Destination Jeddah May Issue

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Earth Day Celebration

Last month Jeddah, along with the rest of the world, celebrated Earth Day. The celebration came in many forms; almost everywhere you turned there was an event such as

beach and desert clean-ups, lectures, young people plant-ing trees along the roads, and many awareness campaigns from government institutions to the private sector. It is a fact that awareness is the first step to change and progress and we, the residents of Jeddah, need more efforts to constantly improve our beloved city.

This latest Destination Jeddah issue marks Earth Day by sharing with you remarkable photos of many bird species, a gift of nature for Jeddawis, which are unappreciated in their habitat and are usually taken for granted. So the next time you are driving around in the city, especially in the Corniche area, look up and take delight in the magnifi-cence of these beautiful creatures. For those who enjoy bird watching, then our featured article on Flamingos and other birds in Jeddah’s South Corniche is sure to be an interesting read.

April was a month of arts as well, with the city’s numer-ous galleries exhibiting works by artists hailing from Jeddah as well as from other cities across the Kingdom. A feast for the eyes and awe-inspiring, paintings from two art exhibitions are presented within these pages.

Lastly, our endeavor for this issue was to draw your attention to the environment around us and to provide a message of conservation. We hope that you will join us in keeping a promise to preserve and keep our city sparkling.

Enas Hashani Editor-in-Chief [email protected]

EDITORIAL

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFEnas Hashani

MANAGING EDITORMotaz Bahri

ART DIRECTORBayan Esam Abuzinadah

PRODUCTION MANAGERHaitham Kalakesh

TECHNICAL MANAGERNour Tamimi

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERMaissaa Shaheen

ART PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES Noura IsmailYousef Kurashi

PHOTOGRAPHY Hashem AinousaRayan NawawiHans SjoeholmDJ Team

EDITORSyed Shabbir Siraj

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSMarriam Mossalli Maryam TotakhailMahmoud Sabbagh

EDITOR-AT-LARGEJessica Stockwell

EDITORIAL ASSOCIATESGhada Nour

Nada Mojaddadi

CARTOONISTMahmoud Zaini

PUBLIC RELATIONSSultan Soufi

SALES & [email protected]+966 (56) 357 8291

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City & Country Useful Information

Starting this issue: Arabic captions for content!ابتداء من هذا العدد: ملخصات بالعربية لمحتويات المجلة!

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OUR GUESTS

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

EXPLORE KSA

Oscar Nominated Filmmakers in KSA

Greater flamingos onJeddah’s South Corniche!

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Dining58Beach Resorts & Dive Shops

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TRAVEL TRENDSDiscover Mauritius

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DINING AROUND TOWN8 Special Restaurants Reviews

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HEALTHY LIVINGYoga - Setting the mind free

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SPECIAL PLACESAfghani Souk - Centre Point for Exquisite Rugs

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FASHION & SHOPPING

Gifts & Souvenirs Earth Day- Al-Makiyah

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األمير سلطان التجاري، سلطان مول-شارع التحلية مركز - جدة: بالزا العليا، صحاري غاليري-حي باريس مركز الرياض:

RIYADH: Paris Gallery Center, Olaya Dist. - Sahari Plaza - JEDDAH: Tahlia Center - Sultan Mall, Prince Sultan St.

Toll Free Number: الهاتف اجملاني: 8003010000www.ksa-parisgallery.com

THE WORLDS MOST EXPENSIVE PERFUME

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Business & Banking Hours: 8-9 am - 4-5 pm Sat-Wed, Some open on Thursday for half a day 8-9 am- 1-2 pmShopping Hours: 10am-1pm 5pm-10-11pm

Useful Information And Country

City

Name: JeddahHead of Region: Prince Khalid Al FaisalLocation: West coast of Saudi Arabia, on the Red SeaInhabited Area: 1,500 sq. km Largest urban center in the Makkah provincePopulation: 3.4 million and the 2nd largest city in Saudi Arabia.Airport: King Abdul Aziz International Airport (Airport Code: JED) Official Language: Arabic. English is the second official language.

Major English Newspapers: Saudi Gazette, Arab NewsEnglish Publications: Jeddah Today, Saudi Commerce & Economic Review, What’s up Jeddah

Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - KSACapital: RiyadhHead of State: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-SaudCrown Prince: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-SaudPopulation: 22.67 million (72% Saudi, 27% foreign)Population Growth: 3.39% (approx. 3% per year) (55% are under the age of 20)Area: 2,149,640 sq. kmMajor Cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam.Holy Cities: Makkah, MadinahInternational Airports: Jeddah: King Abdul Aziz Int’l. AirportRiyadh: King Khaled Int’s Airport / Dammam: King Fahad Int’l Airport

Important Dates: National Day: 23rd SeptemberRamadan (The Holy Month of Fasting): 22 August to 19 September 2009Eid Al Fitr (The Feast of Breakfast / End of Ramadan): 20 to 22 September 2009Eid Al Adha (The Feast of Sacrifice): 28 to 30 November 2009Calendar: The Hijri lunar calendar is the traditional measure of time and the Gregorian calendar is used as well in business. (1430/2009)Time Zone: UTC+3

Useful Information


Electricity: 110v and 220v.

Currency: Riyal (divided into 100 Halalas; Notes printed in 1 (one), 5 (five), 10 (ten), 20 (twenty), 50 (fifty), 100 (one hundred), 200 (two hundred), 500 (five hundred) Riyal denominations.

Telephone, Mobile and Internet services: The main telephone service provider is STC – Saudi Telecom Company. The Main mobile service providers are STC, Mobily and Zain. They also offer mobile Internet solutions*STC: www.stc.com/ *Mobily: www.mobily.com/ *Zain: www.zain.comInternet Service Providers: *Nesma: www.nesma.net.sa * Orbit Satellite internet: www.orbitsatnet.com *www.zajil.net, *awalnet.net.sa, * www.naseej.com, * www.shabakah.net.sa, * www.sol.net.sa, * cyberia.net.saNational TV:Saudi Channel 1/ Saudi Channel 2 (English)/ Saudi Channel 3 (Sports)/ Al Ekhbariya NewsSatellite TV: Thousands of free channels from across the Middle East, Asia and Europe can be viewed using a satellite dish and receiver.Premium Satellite Providers:Showtime Arabia: Premium Arabic and Western Entertainment. www.showtimearabia.comOrbit: Premium Arabic and Western Entertainment. www.orbit.netART: Premium Arabic, Western, and Asian Entertainment www.artonline.tv

Major Sport: The most popular national sport in Saudi Arabia is Football (Soccer). The two main football clubs in Jeddah are Ittihad and Ahli.

Country Code: 966City Codes: Jeddah and Makkah: 02 / Dammam, Dahran, Alkhobar and Jubail: 03 / Riyadh: 01 / Abha and Najran: 07 / Madinah and Yanbu: 04

Transportation:Air: Saudi Airlines - Sama Air - Nas Airlines Bus: SAPTCO: National Bus Company offering transportation between most Saudi CitiesRailroad: Only one passenger train service between Riyadh and Dammam.

1.00 United States Dollar (USD) = 3.75 Saudi Riyals1.00 Euro (EUR) = 4.99 Saudi Riyals1.00 British Pound (GBP) = 5.57 Saudi Riyals1.00 India Rupee (INR) = 0.075 Saudi Riyals1.00 Pakistan Rupee (PKR) = 0.047 Saudi Riyals1.00 Phillippines Peso (PHP) = 0.079 Saudi Riyals

Currency Exchange Rates:

Emergency Services Telephone Numbers:

Police (999)/ Fire (998)/ Ambulance (997)/ Highway Police (996)/ Special Police (995)Desert Police (994)/ Car Accident (993)/ Report an illegal person (992)

Directory for Businesses and Individuals (905)

Standard International Emergency Number for GSM Mobile Networks: (112)

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Changing perceptions is never easy and when it comes to Saudi Arabia, most of the world loves to envision it as a nation that curbs the creativity of its youth and takes measures to keep womenfolk inside their homes. Setting out to provide a different, realistic angle on the cultural, economic and religious aspects of Saudi Arabia today are Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, two talented documentary filmmakers of New York based Loki Films. Projects by the company have been broadcast on a variety of networks including CBS, A&E, PBS, VH1, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 and Canal Plus, among others.

FILMMAKERS IN KSASCAR NOMINATEDO Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

OurGuests


With an American Academy Awards nomination for best documentary feature (2007’s Jesus Camp) under their belts, the duo of Ewing and Grady are now tackling the land of massive dunes and tall, modern buildings in order to unravel some mysteries surrounding it. Their latest documentary production, titled “Inside the Kingdom”, will give viewers a closer look at the Saudi society and its intricacies. Director Heidi Ewing with Director of Photography Tony Hardmon arrived in Jeddah in mid-January 2009 for a shoot schedule that will bring them closer to finishing their documentary film. Tony Hardmon has been a part of the TV and film industry for three decades and has been camera operator on Loki Films’ project “Jes-us Camp” as well as Michael Moore’s documentary “Sicko”. Enlisting the help of local crew, the team brought on board Production Co-ordinator Khaled Dehlawi and Associate Producer Hasan Hatrash.

One segment of the documentary will feature the Saudi youth, who let go their inhibitions and speak from their hearts in front of the camera. For this sole purpose, an audition was announced by Loki Films in the city of Jeddah and from 15th to 16th of February 2009, young Saudi individuals between the ages of fourteen and twenty-five stepped in to Rum-man Company offices for a one on one interview with the director. Snippets of these inter-views will be used in the documentary. As work progresses on “Inside the Kingdom”,

the filmmakers find themselves absorbing the Saudi culture everyday and learning the Arabic language to better connect with the country that has more to it than just the label of being the world’s largest oil producer.

Heidi Ewing (Left) & Tony Hardmon (Right) in Jeddah

صناع أفالم مرشحين لجائزة أوسكار في السعوديةقدمت رايت�شيل جرادي و هايدي اإيوينج من نيويورك اإىل جدة، مع املخرج

العاملي توين هاردمن. لالطالع عن قرب على بع�ض اجلوانب الدينية

والثقافية واالقت�شادية اليوم، وذلك مل�شاعدتهم يف اإ�شتكمال فيلمهم

الوثائقي عن ال�شعودية.

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The students visit Souk ShatiAt Rumman’s Office

زارت جمموعة من طالب اجلامعات االأملانية مدينة جده با�شت�شافة كلية عفت حيث قاموا بزيارة معامل جدة و التعرف على نظرائهم

من ال�شباب ال�شعودي حيث تبادلوا حوارات هادفة حول تنمية التوا�شل بني الثقافتني.

المنتدى الصناعي الرابع: عقد املنتدى ال�شناعي الرابع يف الغرفة التجارية بجدة كان برعاية االأمري خالد الفي�شل ، والذي اأبدى تاأييده للمنتدى. وعد االأمري بدعم و تعزيز املدن ال�شناعية. قام امل�شاركون مبناق�شة الكثري من املوا�شيع املتعلقة بال�شناعة.

THE 4th INDUSTRIAL FORUM: On April 14 the forum commenced at the JCCI in the after-noon and was graced by the presence of Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, who showed his support for the forum. The Prince promised to help promote industrial industrial cities. A lot of interesting topics regarding industries were discussed.

MEETING OF CULTURES: A group of German college students came to Jeddah as guests of Effat college. During their stay they met young Saudi people and exchanged cultural values, spending time sight-seeing and shopping. On their last day, the students visited the young Fainak group where they spent a day together, their first stop being the the office of Fainak and later on they went out for shopping and dinner.

Young cartoonist Mahmood Zaini

Events & Happenings

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“PIONEERS IN ARCHITECTURE” REAL ESTATE EXPO: The expo was held from April 12-15, at the Hilton hotel. Interesting projects were included in this exhibition. A lot of people visited the expo and enjoyed the projects; Lectures were given to the attendees about these future projects.

MONT BLANC STORE OPENING: The event was marked on April 15 at the Red Sea Mall Jeddah. Mont Blanc is considered to be the most famous brand of writing instruments. It produces high quality pens with beautiful, classic and modern styles. It was a very lovely opening and was attended by many people.

SAUDI BUILDINGS AND INTERIOR EXHIBITION: Was held in Alharthy exhibition center on April 12-15 from 5-10 p.m The exhibition was very useful. It covered everything regard-ing exterior and interior design. Also all building process issues

اأقيم افتتاح حمل MONT BLANC يف ١٥ اأبريل ٢٠٠٩

يف رد �شي مول جدة . و هو يعد اأ�شهر العالمات التجارية

ل�شناعة االأقالم. تنتج نوعية عالية مع االأقالم اجلميلة و

االأ�شاليب احلديثة. او ح�شر االفتتاح العديد من الزوار.

لمعرض السعودي للبناء و التصميم: عقد يف مركز احلارثي للمعار�ض يف الفرتة ما بني ١٢-١٥ ابريل

٢٠٠٩ كان للمعر�ض اإيجابيات كان �شامال غطى كل �شيء

يتعلق بالت�شميم اخلارجي و الداخلي و عملية البناء.

معرض االسكان العقاري و المجمعات السكنية :عقد معر�ض العقارات يف الفرتة ما بني ١٢-١٥ اأبريل ٢٠٠٩

يف فندق هيلتون جدة. امل�شاريع املدرجة يف هذا املعر�ض. �شهد

املعر�ض الكثري من الزوار و املحا�شرات التي األقيت عن

امل�شاريع امل�شتقبلية.

