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Fashion New year’s Fashion Resolutions

Issue 36 Jan2012

EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Enas Hashani

Editorial Director Dilara Hafiz

Art Director

Walaa Al Attas

Senior Graphic Designer Mohammed Rashad KK Bassem ElKassabi

We welcome 2012 with high hopes and even higher expectations - for ourselves and our city.

The New Year ushers in a time of progress and development as well as a time of change and reflection. Follow us through the pages of this issue as we make our lists…for travel, fashion, fitness, and personal growth.

Focusing on the inner self is the first step towards personal fulfillment. We encourage our readers to dream big! Start a business, embark on a new career, or pursue a friendship - no matter what the new year may bring, let DJ accompany you on your journey through Jeddah. New musicians, new chefs, new designers; Jeddah is bursting with new ideas. Now is the perfect time to turn your dreams into reality - read about the secrets to professional success through the in-depth interviews with Jeddah’s latest celebrities.

Focusing on health and fitness is always a popular choice in the new year. Where is your favorite spot to indulge in a healthy, filling meal? Read about Jeddahwis’ top salad spots and discover new places to add some zest into your life. If you’re adventurous and feel like exploring the rest of the world, let our Travel Bucket List inspire you.

There are sights to see and exciting places to be everyday as life unfurls in your city, your country, and your world.

Keeping track of the many events around town is now a simple matter - this issue includes both a Gregorian/Hijri calendar with important dates as well as a monthly listing of leading exhibitions/ events/celebrations. May 2012 usher in a year of peace and happiness for all our readers. I personally look forward to taking DJ in new directions as we continue to inform, inspire, and entertain our readers. Thank you for allowing us into your hearts and your homes Enas Hashani Editor-in-Chief editor@destinationjeddah.com

Graphic Designers Yousef Kurashi

Editorial Associates Mayda AlHashani Nazeeha Jacobs Swalah Eshki

Fashion Editor Carol Keyrouz

Beauty Editor Nilo Haq

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Abdullah Alsalih Adelah Yousef Kurashi

Contributing Writers Dalya Bajunaid Fouzia Khan Yousra Elwi Rayan Khayat Rayan Karkadan

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Featured Content

INDEX 6

Useful Information You Said It & City Facts

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DJ NEWS

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Explore KSA

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Arts & Entertainment

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Fashion & Shopping

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Dining Around Town

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Travel Trends

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Healthy Living

89

Time Busters

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10 Things

A new season of culinary and entertainment

Shimli; Well Worth the Trip

Sunny Days, Vinyl Mode

Dress-Code, New Year’s Fashion Resolutions, iCompare

The Healthy Side of Life, Cooking with Candor, Apple Bee’s

2012 Travel Buck List

Beauty, 5 Secrets to New Years Resolution, 5 Ways to Quit Smoking

Must Dos of the Month, TV Shows & Book review

We Love About Jeddah 37 Art & Entertainment 50 Fashion & Shopping 63 Restaurants 69 Religious 74 Travel 86 Health & Beauty 91 General

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LETTER OF THE MONTH

DJ magazine is a must for everyone living not just in Jeddah, but in Saudi Arabia.I enjoy all your issues, very informative with clear and concise articles.

I enjoy travelling and came across some very important travel destination in Saudi Arabia like “ Wadi Lajab” , “Caves” and other cool places :)...I hope DJ comes with up more fun and adventurous things to do here in KSA and JED :)...Good Luck !!

Baseer Ahmed Dear Baseer, Thank you for your nice comment, this is what we try to accomplish, to give our readers an informative and entertaining magazine that they will enjoy... we look forward to more of your feedback. DJ Team

In our December 2011 issue, we incorrectly identified ‘The Counter’ as a new seafood restaurant slated to open in early 2012, when in fact ‘The Counter’ is a unique, build-your-own-burger restaurant.

Our sincere apologies to the good folks behind ‘The Counter’…we look forward to sinking our teeth into one of your made-to-order burgers pronto. Jeddahwis LOVE their gourmet burgers, and the staff at DJ are no exception. Once again, we apologize for the mix-up.

DJ The Counter Opening Soon

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From strange occurrences to amusing sights, Jeddah is abundant in all things wacky and whimsical.

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HERE’S WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS MONTH ON our facebook page....

On Thumbs up to... MBC for Effective Self-Regulation

Jawahir Alfaiz: I have to disagree on this.

I like MBC in fact I don’t have paid satellite service at all due to the high level of programming on MBC. However, they have started to loosen their reins when it comes to broadcasting some foreign shows. One in particular, ‘Dirty Cows’ has no place on our TV’s. I am 34 and grew up abroad and am still shocked by it. I can’t leave my kids freely in front of MBC anymore and that shouldn’t be the case.

Kausar Azam: I feel the same. Except MBC3, no other MBCs are safe for children that I have seen in my experience. The other MBCs are safe only if they show animated movies which MBC Max does.

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THOUGHTS TO P O N D E R

A User-Friendly Corniche As Jeddah’s Corniche redevelopment gets underway, a designated area for gasolinepowered quad bikes/ATV’s for kids makes sense both from a safety as well as an aesthetic perspective. Pedestrians enjoying a quiet stroll by the seaside will no longer be mowed down by speed-crazy youngsters nor be bothered by the fumes and noise generated by these machines.

Just as roadways have designated bicycle lanes - sections of the Corniche can be

clearly marked for pedestrians only, motorized vehicles only, or mixed use.

ATV riders will be free to indulge their hobby in safety on a designated track without earning glares from their elders or rebukes from passersby. Age-appropriate rentals and basic safety equipment such as seat belts and helmets should be required to ensure this activity remains safe for kids and teenagers. Outdoor sports should be encouraged whenever possible - let’s make the Corniche user-friendly for ALL Jeddahwis of all ages.

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Jeddah’s Emergency Flood Preparations Just in time for the rainy season, Governor of the Makkah Province Prince Khaled Al-Faisal announced the completion of 14 emergency solutions to Jeddah’s serious flash-flooding problems. A network of canals and dams have been constructed in record time in order to avert flooding of Jeddah’s neighborhoods. Although these projects are ‘quick-fix’ solutions to a serious problem - kudos to the administration for acting swiftly and decisively to safeguard Jeddah’s residents. The focus on both better observation as well as better pumping and drainage equipment will co-ordinate future emergency flood management. Long-range plans are being considered for permanent solutions to Jeddah’s growing needs.

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Lack of Services for the Handicapped With the development that has been taking place in Jeddah across various fronts, it is a shame that services for the handicapped are not seeing much of this development. In terms of transportation, it is a challenge to find a car rental or a taxi company that is specialized, or at least prepared, to accommodate handicapped passengers. We need handicap-accessible taxis that enable people to ride with their wheelchairs, conveniently and at ease. Vans with lifts for quadriplegics as well as roomy taxis which can easily store a folded wheelchair are necessary to facilitate the movement of Jeddah’s handicapped community. Jeddah also needs more handicap-accessible buildings; stairs and steep ramps intimidate people in wheelchairs, even with assistance. In general, mobility services for the handicapped in Jeddah need to be addressed as a priority, ASAP. 8

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Useful Information

City

January Weather

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Country Fact Sheet

Mini Temperature: 18°C - 64°F Max Temperature: 29°C - 84°F Sunshine Hours: 7 Probability of Rain: 6% Humidity: 60%

Country:

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Capital: Riyadh

Head of State:

King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud Crown Prince: Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Population: 29،207،277 (72% Saudi, 27% foreign)

Population Growth:

1.75% (approx. 2% per year) (55% are under the age of 20)

Birth rate: 28.29 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Area: 2,149,640 sq. km Major Cities:

Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam.

Holy Cities:

Makkah, Madinah.

International Airports:

Jeddah: King Abdul Aziz Int’l.

Airport (Airport Code: JED) Madinah: Prince Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz Airport / Riyadh: King Khaled Int’l Airport / Dammam: King Fahad Int’l Airport.

City: Jeddah Head of Region:

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal

Location:

West coast of Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea Distance between Jeddah & Makkah: 80km Distance between Jeddah & Madinah:405km

Inhabited Area:

Major Arabic Newspapers:

Al-Watan , Al Hayat, Al-Iqtisadiya, AlMadinah. Okaz & Al Alsharq Al Awsat.

1,500 sq. km - Largest urban center in the Makkah province

3.4 million and the 2nd largest city in Saudi Arabia.

Jeddah Population:

Major English Newspapers:

Official Language:

IMPORTANT DATES:

Eid Al-Adha (The Feast of Sacrifice):

Saudi Gazette, Arab News.

National Day: Sept 23, 2012 Ramadan (The Holy Month of Fasting): July 20 - August 18, 2012

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Arabic. English is the second official language.

October 26, 2012

Calendar: The Hijri lunar calendar is the traditional measure of time and the Gregorian calendar is used as well in business. (1433/2012)

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Business & Banking Hours:

8/9AM - 4/5PM Sat-Wed, some are open on Thursdays for half a day 8/9AM - 1/2PM.

Weekend: Thursday- Friday.

Shopping Hours: 10AM - 1PM 5PM - 10/11PM

Currency:

Saudi Riyal (SR) - divided into 100 Halalas; Notes printed in 1 (one), 5 (five), 10 (ten), 50 (fifty), 100 (one hundred), 500 (five hundred) Riyal denominations.

Currency Exchange Rates: 1.00 US Dollar (USD) = SR3.75 1.00 Euro (EUR) = SR5.23 1.00 British Pound (GBP) = SR5.94 1.00 Indian Rupee (INR) = SR0.079 1.00 Pakistan Rupee (PKR) = SR0.047 1.00 Phillippines Peso (PHP) = SR0.08

Electricity: 110V and 220V Country Code: 966

City Codes:

Riyadh: 01 3 GMT+

Time Zone:

Jeddah and Makkah: 02 Dammam, Dahran, Alkhobar and Jubail: 03 Madinah and Yanbu: 04

Abha and Najran: 07

TV National TV: Saudi Channel 1/ Saudi

Channel 2 (English)/ Saudi Channel 3 (Sports)/ Al Ekhbariya News Satellite 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: OSN (Orbit Showtime Network): Premium Arabic and Western Entertainment. www.osnetwork.com ART: Premium Arabic, Western, and Asian Entertainment www.artonline. tv

Emergencies : Information/ Maintenance: International Information.......905 Telephone Maintenance.........904 Telephone Directory.................905 Speaking Clock.........................1222 Mobily..........................................1100 STC...................................................902 Zain..................................................959

Radio Stations FM Channel Rotana Quraan Jeddah Radio AFN Panorama MBC FM

Mix FM Alif alif

88.0 89.9 92.6 93.7 102.0 103.0 103.9 107.0 105.5 101.0

Ambulance...................................997 Electricity Emergency...............933 Fire Fighters..................................998 Natural Disasters.........................988 National Security........................989 Nijm “ Insurance Company for Car Accident “.........................920000560 Road Security..............................996 Traffic Accidents.........................993 Water Emergency......8004411110

Type Arabic pop Religious National News Western Music Arabic Pop Khaliji Music Western Music Techno Music Westren & Arabic Pop Arabic mix

Telephone, Mobile & Internet:

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.com To block commercial SMSs for STC users: Call 800-2444455 toll-free (24 hr service SatWed) or e-mail: Ecare@stc.com.sa Internet Service Providers: *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.sa, *Nesma: www.nesma.net.sa

Transportation:

Air: Saudi Arabian Airlines - Nas Airlines Land: Bus: SAPTCO: National Bus Company offering transportation between most Saudi cities.

Inside the city: Taxis and Chauffeur companies.

Railroad: Only one passenger train service between Riyadh and Dammam.

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DJ NEWS The Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel in Dubai kicks off 2012 with a full schedule of dining and entertainment experiences across its seven travel-inspired outlets. The hotel has swiftly become recognised as an iconic destination on the local hospitality scene. “We are starting 2012 with an even bigger and better line-up of exciting food and beverage promotions, said Philippe Bonnot, General Manager.

“Anchored by Al Bahou, our stunning ground floor entertainment venue, The Gate is earning a reputation as a focal point for innovative events and memorable experiences.”

In February, Sahar AlShamrani will become the first Saudi woman to set foot on Antarctica.

