al Dabbagh, who’s currently working in Qatar with local Arabic newspaper, Al Watan When you first meet Manal, she breaks every stereotype there is about Saudi Arabian women – first by her appearance and second by her character. Passionate about sports, Manal is sporty in every […]
ASPIRE4Sport 2012 starts today!
ASPIRE4SPORT 2012, the Middle East’s biggest sports business congress and exhibition, starts today at ASPIRE Dome, Doha. The event is on until Thursday 15 November. Being held for the third time, ASPIRE4SPORT – with its new slogan ‘Connecting Business & Sport’ – will have an array of new and exciting features. The event attracts the […]
World’s Leading Summit for Innovation in Education begins 13 November: WISE
More than 1,000 innovators from over 100 countries and multiple sectors, including NGOs, business, government, the media and education, will meet in Doha, Qatar to break new ground in education at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE). WISE is dedicated to building the future of education through innovation. This global collaborative initiative was inaugurated in 2009 […]
Meet Abdullah – making a difference in animal welfare one step at a time
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Abdullah Al Naemi, a young Qatari who strives to make a difference in his country in regard to animal welfare. We have all noticed stray cats and dogs around the city and can imagine the hard life they must lead, not to mention the extreme weather conditions they […]
The elusive Mr Q from iLoveQatar
For those of you that have been in Qatar for a while, you will have heard of the elusive Mr Q of iLoveQatar fame. Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon is bubbly, enthusiastic and one of the most interesting Qataris I have ever met. One thing that is very apparent from when you first meet him, is […]
The Doha Debates
The Doha Debates is one of Qatar Foundation’s most successful and popular ventures; it is always well attended and the topics are interesting, controversial and relevant. Last night’s debate considered the issue of minority religions in the Arab world. The audience carried the motion ‘This House believes Arab governments need to take urgent measures to […]
Ronaldo in Katara
On Monday 14th of November, Marhaba spotted the famous Brazilian football player Ronaldo visited Katara Valley of Cultures. Katara has been a host to several celebrities, including actors visiting the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, such as Robert De Niro, so it is clearly the place to go! After a tour of Katara’s facilities, Ronaldo hinted […]