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The Consulate General of the United States of America in Jeddah observed its 2009 American National Day on March 8, 2009 with a gala celebration and was host to over three-hundred guests. The event presented an opportunity to welcome new guests and long-time friends to the Consulate and to say goodbye to those members of the community that were departing. The National Day reception started off with the playing of national anthems of USA and Saudi Arabia.

at American Consulate General in JeddahNational Day Celebration

In his remarks, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ford M. Fraker noted important achievements that were accomplished over the last year. He praised the King Abdullah Scholarship program and noted that the U.S. currently hosts 15,000 Saudi students – the highest level since 2001. Ambassador Ford Fraker thanked his Saudi counterparts for their support and friendship during his time as U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Consul General Martin Quinn noted in his remarks that while it was his first time hosting the American National Day in Jeddah

but it would not be his last. He took the opportunity to recognize the various achievements of Ambassador Fraker during his tenure and thanked him for his two years of service in Saudi Arabia. As a parting gift, Consul General Quinn presented Ambassador Fraker with a flag which had been flown above the Consulate General in Jeddah in his honor.

After the speeches, it was time for dinner and on the menu was a wide sampling of American food sponsored by 22 American food vendors from Jeddah.

احتفلت القنصلية األمريكية العامة يف جدة يف اليوم

الثامن من مار�ض بيومهم الوطني املنتظر قدومه يف يوليو.

US Consul General Martin Quinn

From left to right: Ambassador Ford Fraker, Consul General Martin Quinn and his wife


NETHERLANDS AMBASSADOR HOSTS RECEPTION: A reception given by Mr. Ron Strikker, the Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and his wife Mrs. Conny Westgeest was held at the Seaside Lounge in Sheraton Hotel on March 15th, 2009. Important guests were invited to the reception, which basically marked the Ambas-sador’s relocation to Jeddah city.

Emaar Middle East, currently developing Jeddah Gate and Al Khobar Lakes in Saudi Arabia, hosted a delegation of 33 students and faculty members from the Architecture Department of Effat University on a tour of the Jeddah Gate development. The visit aimed to share Emaar’s knowledge and expertise in project management, construction techniques, and interior design with the students. Emaar Middle East officials presented an overview of the various components of Jeddah Gate and explained the latest construction technolo-gies being employed in developing the project as per schedule. The students and faculty interacted with the officials on the details of the project including interior design aspects. Jeddah Gate project is spread over half a million sq. m., and will feature 6,000 residential units, 230,000 sq. m. of office space and 75,000 sq. m. of gross leasable area for retailers.

Hosts Students and Faculty of Effat UniversityEmaar Middle East

ا�شت�شافت �شركة اإعمار )الشرق األوسط( وفدا من طالبات ق�شم الهند�شة املعمارية يف جامعة عفت لزيارة بوابة التنمية يف جدة.

قام سفير هولندا لدى اململكة العربية ال�شعودية ال�شيد رون �شتيكر بعمل حفل ا�شتقبال يف فندق �شرياتون.


MEETES 09 (14th Middle East Education & Training Exhibition): EDUCON hosted MEETES, the biggest Educational event in the Middle East. Free educational consultancy was offered at the event. Languages and Educational Degree programs from around the world were pre-sented. MEETES 09 took place at Jeddah international Exhibition and convention centre.

LINDT MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION: Seqaf Company organized this event at Red Sea Mall which was meant for all sons and daughters to celebrate Mother’s Day and give their moms a nice gift, like Lindt’s chocolates in a heart-shaped box. It was a well received event that gave everyone a chance to express their feelings and be thankful for their mothers.

قامت �شركة سقاف بتنظيم احتفال )ليندت( بعيد

االأم يف رد �شي مول بجدة

ا�شت�شافت Meetes EDUCON اأكرب حدث تعليمي يف

ال�شرق االأو�شط والذي قدمت خالله اال�شت�شارات التعليمية باملجان.


GOODY ROAD SHOW: Goody hosted a cooking event at both Red Sea Mall and Serafi Mall. All the dishes were made with different and delicious recipes that also included a great quantity of Goody Mayonnaise. It was a wonderful event for housewives and people who love to cook.

GOLD’S GYM SQUASH TOURNAMENT: The Gold’s Gym Squash Tournament was held on 25th of March, 2009 under the auspices of Prince Turki Bin Thamer Al-Saud. The tourna-ment showcased great skills amongst the squash players who took part in it. By the end of the evening, three finalists emerged and were given memberships to Gold’s Gym and med-als. A trip to London was also awarded to the first place winner.

بطولة جولد جيم للسكواش كانت يف اخلام�ض و الع�شرين من مار�ض ٢٠٠٩ حتت رعاية االأمري تركي بن ثامر

اآل �شعود.

قامت قودي بجولة عر�ض للطهي يف كل من رد �شي مول

و �شرييف مول.اأعدت فيها اأطباق و و�شفات �شهية.


JCCI HONORS YOUNG ACHIEVERS: The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce recognized two successful companies by hosting a function inside Ismail Abu Dawood Hall in order to bring these businesses and their respective owners in to the limelight amongst Jeddah’s investors. Taking a cue from the Saudi Fast Growth 100, which took place very recently, the function also highlighted non-traditional success stories of young achievers.

Lomar, a designer brand which has rede-fined thobes and came in at number thir-teen in the 2009 Saudi Fast Growth Start-up List, was given special recognition and Loai Nasseem, who launched the company along with his wife Mona Haddad, took to the stage and shared his experience of taking the Lomar brand and making it a household name in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Rumman Company, parent company of Fainak.com and one that made it in the 2009 Saudi Fast Growth Company to Watch List, was also given special recog-nition for its unique approach in having the youth be involved in its ventures and for having a strong leadership. Bayan Abuzinadah, art director for Rumman, and Maria Mahdaly, Fainak.com team man-ager, explained to the audience the uphill journey in bringing Rumman Company’s two ventures, namely Destination Jeddah Magazine and Fainak, to fruition.

Another very positive aspect of the func-tion was the 60 Seconds Program that gave

an opportunity to attendees for presenting their business ideas in the span of sixty seconds. A committee of investors evalu-ated each project in the same amount of time as given to the idea originators. Abdul Latif Jameel (Bab Rizk Jameel) were also in attendance as investors and also ana-lyzed project ideas and gave their insight.

تكريم JCCI للمشاريع الشبابية الناجحة قامت الغرفة التجارية يف جدة بتكرمي �شركتي رمان و لومار واالعرتاف بهما ك�شركتني ناجحة، من خالل ا�شت�شافة اأ�شحاب ال�شركات وو�شعهم يف دائرة ال�شوء بني م�شتثمرين جدة.


BiCE RESTAURANT HOSTS MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS: The Management of Qasr Al Sharq, a member of the Waldorf Astoria Collection, invited the top management and editors of popular magazines in this region which included Brands, Platinum, Arabian Man, Arabian Woman, Fawasil, Destination Jeddah and others to their restaurant for an enjoyable lunch and meeting.

Z MAGAZINE RE-LAUNCH AT JEDDAH RACEWAY: Armed with a new image and more content, the local car magazine “Z” was unveiled in an exciting way at a press conference held in the Jeddah Raceway Café on 20th April, 2009. Attended by the press and impor-tant guests, the launching ceremony was headed by Ms. Badia, the founder and owner of the magazine, Mr. Mohammed Sufyani of saudigear.com, and Mr. Mishael bin Abdul-mohsen bin Abdurrahman Al-Sulaiman of United Racing Company that built the Jeddah Raceway.

In the speech given by Ms. Badia, she gave an overview of new sections in the magazine namely coverage of events at the Jeddah Raceway and features from saudigear.com, as well as test drives and reviews conducted by female drivers. Mr. Sufyani commended the efforts of “Z” magazine to provide female auto enthusiasts and everyone else a great magazine. Afterwards, all invitees were asked to make their way over to the raceway where a brilliant display of stunt driving gave all present an exciting show

BiCE روؤ�شاء حترير اأ�شهر املجالت واالإ�شدارات املحلية يف املطعم االإيطايل Waldorf Astoria ا�شت�شافت اإدارة ق�شر ال�شرق ع�شو جمموعة

Z MAGAZINEإنطالقة جديدة :عقد موؤمتر �شحفي يف JRW بتاريخ ٢٠ ابريل ٢٠٠٩ و الذي ك�شف االإطاللة و املحتوى اجلديد

للمجلة. تراأ�شت ال�شيدة بادية اأ�شعد »موؤ�ش�شة املجلة« املوؤمتر بخطاب ي�شمل ملحة عامة عن فروع جديدة يف املجلة بعد ذلك وطلب من جميع

املدعوين �شق طريقهم اإىل القناة حيث قدم عر�ض رائع للقيادة.


2009Calendar MaySaudi Healthcare 2009

Khawater 5

May 7

May 5

Hip Hop Songwriting Competition

Saudi Hospital / Healthcare / Wellbeing

Propac Arabia

Food & Hotel Arabia

Gold’s Gym 4th Arm Wrestling Competition

An arm wrestling competition for Gold’s Gym male members who are 18 years of age or above. The competitors can only use their right hand and in stand-up style. There will also be a martial arts and power lifting show before the competition.Venue: Gold’s Gym Grand JeddahContact Info: +966-2-6912077 (5105) / [email protected]

May 19

May 2

May 11-14

May 24-28

May 24-28

Saudi Arabia’s 16th International Medical, Insurance, Dental, Pharmaceutical, Scientific Equipment and Labware Exhibition and Symposium.Venue: Jeddah International Exhibition & Convention CentreContact Info: www.ameinfo.com

Saudi Arabia International Event for Non-Medical Hospital Infrastructure, Supplies and Furnishings. Saudi Healthcare & Hospital Exhibition has consistently provided indigenous and international companies with a world class forum from which to promote health products and services to a broad spectrum of visitors from throughout the Kingdom and neighboring Gulf States.Venue: Jeddah Centre for Forums & Events, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Propac Arabia is the Premier International Exhibition on Processing & Packaging in Saudi Arabia. The main emphasis of the event will be to address the needs of the post-harvest and food technology, processing and packaging industries.Venue: Jeddah Centre for Forums & Events, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Food & Hotel Arabia has established the enviable reputation of being the main show that services the Kingdom’s demand for quality and variety in the fields of food and beverage, hotel equipment and catering together with processing and packaging.Venue: Jeddah Centre for Forums & Events, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Join Khawater 5 by sending a video that is not more than 2 minutes in duration. It could be either your idea or you could be the director or the actor, but it must be youth centered. Last day to receive submissions is 5/5/2009. The following information is needed for submission: Your name – country – age – e-mail address and mobile number.Contact Info: [email protected]

Offering the chance for anyone aged 12 years and above -- disabled and non-disabled --to express themselves through lyrics in both intertwined Arabic/English (preferably with Arabic nuances and undertones) for Arabic & English speaking audience.Venue: Help Center

D ATION JEDDA16

Mark Your


Dar Al-Hekma’s First Annual Graphic Design Event

Tawasul!

For more information about the event please contact: T. (966-2) 630 3333 ext 370 / 240 E. [email protected]

Dar Al-Hekma’s Graphic Design Department will be launching its first major design event entitled Tawasul on May 16, 2009, which is a three day design event that will be held on the College campus, hosting designers from different creative fields and bringing outstanding members of the international design community to Jeddah. This will be the first of a series of annual events in the area of graphic design to be held at Dar Al-Hekma. The event will encompass many activities, including presentations, workshops, and an exhibition of the work of Dar Al-Hekma’s graphic design students. The presentations are open to the public and will start at 6:00 pm sharp on May 16, 17, and 18, 2009.

May 16-18, 2009

Anja Lutz Irma Boom Johnathan Brook Teal Triggs

Mohammed Harib Tarek Atrissi Nadim Karam


Surrounded by the Shammar and Salma Mountains in northwestern Saudi Arabia is the city of Ha’il – the center of the country’s agricultural program, home to a number of famous heroes and prominent poets and more recently, the host of the annual Ha’il International Rally event.

CRADLE OF HISTORYHA’IL

by: Khaled KhafagyPhotography by: Tarek Al-Abduallah

Explore KSA



Palm trees line the contrasting sandy and green landscape



There are some impressive sites that one can visit during a stay in Ha’il. Go back in time by visiting historic palaces – many of which

Contrasting from the beige, sandy colors of its surroundings, the city is a dominant green with lush vegetation in the form of vast date palm groves and vegetable gardens that carpet the broad valley floor; a feast for the eyes. Apart from being a known for its abundant produce, Ha’il is also considered to be one of the major resorts in Saudi Arabia due to its weather which is mild and refreshing, especially during night. Other than the natural beauty in and around the city, its urban development has seen much advancement and includes wonderful parks and gardens. You can enjoy a walk in one of the thirty gardens or in one of the public parks, the most famous being Mashar Park.

Exterior of a traditional house on the outskirts of Ha’il

A heritage home interior



Ruins of an old fort nearby the city

Important Guests with a Copy of DJ Magazine

Well known by the generosity of its people in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, Ha’il is also the place where Hatim al-Tai (famous pre-Islamic Arabian poet) lived. During times of foreign influence, the city of Ha’il preserved the purity of the Arabic language. Thus, it has been bestowed the title of “the center of learning” and is home to the famous University of Ha’il.

Like so many other parts of Saudi Arabia, Ha’il is building on its traditional strengths while looking for new areas in which to diversify and prosper.

belong to the Ottoman era such as the Qishala Palace and the Brazan Palace. It is considered one of the richest palaces for its stone paintings, old Thammadi artifacts and ancient lakes and wells. Moreover, you can get a taste of culture by checking out the artistic exhibitions at the cultural center. A public library and zoo is also a place worth visiting with family. The city library consists of books from famous poets such as Antarah bin Shadad, a native of this city and the author of one of the most famous Arabic poems “Mu’allaqat”. If you would like to see what an extinct volcano looks like, then just pass through the outskirts of Ha’il.

Bikers making their way to the Ha’il Rally

حائل -- مهد التاريخ يف منطقة جبال �شمر و�شلمى، فى �شمال غرب اململكة

العربية ال�شعودية، قام االجتماع ال�شنوي لرايل حائل الدويل

يف مدينة حائل الزراعية والتي ت�شم عددا من م�شاهري

ال�شخ�شيات وال�شعراء. مما اأتاح الفر�شة للعودة اإىل املا�شي

من خالل زيارة الق�شور التاريخية والتي ينتمي الكثري منها

اإىل فرتة اخلالفة العثمانية.