The trip, taking 17 days and travelling about 1000 nautical miles, aims to shed light on the global warming and water issue, particularly as the south polar region accounts for 72% of global water supplies and is an important element in the problem of global warming.

Faces recently organised its annual “Customer Appreciation Week” in Lenôtre restaurants around Jeddah, Riyadh and Al Khobar. Over a hundred elite clients were invited to attend the breakfast gathering as a sign of appreciation to Faces’ loyal customers.

Early last month, Al-Multaqa restaurant hosted the book launch of “Qeel Wa Radadtu” (Arabic for “Said and I replied”)

by Saad Bin Mohammed. The book is a current participant of Beirut Book Fair, and documents a journey of selfrealisation and encourages readers to emerge from their comfort zone.

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Explore KSA

Shimli

Well Worth the Trip

By Fouzia Khan

Shimli is a little-known village located 1,000km north of Jeddah and 90km south of Hail. Located along the ancient camel caravan route for Hajj pilgrims from Syria and Iraq, Hail and the neighboring town of Shimli were both popular oasis reststops. Shimli gained fame for its well; legends identify this well for its miracle water which cured Prophet Ayoub (Job) of leprosy. To this day, visitors can shower in this well-water to alleviate their skin diseases, kidney stones, and various other ailments.

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Laboratory tests of the water indicate an unusually high sulfur content, which may explain the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beneficial properties where skin diseases are concerned. Religious pilgrims coming via land to Makkah detour to Shimli in order to partake of this wellwater which dates back to 1399AH. Shaikh Suliman Atabybee, the current landlord of this locale, has arranged for the water to be freshly pumped from the well every day before Asr prayer in order to supply the many showers on hand. Despite the importance and fame of this well, in recent years the tourism trade has dwindled as most pilgrims arrive by air instead of taking the overland route. But the deserted appearance of Shimli shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deter tourists from making a visit to this region - Hail contains the ruins of an Ottoman palace and is the heart of Saudi Arabiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheat-growing region. Dates from this region are also prized for their size and taste.

As an ancient caravan crossroad, Hail retains the peaceful atmosphere of a rural locale; unique architectural monuments includes Airif Fort and Qishlah Fortress, both examples of adobe construction. The Fort dates back hundreds of years as an observation post and stronghold from which there are impressive views of the city. Hail is also a good base from which to visit the rock carvings at Jubba. During the last two weeks of March and the first week of April, hundreds of demoiselle cranes land in Hail on their annual migration.

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Events & Happenings

WHAT’S BEEN GOING ON...

BELAJIO MEDIA GATHERING : After less than a year of relaunching Belajio, it now stands as one of Jeddah’s most prominent resorts.

From its outstanding location on the North Corniche surrounded by water, to its Canadian management team and skilled chefs, they strive to provide the best service with the use of the best equipment. The resort is divided into groups of restaurants, each having its own theme, menu and ambiance.

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN ARABIA : The German Consulate, with the cooperation of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce (JCCI), organized an exhibition of German Contemporary Architecture in the Gulf covering energy efficient buildings, landscape architecture and lightweight structures. A delegation headed by Cathrin Urbanek (Federal Chamber of German Architects) was in attendance to highlight contemporary German architecture in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf and to strengthen ties between German and Saudi Arabian architecture engineers.

TRIBUTE TO PAKISTAN’S FOUNDERS : Aalami Urdu Markaz Jeddah (International Center for Urdu) honored Pakistan’s Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, and Dr. Allama Mohammed Iqbal, famed Pakistani scholar and the moving spirit behind the concept of Pakistan, at the Pakistan International School. Abdul Salik Khan, the Pakistan Consul General, was the chief guest along with Azad Iqbal, the grandson of Dr. Allama Iqbal, Dr. Irfan Hashmi, Asfaq Ahmed, principal of PISJ, Salma Shah Khan, vice principal of PISJ, and Athar Abbasi, president of Aalami Urdu Markaz Jeddah.

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Events & Happenings

MOUNTAIN DEW EXTREME SPORTS TOUR : Mountain Dew organized an extreme sports event that attracted more than 15,000 fans in Abha, Jeddah, and Riyadh. The event featured performances by the Dew Tour Athletes, a team of professional extreme sports stars who thrilled spectators with their daring displays. “This was the long awaited return of the Mountain Dew Extreme Sports Tour,” said Ahmed Zakaria, Flavors Marketing Manager at PepsiCo. “During the past four years, action sports have really caught on, attract thousands of followers in KSA, as well as across the GCC.” BMX, Freestyle Moto X, Car Driftin, and Quad Bikes were on display.

DUBAI SHOPPING FESTIVAL : Starting on the 5th of January and lasting for a month, the Dubai Shopping Festival is set to run for its 16th year in a row. The event hosts the best in Middle Eastern shopping and entertainment, and highlights its slogan “One world, one family, one festival,” celebrating its racial and religious diversity. With a focus on shopping, guests benefit from the plethora of discounts from international brand names, as well as entertainment ranging from theater to fashion shows. There are also prizes worth millions of dirhams to be won in the form of luxury cars, gold and cash.

DECOFAIR FURNITURE & HOME ACCESSORIES EXHIBITION : The Decofair exhibition recently took place at Jeddah International Centre, showcasing various brand names in the furniture and decoration industries. The five-day event drew a great number of visitors, economists and business people, and was an excellent opportunity to view the latest in modern décor from both international and regional markets.

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SAMACO ROAD RACE : Over 500 adults and children took part in races sponsored by Samaco, the Volkswagen car dealer in KSA, with the participation of the Jeddah Road Runners. “The runners, their families, and spectators had a full day of fun,” said Philip Burrluck, Volkswagen brand manager at Samaco, which prepared the jogging tracks and organized grilling, dining and other recreational activities.

Volkswagen displayed the new Jetta, Tiguan and Touareg at the sport zone in the compound.

SIEMENS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE : Siemens has signed a contract for the training and employment of 40 graduates from the Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic (SPSP). The twoyear training program includes vocational and on-the-job training. Head of Human Resources of Siemens in KSA, Mr. Shadi Aldaoud said, “In accordance with the Saudi government’s local hiring goals, we are proud to partner with SPSP to cultivate the development of local Saudi talent.” SPSP’s Managing Director, Mr. Abdullah Al Yami said, “Our goal at SPSP is to work collaboratively with industry to provide quality training programs for young Saudis for futures in the petroleum services industry.”

THAI NATIONAL DAY : Chalee Sakolvari, Consul General of Thailand, welcomed the guest of honor Salim Umar, Acting Director General of the Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Excellencies and Members of the Diplomatic Corps and friends to celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 84th Birthday and Thailand’s National Day on December 5, 2011. He also thanked the Saudi Government and King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, for the great hospitality they showed to Thai Pilgrims and the Thai Consulate in Jeddah.

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Events & Happenings

COLLAGE/ASSEMBLAGE ART SHOW : From the 6th of December until the 5th of January, Athr Gallery exhibited its Collage/ Assemblage art show. In association with Cuadro Fine Art Gallery, the show explored modern interpretations of early 20th century techniques made popular by artists such as Picasso and Braque. On December 12-13, American artist Roberto Lopardo made a guest appearance, giving lectures about the meaning of collage.

LAY’S LAUNCHES ‘FLAVOR ME’ CAMPAIGN : Lay’s fans at Dubai’s Burj Al Arab Hotel were invited to nominate a new flavor of chips to be produced and launched in 2012.

They met Liza Lay, the star of the campaign, who is on a hunt for her perfect flavor partner.

GM of Saudi Snack Foods, Talal El-Khalil said, “This is a first for Lay’s in the GCC, never before have we opened up a product decision to the public. We believe that this exciting initiative is the best way of giving the public what they really want.” Submit flavor suggestions on www.facebook.com/laysarabia or via SMS (+966 501 369 369).

TOYOTA DREAM CAR CONTEST : Mashael Haroon Kareem and Maymoona Abdulrahman Hajjar from Riyadh, the fifteen-year-old winners of last year’s 5th Dream Car Art Contest, were recently presented with their official finalist certificates signed by Akio Toyoda. They were selected from over 2000 entries in the country and were honored in occasion with the launch of this year’s 6th contest.

To enter, children are required to draw their dream car of the future on A3-size paper and submit it to the nearest Toyota showroom in the Kingdom before January 31st. Details are available on www.toyota. com.sa or toll free # 800 244 4400.

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JEDDAH PREP SEASONAL FESTIVAL : On the 8th of December, Jeddah Prep and Grammar School hosted its highly anticipated annual seasonal festival. The event consisted of a range of attractions including a bazaar, clown show, ‘haunted house’, and a wide variety of activities for children. Food stalls were abundant, as well as sweet treats readily available from Munch, Helen’s and Baskin Robbins. The lively atmosphere of the day was complemented by a DJ and performances by local bands, leading to an enjoyable occasion for guests of all ages.

MAMDOUH’S MAGIC : International visual tricks artist Mamdouh Marzouqi held a magical evening of optical illusions. Guests included the former president of Al-Ittihad Sports Club, Mr. Khalid Marzouqi, famed soccer players Naief Hazzazi and Hasan Al-Raheb, Saudi rap star Qusai, actors Hani Nazer and Shereen Hattab, singer Ali Awais, writers Yassin Kamil and Ali Marwani, and broadcasters Terad Basunbol and Yasser Sagaf from Mix FM Radio.

GOODY KITCHEN ACADEMY: The Goody Kitchen Academy hosted a media roundtable discussion to share the Academy’s success over the past 5 years.

Maha Al-Mojadidi, Associate Marketing Manager said, “Goody Kitchen Academy is a woman’s partner; a source of empowerment and a solid supporter, helping her discover her ‘Inner-Chef’ by offering free culinary courses. ‘Around the World‘, ‘Cooking 101 for Newlyweds’, and ‘Pasta’ are the current themes, including desserts and a special Ramadan course.

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Events & Happenings

Wedding Arabia

Dreaming of the Big Day

By Nazeeha Jacobs

Wedding Arabia, Saudi’s preeminent international event for wedding essentials, was hosted by Jeddah Hilton last November. Inaugurated by Adnan Mandoura, Secretary General of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the event was a complete showcase of all the necessities required for the perfect wedding - from dresses, jewelry, hair and make-up stylists, to wedding planners, cakes and photographers.

The comprehensive exhibition included every detail, even honeymoon destinations, assisting visitors in planning their dream wedding while taking all aspects into consideration. “This unique show brings together the complete paraphernalia of what a wedding requires,” said Zahoor Siddique, Vice President at Al-Harithy Company for Exhibitions (ACE), which organised the event.

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With a focus on bridal beauty, the event attracted an impressive array of top fashion designers and stylists, along with an audience chiefly consisting of young women, brides-to-be and their families. Special live demonstrations from beauticians, fitness centres, and fashion and haute couture houses were featured, leading to an informative handson experience. Other highlights included a national Turkish pavilion encompassing over 30 companies supported by Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Undersecretariate for Foreign Trade, as well as exhibitors from Korea, Lebanon and the UAE. A large number of national companies were also excited to display their products and services.

Visitors were able to browse exhibits while getting ideas and gaining professional advice, and thus found the event to be extremely beneficial in aiding them with preparations for their special day. Exhibitors also judged it to be rewarding from a business standpoint, as it put together wedding suppliers and eager consumers.

The show was important in the promotion of Saudi Arabiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multibillion-dollar wedding industry, which has one of the highest per capita outlay and continues to increase both in demand and overall expenditure. Wedding Arabia was regarded as an avid success by all participants and is scheduled to run again during November of this year.

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Adding a Kick To Your Fitness Routine!

By Mayda AlHashani & Nazeeha Jacobs

Fitness and sports fanatics appreciate Jeddah’s variety of gyms and sports facilities.

From football to basketball, it’s easy to find a place to engage in a variety of sports.

However, for those of you eager to get into shape in a different way or even just try something new, a growing martial arts culture has recently emerged in Jeddah.

Many types of martial arts classes for males, females and children are available…if you know where to look. Although many of these alternative sports may seem straightforward, they each employ intricate techniques that are difficult to master without the aid of professionals.

BOXING

Boxing is a combat sport using the fists and is one of the only forms of martial arts developed in Europe. Classes are held at Sport Tech. Abdulrahman offers classes at 6:30pm on Saturdays, Mondays and Tuesdays, and Yousif Haroon teaches at 8:30pm on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost: SR 300/month.

