BTM July 2012 5 Cover Story: 106 Ramadan Kareem! The Holy Month of Ramadan is upon us once more; we showcase what will be available once the sun has set from the Kingdom’s leading hotels and other venues. Happenings: Bahrain This Month reviews events happening around town during the month of July 2012: 23 Summer Festival: It all about the sound of music 26 Bahrain Science Centre: Making education fun 28 Shop to Win: It’s all happening at Al A’ali Shopping Complex 34 A Pliable Artist: Creating art out of glass 36 Meaningful Change: Bahraini-French Club expands scope 38 Summer Camps: Where to keep the kids occupied! 40 A Decisive Aim: Bowling for charity 21-40 Calendar: Events during July Spotlight: 66 An Unyielding Passion Karim Arafa explains what has driven him to view maintaining a high level of fitness as more than just a politically correct lifestyle option. Business: 69 Building a Business Tamkeen-sponsored conferences aims to assist those either thinking about setting up their business or seeking to expand an existing venture. 70 Calibrated Learning When the numbers don’t add up, perhaps it’s time to try something different — like heading to Kumon for extra assistance in making sense of the maths. 72 New Generation Hospitality Look around the hotel offerings in the Kingdom, and it’s not difficult to spot an obvious gap in the market; one that Holiday Inn Express aims to lead. Bystander At BTM we celebrated national days with the Italians, Filipinos and Russians as well as taking in the third birthday party for Bushido. We also tried our hand at a biathlon, thought we’d get educated at an Allan Pease and try our luck at an air ticket from Oman Air. There were also car launches for BMW, Jaguar and Toyota and new gizmos from LG and Samsung. 106 50 90 102 23 66 70 Issue 179 Contents July 2012
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