*Sightseeing within Saudi Arabia is possible through the many tour operators located in Jeddah. Book a tour or vacation package using our up to date directory.

Refer to Travel Agencies and Tour Operators on Pages 84 and 85


rought to fruition by Ro’iya Art Consultancy, the exhibition took place from March 2nd to March 8th at the Atelier Gallery which was adorned with 78 paintings by 14 artists belonging to different parts of the country. The underlying theme of this art exhibition was the connection between the points or towns that lie between the Western and Eastern regions of the country and this was the inspiration behind the exhibitionís title as well. The paintings had an awe-inspiring quality to them and included works by Nahar Marzooq, Badriah Al-Shamrani and Zahraa Al-Matrook to name a few of the artists.

1362.45Kilometer Art

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Termed as “the art of connection”by the organizers, the 1362.45 KM

art exhibition was an excellent showcase for Saudi artists and a delight for art enthusiasts who

came to see the paintings.

معرض 1362.45 كيلومترا�شرتك يف املعر�ض اأربعة ع�شر فنانا من خمتلف اأنحاء اململكة

العربية ال�شعودية بعدد ثمان و �شبعون لوحة فنية.

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Artist: Bassem Al-Sharqi



portraiture&ArabicCalligraphy

Portraiture is an art of capturing an organic persona for the sake of art and the artistic world and some of the brilliant artists who participated in the exhibition had a talent for creating

portraits that originated from living beings or even from their imagination. On the other hand, Arabic calligraphy is a form of art that fuses words and the inherent artistic flow in the creative

soul of an artist as is evident from works by Hussein Al-Mohasen.

Artist: Badriah Al-Shamrani

Artist: Hussein Al-Mohasen



Artist: Bassem Al-Sharqi



The Al-Makiyah Culture House, Sami Angawi’s eco-friendly residence, was host to two American experts; Brad Lancaster, an authority on water management, and David Eisenberg, a leading conservationist and green building materials advocate. On April 21st, Lancaster and Eisenberg were invited to speak on Earth Day after they were given a tour of the residence. The Angawi home implements the Al-Mizan concept which works to strike a balance between all of its elements as well as its water recycling technology working to sustain the growing number of plants on the premises.

EARTH DAY

Lancaster’s lecture focused on the source of his motivation to take interest in the study of water management and rain-harvesting prompted by the need to do something about water depletion in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. He described the methods which have benefitted his own home that was barren land and turned it into a thriving green property in less than ten years; all thanks to rain-harvested water, costing absolutely nothing.He explained how household greywater, wastewater from washing machines and bathroom sinks can be reused to benefit the home again. His mentor, Zephaniah Phiri Maseko, who lives in the driest region of Zimbabwe, “turned a wasteland into an oasis,” Lancaster said.

by: Syed Shabbir Siraj

Arts &Entertainment

Culture


“Now he grows hundreds of trees which he gives away for free...to those in the community. Every time he gives away a tree he says, ‘Here is the tree; but before you plant it, you must plant the rain, so that there is water for the tree.’”

Eisenberg in his lecture discussed the intricate relationship between nature and research and how they mutually benefit one another. “If you look at how things happen in nature, you will see that it does not degrade other systems as it evolves and builds new things. But our ways of building do exactly the opposite.” He dismissed the idea that buildings made from natural materials, i.e. straw and adobe, were just as effective as more modern techniques but were shunned

because of the cost and labor required for their construction.

The purpose of these lectures was two-fold; to inform and to educate about the possibilities of taking steps to ensure a healthy future through conservation of land, energy and water.

Brad Lancaster David Eisenberg

اليوم العالمي لألرضا�شت�شافت دار املكية للثقافة مبنا�شبة اليوم العاملي لالأر�ض كال من براد النك�شرت وديفيد اإيزنربغ يف يوم ٢١ اإبريل ٢٠٠٩.

وبعد اأن قاموا بجولة يف املكية. األقوا حما�شرات تثقيفية عن اخلطوات الالزم اتباعها ل�شمان م�شتقبل �شحي من خالل املحافظة

على االأرا�شي والطاقة واملياه.


Bada Al Bal

Fadel Shaker

Top10ongsS

Top10lbumsA

1- W Eftaraana: Fadel Shaker2- Kelmah: Rami Sabry3- Meen Da Elli Neseek: Nancy Ajram

4- Wesh jah: Rashed Al Majed5- Alawah: Melhem Zein6- Yemken: Assi Hellani7- Teslam: Tamer Ashour8- Ayez menni eh: Samo zein9- Taa Khabeek: Najwa Karam10- Inta Menni: Yara

Arabic music has a magic within it that is best described as stirring when it comes to the melody and heart-rending when it comes to the lyrics. Here are ten chart-busting Arabic albums.

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Various Artists

Maa Hobbi

Nour Ainy

Rashed Al Majed

Various Artists

Rotaniyat 2009

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Without You

Sami Yousef

Ghammadt Aini

Ramy Sabry

Betfakkar Fi Eh

Nancy Ajram

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Temanna

Abdullah Rwaisheid

Various Artists

Now Arabia Vol.11

Shiraz - A Violin Affair

Jihad Akel

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Music

Provided by Virgin Mega Store

Arts &Entertainment

Tahliah Street - AL-Sayf Roundabout - Roshana International Center - Jeddah - KSATel: 02-2635084 / 02-2635085 - E-Mail: [email protected]

Tahliah Street - AL-Sayf Roundabout - Roshana International Center - Jeddah - KSATel: 02-2635084 / 02-2635085 - E-Mail: [email protected]


Whether you’re a tourist or a Jeddah denizen, this is one section you should not fail to consult; your fun-filled day depends on it. The most informative reference for fun times in the city and surrounding region, let us introduce you to an exploratory activ-ity that will make for a perfect outing amongst the dunes.

MOON MOUNTAINASFAN’S

Campsite at Moon Mountain

by: DJ Team

Family Fun

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DESTINATION JEDDAH 31DESTINATION JEDDAH

The experience of being out in the open desert and away from civilization is exhilarating. More so when you have family and friends with you! Explor-ing the desert area of Asfan, which is on the outskirts of Jeddah city, can be very moving and rewarding. This is how it felt to each and every member of Rum-man Company’s Fainak and Destination Jeddah teams which were whisked off to Asfan for a day of fun-filled activities.

Victory for reaching the top of the mountain Resting after the two hour hike



عسفان - جبل مون ستونكانت جتربة �كت�شاف �شحر�ء ع�شفان، و�لتي تقع على �أطر�ف مدينة جدة ممتعة وفريدة، هذ� ما �شعر به �أع�شاء جملة د�شتني�شن

جدة و �شيوفهم �لذين ��شتمتعو� بق�شاء يوم مليء بالأن�شطة �لرتفيهية يف �شحر�ء ع�شفان.

Leaving Jeddah at precisely nine o’clock in the morning, the group of fifty people and a friendly guide set out for Moon Mountain (locally known as Jebal Al Qamr) where Khalid Khafagy, the trip co-ordinator, had a lot in store for the excited adventurers. On Asfan’s arid land, the en-joyment began in earnest; people hiked up dunes and rode on ATVs which left nice big tracks on the sand. Large tents were erected which provided a place for resting and an escape from the sun. The weather varied from bright sunlight to beautiful cloud cover and overall it was great for desert sports or for enjoying the gentle wind. A kite flying session also had many of the young men and women enthralled and proved to be a wonderful activity. Best of all, climbing atop Moon Mountain and having a view of the campsite, which seemed tiny from this altitude, made the trip worthwhile.

At sunset, the whole group gathered around a bonfire, taking pleasure in fla-vorful sheesha and dining on great tasting barbequed food. This gave a nice feeling of camping out. By nightfall, the large caravan of satisfied thrill seekers started for Jeddah and took home lots of amazing memories. Picnics in the desert are posi-tively an experience not to be missed!of camping out. By nightfall, the large caravan of satisfied thrill seekers started for Jeddah and took home lots of amazing memories. Picnics in the desert are posi-tively an experience not to be missed!

Tour OperatorsArabian CampMobile:+966-5-05664137E-mail: [email protected]

Al-Shitaiwi Travel & TourismTel:+966-2-6794022E-mail:[email protected]

*Arabian Camp specializes in organizing fantastic excursions to interesting sites on land and sea. The company is planning a trip to Abha for Jeddah residents. Details are as follows:

From evening of April 26th-29th (3 days / 3 nights)- Flight + Accomodation - Tour Guide + Transportaion- All meals and beverages

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Fashion & Shopping

awal, a brand known for its traditional wear with a fashionable twist started in 2000, but the actual idea for it was conceptualized long ago, when the designer, Nawal, was in high school. After graduating from college, she started to fulfill her dream by creating her first collection in the year of the second millennium. The brand is known for its Abayas (traditional Saudi daily-wear for women), Kaftans / Jalabiyaat, and Casual wear. The main vision behind the whole idea was to buy Abayas, Kaftans, Casual wear and Hijaab (conservative) that are fashion forward, inexpensive and have designs that would reflect the wearer’s personality.

Nawal’s designs are sometimes shockingly different and carry her trademark style –– highly influenced by Indian materials –– which she describes are the best because they have many different varieties, attractive colors and, most importantly, they suit her designs.

Each collection has its own style and theme, which never goes out of the cultural boundaries but has its own unique essence. Nawal’s store is more famously known as “The Art of Traditional Clothing”, which she describes as “Anyone and everyone wears an Abaya, but with the original purpose of Abaya kept in mind, a right design and a modern twist, a lady can truly stand out with her Abaya”.

FashionableAbayas

Nawal Designs

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Her store is a place where clothes represent more than just fashion; it truly represents her endless love for traditional, trendy clothing and the meeting of rich Indian heritage with the precious Arab culture.

تصميمات نوال - عبايات بأحدث موضة

ت�شتهر نو�ل بت�شميم �لعبايات و �لثياب

و�ملالب�س �لكاجو�ل باأ�شعار معقولة.

Location: Rawdah St. Next toRema Flowers.


Al-Sawani Group

LOCAL BRAND WITH ANINTERNATIONAL STYLE

Having opened its first retail store in Al-Khobar in 1976, it certainly has been a long and successful journey for the Al-Sawani Group, one of the leading fashion and lifestyle retailers in Saudi Arabia and regionally. Moving with the times, the group has given its logo a makeover and established stores featuring the best international brands.

Another feather in the cap of the Al-Sawani Group is their recently opened and most exciting retail store yet in Jeddah. This latest Sawani Department Store is an architecturally innovative store and encompasses 7,000 square meters of space, which provides pure shopping bliss. The new store is located at Gates 3 and 4 of the Red Sea Mall on King Abdulaziz Road.

The hands-on Sawani experience provides visitors with a chance to indulge in entire famous brand collections including a luxurious selection of handbags, jewelry, sunglasses and watches from Chanel, Rolex, and more!

مجموعة السواني -- محالت محلية بلمسة عالميةبعد �أن �فتتحت �أول متجر يف مدينة �خلرب يف عام 1976، �أ�شبحت جمموعة �ل�شو�ين و�حدة من �أبرز �شركات �لأزياء حمليا و�إقليميا.

و�أن�شاأت حمالت تعترب �أحدث و�أف�شل �لعالمات �لتجارية �لعاملية.


FATIMA ABIDHAUTE COUTURE

Le Chateau, Tahlia St., opposite Tujjar Jeddah Tel: +966-5-54369993

Opening May 5th

www.fatimaabed.com


GSouvenirs

ifts&Introducing three different brands, each offering its own specialized items, that would make for excellent gifts for friends, family or even for yourself.

Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil

Fluttergem Ring(real butterfly wing)

Pyrit AmmonitePendant

Druze Auarts (arctic collection)To order : +96650783375 www.eden-rm.com

Gemstones to Cherish The name itself is homage to the garden of paradise and is only fit-ting to this distinctive brand which is a haven for gemstone collections that are exquisitely fashioned to make its wearer the center of atten-tion. Eden’s collections are divided in to five categories that include “Natural Gemstone”, “Fossil”, “FlutterGem”, “Shell”, and “For-everLeaves”. The exceptional art-istry found in all their pieces is also Eden’s hallmark, as you are bound to fall in love with one of the shell pen-dants that are meticulously placed in sterling silver, or a gorgeous butterfly ring from the FlutterGem collection. The feel good factor of wearing an Eden piece is what also defines this wonderful brand.

Eden

Fashion & Shopping

Teapot Talk w. chalk ceramic

Natural lapis and turquoise stones earrings

Stone wrap bracelet

Turquoise gold bangles

Gold leather bracelet with lemon quartz, pink opal, Swarovski crystals stones.

To order : +966500257579 [email protected]

To Order: 0598304598 [email protected]

Shower Cap

This virtual store offers one of a kind pieces of jewelry that are handmade with love and passion by the most skillful artisans around the world! The brand has managed to get in touch with many local and international jewelry designers who have subsequently worked on most of the pieces in their collection.

Zeenah Accessories

Wall plates

Items that can be shopped and then delivered to your home just by making one phone call Unique Gifts specialty. You can purchase their handpicked products to satisfy your exceptional taste, or present them to friends and family on different occasions like: a present for a bachelorette, a house warming gift, a birthday present, and much more.