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THAI BOXING

Also known as Muay Thai, this combat sport differs from traditional boxing in that it allows punching, kicking, and elbow and knee strikes. It is Thailand’s national sport.

Captain Ismail Rawas at Sport Tech offers classes at 9pm on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost: SR 350/month.

TAEKWONDO A Korean form of martial arts often

confused with karate, taekwondo emphasizes swift kicking techniques with limited use of punching. Taekwondo is often practiced on a more competitive level as opposed to other martial art styles. Classes take place on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at Jeddah International School in Khaladiya. Each class lasts an hour, with kid’s classes starting at 5pm, women’s at 7pm, and men’s at 8:30pm. Cost: 2 classes/ week - SR 450/month, 3 classes/week – SR 500/month. For further information, contact Duwon Kim on 0505627296 or Wed Shaikh on 0536032132.

KUNG FU Originating in China, Kung fu is known as the oldest martial art. Mohammad Sharif offers classes at 10:30pm on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Cost: SR350/month.

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BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is based on ground fighting and grappling. It focuses on the idea that a weaker fighter may overpower a stronger fighter with the employment of suitable techniques. Stefan Zoll conducts classes at Gold’s Gym and Sport Tech for males and at Jeddah Prep and Grammar School for kids ages 11-16. He can be contacted on 0552065722 for further information. Mohammad Abbas also conducts classes at 9pm on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays. Cost: SR 350/ month. Contact him on 026071129.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

Combining a variety of martial arts styles such as boxing, karate, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts was made popular by the UFC. Ahmed Mekki instructs classes after Maghrib on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Sport Tech. Cost: SR 350/month. Gold’s Gym also offers MMA classes and further information can be obtained by contacting 026912077 ext 5003.

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KICK BOXING

Kick boxing is widely practiced for both self-defense and fitness purposes and revolves around a system of kicking and punching. Male classes cost SR 300 and are conducted at Sport Tech on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30pm by Mohammed Maghraby. Female classes are held at Gold’s Gym and are taught by Asmaa who can be reached on 026912077 for further details.

JIU JITSU:

The Martial Art of Self-Defence

By Nazeeha Jacobs

Stefan Zoll, annual competitor in the World Professional Jiu Jitsu Cup, is one of the few accomplished Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the Kingdom. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is based on grappling and ground fighting, and has often been proven to be the most effective form of martial arts in terms of defence in a real fight situation. It has thus experienced a surge in popularity in recent years, with police officers and security guards finding its techniques especially beneficial in situations demanding hand-to-hand combat.

“A real fight doesn’t look like a Jackie Chan movie or a choreographed set piece,” says Stefan. “It’s often a fight for survival.

Traditional martial arts have their value, but what we’re talking about is what’s most likely to work on the street for the average guy or girl.” Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a useful skill to learn regardless of gender, and is being taught in the US as part of rape prevention programs for women.

Stefan currently runs a class for 11-16 years olds at Jeddah Prep and Grammar School, as well as private classes. He plans on starting regular classes at a gym in Jeddah in the near future, and can be contacted on stefanzoll@hotmail.com or +966-5567295881 for any inquiries. Further details and videos of his competition fights can be found by searching “stefanzollBJJ” on Facebook.

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Special Features

Harley-Davidsons Rule the Road

By Deena Almaena

Harley-Davidson expert Abdul-Elah Baghdadi is one of the 1million HarleyDavidson addicts around the world. DJ catches up with him in between his rides for an interesting Q&A session.

Q: How do you feel when you ride your bike?

and it’s completely different from riding in a car. It’s indescribable !”

A: “It’s a great feeling…the feeling of the wind, the feeling of freedom and independence all at the same time. You feel like your spirit is flying, whatever the time and wherever the place. You get a different feeling every time, everyday, it’s priceless

Q: Have you customized your bike? It looks truly unique.

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A: “Yes, my bike is fully customized (except for the frame and the engine), everything is customized, cosmetically and functionally.

It’s my personal piece of art.”

Q: Tell me about the Harley-Davidson group – is it a club?

A: “The Harley-Davidson group is a riding club of the Harley-Davidson Co. established in 1983 to support Harley owners. This club is run by volunteers and is the largest manufactured associate club in the world with membership approaching over 1.5 million members. There are chapters in many cities - I’ve been a member in the club ever since I bought my V-rod Harley bike.”

Q: Do they do organize races?

A: “Yup, there are some races and other Harley-Davidson activities, but most of the Harley-Davidsons are built for cruising purposes.These bikes are made for touring and for city rides…they’re a luxury daily ride!”

Q: Any tips for novice riders?

A: “Sure! Starters should be patient in learning to ride. Take it step by step and master the basics. Listen to the other riders and their experiences, they might give you some tips. Take some courses given by experts, that would be really helpful. If you have passed the starter stage or level and you’re ready to develop a new experience, you can take expert courses as well, and learn more about the experiences and tips from Youtube. Wear your gear, and like they say: better safe than sorry. Enjoy riding and hopefully one day we’ll see more Saudi riders joining in. We are all family in the Harley-Davidson club.”

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Entertainment

Sunny Days at the Sunshine International School

By Nazeeha Jacobs

Sunshine International School is a leading educational institution dedicated to the enrichment of Jeddahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youngsters from infancy until the age of six. An AdvancEd accredited primary school based in Khaldiya, Sunshine School specializes in nursery and kindergarten and offers a breadth of subjects including science, geography, history, art and ICT. All subjects are integrated according to themes in order to provide a seamless and interactive learning experience.

Sunshine School aims to create wholesome students who are not only academically competent, but also possess valuable life skills. They use the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) which focuses on personal goals such as communication, thinking, respect, and ethics. Through this program, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social, emotional and physical aspects are developed in conjunction with their intellectual abilities. One of the key missions of the school is to produce selfreliant individuals who respect themselves as well as the diversity of others.

Science Lab

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The warmth of Sunshine School can be felt from your first step inside its lively and cozy atmosphere where passionate staff

Library Corner

are committed to providing your child with the most holistic beginning in education and fostering an innate desire for learning and enquiry. The schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-equipped facilities include a science lab, library corner, swimming pool and indoor playground - allowing children to have fun while immersing themselves in stimulating surroundings.

With special weekly events and a range of daily engaging activities, Sunshine School is the perfect place for your child to grow and mature in a nurturing environment that caters to their needs at an individual level.

Let sunshine guide your way to success today!

Sunshine School Mob: +966 503013929 Tel:- +966 2 6060251 / 60601553 / 6060215 Web: www.sunshineschool.edu.sa FB: www.facebook.com/pages/ Sunshine-School/314913575625

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Entertainment

Vinyl Mode

Spinning New Tunes With A Global Sound

By Dalya Bajunaid Photography by Fahad Ayyad

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Jeddah’s Hip-Hop and Rock scenes thrive on local artists producing their own unique sounds - a melange of music which combines their Arab origins with a global, modern flair. Vinyl Mode is the newest resident group to hit the scene; specializing in Trance/House tracks, they’re making their mark and aiming for the international scene.

They started off as many musical groups start - with a passionate meeting of the minds. Although their tastes in music differ from one another, Jeddah native, Muhanned Nassar, and Greek KAUST student, Harris Mavromatis, found that they both shared the same respect and love for artistic ingenuity and educating

the masses. Individually, they grew up surrounded by an eclectic mix of sounds, from Pink Floyd and James Brown to Madonna. As local DJ’s, during their free time, they started experimenting with different elements until they wound up with a sound exclusively their own. The name Vinyl Mode just seemed to make sense, as they use actual vinyl records and turntables; a throwback to the way DJ’s originally started.

Utilizing social networking sites like YouTube and Facebook as a means to “spread the love,” as they put it, Vinyl Mode fans are springing up all over. You can ‘like’ their page on www.facebook. com/vinylmode to sample the music DESTINATION JEDDAH 35

Arts &

Entertainment or tune into their podcast “Tune Your Senses,” which is already being heard in 16 different countries. The overall positive outlook and optimistic attitude of Muhanned and Harris keep them going; they refuse to let any social taboos, due to misconceptions, hinder their creativity. They might be DJ’s, but they don’t let the fact that they should be a business thwart their message.

Collaborating with talented graphic designers and photographers, they are keen on titillating not only your sense of hearing, but also your sight. Completely believing in artistic freedom and a total suspension from any negativity has left these two men without limitations in pursuing what they long for. Ultimately, Vinyl Mode has big aspirations…to be heard and appreciated on a global level, while still leaving their mark on Jeddah. Any young adult with a dream and a laptop can express themselves musically. Using the sounds of their heritage for inspiration coupled with the increasing globalization of musical styles, there is no doubt that Jeddahwis are producing a distinctive and unique sound that can be enjoyed both locally and abroad.

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Arts & Entertainment

Directory

Bookstores

Fun & Recreation

Al-Fanous Bookstores Tel: +966-2-6553897 Al-Maktaba Stores Tel: +966-2-2562187 Al-Obeikan Bookstores Tel: +966-2-6927018 / 920020209 Dar Al-Mareekh Bookstores Tel: +966-2-6524682 Jarir Bookstores Tel: +920000089 Little Book Roshana Center Tel: +966-2-2634817 Stars Avenue Tel: +966-2-2754689 Madina Bookstores Tel: +966-2-6659045 Mamoun Bookstores Tel: +966-2-6446614 Tihama Bookstore Tel: +966-2-6970690 Rawaea Al-Maktabat Tel: +966-2-6827730 Virgin Tel: +966-2-2633886

Al-Hokair Tel: +966-2-6836666 Al-Shallal Theme Park Tel: +966-2-6063993 Bowling City Tel: +966-2-6690800 Bowling World Tel: +966-2-6744545 Chucky Cheese Tel: +966-2-6062608 Color Me Mine Red Sea Mall Tel: +966-2-2180081 Funtime Pizza Tel: +966-2-6555992 Fun Day Tel: +966-2-2635487 Ice Land Tel: +966-2-6626666 IN10SO Tel: +966-2-2844992 Jeddah Lanes Tel: +966-2-6636381/ 6690343 Jungle Land Tel: +966-2-2881111 Kid’s Cafe Tel: +966-2-2634888 Mob: +966-555651653 Kid’s Castle Tel: +966-2-2634760 Moon Toon Tel: +966-2-2844855 Oceanica Tel: +966-2-2150723 Smart Kid (Al-Hokair) Tel: +966-2-4202370 Sparks Tel: +966-2-6162144 Stationery Fantasies Tel: +966-2-6827730 Vi Kids Club Tel: +966-2-2616899 Vortex Tel: +920009550

Libraries CBA Library Tel: +966-2- 6900671 Effat Library Tel: +966-2-6364300 Jeddah Public Library Tel: +966 2-6363920 Mirza Library Tel: +966-2-6721063 My Library Tel: +966-2-2631709

Museums & Art Venues Al-Alamia Gallery Tel: +966-2-6635107 Al-Tayebat International City Museum for Sciences & Knowledge Sitteen St. Tel: +966-503601376 www.altayebatcity.com Art Frame Trading Est. Macarona St. Tel: +966-2-6722339 ATHR Gallery Tel: +966-2- 2845009 www.athrart.com Darat Safeya Binzagr Tel: +966-2- 6571030 www.daratsb.com Ebdaa Gallery Center Tel: +966-2- 2154480 www.ebdaagallery.com Jeddah Atelier Tel: +966-2-6530812 Mansoojat Foundation www.mansoojat.org Rochan Gallery Tel: +966-2-6655630 Ext.236 Saudi Center for the Fine Arts Tel: +966-2-6696786 Basmoca Virtual Museum www.basmoca.com

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Fashion & Shopping

By Nilo Haq Photography by Nada Hakeem

Dress Code pulled out all the stops for the Grand Opening - guests could be forgiven for imagining that they were actually at New York Fashion Week! Attendees sampled fresh cocktails and appetizers while watching models walk out in embroidered jackets, tunics, shalwar/

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churidar pants, and breathtaking evening gowns in vibrant colors, all set against a stunning backdrop. Adding mesmerizing beats to the event was a DJ spinning a complementing balance of mystic Indian music.

The models changed looks several times over the course of the evening and introduced guests to the latest styles of the collection. They topped off the show with a beautiful collection of up-coming and everyday abayas.

The clothing featured bold, contrasting colors, traditional Indian materials and motifs like the iconic Indian actress Rekha on some funky clutches. Dress Code adds an interesting twist to their line by allowing you to wear some of the garments in different ways, all depending on how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrapped or worn. The audience watched the convertibility of some of her pieces with amazement. In a matter of seconds, you can wrap and tie the garment to make different articles of clothing like a skirt, which became a dress. Wear something different and express yourself with the vibrant, stunning and chic clothing from Dress Code.

Location: Chamelle Center, Al Hamra Dist.

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NEW YEAR’S

FASHION RESOLUTIONS Year after year you promise to keep the sameclichéd New

Year’s Resolutions that year after year end up failing. Stay motivated for 2012 with this list with a fashion twist - I guarantee that you will become a happier, healthier, stronger and more positive person!

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LUXE LIFESTYLE

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Getting fit and starting a healthier lifestyle is probably on the top of everyone’s list. Energize yourself to get fit in style with the latest sportswear and the latest tunes. If working out at the gym is not for you, try taking up a new sport or even a dance class that you enjoy and see what a change this will make to your self esteem and your life as a whole

ADIDAS top 238 SR bottoms 362 SR

RECYCLE!

Personally, I love clearing out my wardrobe at the beginning of each season, but some clothes are too hard to get rid of due to sentimental value. This year’s solution is to reinvent them into something totally new. Make a skirt out of a dress, a top out of a skirt, shorts out of jeans, and a necklace out of a scarf or even change the buttons of your favorite coat. Get creative and recycle your clothes for a renewed look!

COLOR CHIC BOTTEGA VENETA 10262 SR MICHEAL KORS 10099 SR

VERO MODA 157 SR

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This year, COLOR is the new black. I know we all enjoy buying colorful items to add to our ‘wardrobe collection’…but then end up wearing black to every event! This year wear less black and add more color to your wardrobe and to your life - select tones which suit your skin and bring out your eyes to show a bright new look in the new year.

BOTTEGA VENETA 5272 SR

J BRAND 1140 SR

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BEAUTIFUL BODY

RALPH LAUREN 6176 SR

GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI 6413 SR

VALENTINO 2923 SR

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As a personal stylist, I know that there is a body shape category that each and every one of us falls into - the trick is to find out which one suits you the best. This year work ‘WITH’ your body and not against it! Learn how to accentuate your best features and flatter your figure.

HIGH HEELS

Nothing gives a woman a sexier silhouette or completes an outfit more than a pair of killer heels! In our busy lifestyles rushing to work, taking the kids to school, going to the supermarket and running various errands, it may feel hard to walk around in your favorite heels all day; however you can always keep a spare pair of ballerina flats in the car and change whenever it’s appropriate. Whatever their material, design, or color - choose a statement heel to stand tall and stand out from the crowd!

EMILIO PUCCI 4891 SR

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN 2318 SR

DONATE!

JIMMY CHOO 5658 SR

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VERSACE 4563 SR

One person’s trash can truly be another person’s treasure. This year make an effort to donate your old clothes to people who really need them. Put a smile on someone’s face and warm someone’s heart by helping them in a time of need. If you haven’t worn an item in a year - give it away NOW!

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ETRO 2254 SR

ACCESSORIZE! ACCESSORIZE! ACCESSORIZE!

I can’t stress enough how important it is to accessorize!

An outfit isn’t fully complete without being finished off by a statement accessory such as a hat, a necklace, a pair of gloves, or a scarf. I know you can get into the habit of rushing out in your usual ‘comfortable’ clothes, but this year try to make a habit of choosing one unique accessory to complement your look before you walk out the door.

BOTTEGA VENETA 2201 SR

VALENTINO 1381 SR

AURELIE BIDERMANN 4735 SR

GUCCI 1633 SR

YVES SAINT LAURENT 767 SR

VALENTINO 690 SR

ROBERTO CAVALLI 7192 SR MARC JACOBS 228 SR

STELLA MCCARTNEY 4325 SR

EMILIO PUCCI 2740 SR MIU MIU 1479 SR

FASHION FACTS We love them, we watch them and we follow them…yes, I’m talking about designers, but why not take the time to read about them this year? Pick one or two of your favorite designers in the fashion industry and read their life story to get inspired by how they got to where they are today.

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9 ZARA 479 SR

MANGO 674 SR

SPARKLE IN SEQUINS

Anyone who knows me knows that this resolution is going to be really easy for me as I have a weak point for sequins.

If you don’t already own a couple of sequined items in your closet. NOW is the time to do so! It can be anything from a fully sequined dress, to a bag, a pair of shoes or a blazer… start the new year by adding some sparkles and bringing back the fireworks to your life!

ZARA 199 SR

MIU MIU 4373 SR

MARNI 592 SR MICHEAL KORS 1267 SR

DOLCE & GABBANA 7084 SR

TOP TO TOE

No matter how much time and effort you put into your outfit, your overall look will not nearly be as impressive as you’d imagined if your hair, nails, and make-up are not in perfect shape. A resolution you’ll thank me for later is to get into the habit of grooming yourself well. Take care of your hair. For 2012,why not adopt a new hairstyle? Cut a fringe, add layers, go for a bob, or even change your hair color; it will definitely be a great place to start for a new you in the New Year. Next comes make-up. Whether you want to go for a natural look for the day or a full on glamorous look for a night out, take 10 minutes of your time to add a little make-up before you step out the door. You will be amazed how it will transform the way you look and feel. And last but not least, never neglect your nails! This year don’t forget to treat yourself to a regular mani/ pedi, be adventurous and try new shades, or go all out and change the shape of your nails! There’s nothing more feminine about a woman than an elegant hand topped off with shapely nails.

BALLERINA 299 SR

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iCompare Byt Rayan Khayat

iZone

iTechia

Perhaps one of the most popular computer stores with 7 different branches, browsing the iZone on Prince Sultan St. proved to be a pleasurable shopping experience. While not particularly spacious, the atmosphere is friendly with music playing and employees exuding casual ease. They are refreshingly eager to assist customers with the utmost of friendliness and efficiency and do not hesitate to mention discounts and offers. They also have their own in-store maintenance facility and provide an impressive site for browsing specific products.

Largely spaced and pleasingly bright, iTechia on Sultan St. definitely resembles what an Apple store should look like. The large space is very comfortable to browse through and has cool, Apple store-like dĂŠcor. They also carry iPods, iPhones, iPads and even Blackberry products along with a wide range of colorful accessories for all their products. Unfortunately, the staff were not particularly friendly or actively informative, it seemed like I was trying to squeeze the information out of them. But they do have in-store maintenance and an impressive website with extensive details on each of their products.

http://www.izone-stores.com/

http://www.itechia.com/

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iWeaver

Mac It

Also on Prince Sultan St, iWeaver is a comfortably spaced store, although it can be fairly crowded due to its prime shopping location. It has a friendly atmosphere and the employees are readily available, exceptionally helpful and informative. They easily guide you through their products confidently and knowledgably. And along with all of the other Apple products they carry, they also specialize in professional cameras, with an impressively wide range of brands and products. They also conveniently provide maintenance for Apple products not purchased at their store. In addition, their website showcases all of their products clearly the most up-to-date selection.

Also on Prince Sultan St, Mac It’s space is comfortable enough to browse through and good if you know what you want, but it’s not a place for beginners. The employees seemed less eager to assist, with only one person talking to customers. In addition, they didn’t share information quite so freely and I wasn’t shown all the computers without taking the initative; I also found myself asking too many questions. The fluorescent lighting is unfortunately unwelcoming and their accessory products seemed listlessly displayed. You have to go in person because they don’t have a website - however they do provide in-store maintenance that is known for speed and efficiency.

www.i-weaver.com

Mac Buddy With a prime location on Tahlia St., Mac Buddy is as cute and compact as an iPod. With its small space and comfortable setting, it’s almost your own personal Apple store, (but wouldn’t be so if they had more customers - the small space was surprisingly empty.) Their employees were extremely friendly and eager to assist and inform. They seemed to go out of their way to provide me with all the right information on their stock, but unfortunately not all their computers were on display. They also provide in-store maintenance service.

The range of their other products seems limited, although they seem to carry some unique brands. Mac Buddy doesn’t have a website either, but the store experience is enjoyable.

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Gifts & Souvenirs

UNIQUE GIFTS

Unique Gifts offer the latest range of stylish and modern gifts from around the world. Your one-stop shop for innovative gadgets and homeware you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find anywhere else.

Mob: +966-500257579 Location: Qurtobah center, Arafat Road, Al Hamraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a dist. www.uniquegifts-sa.blogspot.com

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Infused with an authentic taste of India, Chaipatti tea comes in a variety of types including Assam tea, Indian masala spice tea and variations of Darjeeling long leaf tea. An aromatic 100gm package ranges between SR3545 and comes in a dainty pouch with traditional embroideries.

From Forest Essentials, this lip balm soothes chapped or dry lips with the fresh zest of the Kerala lime. It contains the healing properties of Kokum butter and honey, and provides lasting moisture, nourishment and relief.

Mob: +966 26634689 Location: Chamelle Center, Al Hamra Dist.

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APP

MUST Stop Smoking Pro

The most comprehensive Stop Smoking App, it will support you to give up smoking now. The 7-day course includes motivational messages, nutrition tips, detox aides, and a comprehensive set of activities with a handy point system to keep you on track.

Party Planner HD Want to throw an amazing party? Here is the ultimate party planning app for the ultimate party! Organize all the details including party venue, guest list with complete contact details, theme, photographer, catering and more...here’s to great parties!

GAME

Ian Gaines’ Bootcamp Workout Kick start your fitness goals with Ian Gaines’ Bootcamp Workout, a metabolism boosting, heart pumping, muscle building fitness program. This gender specific, results driven program promises to improve your muscle tone, cardiovascular endurance, agility, and flexibility. Whether you’re interested in starting a workout program or working to maintain your current physique, Gaines’ Bootcamp is right for you!

REVIEWS Assassin’s Creed Revelations

Follow master assassin Ezio Auditore as he walks in the footsteps of his legendary mentor, Altaïr, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path – one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilize the region. This acclaimed, online multi-player game returns with more modes, more maps and more characters that allow players to test their assassin skills against others from around the world.

Available on PC, PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Skyrim is a role-playing game that reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a virtual world for players to explore with the freedom of choice, storytelling, and adventure found in The Elder Scrolls series. In addition to choosing from hundred of weapons, spells, and abilities, you will now be given the chance to battle ancient dragons and absorb their power for yourself.

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SUCK UK BOOK REST LAMP SR 270 Made of frosted glass, this lamp emits a soft light, ideal to read by, and also doubles as a book rest - ensuring that you never lose your page. But this is no ordinary run-ofthe-mill book stand, sit your favorite book on top of the lamp and look...you’ve made a house! A unique design which is practical and whimsical.

Available at Amazon

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MOSHI MOSHI RETRO SR 225 Combining classic style with a contemporary edge, this handset/base is designed to transform any smartphone/mobile-phone into a comfortable and convenient conversation device. Enjoy utilizing all your phone’s functions quickly and easily the ultimate communication and business tool.

Available at Memega

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SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE SR 2750 The revolutionary Samsung GALAXY Note was launched in a 3 day interactive event from the 14th to 16th of December at Mall of Arabia, with a large turnout of customers. The device combines the characteristics of a smartphone and tablet, featuring the world’s first and largest 5.3” HD Super AMOLED display, an expansive high-resolution screen that provides an immersive viewing experience.

Available at Jarir

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BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR SR 484 The first blood pressure monitor for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, it measures your blood pressure and stores tracking info, while displaying actual and recommended readings. Take charge of your health easily and affordably.

Available at amazon

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LOGITECH SQUEEZEBOX TOUCH SR1,649 Thanks to Logitech Squeezebox Touch and your Wi-Fi network, you’re free to listen to music, news and sports from local stations across the planet. Even your entire digital music collection is right at your fingertips.

Transform your stereo from a music system into the center of the music universe.