Unique Gifts


Technology Latest Gadgets

Camileo S10: This camera is the size of a mobile phone. It features a 2.5-inch screen, 4x digital zoom and a 5-megapixel sensor for snapping still im-ages. Storage options are either recording on the camera’s 128 MB built-in memory or on an SD card that can be inserted in to a specially constructed slot in the camera. Price ≈ 1,020 SR to 1.122 SRwww.toshiba.com

Pentax X70: A megazoom digital camera that is considered to be a true bridge between compact digital cameras and digital SLRs. It features a high-magnification of a 24X optical lens with a 12 mega-pixel mode that offers you a great resolution and true colors. The super macro mode allows you to focus on the subject as close as 1cm from the lens. Plus, the camera has three shake reduction technolo-gies that reduce camera shake and blurriness of the subject. Finally, Pentax X70 has a 2.7-inch LCD screen and is housed in a compatible lightweight body that makes the camera easy to use.Price ≈ 1, 986 SR www.pentax.com

Canon PowerShot D10: If you are an adventurous person then you would like to capture every moment of your journey, wherever you go. Too bad most cameras are not built with your adventures in mind. But now Canon gives you the cam-era that will withstand whatever you put it through! It is waterproof so that you can take it down in to the water up to 33 ft., freeze-proof and can survive temperatures from 14-104°F and is also shock-proof, so when the jour-ney gets rough it still go on. Plus it has all the features you expect from a Canon Digital Camera; 12.1 Megapixels of resolution, 18 predefined shooting situations, blink detection and face detection technology that tracks the faces of moving subjects. Now you can capture all your experiences in real colors and in awesome detail. Price ≈ 1,749 SR www.canon.com

Fashion & Shopping


Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 3: A portable, personal music player which delivers an incredible sound from FM radio or music files on SD memory cards. With BeoSound 3 you don’t need cables or plugs be-cause it is powered by a rechargeable battery that can last for ten hours. To enjoy BeoSound 3’s full-range mono loudspeakers, all you need to do is download music from your computer on to an SD card and place it in to BeoSound 3. As for the exterior design, the device is small in size and made from robust materials. There are no visible buttons on its aluminum surface; you can only manage it through soft-touch opera-tion. Finally Beosound 3’s most useful feature is its oversized handle that makes it easy to carry or to hang it anywhere.Price ≈ 3,187 SR to 3.371 SR www.bang-olufsen.com

iPod Shuffle: With the new iPod Shuffle, your musical experience will go to a different level. With the revolutionary voiceover technology, this music player can actually talk to you; it tells you the name of the song, artist, playlist and you can also manage your playlists through it. The iPod Shuffle speaks 14 languages which include English, Czech, Dutch, to name a few, Swedish and Turkish. It also holds up to 1,000 songs. All control buttons are located on the earphone cord. The Shuffle features an aluminum body that is smaller than an AA sized battery and it has an amazing stainless steel clip making it ultra wearable. Price ≈ 296 SR www.apple.com

Nokia E75: This new business phone offers an ultimate e-mail experience via pre-installed e-mail services. It has two keypads; one on the exterior surface under the screen, and the other, a qwerty keyboard, placed on the sliding handset. E75 offers easy three step e-mail setup, a quick access to applications with one key-touch, 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus, flash and Data encryption for both phone memory and microSD card.Price ≈ 1,500 SR to 1.908 SR www.nokia.com

Sony Ericsson C903: Inspired by the Sony T-series point and shoot digi-cams, the Sony Ericsson C903 is a compact and attractive Cyber-Shot phone. The camera features an AF mode with a dual LED flash, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, and an active lens cover. It’s a 5-MP slider with a large scratch resistant 2.4-inch display. The phone comes with features that you’d expect from a high-end phone with threaded conversations in messages and a smart-dialing feature. It comes in two colors; lacquer black and glam-our red that will be a favorite for the ladies.Price ≈ 1,125 SR www.sonyericsson.com


MallsDirectory

Coral MallTahlia Street / Tel :+966-2-6607624Shops: Armani, Beach & Beyond, Calvin Klien, Color Be Mine, Ecko, Ed Hardy, FCUK, Geox, Killah, La Coste, Marlboro Classic, Miss Sixty, Primo, Quick Silver, S.T.Dopunt

Jeddah MallTahlia Street / Tel :+966-2-6678666Shops: Al-Musalli & Al-Raies, Damas, Eye2eye, Faces, The Body Shop, Giordano, Gosh, Karen Millen, Kipling, Maria Pino, Naomi, Swatch, Trussardi, WAIPAI

Hera’a International SouqHera’a Street / Tel :+966-2-6540097Shops: Adams, Al-Attar, Al-Dahham, Al-Humaidi, Al-Maghrabi, Al-Mualim, Barkley, Benatton, Bershka, Bhs, Celio, Clair’s, Diesel, Esprit, Faces, Giordano, Guess, Health Lines, Jacadi, La Moda, La Senza, Mango, Milano, Mothercare, Naomi, Nectar, Next, Next Kids, Nina, Nine West, Panasonic, Paper moon, Promod, Quick Silver, River Island, Saudi Airlines, Sisley, Sony, The Body Shop, U2, Zara, Zain, Zimas

Basateen Center Tahlia Street / Tel :+966-2-6611721Shops: Al-Ghazali, Al-Moalim, Al-Sawani Department store, Anne Klein, Baby Fitaihi, Bakhashwain, Bali, Benatton, Betty Barkley, Esprit, Courier, Glitter, Guess, La Perla, Max & Co., Max Mara, Noon, Opticals, Replay, Rubaiyat, Swish, XOXO

Aziz MallPrince Majid Road / Tel:+966-2-616-2222Shops: Accessorize, Adams, Al-Maghrabi, Al-Sawani, Aldo, Aldo Accessories, Ann Harvey, Athletes Foot, Aussino, B.Bush, Baby shop, Barratts, Bata, Behavior, Bershka, Bhs, Camaiue, Celina, Celio, Chales & Kieth, City Max, Claire’s, Damas Jewelry, Dorothy Perkins, Etam, Faces, Femi.9, Gap (Men & Women), Giordano, Howard, Kids, Kotton, La Senza, La Senza Girl, LaVieenRose, Mango, Mexx, Mikyaji, Milano, Miss Selfridge, Mothercare, Naomi, Nectar, New Look, Next, Nine West, Okaidi, Orchestra, Pans & Co, Paris Gallery, Pom Cherry, Promod, Pull & Bear, Pumpkin Patch, River Island, Riyadh Bank, SGT Major, Showtime, Sports City, Starbucks, Stradivarious, Swatch, Tape A L’Oeil, Terranova, The Body Shop, Urban, Vero Moda, Xanka, Zara

Al Khayat CenterTahlia Street / Tel :+966-2-6303970Shops: BOSS, Burberry, Chanel, Christian Dior, Coach, DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Jacques Dessange Salon, Jamalouki, Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavali, Rubaiyat, Sergio, Tiffany, Tods, Yves Saint Laurent


Tahlia CenterTahlia Street / Tel : +966-2-2634662 / 2634661Shops: Al-Humaidi, Al-Rayes, Armani Exchange, Bakhsh Jewellery, Birken Stock, Coach, Clair’s, Cope Copine, Daniel Hechter, Du Pareil Au M’em, Emad Rizq, Esprit, Evans, Giordano, La Coste, La Moda, Laura Ashley, LoraChilli, Laurel, Limited Too, Longines, Make Up Forever, Mac, Mekyaji, Milano, Moawad, Naoumi, Nectar, Omega, Paris Gallery, Pierre Cardin, River Island, Rolex, Rubaiat,Sanrio, Sephora, Swarovski, Swatch, T.S. Dopunt, Terranova, The Body Shop,Tiffany,Tina Tailor,Top Shop/Top Man

Serafi Mega MallTahlia Street / Tel : +966-2-2844885 / 284488Shops: Al-Sawani, Baleno, Claire D K, Clair’s, Faces, Go Sport, Life Style, Maghrabi, Papa Jeans,S & K (Samuel & Kevin), Sensi, Swatch, Voyage

Red Sea MallKing Road / Tel :+966-2-2368530Shops: Accessories, Adidas, Aigner, Al-Dahham, Al-Sawani (T.B.A, Rene Dehry, Benatton, Anchor, Replay, Osim, G2000, Esprit, Sphera), Athletes Foot, Boss, Burberry, Calvin Klein Jeans, Camper, Caterpillar, Citizen, Confetti, Damas, Diesel, Early Learning, Ed Hardy, Faces, Ferragamo, Fitaihi, Foor Locker, French Connection, Ghassan Gallery, Go Sport, Guess, Izzue, Korloff , La Coste, La Perla, Levi’s, Life Style, Limited Too, MAC, Sephora, Maghrabi, Mont Blanc, Mothercare, Noon, Patchi, Prenatal, Principles, Rizq Jewelry, Rolex, Rubaiyat, Sergio Rossi, Tiffany, Versace

Le Mall Tahlia Street / Tel :+966-2- 660-0111/ 668-8998Shops: Accessories, Clair’s, Fetaihi Jewelry, Karen Millen, La Senza, Nine West, Rizq Jewellery, Rubaiyat (Bags & Shoes), Springfield, Starbucks, Swatch, The Body Shop

La Promenade 2Tahlia Street / Tel :+966-2-6688737Shops: Budget , Femi.9, Lifestyles, Mavi, Paper moon, Roxy

Al-Haddab CenterTahlia StreetTel :+966-2-6942888

Aya MallPrince Sultan StreetTel :+966-2-6221862

Badriya TowersRawdah StreetTel :+966-2-6062777

EtoileTahlia StreetTel :+966-2-6973428

Hera’a AvenueHera’a Street Tel :+966-2-6995453

Jama’a MallJama’a DistrictTel :+966-2-6024580

Jamjoom CenterPalestine StreetTel :+966-2-6685388

Roshana MallTahlia StreetTel :+966-2-2635114

Roshan MallKing Road Tel :+966-2-6226720

Sultan MallPrince Sultan StreetTel :+966-2-2758992

Jeddah Int. CenterMadina RoadTel :+966-2-6690033

Hera’a AvenueHera’a Street Tel :+966-2-6995453


GETTING AROUND JEDDAH

7. Le Mall8. La Promenade 29. Basateen Center10. Al-Khayat Center11. Tahlia Center12. Roshana Mall13. Jamjoom Center

Malls1. Roshan Mall2. Red Sea Mall 3. Mall of Arabia4. Hera’a Souq5. Aziz Mall 6. Serafi Mega Mall

Hospitals1. GNP Hospital2. Erfan Hospital3. Bugshan Hospital4. King Fahad Hospital5. Al-Maghraby Eye Hospital

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التعرف على مدينة جدة

6. Le Meridien Jeddah7. Sands Hotel8. Movenpick Hotel9. Marriott Hotel10. Crowne Plaza Hotel11. InterContinental Jeddah12. Al Salam Holiday Inn

6. Dr.Suliman Fakeeh7. Int’l Medical Center ( IMC )8. United Doctors Hospitals

Selected Destination Jeddah Distribution Point1. Virgin Megastore

Hotels1. Sheraton Hotel2. Albilad Hotel3. Hilton Jeddah4. Westin Hotel5. Rosewood Corniche

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Amidst buildings that are themselves of an antique nature, the district of Al-Hendaweyyahis akin to a vein, just one of many, that gives this old part of Jeddah city its charm and its visitors a blissful shopping experience.

Centre Point for ExquisiteRugs & Antiquities

AfghaniSoukby: Syed Shabbir Siraj

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Carpets and rugs, the majority of which have been hand-woven, are to be found in this area and specifically on Al-Ghetreefi Street, where lines upon lines of shops are stocked with magnificently woven carpets that are no less than pieces of art. Cheap goods these are not, but they are definitely marked down from the prices that one is greeted with in high-end shopping districts of the city and in classy stores that carry the same quality.

It is very easy to find a selection of Turkish, Iranian, Afghani and Pakistani carpets and rugs that come in colors that are pure and sharp and are adorned with intricate geometric patterns and rich motifs. Without a doubt, many of the carpets which hung on the walls of each and every store had never seen the inside of a factory; the mind-boggling designs and soft feel vouching for the painstaking hours that were spent by the weavers in creating them.


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The Afghani shopkeepers and salesmen in this area are a friendly lot that take the time to assist you in making the right purchase. Most of the shops also have antiquities and other items that make great souvenirs and the shopkeepers help you in your desire to seek out a unique treasure which could be in the form of old Arabian tea pots, ornaments or elaborate rugs that look like they belonged to a palace some centuries ago. Foregoing materialistic and monetary gain for a more humane approach in order to win over a customer is what makes these kind-hearted salespeople a pleasure to do business with. And don’t forget that bargaining is part of the deal here and should be done with zest and without hesitation; if only to let you think that you got away with a steal!

Apart from the shopping extravaganza that can be indulged in here, the soul of the visit is the glimpse you get of the daily life–kids playing in the adjacent narrow alleys; workers unloading new wares off a truck; a potato seller winding his way through the street. The contrasting sights and sounds of the day and then the night are a draw as well, but this is very likely the place to make a trip to for all sorts of lovely carpets–except the flying kind.

السوق األفغاني -- سوق السجاديقع يف حي الهنداوية يف و�سط املباين العتيقة، هذه املنطقة

القدمية من مدينة جدة لها �سحر خالب يف الت�سوق. ت�ستهر

املنطقة بحرفة ن�سج ال�سجاد اليدوي، حيث توجد ت�سكيلة رائعة

من ال�سجاد الأ�سلي و الف�سيات وغريها.


This high-end Egyptian coffee shop chain opened its doors to Jeddah residents on 26th of March at Le Château, which is across from Tujjar Jeddah off Tahliah Street. Cilantro is distinguished by its colorful décor, warm atmosphere and renowned customer service and offers customers an exceptional variety of food and cool and hot beverages in a wonderful setting.

Some of the freshly baked delights at this coffee shop include foccacia rosemary bread, cinnamon rolls and baguettes. Apart from the regular fare, Cilantro also offers low-calorie options, like the Vegetarian Special and the Ratatouille with Mozzarella cheese.

The coffee shop gives its staff the liberty to come up with new menu items, such as the chocolate

Nutella coffee with whipped cream that was concocted by a staff member. With separate singles and family sections, Cilantro has already become a popular spot for great coffee and food.

Location: Tahlia St. - Le Chateau CenterTel: 920 012 912

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For the past two decades, customers have been savoring Al-Tazaj’s specially prepared grilled chicken, which is cooked on a wood charcoal and is marinated in garlic and lime sauce. Accompanying the meal of half or whole chicken is freshly baked white flat bread or rice and a superb tahina sauce, made from sesame seeds. What makes the difference at Al-Tazaj is that the chicken that is served in its restaurants is given the highest-quality natural feed and is free of preservatives.

The thirteen branches of Al-Tazaj Restaurants in Jeddah have the usual two sections; one for men only and the other for families. The family-friendly atmosphere and great service coupled with the delicious fare only goes to show that not all fast food can be deemed harmful for consumption, but can in fact be great tasting and healthy too.

When it comes to maintaining a proper, healthy diet, it is a difficult challenge in times when families eat out or have food delivered to their homes frequently. Fast food is synonymous with all things unhealthy, especially for its high caloric values and for being packed with sodium and fat. So can the quick and often cheap temptation of fast food ever redeem itself as something better and fit for the body? All across the Middle-East, one fast food chain has been making healthy chicken meals from its very inception–that chain is Al-Tazaj Restaurants.

AL-TazajAFFORDABLE, HEALTHY, TASTY!

LOCAL RECIPE

Sambosak

PASTRY3 cups all-purposeflour1 tablespoon bakingpowder1 tablespoon sugar1 teaspoon salt2 eggs, beaten1 cup milk, warmed1/3 cup corn oil

FILLING2 tablespoons cornoil, for frying2 medium onions, chopped 1lb ground beef or ground lamb1 tablespoon groundcumin1 tablespoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper

*Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.*To make the pastry, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in bowl. *Mix in oil, warm milk, and beaten eggs until a soft dough is formed.*Cut the dough into small 2 inch balls. *Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.Meanwhile prepare the filling by heating the oil in a large fry pan.*Add chopped onions, cook until soft.*Stir the ground meat in to the pan and add the cumin, salt, and pepper. *Fry until well cooked. *On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the pastry balls into 4-inch round circles. *Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of a rolled-out pastry.*Fold and press sides with the cutting wheel.*Repeat previous three steps for each pastry ball.*Deep fry for 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Located in the heart of Tahlia Street, one of Jeddah’s busiest shopping and entertainment districts, Barnies Ristorante has a prime location with a beautiful view. Coming into the restaurant, you instantly get a sense of luxury and elegance that you expect, given the reputation that Barnies Restorante has built over the years. After being greeted by one of the well trained waiters, you are given the choice of sitting inside the restaurant or in the balcony which allows you to enjoy the beautiful view for an extra charge of SR100 per person.

ourselves but finish each and every dish leaving no space for dessert. Another trip to Barnies and another review just for their dessert will have to wait for another day. It is advisable to arrive early or to reserve a table in advance as the restaurant is always drawing a crowd. Barnies, weather permitting, is one of the best places in town to order shisha and enjoy the outdoors.

If you are in the mood for Chicken or Veal, then Scallopini Di Polo is the right choice. Cooked in butter with a creamy sauce, each bite of the dish is a tender delight. The dish comes with a choice of French fries, mashed potatoes or sautéed vegetables. If the shrimp served in the appetizer is not enough, then do order the Jumbo Fried Shrimps; they are the best fried shrimps I have had in Jeddah.

The appetizers and the entrees were cooked to perfection and therefore we couldn’t help

Barnies Ristorante’ specialty is Italian food but it does include selective international dishes.With a variety of appetizers available, the most recommended is the Shrimp Tempura and Fried Calmari Ring. Both dishes are fresh and crispy and not at all oily. A few drops of lemon juice on both the dishes make them even more delicious and flavorful.

Barnies Ristorante

Location: Tahlia St. - Badr CenterTel: +966-2-6696201

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LalloItalian Cuisine

A two thousand plus Riyal ticket to Italy is not needed in order to enjoy authentic and delicious Italian dishes–Lallo has brought over the experience to Jeddah!

The chef is taking his appointment as a way to add flourish to the already great dishes at the restaurant. Nowadays he is introducing his new concept for the Business Executives who always want to enjoy the fine dining food with quick service, while treasuring the panoramic view over the red sea and the Corniche of Jeddah. The fine meal consists of a variety of twelve antipasti presented on a trolley, with a choice of two soups, five different kinds of main courses, and the dessert from the trolley is served with coffee and miniardies on the spot. Chef Christianio is very keen to guarantee the continuity of presenting a new menu every week for his regular customers with a genuine touch.

On a Tuesday afternoon we decided to visit the Tahlia Street branch. Upon entering the restaurant, we were struck by the feeling of a being in a modest Italian restaurant with an easy-going atmosphere that one can casually dine in.

It would be a crime to leave the restaurant without trying one of the pasta dishes. Lallo’s produces nineteen types of pasta in eleven flavors and six different fillings. We have tried the Ravioli Spinach Con Salsa Di Noci and we were not disappointed. Lastly, if you are looking for a warm welcome and excellent service then you should try Lallo.

For an appetizer, it is recommend for any pizza lover to order their Pizza Bresaola. This pizza has a rectangular shape, with the crust open on the edges. It is made with Mozzarella cheese, air dried beef, olive oil, pesto and Italian herbs. Watching someone pick up a slice of this pizza with the melted cheese trying to hang on to the slice next to it is sure to make your mouth water. If you are in the mood for a salad, then you cannot go wrong with Insalata Cesare E Pollo. Made with fresh crunchy lettuce, creamy Caesar salad dressing and topped with slices of grilled chicken breast, this salad is an excellent choice for the light eater.

Location: Tahlia St. - Toula PlazaTel: +966-2-6614719

Chef Christiano Adriani

As the newly appointed Chef De Cuisine for BiCE, the fine dining Italian restaurant in Qasr Al Sharq, Chef Christiano Adriani is now all set to create a new kind of business lunch and has ceased this opportunity to satisfy Bice’s core clientele. In spite of his young age, Chef Christiano is very passionate about his work, innovative when it comes to creating menus, and has a great knowledge of Italian and Spanish cuisine. Being part of the team during the pre-opening of BiCE in Hilton Valencia gave Christiano a personal artistic approach to modern cuisine respecting the traditional regional recipes.

Location: Qasr Al Sharq Hotel Tel: +966-2-6599999


Finally we can brag that we too share a spot among the hippest and most intellectualcosmopolitans in the world. Jeddah’s classification as a city, which fosters the cultivation of creative thought, has now been solidified from the opening of the artistically chic Maestro Café.

Maestro Café isn’t your typical coffee lounge. Located in what will be the heart of the new creative haven, Designer’s Emporium, the café will encourage and act as a forum for designers and artists, allowing for the imagination to congregate and thrive.

The café not only aims to stimulate the mind and soul, but also the body and all its senses. Your sense of taste is spoiled with inventive courses, such as the Maria Calles Mozzarella or the Mozart Salmon, which are named in honor of the master talents that have moved millions with their singing and symphonies respectively. The desserts are too tempting not to indulge in, while the delicious ice coffees are incurably addictive. Together, the entire cuisine reflects the stylish and rich aura of Maestro café.

With white walls and open spaces acting as a broad canvas for creative thought, the café’s interior encourages open-minded discussion. The modern décor reflects the contemporary atmosphere and is complemented with powerful artwork. Scented candles of Lavender and White Orchid trigger the olfactory sense, which place you in a state of ease, leaving you feeling invigorated.

Maestro Café represents a new breed of coffee lounges. It is more than just a place to get your daily caffeine fix; Maestro is a medium for the sharing of ideas as well as a place that symbolizes the coming together of the creative community in Jeddah.

Music to Our EarsMaestro Café

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Location: Rawdah St. and Madinah Road, Elegant Homes Center. Tel: +966-2-6577177

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Umm Al-Qura University hosted the Intelligent City Conference 2009 which had the participation of top international information and communication companies including Cisco, Zain Saudi Arabia, KEE International, Intel, and Microsoft.

Makkah Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal inaugurated the conference organized by the holy city’s municipality in association with the Communications and Information Technology Com-mission and the Haj Research Center.The aim of the conference was to improve the services provided to Makkah’s citizens, residents and pilgrims and the focus was on best intelligent prac-tices in cities, commercial and public facilities, intelligent habitats, buildings, and homes. It also addressed the specific needs and applications desired for Makkah to become a smart city.

MakkahAn Intelligent City

“The two-day forum is about expediting application of modern technologies in Makkah to fa-cilitate the housing and transportation of pilgrims and other guests coming to the city,” declared Osama Al-Bar, Mayor of Makkah. “We also want to make Makkah a model for other Islamic cities.” Mayor Al-Bar elaborated that such conferences will contribute to improving the munici-pal services for both citizens and pilgrims.

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Three main topics that were of highest significance were presented to attendees. The first topic entailed the familiarization of the needs of smart cities and to review successful initiatives of new smart cities. The second topic initiated a discussion on smart buildings and homes and the latest international developments and the best examples of such buildings. Highlights included the use of mobile phones to control lights in intelligent homes and robust security systems and computer networks.

The third topic brought to center-stage the needs of Makkah and how to transform it in to a city with intelligent capabilities. Prominent speakers cited the challenge of bringing about such a change and to accomplish the task on the basis of international standards. Taking pilgrims and visitors as a focal point, it was said that the city needs to be ready to provide the best services in any case.

Many more topics were also covered and ranged from e-government, safety control systems and security applications to intelligent city management applications. It is without a doubt that the presence of intelligent city facilities will speed up communication with the outside world and boost cultural, economic and commercial development, Koshak said. It is also worth mentioning that the transformation of Makkah into an intelligent city will help address the needs of pilgrims from around the world.

The conference has paved a way in formulating a vision for the future of intelligent cities in the Kingdom in the light of evolving trends and global initiatives.

As head of the conference’s scientific committee, Mohammed Maqazi said “The pilgrims need accommodations, meals, information and communication channels, and various modes of transportation. A combination of the latest technologies that integrate fixed and wireless broad-band networks, fixed and mobile GIS and GPS applications, and user-friendly information and communications points can greatly enhance the visitors’ experience, and the city’s objective of quality services to the visitors of the holy sites.”

مكة المكرمة- تطوير و عمران حتت رعاية الأمري خالد الفي�سل، قام اأكرب موؤمتر للمدن الذكية يف ال�سعودية. يناق�ش تطوير العا�سمة املقد�سة و الرتقاء بخدمات

احلرام، لت�سهيل اإقامة و تنقل و تعبد �سيوف الرحمن.ه

بيت الل


By Maryam Totakhail

Setting the mind freeYOGA

Leading a healthy and stress free life is most often thought to be a myth these days, but the simple truth is that many of us lack the motivation or see basic exercises as a chore. Trying to gain immediate beneficial results and not seeing any is also a deterrent when it comes to exercising although something that delivers a sense of well being soon afterwards is an age-old concept and physical therapy called Yoga.

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But what is it you ask? Yoga is a dynamic system of physical exercises and an extremely valuable philosophy to apply to everyday life. The philosophy of yoga is complete detachment from reality, as we understand it. The lack of self-knowledge is thought to be the fundamental cause of many emotional and nervous problems and yoga enables us to live our lives at a higher and more fulfilling level.

The aim of yoga is to help us to take control of our lives by learning to control the body, our breathing and the mind. The word yoga means union in Sanskrit language. Various types of yoga systems exist, each with its underlying philosophy, but the goal is always the same – to relax and fortify the body. The most popular form of yoga is Hatha yoga, which is taught by the author. This type of yoga is concerned with body control and consists of a series of exercises and postures or Asanas.

Hatha yoga is derived from two Sanskrit words; Ha symbolizing the sun and Tha symbolizing the moon.

The sun and the moon are seen as representing the opposites in nature, like male and female, hot and cold, or light and dark. In life, opposites need to be balanced, the tension between them being kept equal and balance, in all its meanings, is the heart of yoga.

يوغا الهاثا- الوضع المحرر للعقلتعد الهاثا يوغا من اأكرث اأنواع اليوغا �شعبية، فيجمع

هذا النوع من اليوغا بني التحكم يف التنف�س وتوازن

اجل�سم مع مترينات التمدد و اللياقة. لي�ساعد اجل�سم

على التخل�ص من متاعب احلياة اليومية.

The two threads of Hatha yoga are the postures and correct breathing (Pranayama). Breathing is the most important part of yoga. Breathing is not just maintaining life by respiration, but taking in the life force and circulating it throughout the body. The benefits of this form of yoga are many and include the strengthening of the spine and the development of suppleness and flexibility in the body, which is great for elderly people.

If we learned to have control over our lives by doing yoga and relaxation, especially deep nasal breathing, we can in no time discover that we have more energy than ever before. Above all, we can learn to cope with stress which in turn will make our days harmonious and full of life.



Myth busted! You don’t have to go to Lake Nkuro to see the magnificent Greater Flamingo. They are right here––a surprise to most Jeddawis––on the city’s southern doorstep.

Text and Photosby: Hans Sjoeholm

Greater Flamingos on the South Corniche?!

Jeddah’sSouth Corniche

The urban areas of Jeddah and the immediate surrounding countryside support a surprisingly diverse variety of birdlife. A popular pastime worldwide, bird watching – or “twitching” to the connoisseur– is an exciting activity as it takes one out of doors, engages the mind in a new area of interest and by default puts you in touch with the environment at close quarters.

Take a trip out of town and just see how much wildlife you can encounter. What starts as a day’s outing might just trigger a lifetime’s interest and a very rewarding hobby. There are no age restrictions, the only requirements being a love for nature and a decent pair of binoculars.

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Flittering among the South Corniche shoreline stones you will see tiny little birds called Turn-stones. As the name suggests, they turn over-stones to find food. They often keep company with other species of birds such as Curlews, Sandpipers and Dunlins. When they take flight and rise together in to the air, it is breathtaking to hear the whirring of wings and to see flashes of bright markings.