Available at Memega

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CREDIT CARD LIGHTBULB SR19 It’s dark in your wallet - shed some light where it’s most needed. This unusual card looks like a flat incandescent bulb, but push the bulb vertical and it unexpectedly lights up. The rest of the card serves as a stand. Store one in your wallet or purse for emergency illumination.

Available at amazon

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Directory Boutiques

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Al-Jadila Boutique Tel: +966-2-2841249 Baby Fityani Tel: +966-2-6673971 Cugini Tel: +966-2-6612099 DADU Tel: +966-2-6633699 Jasmine Box Tel: +966-2-6685533 Jungle Blue Tel: +966-505660175 Lollipop Tel: +966-2-6643295 Life Tel: +966-2-2844266 Nawal Al-Maimani Tel: +966-2-6606502 Noukies Tel: +966-2-2611200 Ext: 110 Sabine Tel: +966-2-6651572 Sotra Tel: +966-2-6915082 The Neverland Circus Tel: +966-500398181 Pink or Blue Tel: +966-2-6634452 The Wedding Shop Tel: +966-2-6690808

Afaf Baflah Tel: +966-505325251 Amal Engawi Tel: +966-503613314 Basma Abuljadayel Tel: +966-506634000 Basma Al-Mouawad Tel: +966-533653333 Diala kabbara Tel: +966-508704799 Eman Joharjy Tel: +966-535687773 Fatima Abed Tel: +966-554369993 Gardenia Hafez Tel: +966-506666230 Hanaa Samman Tel: +966-505350958 Maha Ghalayeni Tel: +966-506661634 Manar Al-Rawi Tel: +966-569169923 Meriam Arab Tel: +966-503333128 Mona Abulfaraj Tel: +966-505652018 Nawal Maimani Tel: +966-2-6606502 Niyaah Tel: +966-500545455 Rania Khogeer Tel: +966-555532571 Rana Ismail Tel: +966-556666881 Rotana Alhashimi Tel: +966-554598449 Sahar Serafi Tel: +966-505622515 Salma Rudwan Tel: +966-504627012 Samah Khashoggi Tel: +966-505311588 Shaza Khayali Tel: +966-500909321 Sue Abaya Tel: +966-541151595 Thanaa Addas Tel: +966-504664288 Turki Jadallah Tel: +966-506677800 Wed Bogary Tel: +966-504634001

Custom Thobes Bazerkaan Tel: +966-2-2560044 HM Tel: +966-2-6828064 Lomar Tel: 920000554 Omar Azure Tel: +966-2-6921773 SAB Thobe Tel: +966-2-6100009 Sindi Tel: +966-2-6678587 Siraj Sanad Tel: +966-2-6979720 Tasmeem Tel: +966-2-6519014 Toby Tel: +966-540576639 Yahya al Bishri Tel: +966-2- 6604595

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Estikbal Tel: +966-2-6687511 Haba Arabian Flower Tel: +966-2-6644403 Tel: +966-2-6687084 Home Plaza Azhar Rima Tel: +966-2-2564001 Tel: +966-2-6913659 IKEA Eshrak Tel: +966-2-6643035 Tel: +966-2-6633000 La Maison Colonial Florina Tel: +966-2-6670719 Tel: +966-2-2616800 Ligne Roset Flowers Center Tel: +966-2-6607391 Tel: +966-2-6634158 Mazar Flowers Queen Tel: +966-2-6621779 Tel: +966-2-6642626 Mourastarr Gardenia Tel: +966-2-6609220 Tel: +966-2-6980498 MilaDora Jannati Tel: +966-2-6984852 Tel: +966-2-6615152 Al-Khidra Landscaping NV Tel: +966-2-6913946 Tel: +966-2-6684686 Options Alwan Tel: +966-2-6837239 Tel: +966-2-6824888 Roche Bobois Nado Tel: +966-2-6915335 Tel: +966-2-6647272 Visionnaire Orkidia Tel: +966-2-6833136 Tel: +966-2-6988591 Wahat Nargis Flowers Est. Tel: +966-2-6673008 Tel: +966-2-6636267 Petals Tel: +966-2-6642519 Shopping Center Rabya Tel: +966-2-6602856 Al-Khayat Center Tahlia St. Spring Flower Tel: +966-2-6519684 Tel: +966-2-6655558 Shops: BOSS, Burberry, Sendian Flowers Tel: +966-2-6835679 Chanel, Christian Dior, Sultan Garden Center Coach, DKNY, Dolce & Tel: +966-2-6686666 Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Jacques Dessange Furniture Salon, Jamalouki, Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli, Abdul Latif Rubaiyat, Sergio, Tiffany & Tel: +966-2-6913750 Co. & Co., Tods, TOUS , Yves Al-Alameya Saint Laurent Tel: +966-2-6915188 Al-Amer Ana Special Tel: +966-2-6977767 Prince Sultan St. Al-Fakhama Tel: +966-2-6649155 Tel: +966-2-6355043 Shops: Al-Mohra, Almayass, Al-Sabban Basics, Buttons, Diva, Fox Tel: +966-2-6919900 Fibre, I Love Hishma, Kash American Gallery Kash, Vaniti, Lilies, Little Tel: +966-2-6676031 Blossoms, Only For You, Batal Design Sotra, Set Al-Hoson, Tefa, Tel: +966-2-6983288 Flash Flare Bin Shayhoon Tel: +966-2-2574815 Aziz Mall Bo Concept Prince Majed Rd. Tel: +966-2-6141418 Tel: +966-2-6162222 Dimos Supermarket: Panda Tel: +966-2-2830302 Shops: Accessorize, Adams, Domvs Al-Maghrabi, Al-Sawani, Tel: +966-2-6611447 Aldo, Aldo Accessories,

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WINTER Ann Harvey, Athletes Foot, Aussino, B.Bush, Baby Shop, Barratts, Bata, Behavior, Bershka, Bhs, Camieu, Celina, Celio, Charles & Keith, City Max, Claire’s, Damas Jewelry, Dorothy Perkins, Etam, Faces, Femi.9, Gap, Giordano, Howard, Kids, Kotton, La Senza, La Senza Girl, La Vie En Rose, 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, Stradivarius, Swatch, Tape A L’Oeil, Terranova, The Body Shop, Urban, Vero Moda, Xanka, Zara, Zoppini

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Etoile King Rd. Tel: +966-2-6973428 Shops: Al-Romaizan, Boss, Canali, Come As You Are, Emad Rizq, Fitoshi, Gentle Man, Lomar, Lo Spazio, My Fair Lady, Rawasy, Hera’a Avenue Hera’a St. Tel: +966-2-6942236 Shops: Adams’ Kids, Aldo, Alhomaidhi, Barrats, Bershka, Camieu, Charles & Keith, Faces, Early Learning Center, Jennyfer, La Senza, La Senza Girl, La Senza Shop, La Vie en Rose, Marks & Spencer, Mikyaji, Mansoon, Nayomi, Nine West, Sergent Major, Sports City, Spring, Swatch, Tape A Loeil, The Body Shop, Wallis, Zain, Zara Kids.

Badriyah Towers Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6062777 Shops: Babooche, Basket of Pearl, Blend, Boutque Mix, BSX, Denim, Diesel, DKNY, Entra, Free Days, Hawanim, Infiore, Kurta Boutique, Le Style, Levi’s Store, Nowar, Optics2020, Pharmwacy, Samuel and Kevin, Suite 966, T Shirt & Jeans, Tony G’s, U Right, Zearuci

Hera’a Intl. Souq Hera’a St. Tel: +966-2-6540097 Supermarket: Danube.

Shops: Adams, Al-Attar, Al-Dahham, Al-Humaidi, Al-Maghrabi, Al-Mualim, Barkley, Benatton, Bershka, Bhs, Celio, Claire’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, Sisley, Sony, The Body Shop, U2, Zara, Zain, Zimas

Basateen Center Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6611721 Shops: Al-Ghazali, Al-Moalim, Al-Sawani Department Store, Anne Klein, Baby Fitaihi, Bakhashwain, Bali, Benetton, Betty Barkley, Esprit, Courier, Glitter, Guess, La Perla, Max & Co., Max Mara, Noon, Opticals, Replay, Rubaiyat, Swish, XOXO Coral Mall Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6607624 Shops: Adawliah (Yamaha), Armani Jeans, Beach & Beyond, Calvin Klein, Color Be Mine, Ecko, Ed Hardy, FCUK, Geox, Killah, Lacoste,

Lindex, Lola et moi, Marlboro Classic, Miss Sixty, Patch Work, Primo, Quick Silver, Serb, St.Dupont, Sun Spot

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Jeddah Mall Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6678666 Shops: Al-Musali & Al- Raies, Barakat Jewellery, Damas, Elite, Eye2eye, Faces, Gosh, Karen Millen, Kipling, Luxury, Maria Pino, Naomi, Swatch, Trussardi, WAIPAI DESTINATION JEDDAH 51

La Promenade Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6688737 Shops: Budget, Chic Boutique, Chole, Femi.9, Lerre, Lifestyles, Mavi, PaperMoon, Quik Sliver, Roxy, Sport Look Le Mall Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6600111 Shops: Accessorize, Claire’s, Fitaihi Jeweley, Karen Millen, la Senza, Musalli, Nine West, Rizq Jewellery, Rosyblue, Rubaiyat (Bags & Shoes), Showtime, Springfield, Swatch, The Body Shop Mall of Arabia Al-Haramein Rd. Tel: +920009550 Supermarket: Panda Shops: Abu Sharaf, Accesorize, Adams, Adidas, Ahmad Abdulwahed, Alpha Opticals, Alshaya, Balad, Bershaka, Blue Age, Bonia, Boots, Brics, BSB, BSX, C&B, C&K, Cameui, Camille’s Sidewalk, Carters, Celio, Chad Valley, Coast, D-F-P-T, Debenhams, Diesel, Desigual, Dorthy Perkins, Forever21, Evans, Exit, Faces, Gap, GBK, Girls, H-Flow, H&M, Hokair, Hush Hush, I Style, Jennyfer, Kikik, LaSenza, La Senza Gril, La Vie En Rose, Lady Bird, Life Kids, Limited Too, Liz Claiborne, Lynnes, Mango, Maghrabi Kids, Mini Modu, Miss Selfridge, Miss Whatever, Mothercare, Nectar, New Yorker, Next,Nike, Nil Yarz, Nose, Oasis, Okaidi, Opt. Centre, Party Princess, Pride of Kashmir, Principle, Pull & Bear, Puma, Pumpkin Patch, Quiz, Ribbon, Rina, Salhiya, School, Sgt.Major, SIA,Spring, Stradivarius, Sun & Sands Sports, Swiss Corner, Tally Wejil, TCF, Terranova, Terranova Kids, The Museum, TPC, Twaila, Vero Moda, Vertbaudet, Viss, Wallis, Warehouse, White Company, Zahoor AlReef, Zara, Zoppini, ZYNG 52 DESTINATION JEDDAH

Nojoud Center Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-2571217 Shops: Adidas, Al-Badr Optical, Alcott, Alhomaidhi, Bonia, Cortefiel, Emad Rizq, Faces, Feni 9, Gerry Weber, GS Big & Tall, I Zone, Pumpkin Patch, Lora Lina Sfera, Magrabi, Mango, Mobily, Women’s Secret, Sarafia, Shalky , Smash,Tanagra, Vincci Red Sea Mall King Rd. Tel: +966-2-2151551 Supermarket: Danube Shops: Adidas, Aigner, All Star Converse, Al-Mussali, Al-Refaie, Al-Sawani, Axiom, Barove, Beach & Beyond, Benetton, Bhs, Body Action, Body Shop, Bomby, Bonia, Boroue, Boss, Burberry,Calvin Klein, Change, Claire’s, Coach, Coast, Diesel, Diorucci, Divisage, Dorothy Perkins, Early Learning Center, Elaf (Travel Agency), Escada & Loriel, Esprit, Etro, Evans, Eye Fashion, Faces, Faith, Fanateer, Fashion Top, FCUK, Ferragamo, Fetaihi, Foot Locker, Giordano, Givenchy, Go Sport, Guess, Guess Accessories, Guess Kids, G2000, Izzue,Lacoste, La Perla, Lazourdi, Levis, Life Line, Life Styles, Limited Too, MAC, Mac PC’s, Maghrabi, Maghrabi kids, Mikyaji, Milano, Miss Sixty, Mommy Me, Montblanc, Mother Care, Naomi, Nara Camicie , Next, Noon, Nokia, Oasis, Obaji, Occasions, Occulis, Optic Center, Panasonic, Paris Gallery, Patchi, Puma Watches, Replay, Rubaiyat, Rolex, Rouj, S & K (Samuel & Kenvin), Samsonite, Sephora, Sergio Rossi, Sony, Sports Wear, Swatch, Tea Gschwender, Tiffany & Co., DESTINATION JEDDAH