The littoral equivalent of traffic wardens, Oys-tercatchers with bright orange beaks and eyes are amusing to watch when they strut, seeming to issue useless instructions among the smaller birds along the beach.

To help you enjoy your bird watching exper-ience Abdullah H. Al Suhaibany a premierornithologist in the Kingdom – who is also probably the most frequent visitor to the SouthCorniche – is soon to produce a field guide to local and migrant species of birds. You will need it as Saudi Arabia has an impressive number of 528-recorded species, eleven ofwhich are native to the Arabian Peninsula. Also, 133 species breed here while 395 are migratory.

To start with an area that almost certainly will yield immediate rewards, try the South Corniche just south of the King Fahd Naval Base. Thereyou may encounter Greater Flamingos both on the seaward side of the road as well on theinland salt lakes. These are one of the two spe-cies in the Kingdom. The other – the Lesser Flamingo – is generally concentrated around the Farasan Islands.

These slightly ungainly (while on the ground) birds feed on plankton, blue-green algae and small crustaceans. The unique anatomy of their beaks, provided it is with a filtering mechanism, allows them to extract their food from water passing.

Approaching the flamingos is always a chall-enge because they tend to walk to the oppositeside of the lake, as far away as they can manage.

Good binoculars help for close up views and if you want to photograph the greater flamingo, prepare yourself with at least a 300mm or 400mm telephoto lens.

Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) on a Blue Green algae diet.

FACTS ABOUT FLAMINGOS* The oldest known Flamingo, kept in a Zoo in Australia, is more than 75 years old; the exact age is not known since he was already a mature adult when he arrived in Adelaide.

* Tallest ones have been measured with an impressive height of up to 187cm!Average height is between 110-150cm and the weight is usually 2-4kg.

* There are three sub-species of the Greater Flamingo worldwide namely Phoenicoterus roseus, Phoenicoterus chilensis, and Phoenicoterus ruber.


another in flight. They rotate their positions in the flock, as the position of leader at the tip of the formation is the most tiring. It is a stirring thought to see such unassuming teamwork from flights of birds.

In the spring these birds enter the Red Sea from Bab el Mandab and follow the Saudi Arabian Coastline north of Jeddah to an aer-ial crossroad where the flocks continue their journey, crossing central Arabia towards Qassim, Hail and Hafer Al Batin. Thereaf-ter they enter Iraq where they split to their breeding sites, which are Northeast Turkey, North Iraq, North Iran and Pakistan.

The Kingdom’s hunting season is from De-cember 1 until the end of February. To use a gun it has to be registered to the owner, a license is needed to hunt, and hunters are forbidden from using guns that can kill more than one bird at a time – specifically shotguns. It is forbidden in Islam to kill just for the sake of killing; you should eat the bird if you hunt it.

There are a few hunters who have stopped using their guns and started to enjoy bird watching instead, learning about the habits of the birds and they are now truly enjoying and appreciating keeping the living ones alive. It is important to note that using nets to capture quail and other small birds is strictly illegal by law.

Of course, seagulls abound here. Six species dominate the shoreline: Yellow legged gull; Slender billed gull; White eyed gull (Lat. Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus endemic to the Red Sea and one of the world’s rarest gulls with an estimated 4000-6500 pairs), Black headed Gull and Lesser Black-backed gull and the Sooty gull being endemic to the seas around the Arabian Peninsula.

Part of the addictive nature of birdwatching is the detail of each species. For example, the beak on the Sooty Gull is only red during their breeding season. So, spot the lothario in the flock!

Other birds common along the shoreline include the little Green Heron, Grey Heron and Reef Heron that dresses itselfin either black or white, White cheeked Tern, Lesser-crested Tern, Ringed Plover, and the Little Stints that feed on insects on the shoreline. There is also the Crab Plover that feeds on oyster, shells and crabs.

It is a challenge and completely fascinating to learn about the various species of birds. Many have different colors and patterns asjuveniles and then change their looks as an adult only after the first winter. Then there are many that confuse the beginner with their resemblance to a completely different sp-ecies. Some sport different plumage in winterand summer, male and females may lookdifferent, and they may change their app-earance during the breeding season. But that is all part of the intrigue and the constantchallenge of twitching.

From the middle of March to the end ofApril and again in October and November, bird-watchers turn their gaze heavenwards. Several thousands of Cranes, the Common Crane (Grus grus) and the Demoisell Crane (Anthropoides virgo) stream across the sky in raggedy skeins as they migrate north from Africa in the spring and back south in Autumn. They have flown the skies above where modern Jeddah stands as they have done for millennia.

Flying in a strict V-formation to help reduce wind resistance and the expenditure of en-ergy, they are clearly audible calling to one

Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis)

White-eyed gulls (Larus leucophthalmus)


The South Corniche, largely ignored by Jeddawis, is a rewarding area if you have the eyes – and the binoculars – to see it!

The Common Crane, the Demoiselle Crane, the White Stork and the Black Stork are someof the important bird species that the Agree-ment on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies to.

Al Suhaibany’s passion for bird watching is contagious, his personality and his position as a role model has helped influence many hunters to lay down their guns, swapping them for a pair of binoculars and a camera instead. They are now helping in record-ing species and data and have derived great satisfaction from protecting the birds. Al Suhaibany is the Coordinator & Scientific Officer of the Reef Chief organization.

Reef Chief’s motto is “Dedicated to pre-serving the Red Sea” and it was founded by Tareq Taher who made a tremendous contribution to the eco system by replanting mangroves on Earth Day last year on the South Corniche. Mangrove areas are a very important habitat and are seen in some areas along the Corniche. The Red Sea has two native species of mangrove: Avi-cenna Marina and Rhizopora Mucronata. They help to protect the shoreline from erosion and protect the fringing coral reef by filtering and reducing sediments flowing into this fragile environment.

They also host an incredible variety of ma-rine species and provide a nursery for many different types of fish and invertebrates. Some varieties of fish spend either their entire life in mangrove areas, while many others use them as hatching grounds and nurseries.

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

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�سمنها طيور الفالمنجو اخلالبة. وغريها من الطيور

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نن�سحكم بالذهاب اإىل كورني�ص جدة اجلنوبي لال�ستمتاع

مب�ساهدة هذه الطيور.

ال تن�سوا اإح�سار منظار و كامريا معكم.

The above map visually shows the location of the site for the flamingos in Jeddah’s South Corniche.



Photography by Hans Sjoeholm

Through Our Lens: South Corniche

All photographs were taken in JEDDAH



Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) strolling through the mangroves (Avicenna Marina)



Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)


Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)

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Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides Virgo)



Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flying over the South Cornishe


Hoopoe (Upupa epops)


Just as important as anything else in our lives is the plight of our diminishing blue, green marble of a planet, our home and the only place in the Milky Way we know of which gives us everything we need to survive. With that in mind, spreading environ-mentalism on a global scale is of the utmost importance and that’s what Earth Day hopes to achieve every year on April 22nd.

The last few pages were filled with awe-inspiring photographs of birds along Jeddah’s Red Sea coast, but there is another angle to the coastline’s condition with the continued develop-ment and expansion—plastic items, soda cans, fishing lines and trash harmful to marine life which litter many beaches and fishing spots.

All of us must realize that with a little bit of effort on our parts, Jeddah’s mesmerizing sea-side can continue to sparkle for years to come.

Earth DayGlobal Clean-up Drive

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1 Put garbage in its place. Use garbage bins or take back home what you bring

to the beach (carry in, carry out), leaving only footprints in the sand.

2 Do not feed seagulls. This encourages them to become familiar with humans

which in turn becomes a nuisance for beachgoers.

3 Litter is lethal to marine life. Avoid bringing disposable plastics to the

beach, they do not biodegrade and can kill animals through entanglement and inges-tion. Some plastics take over 400 years to break down in the marine environment, so dispose of them properly.

4 Take care when smoking. Cigarette filters are not biodegradable and can

be lethal when eaten by birds and fish that mistake the cigarette filters for food. Better yet, don’t smoke on beaches.

5 Never leave fishing line on the beach. Fishing line can entangle birds, fish,

turtles, and other animals. Plastic fishing line takes 600 years to break down in the marine environment.

6 Take part in a beach clean-up activity whenever it is organized in the city. Or

conduct one on your own along with your friends.

7 Pass these tips on to other beachgoers. Together, we can all do something to

become the solution to ocean pollution.

Trash bins are located near seashores

TipsTo preserve the shore

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٢- ال تطعمو طيور النور�ص كي ال ي�سبحوا م�سدر اإزعاج

لرواد ال�ساطىء.

٣- ال حت�سروا اأواين بال�ستيكية اىل ال�ساطىء فمخلفاتها لها

اأثر قاتل على احلياة البحرية.

٤- جتنبوا رمي اأعقاب ال�سجائر عند ال�ساطىء فهي ال تتحلل

وبذلك توؤدي اإىل قتل الطيور و االأ�سماك.

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الطيور، واالأ�سماك،وال�سالحف، و باقي احليوانات البحرية.

٦- �ساهموا يف اأن�سطة تنظيف البحر املنظمة كلما �سنحت

لكم الفر�سة.

٧- �ساركوا حمبي ال�ساطيء هذه الن�سائح.

معا نحد من تلوث املياه!!


Jeddah’s dive shops are the city’s resource for water sports and activities. They are in the know about the latest rules and regulations, do’s and don’ts and offer sound safety advice with a smile.

RED SEA DIVERSOpposite Danube supermarket, off Tahlia streetTel: [email protected]

BLUE REEF DIVERS Behind Danube supermarket, off Tahlia streetTel: +966-2-2212707, 2212708 [email protected] Branch: Durrat Al Arus (50km north of Jeddah)Tel: +966-2-6181777

AL-KHORAYEF COMMSUN & SEA DIVING CENTER On Wale-Al-Ahd Street Tel: +966-2-6526003www.alkhorayef.com

DESERT SEA DIVERSOn North Obhur Road (Creek), after big mosque, near Rose Village CompoundTel: +966-2-6561807www.desertseadivers.net

DREAM DIVERSOpposite Danube supermarket on same side as Sands Hotel, off Tahlia street Tel: +966-2-6644707www.alahlam-marina.com

THE ARAB CIRCUMNAVIGATOR

Location:Behind Danube supermarket, off Tahlia streetTel: +966-2-6651304www.arabcircumnavigator.com

Crystal:+966-2-656 8888Nakheel:+966-2-606 6644Remal:+966-2-656 1880Dive Village:+966-2-656 1980Durrat Al.Arous:+966-2-618 0000Fal:+966-2-656 0033Blue Beach:+966-2-234 1900MovenPick:+966-2-655 5550Coral Beach:+966-2-656 0702Andalus Resort:+966-2-656 1444Obhur Resort:+966-2-656 3030Sheraton:+966-2-234 2264Huda Beach:+966-2-234 2332

Ahlam Resort:+966-2-234 0417Red Sea:+966-2-656 2320Dive Village:+966-2-656 1980Durrat Al.Arous:+966-2-618 0000Nakheel/Ghulam Beach Resort: +966-2-2342266Fal-Diving:+966-2-656 1807

ResortsBeach

ResortsDive

Dive Shops & Dive Resorts

New Dive Academy Jeddah Yachts, Auto Mall

Environmentally friendly

JeddahAl-Ahlam Marina: +966-2-2340 117Red Sea Marina: +966-2-2340117Jeddah Yacht Club: +966-2-6562101

Marinas

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Ahlam Resort:+966-2-234 0417Red Sea:+966-2-656 2320Dive Village:+966-2-656 1980Durrat Al.Arous:+966-2-618 0000Nakheel/Ghulam Beach Resort: +966-2-2342266Fal-Diving:+966-2-656 1807

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TravelTrends

A picturesque and lush island that has lovely turqouise waters, green canopied moun-tain peaks and fields of sugar cane, Mauritious is a sight to behold. Its beautiful coral reefs teem with exotic marine life making diving there a great experience. The extinct volcanoes which dot the island are also its unique feature as well. A melting pot of Indian, French, African Creole and Chinese immigrants, the island has one of the most interesting cultures of the world.

Mauritius

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Things to do in Mauritius…• Tour the Moka mountains by quad bike, horse or 4-wheel drive at the accessible 1,500-hect-are (3,700-acre) nature park of Domaine Les Pailles (www.domainelespailles.net). Travel to the sugar mill by train or horse-drawn car-riage before dining in one of four restaurants.

• Head to Grand Baie, for water sports such as parasailing, an underwater walk, submarine and semi-submersible scooters. Or go to La Cuvette, a long silky beach with clear water between Grand Baie and Cap Malheureux for sailing, windsurfing and waterskiing.

• Go diving on the west coast around Flic-en-Flac or in the north, at Trou aux Biches or the Northern Islands from November to April. The Mauritius Scuba Diving Associa-tion (MSDA) can provide further information (www.msda-cmas.org).

• Hike in the Black River Gorges National Park, a 6,794-hectare (16,788-acre) forest, to see indigenous plants, birds and wildlife. Black River Peak trail goes to Mauritius’ highest mountain, while the Maccabee Trail starts nearby and plunges into the gorge to Black River.

• La Vanille Réserve des Mascareignes (www.lavanille-reserve.com) is commonly referred to as ‘The Crocodile Park’ for its thousands of Nile crocodiles. It is the only place worldwide to breed aldabra tortoises and also has deer, monkeys, and an insectarium.

• Tiny, rugged, volcanic Rodrigues Island (www.rodrigues-island.org) lies 550km (340 miles) northeast of Mauritius and is known as the ‘anti-stress’ island. The capital, Port Mathurin, is only seven streets wide, with a Creole population. Rodrigues offers walking, diving, kite-surfing and deep sea fishing.

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لت�ضجيع الرحالت ال�ضياحية جلمهورية موري�ضيو�س و تعريف احل�ضور

باأهم املناطق ال�ضياحية يف هذه اجلزر ال�ضغرية يف املحيط الهندي.



Embarking on joint promotional road shows, Emirates Airline and the Mauritius Tour-ism Promotion Authority (MTPA) took an initiative to highlight the Republic of Mau-ritius in four key cities across the Middle East over the course of a week, with one road show taking place in Jeddah on March 4, 2009.

ROAD SHOWS IN MIDDLE-EASTEMIRATES & MTPA JOINT

Honourable Xavier-Luc Duval, Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and Leisure and External Communications said: “The Middle-East is to be considered as a market which is geographically close to the Mauritian desti-nation. Mauritius is well served by Emirates Airline throughout the year. A special termi-nal at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Interna-tional Airport is dedicated to private jets. We offer a warm welcome, security, luxurious hotels, food which is adapted to the Arab cli-entele and we are only a few hours away by air from the main cities of the Middle-East.”

Emirates Holidays, the tour operating arm of Emirates Airline, has strongly marketed Mau-ritius through its ‘World of Choice’ brochure which proposes flexible, affordable and high-value holiday packages to all types of travel-ers including families, honeymooners and up-market travellers.

As part of the Mauritius Road show Emirates Holidays has put together some fantastic destination packages starting from SAR 9,210 from Jeddah.

EMIRATES MAURITIUS PACKAGES

The packages include return economy class airfares and accommodation as well as meet and assist private transfers on arrival in Mauritius. Accommodation packages include options such as ‘stay five nights for the price of four’ and all packages include breakfast. Eight hotels have been incorporated in the Emirates Holidays packages including; Four Seasons Resort Anahita, One and Only Le Saint Geran, Hilton Mauritius Resort and Spa Le Touessrok, The Oberoi Mauritius, Les Pavillons, Paradis Hotel and Golf Club and Beau Rivage Ile Maurice. Packages can be booked in person at any Emirates travel hub or travel agency. Packages are valid for booking from 1st May to 30th September 2009 and are subject to availability and applicable conditions.

The Middle East road show is part of a long term campaign to promote the Republic of Mauritius as an exciting and unique holi-day destination. Kicking off in Kuwait on March 1, 2009, the road show then traveled to Riyadh before arriving in Jeddah. The fi-nal stop was the city of Dubai. The four cities were carefully selected by Emirates and the MTPA due to their strong potential for travel. The Mauritian government delegation was headed by the Honourable Xavier-Luc Du-val, Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Tour-ism and External Communications and Dr Karl Mootoosamy, Director of the MTPA, amongst others. A number of representatives from local Mauritian hotels and tour opera-tors were also part of the road show. Emir-ates was represented by Badr Abbas, Emir-ates Regional Manager – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Dina Al Herais – VP Commercial Operations – Emirates Holidays.


ACE TRAVELTEL : +966-2-6056002www.ace-travel.com

ABDULLAH ABDUL QADIR TRAVEL & TOURISMTel: +966-2-6573905

ATTAR TRAVEL & TOURISM Tel: +966-2-6611222www.attar-travel.com

AL-FERAIHI TRAVEL & TOURISM COMPANY Tel: +966-2-6655363

AL-HANI TOURISM & TRAVEL AGENCYTel: +966-2-6320309

ALIREZA TRAVEL & TOURSTel:+ 966-2-6481360www.alireza.com/travel

AL-SHITAIWI TRAVEL & TOURISMTel +966-2-6794022www.alshitaiwitours.com

AL-TAYYAR GROUP Hotline: 9200 12333Tel : +966-2-6577333www.altayyargroup.com

AL ZOMAN TRAVEL & TOURISMTel: +966-2-6515501www.alzoman.com.sa

ARABIAN CAMPMob: +966-505664137www.arabiancamp.com

ARABIAN EXPLORER ( EXPATRIATE TOURS )Mob: +966-507678139or [email protected]

PLATIN LUXURY TRAVELSERVICESTel: +966-2-6575266www.platin.com.sa

T & TC TRAVEL & TOURISM Tel: +966-2-6914465www.

TOP ADVENTURE TRAVEL & TOURISMTel: 920022216www.

TRAVEL & TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD. Tel: + 966- 2-6914465www.tandts.com

SAUDI TOURIST &TRAVEL BUREAUTel : +966-2-6633737www.sttb.com

SPEED FLIGHT TRAVEL& TOURISM AGENCY Tel: +966-2-6440100www.

ZAHID GROUP TRAVEL & TOURISMTel: +966-2-6525670www.

Travel agency:PORTFOLIO TRAVEL LIMITEDTel: +966-2-6604500www.

E-Travel:EJAZATITel.: +966-2-6530055www.ejazti.com

Travel Agencies in the Kingdom are licensed to organize and book travel for clients. Whether it is a business trip to Riyadh or Rome or a trip with the family to local destinations, travel agencies are there to help.

BAWADINA TRAVEL AGENCYTel: +966-2-6493198

BIN RAFFAH TRAVEL & TOURISMTel: +966-2-6644111

BIN MAHFOUDH TRAVEL & TOURISM AGENCYTel: +966-2-6481055

ELAF TRAVEL & TOURISMTel: +966-2-6690603www.elaf group.com

FAL TRAVEL & TOURISMTel.: +966-2-6835808http://www.faltravel.com.sa

FERNAS TRAVEL & TOURISMTel: +966-2-6677472www.fernastravel.com

INTERCONTINENTALTRAVEL COMPANYTel: +966 2 6677988www.itc-Icc.com

KANOO TRAVEL & TOURISMTel: +966-2-2632959www.kanoogroup.com

MANSOUR AL MASAAD TRAVEL &TOURISMTel: +966-2-6647066

MIRAJ TRAVEL & TOURISM Tel: +966-2-6696255www.mirajtravel.com

NEW WORLD TRAVEL & TOURISM AGENCY Tel: +966-2-2240440www.

NILE TRAVEL & TOURISM AGENCYTel: +966-2-6645999www.

Travel agencies and tour operators:


Test your Perception!

Find The Hidden Items

Locate the origin of this photograph cut-out withinthe magazine pages.

Find the listed hidden items, which may be hidden anywhere. Once you have foundan item, put a circle around it.

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusive

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Puzzle Words

Test your travel knowledge!

Find the listed hidden words, which may be hidden in any direction. Once you have found all the words, the remaining letters will spell a secret message.

1- Who painted the Mona Lisa?2- In which country is the Louvre Museum ?3- Which country presented The Statue of Liberty to the USA?4- What does CMYK stand for?5- What was Donatello’s nationality?6- When was the first illustrated book for children published?7- What is the largest statue in the world?8- How many web pages are there on the internet?

Travel Test: 1. Leonardo Da Vinci; 2. Paris; 3. France;4. Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black; 5. Italian;6. 1658 in Germany; 7. Mount Rushmore, the heads of four US Presidents; 8. More than 10 billion web pages. Test: Events & Happenings, p. 8


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Hamza Shehata: Holder of Renovation Flag By Mahmoud Sabbagh

The development following the great Arabic revolution, which first began from holy Makkah in 1916 against the Turkish occupation, is considered an era of openness, in which the public life flowed with sources of new cultures that arrived from Egypt and Al-Sham. So the plant grown in Hejaz called upon the great Arabic revolution more rapidly, thus being affected by the renewal spirit as it was allowed to absorb unsullied literature from abroad and imitate it in method of description and expression. This was recorded by the critic of this era Abdullah Abdulgabar. The subject was very strange and exciting to that extent that the Arabic writer Moheb Aldin Alkhattieb was surprised from what he saw: “The wave of reform in Hejaz came from the Fifth Street in New York”. Yes, the new sources of culture shook the brain of the plant. The young men were influenced by artistic prose innovated by authors overseas, especially in New York and Washington. Gibran Khalil Gibran, Elia Abi Madi and other migrant poets were themselves affected by Romantic literature pioneers such as Wiliam Blick, Wiliam Wordsworth, Payron, Chille and E.W. Merson. In an early photograph of Hamza Shehta, taken in 1934 in a studio in Makkah, when he was just twenty-four years old shows him sitting in the studio proudly with a book carrying him in melodrama emphasizing the accurate selection. This book, as expected, is a divan of poetry named (A Tear and A Smile) of Gibran Khalil Gibran. The value of Hamza Shehata is that he was a leader of this renewal front and his

story is the story of one of the geniuses of this country. In the twentieth century, the expression “the peak that is known and not discovered” is attributed to his companion Aziz Diaa, the story of this great important intellectual appearing from forks of Makkah. He is a symbol of national origin, conflicted between the nature of the poet who loved life and its developed beauty and the nature of a philosopher looking for facts and hidden secrets. Shehata (1910-1972) is one of the pioneers in Saudi literature; the poet who holds true to the deeply rooted Hejazi poetry, continuing its fruitful era from Gahili to Hodel Abbasi era and doing so after centuries of failure, deterioration and drifting in muddy soil of imitation, solidity, static and lazy affection. He is the poet whose poetry attracts a whole generation. It is the pride of young men, the peak of the best of a generation; the genius young men who penetrated the horizon on lands of Hejaz and removed dust from literature and politics and based the foundation of development. When recent literature is born in Arabic, its birth is like a mutation… from the weakly rhymed prose, and artificial silly poetry that had no soul in the era of Othmani Turkish, suddenly the touch of the emigration and Gibran’s feelings were transmitted and we could notice this in what is written by Mohammad Biary and Ahmed Alsebaay in prose and Mohamed Omar Arab’s poetry; to accurate prose on hand of Mohammad Saeed Alamoudo and Hamed Kaaki; to the extreme boldness and eloquence poetry of Abdulwahab Ashi; to revolution on traditions and the importance of poem measure in Mohammad

Hassan Awad; and calling for reformation and glances from Albarodi by Mohammad Soror Saitan to eloquence romantic poetry with Hamza Shehata and Ahmed Khandil. This golden generation did not fear from cultural mixing and contact, but their insight and intelligence made them take the benefits and effects of this, so they took from it without complexes or void delusions. This was not strange of guardians of Makkah’s culture in which culture flowed like blood in vessels. The Hejazi literature became prominent since the Gahili era by through the peoples of Makkah, Madinah, and Taif with Arab groups who had different languages and tongues for religious and literary seasons, and from there it was transported to modernized cities and countries which had direct effect in development of their thinking and widening of their life by prominent new aesthetics. Ibn Masgah Al-Makki received Western music without drawbacks, taking from them the basis of Arabic composition, and combined with the master playing of Farsi instruments, allowing him to take the pioneering of what is called origin of Arabic song and music. The mix and contact of Hejazi young men bestowed them more critical awareness, expressive development and creative flow, but time did not steal from them the will of expanding literature with an independent personality that became apparent in many works carrying special Hejazi features with a local artistic stroke.To be continued in the next issue…

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وكانت النهضة التي أعقبت الثورة العربية الكبرى التي أطلقت رصاصتها األولى من مكة

املكرمة عام 1916م، ضد اإلحتالل والتغلب التركي، مبثابة عهد انفتاح، حفلت فيها احلياة

العامة مبصادر الثقافة اجلديدة مبا ورد من مطابع مصر والشام .. »فكانت النابتة التي

نشأت في احلجاز على صيحات الثورة العربية الكبرى أسرع من غيرها في التأثر بروح

التجديد، فقد أتيح لها أن تتصل بأدب املهجر وتنفعل به، وحتتذي حذوه في طرائق

التصوير والتعبير جميعا« – كما يذهب ناقد املرحلة عبدالله عبداجلبار.

كان األمر شديد الغرابة واإلثارة في آن. الى حد أن الكاتب العربي محب الدين اخلطيب كان يصرخ مندهشا

مما يراه : »ان موجة التجديد في احلجاز قد جاءت من الشارع اخلامس في نيويورك« .. نعم، لقد خلبت مصادر

الثقافة اجلديدة لب النابتة املتأدبة أميا اعجاب. لقد تأثر الشبان بطرق

النثر الفني، التي ابتكرها أدباء املهجر خصوصا في نيويورك وبوسطن؛ فما

جبران خليل جبران، وايليا أبو ماضي، وغيرهم من الشعراء املهجريني، سوى املتأثرين، بدورهم، بأعمدة

األدب الرومانطيقي، عند وليام بليك، ووليام ووردزورث، وبايرون، وتشيلي،

وأميرسون. وفي صورة فوتوغرافية باكرة حلمزة

شحاتة أخذها في شرخ الصبا والشباب عام 1934م، في أحد

استديوهات مكة، لم يتجاوز عمره حينها األربع والعشرين ربيعا، ظهر

الشحاتة قاعدا في استيديو التصوير، متباهيا بكتاب أمسك بناصيته في

حركة ميلودرامية بارزة تشير الى عناية االختيار الفائق .. كان ذلك الكتاب، كما ميكن

أن نتوقع، ديوان )دمعة وابتسامة( جلبران خليل جبران.