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Tihama (Stationery), Top Shop, Top Man, Versace, Vision Express, XOXO, Zuhur, Zoopini Roshana Center Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-2634899 Shops: 4U4Ever, Abo Moammar, Adolfo Dominguzs, Aire Barcelona, Al Homaidi Watches, Al Naghi Jewellery, AMH, Armand Basi, Baby Fitaihi, Bayana, Biggie Best,Bimba & Lola, Blanco, ByBasi, Comfort Zone, Dandara, Diktons Barcelona, Extra Ordinary, Fairooz, Fityani, Gara Roufa, Her Majesty, Jade Jewellery, Jounah, La Femme Chic, Lights, Linen Chest, Little Book, Lolaetmoi, Lorina, Majed Saleem Jewellery, Mario Zegnoti, Memories Gifts, Mr. Mohammad Rizq, My Fair Lady, Nail Spa, Nof Jewelery, On Time Plus, Pretty Shoes Yalghi Couture, Reem Spoosa,Ruben Perlotti, Sabaya, Samsung, Sarwat, Scholl, Seasons Perfumes, SID, Virgin Megastore Roshan Mall Malek Rd. Tel: +966-2-6226720 Supermarket: Hyper Panda Shops: Abdul Samad Al-Qurashi, Axiom, Bonia, Callem, Cavlo Rino, Cell Com, Cinnzeo, Claire’s, Colombia Sports Wear, Fendi, Gerry Weber, Giordano, Grand Optics, Gucci, Herffy, Ikks, It’s Mine, Jacqueline Riu, Kashmir, Lingo, Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, Maghrabi, Mango, Mikyaji, Miss Fashion, Missha, Mothercare, Nayomi, Nectar, Panda, Royal Mandaina, Samuel

& Kevin, Sayadyah Express, Sensi, Show Time, Stadivarious, Sun & Sand Sports, Swatch, The Body Shop, Timberland, Tom Tailer, Toys R Us, U-Qote, Vavavoom, Versace Serafi Mega Mall Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-2844886 Supermarket: Danube Shops: Al-Sawani, Baleno, Claire D K, Claire’s, Faces, Go Sport, Life Style, Maghrabi, Pepe Jeans, Samuel & Kevin, Sensi, Swatch, Voyage Stars Avenue Mall Malek Rd. Tel: +966-2-2754522 Super market: Carrefour.

Shops: Agatha, AlGhazalo, Al-Humaidi, Al-Mutahajibah, AlOthaim, Al-Shayiya Accessory, Arabian Oud, Argeterie, Art of Idea, Axiom, Baby Fitaihi, Batteel, BCBG, Benetton, Body Shop, Bonpoint, Borbonese, Breil, Carolina Herrera CH, Champion, Coach, Cole Haan, Collci, Courier, Cream, Custo Barcelona, Cute, Derby X, Destination Maternity, Faces, Faith Connexion, Farsi Jewelry, Fayandra, Fityani, GBK, GC Watches, Geox, Guess Accessory, Guess by Marciano, Hang Ten, Issam Jamal, Jarkas, Jasmine Box, Jimmy Choo, Kanz Al-Sahra, Karen Millen, Khider Rizek, Kohar, Kurt Geiger, La Perla Palace, Lacoste, Lide X, Little Book, Liujo, L’ Occitane, Love Sac, Lyne’s, Maison Bo-m Magrabi, Majesty, Mama’s and Papa’s, Mango, Marc

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Mutamiez, My Accessory, Nayomi, Nectar, Newbury, New Look, Odd Molly, Oliver and Company, Painegonda, Patchi, Paul and Joe, Paul Smith, Penny Black, Petit Bateau, Pomellato, Paul Frank, Pucci, Quick Silver, Replay, Rubaiyat, Rumaizan, Saks Fifth Avenue, Samuel and Kevin, Sensi, Shalky QQ, Space Toom, Stella McCartney, Swarovski, Swatch, Tara Jarmon, Teen2Teen, The Counter, Tiffany, Tipity Toes, Tumi, Vertu, Victoria Casal, Voila, Waed, Wahat Al-Jalabiya, Wazer Pharmacy, XOXO, Zanotti Tahlia Center Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-2634662 Shops: Al-Humaidi, AlRayes, Armani Exchange, Bakhsh Jewellery, Birkenstock, Coach, Claire’s, Cope Copine, Daniel Hechter, Du Pareil Au M’em, Emad Rizq, Esprit, Evans, Giordano, Lacoste, La Moda, Laura Ashley, LoraChilli, Laurel, Limited Too, Longines, Make Up Forever, Mac, Mikyajy, Milano, Moawad, Naoumi, Nectar, Omega, Paris Gallery, Pierre Cardin, River Island, Rolex, Rubaiyat,Sanrio, Sephora, Swarovski, Swatch, T.S. Dupont, Terranova, The Body Shop, Tiffany &Co., Tina Tailor,Top Shop / Top Man

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Dining Around Town

The Healthy Side of Life

By Yousra Elwi

Vito’s Salad

Nicoise Salad

A sensually addictive salad is the Vito’s Salad at Toasted. With bresaola and grilled chicken slices, spiced up with a delectable lemon-mustard dressing, this salad is guaranteed to entertain your taste buds and thoroughly satisfy your appetite. In general, salads at Toasted are refreshingly gourmet, with balanced mixes difficult to find anywhere else. Another popular one is their Classic Italian Salad; it is a wild mix of strawberries and pine nuts on a bed of lettuce and rocca , seasoned with balsamic dressing. Toasted is the best place to order or pick up salad from; it is fresh, delicious and convenient. It’s extremely popular with the young working crowd who are looking for a clean, healthy snack to have at the office or on-the-go.

Le Notre’s recipe for Nicoise Salad is definitely a secret one; their version just goes beyond the familiar Nicoise salad flavors.

The freshness of the ingredients is surely part of the secret; the artichokes for example, are a delicacy on their own. The salad is enhanced by the tasteful add-ons such as the olive tapenade, the baby new potatoes and the croutons. Their Crispy Noodle Salad with ginger and soya sauce and the mouthwatering Citrus Gambas Salad are two other popular salads at Le Notre. With more than 10 haute cuisine salad platters beloved by Jeddah’s fine diners; diners regularly find themselves ordering salads as entrees. The exquisitely European essence in these salads elevates the eating experience beyond sensational - considering their tantalizing presentations, it is clear that Le Notre truly believes in the saying that “our eyes eat first“.

Toasted

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Le Notre

Chef Salad Cilantro Café

For a truly wholesome and appetite-fulfilling salad, drop by Cilantro Café and order the Chef Salad; it is basically known as ‘the salad that has it all’. With grilled chicken breasts, slices of roast beef, olives and eggs lying on a bed of lettuce, this salad is ideal for weight watchers who want a nutritiously filling snack. A side dressing is offered to add some flavor, but if you are counting calories, you might consider having it plain. The Mixed Seasonal Salad is the healthiest option at Cilantro, with no meat ingredients and a light vinaigrette dressing.

In fact, the food items on the menu, be they soups, sandwiches or salads, are all fresh, flavorsome and nourishing, leaving no traces of guilt after being devoured. With the concept of ‘appetite for life’, Cilantro presents a cohesively health-conscious menu that includes delectably balanced items, with insightful new additions every now and then.

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entrées; and there is quite a generous range in the menu to select from. Uptown 966 is one of the few places that manages to confidently tick both boxes: health and appetite.

Feta Tabbouleh Semsom

Semsom’s Tabbouleh Feta has created a lot of buzz around town, considering that not many dare to mess with the classic tabouleh recipe. However, their chef knows exactly what he is doing, as adding the feta cheese to the tabouleh pulls together an unpredictably flavorsome salad. Yet for those who prefer the more familiar version, Semsom serves both the traditional tabouleh and fattoush prepared to perfection. Semsom is an inventive, modern restaurant serving familiar Lebanese dishes with a novel touch. Salads are standard orders in any Lebanese restaurant, garnishing the tables next to the hummus, vine leaves and the other common entrées; and although most Jeddah diners know the taste of these salads by heart, this creative Lebanese restaurant makes their salads their signature items with a special ‘twist’.

Quesadilla Explosion Salad Chili’s

Though it is not the first restaurant to come to mind when thinking of salads, but Chili’s serves one unique dish not found anywhere else; the Quesadilla Explosion,, which is their signature salad. Generously served, this salad is literally exploding with appetizing ingredients that entice you to delve in and start munching. Chicken, corn, tortilla strips, beans and cheddar cheese are 56 DESTINATION JEDDAH

all tossed over a bed of lettuce, drizzled with ranch dressing; a balsamic dressing is served on the side if you want to add some tang. Surrounding the salad are four pieces of cheese quesadillas to relish with your salad mixture and complement your meal. Considering the portion size and the ingredients, this salad is definitely not an appetizer or a side order; it could be equal to a pasta serving or a burger in terms of calories and substance.

Spicy Crunchy Tuna Salad Zn Lounge

The Spicy Crunchy Tuna Salad at Zn Lounge has created a buzz in Jeddah, with mixed textures and a delectable zesty dressing. Soft pieces of tuna are jumbled with crunchy bits and seasoned with an Asian-infused, spicy dressing, bringing to diners an exotic eating experience. Zn Lounge serves some of the most sensational salads in town, with authentically wild ingredients and intense seasonings. Another exclusive delight on their menu is their Crunchy Salmon Salad, delectably fresh and flavorsome. Along with pleasing your taste buds, Zn Lounge brings joy to your eyes with their stimulating presentations and artistic garnishes.

Caesar Salad Station

Nafoura Restaurant - Park Hyatt Hotel

For those who especially savor their personal touch in food, Nafoura Restaurant has a side station serving Caesar salad ingredients prepared for them to mix their own version of this salad. Lettuce, shredded cheese, croutons, shrimps, chicken, and Caesar dressing are all appetizingly displayed on the station, enticing diners to mix as preferred. As for the actual salad buffet, it features a selective assortment of Mediterranean salads blended to perfection. The tabouleh, for instance, is not missing a tinge of lemon or a grain of salt, it is just right. Besides the typically expected salads and mezzas, the station includes other tasty delights like a potato salad, green bean salad, and artichoke salad. Salad buffets in general are quite tricky, especially when it comes to quality and freshness; but at the Nafoura Restaurant, there is no cause for concern. They are known to consistently display one of the finest salad buffets in town, focusing more on quality rather than quantity.

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Cooking with Candor

By Mariam Polding

I used to think the biggest critic in my life was my mother, but then I married a chef; Jeddah local Chef Khalid Arif from the hit daytime show, Sabeh El Kheir Ya Arab, on MBC1. You may be under the partly true conception that being married to a chef means, apart from the expected living food as a literal lifestyle, we share lengthy conversations about whether foie gras and chocolate is a gastronomical stroke of genius or just plain disgusting, how to tell the difference between parsley and cilantro [which I’m still unable to do] and engage in heated debates on how to deconstruct Arabic cuisine. While this is true 90% of the time, the other 10% consists of my futile attempts in the kitchen to impress the chef, which are often met with polite critique.

We sat down in the center of our universe, the kitchen, and share a conversation about what links Chef Khalid and our family to you and yours.

If you are what you eat, what are you?

I am definitely garlic & olive oil. You know I use it in everything, how much Extra Virgin Olive Oil do we go through in this house?

That’s true, but I probably would have said you’re noodles! What is your worst imaginable restaurant experience?

I can deal with anything except overcooked food. That’s completely unforgivable. I can’t deal with that anywhere.

Your friends must be really nervous when inviting you to dinner…

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food,” or “I hope this meets your standards,” but they’re never really nervous. Sometimes I even sneak into the kitchen to discover how they made a particular dish - I’ve eaten many fantastic meals at friends’ homes.