وقيمة حمزة شحاتة، أنه الفاصلة في مقدمة تلك الطليعة املجددة. وحكايته هي حكاية

عبقري من عباقرة هذا البلد في القرن العشرين. حكاية »القمة التي عرفت ولم

تكتشف« كما في تعبير رفيق دربه عزيز ضياء. حكاية ذلك العقل النقدي العظيم الذي خرج

من بني أضلع شعاب مكة ووهادها، والعبقرية التي ولدت ودرجت على تراب أرضها قمة

شامخة وقفت األمة على أبعاد تخومها، فيما أخفقت في استكناه مدارجها، ففاتها نصب

ألويتها املرفرفة على سفحها الالمع . هو رمز املعاصرة الوطني الذي تنازعته طبيعة الشاعر

املشغوف باحلياة وجمالها املتطور، وطبيعة الفيلسوف املتطلع الى حقائقها وأسرارها

املكنونة. ان الشحاتة )1910-1972( أحد أقطاب نهضة األدب السعودي احلديث. انه البيان

الشعري الذي حمل راية الشعر احلجازي العريق، مستئنفا عصوره اخلصيبة من

اجلاهلي الى العباسي الذهبي، بعد قرون من اإلنحطاط واخليبة والتمرغ في وحول التقليد

واجلمود والسكون واالستكانة والوجدان الكسيف. انه القامة الشعرية التي استحوذ شعرها على جيل بأكمله: هو مفخرة الشباب

والنابتة املتحررة، و ذروة جيل الهوادي والطالئع والنهضة والصفوة - الفتية األفذاذ الذين شقوا دروب اآلفاق التي كانت تتالمح

على أرض احلجاز؛ نفضوا الركام من األدب

والسياسة، وأرسوا فيه قواعد النهضة، وتطلعوا الى مراكز احلضارة واملدنية رغبة اللحاق بها .وحني ولد األدب احلديث في اجلزيرة العربية كانت والدته تثل طفرة .. فمن النثر الركيك املسجوع، والشعر السخيف املتكلف الذي

الروح فيه في عهد األتراك العثمانيني، ننتقل فجأة الى البصمات املهجرية واللمسات

اجلبرانية، نلمحها فيما كتب محمد بياري وأحمد السباعي من نثر، وما عارض به محمد

عمر عرب من شعر، الى نثر محتنك على يد محمد سعيد العامودي وحامد كعكي، الى جرأة فائقة وجزالة شعرية عند عبدالوهاب آشي، الى ثورة على التقاليد وريادة لقصيدة التفعيلة عند

محمد حسن عواد، ومناداة باإلصالح وحملات من البارودي عند محمد سرور صبان، الى جزالة شعرية رومانطيقية

عند حمزة شحاتة وأحمد قنديل. ذلك اجليل الذهبي، لم يخشى دعوات اإلختالط واإلحتكاك الثقافي، بل تلقفت

فطنتهم وزكانتهم فوائدها وآثارها فانكبوا عليها دون عقد أو أوهام

باطلة .. واليبدو ذلك غريبا على قيمي الثقافة املكية التي جتري في أوصالها

مظاهر التثاقف مجرى الدم في األوردة - لقد برز األدب احلجازي ورق منذ

العصر اجلاهلي على أثر اختالط أهل مكة واملدينة والطائف بحشود العرب

وصنوفهم من مختلفي اللهجات واللغات في أيام املواسم الدينية واألدبية، ونتيجة تنقلهم في املدن واألمصار املتمدنة، مما

كان له تأثير مباشر في تطور حياتهم الفكرية واتساع حياتهم بألوان جمالية

وفنية جديدة وبارزة، وابن مسحج املكي تلقى األحلان الرومية دون غضاضة أو نفور فاتخذ منها قاعدة صناعة التلحني

والوضع العربي، كما حذق في الضرب على اآلالت الفارسية، حتى تهيأت له ريادة ما بات

يعرف بنشأة الغناء واملوسيقى العربية . خالصة القول .. لقد أكسب االختالط

واالحتكاك، ناشئة احلجاز، الكثير من الوعي النقدي، والرقي التعبيري، والدفق االبداعي، بيد

أنه، وفي ذات الوقت، لم يسلبهم ارادة بلورة أدب ذي شخصية مستقلة ظهرت على مناذجه العديدة املسحة احلجازية اخلاصة وجتلت فيه

خصائص األثر الفني احمللي .

محمود عبدالغني صباغ

حمزة شحاتة .. حامل راية التجديد


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Hamza Shehata: Holder of Renovation Flag By Mahmoud Sabbagh

The development following the great Arabic revolution, which first began from holy Makkah in 1916 against the Turkish occupation, is considered an era of openness, in which the public life flowed with sources of new cultures that arrived from Egypt and Al-Sham (countries of Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon). “So the plant grown in Hejaz called upon the great Arabic revolution more rapidly, thus being affected by the renewal spirit as it was allowed to absorb unsullied literature from abroad and imitate it in method of description and expression,” as was recorded by the critic of this era Abdullah Abduljabar. The subject was very strange and exciting to that extent that the Arabic writer Moheb Aldin Alkhateeb was surprised from what he saw: “The wave of reform in Hejaz came from New York’s Fifth Avenue”. Yes, the new sources of culture shook the brain of the plant. The young men were influenced by artistic prose that was improved by authors overseas, especially in New York and Boston. Gibran Khalil Gibran, Elia Abi Madi and other migrant poets were themselves affected by Romantic literature pioneers such as Wiliam Blick, Wiliam Wordsworth, Payron, Chille and E.W. Merson. In an early photograph of Hamza Shehata, taken in 1934 in a studio in Makkah, when he was just twenty-four years old shows him sitting in the studio proudly with a book that was seeped in melodrama and emphasized his choice. This book, as expected, is a divan of poetry named ‘A Tear and A Smile’ by Gibran Khalil Gibran. The value of Hamza Shehata is that he was a leader

of this renewal front and his story is the story of one of the geniuses of this country. In the twentieth century, the expression “the peak that is known and not discovered” is attributed to his companion Aziz Diaa, the story of this great important intellectual appearing from forks of Makkah. He is a symbol of national origin, conflicted between the nature of the poet who loved life and its developed beauty and the nature of a philosopher looking for facts and hidden secrets. Shehata (1910-1972) is one of the pioneers in Saudi literature; the poet who holds true to the deeply rooted Hejazi poetry, continuing its fruitful era from Jahilia (pre-Islamic Arabia) to the golden Abbasid Caliphate era and doing so after centuries of failure, deterioration and drifting in muddy soil of imitation, solidity, static and lazy affection. He is the poet whose poetry attracts a whole generation. It is the pride of young men, the peak of the best of a generation; the genius young men who penetrated the horizon on lands of Hejaz and removed dust from literature and politics and based the foundation of development. When recent literature is born in Arabic, its birth is like a mutation; from the weakly rhymed prose, and artificial silly poetry that had no soul in the era of the Ottoman Turks, suddenly the touch of the emigration and Gibran’s feelings were transmitted and we could notice this in what is written by Mohammad Biary and Ahmed Alsebaay in prose and Mohamed Omar Arab’s poetry; to accurate prose on hand of Mohammad Saeed Alamoudo and Hamed Kaaki; to the extreme boldness and eloquence poetry of Abdulwahab Ashi; to revolution

on traditions and the importance of poem meter in Mohammad Hassan Awad; and calling for reformation and glances from Albarodi by Mohammad Soror Sabban to eloquence romantic poetry with Hamza Shehata and Ahmed Qandil. This golden generation did not fear from cultural mixing and contact, but their insight and intelligence made them take the benefits and effects of this, so they took from it without complexes or void delusions. This was not strange of guardians of Makkah’s culture in which culture flowed like blood in vessels. The Hejazi literature became prominent since the Jahilia era through the peoples of Makkah, Madinah, and Taif with Arab groups who had different languages and tongues for religious and literary seasons, and from there it was transported to modernized cities and countries which had direct effect in development of their thinking and widening of their views by prominent new aesthetics. Ibn Meshij Al-Makki received Western music without drawbacks, taking from them the basis of Arabic composition, and combined with the master playing of Persian instruments, allowing himself to pioneer what is called the origin of Arabic song and music. The mix and contact of Hejazi young men bestowed them more critical awareness, expressive development and creative flow, but time did not steal from them the will of expanding literature with an independent personality that became apparent in many works carrying special Hejazi features with a local artistic stroke.

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كانت النهضة التي أعقبت الثورة العربية الكبرى التي أطلقت رصاصتها األولى من مكة

املكرمة عام 1916م، ضد اإلحتالل والتغلب التركي، مبثابة عهد انفتاح، حفلت فيها احلياة

العامة مبصادر الثقافة اجلديدة مبا ورد من مطابع مصر والشام.. »فكانت النابتة التي

نشأت في احلجاز على صيحات الثورة العربية الكبرى أسرع من غيرها في التأثر بروح

التجديد، فقد أتيح لها أن تتصل بأدب املهجر وتنفعل به، وحتتذي حذوه في طرائق

التصوير والتعبير جميعا« – كما يذهب ناقد املرحلة عبدالله عبداجلبار.

كان األمر شديد الغرابة واإلثارة في آن. إلى حد أن الكاتب العربي محب الدين اخلطيب كان يصرخ مندهشا

مما يراه: »إن موجة التجديد في احلجاز قد جاءت من الشارع اخلامس في نيويورك«.. نعم، لقد خلبت مصادر

الثقافة اجلديدة لب النابتة املتأدبة أميا أعجاب. لقد تأثر الشبان بطرق

النثر الفني، التي ابتكرها أدباء املهجر خصوصا في نيويورك وبوسطن؛

فما جبران خليل جبران، وايليا أبو ماضي، وغيرهم من الشعراء املهجريني،

سوى املتأثرين، بدورهم، بأعمدة األدب الرومانطيقي، عند وليام بليك، ووليام ووردزورث، وبايرون، وتشيلي،

وأميرسون. وفي صورة فوتوغرافية باكرة حلمزة

شحاتة أخذها في شرخ الصبا والشباب عام 1934م، في أحد استديوهات مكة، لم يتجاوز عمره حينها األربع والعشرين ربيعا، ظهر الشحاتة قاعدا في استديو

التصوير، متباهيا بكتاب أمسك بناصيته في حركة ميلودرامية بارزة تشير الى

عناية االختيار الفائق.. كان ذلك الكتاب، كما ميكن أن نتوقع، ديوان )دمعة وابتسامة(

جلبران خليل جبران. وقيمة حمزة شحاتة، أنه الفاصلة في مقدمة

تلك الطليعة املجددة. وحكايته هي حكاية عبقري من عباقرة هذا البلد في القرن

العشرين. حكاية »القمة التي عرفت ولم تكتشف« كما في تعبير رفيق دربه عزيز ضياء.

حكاية ذلك العقل النقدي العظيم الذي خرج من بني أضلع شعاب مكة ووهادها، والعبقرية

التي ولدت ودرجت على تراب أرضها قمة شامخة وقفت األمة على أبعاد تخومها، فيما

أخفقت في استكناه مدارجها، ففاتها نصب ألويتها املرفرفة على سفحها الالمع. هو رمز

املعاصرة الوطني الذي تنازعته طبيعة الشاعر املشغوف باحلياة وجمالها املتطور، وطبيعة الفيلسوف املتطلع الى حقائقها وأسرارها

املكنونة. إن الشحاتة )1910-1972( أحد أقطاب نهضة األدب السعودي احلديث. إنه البيان الشعري الذي حمل راية الشعر احلجازي

العريق، مستئنفا عصوره اخلصيبة من اجلاهلي الى العباسي الذهبي، بعد قرون من اإلنحطاط

واخليبة والتمرغ في وحول التقليد واجلمود والسكون واالستكانة والوجدان الكسيف. انه القامة الشعرية التي استحوذ شعرها على جيل بأكمله: هو مفخرة الشباب والنابتة املتحررة، و ذروة جيل الهوادي والطالئع والنهضة والصفوة

- الفتية األفذاذ الذين شقوا دروب اآلفاق التي كانت تتالمح على أرض احلجاز؛ نفضوا

الركام من األدب والسياسة، وأرسوا فيه قواعد النهضة، وتطلعوا الى مراكز احلضارة واملدنية

رغبة اللحاق بها .

وحني ولد األدب احلديث في اجلزيرة العربية كانت والدته تثل طفرة .. فمن النثر الركيك املسجوع، والشعر السخيف املتكلف الذي

الروح فيه في عهد األتراك العثمانيني، ننتقل فجأة الى البصمات املهجرية واللمسات

اجلبرانية، نلمحها فيما كتب محمد بياري وأحمد السباعي من نثر، وما عارض به محمد

عمر عرب من شعر، الى نثر محتنك على يد محمد سعيد العامودي وحامد كعكي، الى جرأة

فائقة وجزالة شعرية عند عبدالوهاب آشي، الى ثورة على التقاليد وريادة

لقصيدة التفعيلة عند محمد حسن عواد، ومناداة باإلصالح وحملات من البارودي

عند محمد سرور صبان، الى جزالة شعرية رومانطيقية عند حمزة شحاتة

وأحمد قنديل. ذلك اجليل الذهبي، لم يخشى دعوات اإلختالط واإلحتكاك الثقافي، بل تلقفت

فطنتهم وزكانتهم فوائدها وآثارها فانكبوا عليها دون عقد أو أوهام باطلة .. واليبدو ذلك غريبا على قيمي الثقافة املكية التي

جتري في أوصالها مظاهر التثاقف مجرى الدم في األوردة - لقد برز األدب احلجازي ورق منذ العصر اجلاهلي على

أثر اختالط أهل مكة واملدينة والطائف بحشود العرب وصنوفهم من مختلفي

اللهجات واللغات في أيام املواسم الدينية واألدبية، ونتيجة تنقلهم في املدن

واألمصار املتمدنة، مما كان له تأثير مباشر في تطور حياتهم الفكرية واتساع

حياتهم بألوان جمالية وفنية جديدة وبارزة، وابن مسحج املكي تلقى األحلان

الرومية دون غضاضة أو نفور فاتخذ منها قاعدة صناعة التلحني والوضع

العربي، كما حذق في الضرب على اآلالت الفارسية، حتى تهيأت له ريادة ما بات

يعرف بنشأة الغناء واملوسيقى العربية . خالصة القول .. لقد أكسب االختالط

واالحتكاك، ناشئة احلجاز، الكثير من الوعي النقدي، والرقي التعبيري، والدفق االبداعي، بيد

أنه، وفي ذات الوقت، لم يسلبهم ارادة بلورة أدب ذي شخصية مستقلة ظهرت على مناذجه العديدة املسحة احلجازية اخلاصة وجتلت فيه

خصائص األثر الفني احمللي .

وفي العدد املقبل، نكمل ..

محمود عبدالغني صباغ

حمزة شحاتة .. حامل راية التجديد

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