On your cooking show Sebah el Kheir Ya Arab, you’ve discovered the world through the cultures of flavor. Through your travels, which country have you found genuinely deserves the title “Food Capital of the World?”

Without a doubt, it would be Singapore. Not only does it have the best and most authentic Malay, Thai & Chinese food, which alone is impressive, but they also have some of the best Western cuisine restaurants in the

world. Not all countries are blessed with a multicultural populace that has contributed to their gastronomical scene in such a profound way, as in the case of Singapore. They have invested and strategized to become the culinary capital of the world!

So, what is the dish with the most electric notes you’ve ever experienced, and where was it?

It was a dessert I had in Singapore in one of the top 25 restaurants in the world [according to the reputed S. Pellegrino List].

Believe it or not, I’m not into desserts, but this dessert blew my mind. The dish paired watermelon with pepitas [pumpkin seed], goat’s cheese and milk ice-cream. At first, I didn’t know what it was, other than I was experiencing an unbelievable explosion of flavors that I had never experienced before.

It was the first dessert that almost made me cry; you always remember your first, and mine was at Iggy’s.

food is very complex with a lot of flavors, like how our parents and grandparents cook. But, with today’s lifestyle, people don’t have the time to do that, and it’s difficult to replicate this process as we are all busy families with children. I want to share the simple techniques that make cooking quick, fun, easy and involve your children in the process.

Essentially, you are a culinary Ambassador from Saudi, so how do you describe our food and the way we eat when you meet other chefs from around the world?

In Saudi Arabia, we eat very, very well, especially in the Hijazi region. A Hijazi’s palette is quite well developed, because historically, we have been exposed to exotic dishes from around the world on account of the myriad multicultural influences from traders along the Silk Route and religious tourists to Makkah/Madinah. Immigrants have enriched the cuisine of the Hijaz with Western, Indian, Iranian, Turkish, African, Syrian, Lebanese spices and foods.

What do you feel is lacking in our local culinary landscape, if anything?

We have to start eating restaurant-style food at home. Rather than having 8 different dishes in the middle of the dining table where people help themselves and overeat, each individual dish should be assembled in the kitchen and served. This is the kind of culture of eating I would like to spread.

How do you hope to impact your viewers at home with your style and method of cooking?

Watch Chef Khalid Arif bring restaurantstyle eating home every Sunday and Tuesday on MBC1 at 11:45 AM, and experience authentic Asia with the launch of Chef Khalid’s restaurant, Asia Box, coming soon to Jeddah in 2012.

Contact Chef Khalid at: khalidarif@gmail.com

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Shakelicious

A charming small shop on Rawdah Street in Khaladiya is Shakelicious, Jeddah’s hip new stop for milkshakes and smoothies. As soon as you enter its vibrant interior, you’ll be dazzled by the variety of chocolates and confectionery that await you, ready to be mixed in to your own customized drink. From Maltesers and Flakes to Reese’s Butter Cups, the possibilities are endless – every sweet tooth’s dream. The range of toppings to be sprinkled or drizzled on top of your milkshake include candies, marshmallows, flavoured sauces, whipped cream and even cereals. You can’t help but exercise your creativity.

For those desiring a lighter option, delicious fruit smoothies are available, although it’s difficult not to be indulgent at this sugary haven. Other treats include coffees, hot drinks and sundaes.

The variety is truly commendable... there’s not a combination of sweet ingredients that Shakelicious can’t whip up! Although it’s easy to miss this funky shake shack while driving by, one trip within its colourful doors, and you’ll definitely find yourself returning for a creamy sugar fix time and time again.

Location: Al-Rawdah St, Al-Khalidiyah Dist.

Next to McDonald’s Email: shake@shake-licious.com Phone: (02) 692 8208 Website: http://www.shake-licious.com

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Krispy Kreme Pull-Aparts

Finally in Jeddah, Krispy Kreme’s Pull-Aparts come as part of their new Baked Creations range. They are available in savoury varieties such as cheese and zatar, and are a filling and satisfying alternative to their sugary doughnut counterparts. These oven-baked goodies are full of flavor and best served heated. The fresh dough melts in your mouth and offers a tasty saltiness unlike usual Krispy Kreme selections. Be sure to try a warm Pull-Apart for a great breakfast treat or snack on the go!

Take it from us; you won’t regret it!

Location: Rawdah Street, Khalidya Tel: +966 2 2754744

Mystery Diner An Old Faithful Oriental Gem in Need of an Update Gulf Royal Chinese Restaurant Tucked away in a modest piazza just north of Rawdah Street is the old faithful Oriental gem, Gulf Royal Chinese Restaurant. Decorated in a traditional Chinese style, the interior has seen better days. One of the first things to strike you upon being seated is the intimidating menu - with over 165 dishes on offer - even the most loyal regulars can’t fully sample them all!

We started with Shrimp and Seafood starters which were nice and crispy; the Crab Meat Corn and Hot & Sour Chili soups were both hearty and satisfying.

Moving on to the entrees, the Peking Duck was acceptable, but could have benefited from a more authentic flavor.

The Cuttle Fish with Dry Chili, Grilled Prawns, and Fried Crabs With Ginger & Onion were all well seasoned and well presented, but on the greasy side.

Although the Szechuan Beef was a bit bland, the Sweet & Sour Chicken was well received by younger eaters who loved the tasty, tangy sauce. Overall, the

flavors weren’t authentic Chinese - hints of the Middle East seem to have crept into their recipes.

Whilst we did have to wait longer then necessary for our order to be taken and for the dishes to be presented, the standard of service was reasonable.

To many Jeddahwis, this is the closest, most affordable, authentic Chinese food experience in town , but perhaps they have rested on their laurels for too long. With the opening of newer, more original restaurants offering Gulf Royal stiff competition, it’s time for them to revamp their recipes and their menu.

Whilst choice is normally a good thing… they should consider cutting down on the number of dishes in order to focus on even more authentic flavors. It would also be nice to get a take away menu with the prices printed on it.

Rawdah Street Tel: 02 665 3335/660 6704 www.gulfroyal.com

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Real Flavors That Bring People Together

By Nazeeha Jacobs

As the world’s largest casual dining chain, Applebee’s has been a firm favourite in Saudi Arabia for years. With 13 branches within the Kingdom, this American restaurant has had a strong foothold in the regional market due to its reliable service and family-friendly atmosphere. There is something for everyone on the Applebee’s menu — from steak to seafood to salads, an enjoyable dining experience for all ages is guaranteed. The Saudi franchise rights are owned by Arabian Entertainment Company, ensuring the demonstration of clear social responsibility. Applebee’s has acted as one of the major sponsors of the Jubail Flower Festival and for the last three years ran a fundraiser for children with cancer.

Applebee’s makes a concerted effort to cater to the tastes and expectations of their guests; releasing revamped menus up to four times a year in response to customer feedback. In addition, the famed dining chain attempts to constantly involve customers in fun and rewarding campaigns. They recently handed out nine Harley Davidsons as grand prizes in a recent competition! Particularly renowned for their mouthwatering steaks, they just unveiled their ‘Flavour Loaded Steaks’ 62 DESTINATION JEDDAH

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campaign which offers a variety of unique tastes. By its second week, it was already deemed one of Applebee’s most popular ideas, drawing eager steak-lovers throughout Saudi. Look out for exciting, new campaigns scheduled for 2012, and be sure to visit an Applebee’s near you for a fun-filled, family dining experience. facebook.com/applebeesmiddleeast

Restaurants

Directory American

Brazilian

16 Hundred Le Chateau Mall,Tahlia St Tel: +966-2-2614415 Tel: +966-549302320 19th Century burger Tel: +966-920019819 Americano Burger Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6728488 American Corner Khalideya St. Tel: +966-2-6060188 Applebees Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6610012 Chili’s Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6634760 Roshan Mall Tel: +966-2-6046800 Flap Jacks Rawdah Star Center Tel: +966-2-6681191 Fuddruckers Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6686330 Manhattan Hilton Hotel Tel: +966-2-6590000 Muchos Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6613111 Mugg & Bean Serafi Megamall Tel: +966-2-6573333 ext. 334 Outback Steakhouse Tahlia St. Tel: + 966-2-2892990 Ruby Tuesday Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6501999 Steak House Malek Rd. Tel: +966-2-6829955 Red Sea Mall.

Tel: +966-2-2151200 T.G.I Friday’s Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6529330 The Texan Meridien Hotel Tel: +966-2-6633333 Tony Roma’s Mall of Arabia Tel: +966-2-6123534 Uno’s Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6221320

Rio De Janeiro Sari St Tel: +966-502330914 Spears Intercontinental Hotel Tel: +966-2-6611800 On The Border Malik Rd Tel: +966-2-22150891

Chocolates Al Pina King Rd. Tel: +966-2-6905885 Anoosh Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6832209 Bon Bon Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6697655 Chocolat Khalideya Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6068830 Chocolate Corner Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6630449 Chocolate Sense Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-2847740 Chocolate Studio Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6985222 Ganache Rawadah St. Tel: +966-2-6601390 Caramel Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6688527 Chocoline Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-2842846 Dactylifera Prince Sultan St. Tel: +92008182 Miss Chocolate Rawda St. Tel: +966-2-6638989 Nesma Chocolates Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6947790 Red Sea Mall Tel: +966-2-2150141 Arafat St. Tel: +966-2-2845820 Patchi

Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6695858 Voila Chocolate Millenium Ctr. Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6684343 Stars Avenue Tel: +966-2-2754411

Chinese Be One Maa’adi St. Tel: +966-2-6143753 Baytote Chinese Dlv. Rawdah Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6164442 China Gate Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6970672 China Hut Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6625898 Chopsticks Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6907575 Durrat China Prince Abdullah St. Tel: +966-2-2616885 Golden Palace Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6690377 Gulf Royal Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6653335 Noodles Rosewood Corniche Tel: +966-2-2578888 Soy Rawadah St. Tel: +966-2-6643414 Toki Laylati,Malek Rd. Tel: +966-2-6060606 Xian Gong Sheraton Hotel Tel: +966-2-6992212

Coffee & Tea Shops

Chai & Ba Khalideya Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6642084 Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Al-Shate’e Dist.

Tel: +966-2-2753914 Coffee Republic Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-6637575 Costa Coffee Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6067741 Craze Rawdah Star Center Tel: +966-2-6653065 Deera Cafe King Rd. Tel: +966-2-2754491 Joffrey’s Coffee Tahalia St. Tel: +966-2-6677234 Melange Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6695619 Pearls Cafe Rawadah St. Tel: +966-2-6642233 Soleil Rosewood Hotel Tel: +966-2-2578888 Tea Amo Tahlia St./ Coral Mall Tel: +966-2-6601738 Tea Gschwendner Red Sea Mall Tel: +966-2-2150695 Tea Rose Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6688233 Teayana Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6681660 Uromshi Cafe Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6066668

Dates

Bateel Tahlia St. 360 Cafe Tel: +966-2-6630373 Intercontinental Hotel Kingdom of Dates Tel: +966-2-6611800 Hera’a St. Annafora Cafe Intercontinental Hotel Tel: +966-2-6590838 Salheya Tel: +966-2-6611800 Prince Sultan St. Avezzano Cafe Serafi Mega Mall Tel: +966-2-6973281 Tel: +966-595122266 Talah Dates Campioni Sports Cafe Sari St. Batarji St. Tel: +966-2-6837887 Tel: +966-2-6395695 Tamraty Cilantro Cafe Al Murjan St. Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6637995 Tel: +966-2-2611191 DESTINATION JEDDAH 63

Fast Food

French

Albaik Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6060244 Al-Tazaj Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6683371 Big Bite Rawdah St. Tel: +920001219 Burger King Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6394375 Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6836062 Capo Grillo Khalideya Dist.

Tel: +966-2-69829152 Domino’s Pizza Shate’e Tel: +966-2-6065633 Obhur Tel: +966-2-6561888 Forn Wa Saj Rawdah Dist.

Tel: +966-2-2574747 Herfy Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-6829276 Hot Waves Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-2757241 Jan Burger Hera’a St. Tel: +966-2-6924679 Joe’s Diner Khalideya Dist.

Tel: 920005637 Jollibee Khalideya Souq Tel: +966-2-6984043 Jeddah Intl. Mall Al-Balad Al-Qetar Square Kayyal St. Kaddoura Palestine St. Tel: +966-2-6683844 KFC Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6613356 Kudu

Bert’s Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6606633 Cafe Lenotre Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-2611222 Champs-Elysées Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-2845454 Crêpe Café Roshana Mall Tel: +966 -2-2634989 Stars Avenue Tel: +966-2-2754522 Delifrance Prince Sultan St. Tel: +920009950 Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-2567196 La Cuisine Palestine St. Tel: +966-2-6630363 Le Ciel Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6525354 Le Croissant King Rd. Tel: +966-2-6222861 Le Traiteur Corniche Tel: +966-2- 6556022 MoonMilk Al-Shatee, Prince Naif St. Tel: +966-2-2886229 Paul Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-26671633

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Khalidya Market Tel: +8001240061 Little Caesar’s Hera’a St. Tel: +966-2-6823018 Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6749687 McDonald’s Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6560017 Mister Burger Al-Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6822223 New York Cab Pizza Mohammadyah Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6947972 Panino’s Obhur Tel: +966-2-6561911 Arafat St. Tel: +966-2-6654264 Khalideya Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6064717 Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6676991 Peruvi Shate’e Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6923393 Philly’s Kayyal St. Tel: +966-2-6394146 Pizza Hut Hamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6513113 Al-Naeem Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6548890 Obhur Tel: +966-2-2341962 Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6672917 Quiznos Sub Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6068014 Subway Khalideya Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6063493 Madinah Rd. Tel: +966-2-6120513 Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6651377 Sultan Al Burger Rawdah Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6677344 Wonder Burger Delivery Tel: +966-2-6694348

International Al Zahra Tel: +966-2-6611000 Al-Amwaj Hilton Jeddah Tel: +966-2-6590000 Al-Safina Hilton Hotel Tel: +966-2-6590000 Al-Shurafa Al-Hamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6602743 Al-Shurafa Lounge Qasr Al-Sharq Tel: +966-2-6599999 Andalusia Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6063210 Andalusian cuisine Park Hyatt Tel: +966-2-2639666 Barnie’s Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6696201

!"#$"%&'()$*++ ,$"%-.'/ Movenpick Corniche St. Tel: +966-2-6823366 Pink Berry Tel: +966-2-250436 Stickhouse Tel: +966-2-6927878 Mob: +966-515047184

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Beaux Arts Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6983028 Black Rose Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6672953 Blue Diamond Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6605301 /6605310 Bubbles Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6697655 Brunch Malik Rd.,Dinner square.

Tel : +966 5609 89762 Café Aroma Al-Hamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6605160 Cappuccino Grand Cafe Hamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-2891009 Casper & Gambini’s Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6995911 Cast & Crew Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-2616770 Chilli Grill Khalediya St. Tel: +966-2-6928383 Dardasha Park Hyatt Tel: +966-2-2639666 Gelato Palestine St. Tel: +966-2-2631820 Grand Prix Café Tahlia majra alsail.

Tel: +966-2-2631846 Fratelli Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6907217 Harley Café Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6651010 Habsburg Rosewood Hotel Tel: +966-2-2578888 Java Lounge Andalus St. Tel: +966-507533090 Joooss Corniche St. Tel: +966-2-2757090 Le Chalet Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6642330 Le Notre Coffee Shop Alhamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6517527 Lolita Café Obhur

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Bait Al-Jawi Hera’a St. Tel: +966-2-2367666 Gado Gado Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6514774 Obhur Tel: +966-2-6560787

Italian

Angelicos Pizzeria Hamad Al Jaser St. in Rawdah Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6622964 Aldente Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6970220 Al-Forn Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6612874 Aromi Qasr Al-Sharq Terrace Lounge Tel: +966-2-6599999 Corniche St. Balsamico Tel: +966-2-6995676 Tahlia St. Toasted Tel: +966-2-6633115 Rawdah St. Balsamico Too Tel: +966-2-2616747 Baghdadia Dist.

Malek Rd. Tel: +966-2-6517883 Tel: +966-565345317 Vertigo Castello Andalus St. Khaled Ibn Tel: +966-2-6633241 Al-Waleed St. White Tel: +966-2-665228 Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6068171 Ciao Zodiac Andalus St. Palestine St. Tel: +966-2-6653710 Tel: +966-2-6607548 il Gusto Palestine St. Ice Cream Tel: +966-2-6600337 Baskin Robbins il Gabiano Musaediyya Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-6640574 Fresh Berry Tel: +966-2-6587042 Tel: +966-2-2847443 il Villaggio Gelato Andalus St. Palestine St. Tel: +966-2-6688233 Tel: +966-2-2631820 Marble Slab Creamery il Porto Mall of Arabia Al-Hamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-2906803 Tel: +966-2-6501024 Marcel’s Isabella Tahliah St. / Red Sea Al-Zahra Dist.

Mall / Basateen Mall Tel: +966-2-2566008 Tel: +966-2-2613899

www.jeddahfood.com Tel: +966-2-6562369 Lost City Alhamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6655773 Mayrig Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-2616060 Melange Tahliah St. Tel: +966-2-6636214 Montarosa Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6391393 Pearls Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6642233 Promenade Cafe Tahliah St. Tel: +966-2-6688712 Salad Boutique Alhamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6515656 Shadow Lounge Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-2614777 Tche Tche Cafe Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6223091 Tenidor Zahra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-2754144

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Lallo’s Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6614719 Obhur Tel: +966-2-6561113 Makaronah St. Tel: +966-2-2906441 il’Olivo Arafat St. Tel: +966-2-6687494 La Promenade Café Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6688712 La Villa Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6673434 Maggianos Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6606625 Margherita Khalediya St. Tel: +966-2-6061100 Monta Rosa Prince sultan st.

Tel: +966-2-6391393 Olio Stars Avenue Tel:+966-2-2754811 Piatto Etoile / Al Malik Rd Tel:+966-2-6922501 Pizza Fusion Rawda Star Center Tel: +966-2-2616933 Pane Caldo Red Sea Mall Tel: +966-2-2150393 Pizza Lenou Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-6140663 Pizza Napoli Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6927796 Portofino Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6655855 Rossopomodoro Etoile/ King Rd Tel: +966-2-6926318 Salues Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6680335 Sbarro Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6067449 Scalini Habitat Hotel Tel: +966-2-2578800 Vera Pizza Batarji St. Tel: +920003213 66 DESTINATION JEDDAH

Al-Dawwar Al-Masri Red Sea Mall Benihana Tel: +966-2-2150390 Sands Hotel / Tahlia St. Al-Fairouz King Fahad St. Tel: +966-2-6686014 Tel: +966-2-6703911 Ginza i chome Al-Nakheel Rosewood Hotel Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-2578888 Tel:+966-2-6066644 Al-Wada’a Hakkaido Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-6521234 Tel: +966-2-6555550 Kome sushi bar Al-Sunobarah Tel: +966-2-6141616 Sari St. Le Japonais Tel: +966-2-6609720 Westin Jeddah Al-Zawaqa Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6588200 Tel: +966-2-6916004 Mabu Areej Zaman Al Andalous Dist.

Sultan Bin Salman St. Tel: +966-2-6604300 Tel: +966-2-6597122 Ohayo Bab Al Yemen Shate’e Dist.

Al-Kayyal St. Tel: +966-2-2899090 Tel: +966-2-6836789 Bait Al-Buff Oishii Sushi Prince Sultan St. Al-Baterji St. Tel: +966-2-6917578 Tel: +966-533575162 Beiruiti Tahlia St. Osaka Tel: +966-2-6686354 Rawdah St. Obhur Tel: +966-2-6645956 Tel: +966-2-6562606 Sakura Belajio Crowne Plaza North Corniche Road Tel: +966-2-6611000 Tel: +966-2-6222784 Tel: +966-2-6222779 Shogun Lounge Bhar Tel: +966-2-6062288 Sari St. Mob: +966-559662288 Tel: +966-2-6973420 Sushi Yushi Byblos Attallah Center Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6697655 Tel: +966-2-6944419 Chez Siran Rawdah St. Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-2616734 Tel: +966-2-2616910 Obhur.

Cusine Halawani Tel: +966-2-6561566 Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6688900 Wakame Crunchy Square Rawdah St. Rawdah St. Tel:+966-2-6682003 Tel:+966-2-6672977 Zn Lounge Foul wa Dugga Roshana Mall, Tahlia St. Murjaan Dist.

Tel: +966-504814385 Tel: +966-2-2634889 Mob: +966-535598855 Ghouzi Hera St. Middle-Eastern Tel: +966-6900004 Goodies Abu Shakra Tahlia St. Al-Hamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6657721 Tel: +966-2-6645111 Stars Avenue Abu Zaid Tel: +966-2-2754527 Hera’a St. Green Island Café Tel: +966-2-6936633

Japanese

Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-6990090 Kan Ya Makan Al-Hamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6697777 Kanz Obhur Obhur Tel: +966-2-2902888 Khayal Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6629999 Manuosha Sari St. Tel: +966-2-2565275 Mataam Al-Sharq Qasr Al-Sharq Tel: +966-2-6599999 Mathag Zaman Khalideya St. Tel: +966-2-6067553 Nafoura Park Hyatt Tel: +966-2-2639666 Palm Beach Salamah Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6394007 Redan Tel: +966-2-6542949 Roody Opp. Al-Shatee Souk Tel: +966-2-6919126 Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-2388488 Saddah Tel: +966-2-6055982 Semsom Khalediya St. Tel: +966-2-6068600 Shami Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-6065353 Shawarmatac Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6688994 Sheikh Manqoush Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6837330 Shoro Quraish St. Tel: +966-2-6626246 Sindian Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6678189 Studio masr Tel: +966-2-2615752 Taktaka Khalideyah Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6064148/ 6060790 Yemeni delights Tel: +966-5-38372874 Yildizlar Andalus St.

Tel: +966-2-6531150

Sea Food Amou Hamza Safa Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6677070 Al-Danah Corniche Rd. Tel: +966-2-6990090 Al-Hori Tel: +966-502724033 Al-Multaqa King Rd. Tel: +966-2-6066666 Atlantis Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6611800 El Bengala Tel: +966-2-6166332 Fish Market Al-Hamra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6611800 The Manhattan Fish Market Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6141900 Sayadiyah Express For Delivery Tel: +966-566640660

Sweets / Dessert & Bakery Al-Emad Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-2575268 AL-Forn Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6642388 Hail Street Tel: +966-2-6612874 Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6990352 Al-Mahawi Sari St. Tel: +966-2-2575739 Al-Samadi Sweets Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6642424 Al-Zawaq Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6605061 Atayeb Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6642150 Bonbon Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6697655 Cake-a-licious Al-Batarji St. Tel: +966-2-2889926 Cheesecake Factory Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6690895 Crepe Factory Al-Shati Dist Tel: +966-2-6995676 Crunchez

Red Sea Mall Tel: +966-2-2150145 Crusty Rawdah St. Tel: +920026633 Dactylifera Prince Sultan St. Tel: +920008182 Edible Arrangments Batarji St. Tel: +920024070 Helen’s Kitchen Kayyal St. Tel: +966-2-6977729 La Fraise Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6511312 Le Croissant Shop Khalideya Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6065184 Le Gourmet Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-6605061 Le Notre Tahlia St. Tel: +966-2-2611222 Le Vendome King Rd. Tel: +966-2-6924606 Lite Bite Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6989081 Obhur Tel: +966-2-6562262 Minimoonz Tahlia Center Tel: +966-507702501 Munch Bakery Arafat St. Tel: +966-2-6605010 Marble Slab Creamery Tel: +966-557616616 Pie Sweet Pie Tel: +966-533888959 Samadi Rawdah St. Tel: +966-2-6642424 Saadeddin Pastry Tel: +966-920017070 Shake Licious Khalidiyah Tel: +966-2-6928208

Thai

Papaya Next to Sawari Mall Tel: +966-2-2753425 Thai Thai Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6913808 Sea View Shisha Play Area Delivery Wi-Fi Outdoor Seating DESTINATION JEDDAH 67

Spirituality

Spiritual Outreach at the IEF Center

By Dilara Hafiz

The IEF center (Islamic Education Foundation Ladies’ Section) is a non-profit organization which strengthens faith, open-mindedly educates, and encourages the mastery of Islamic principles. It opened its doors in 1997 to Muslims and non-Muslims in order to convey the beauty and simplicity of Islamic life. Staffed by an educated group of Saudi and multi-national female employees and volunteers, IEF conducts classes and informative events & trips throughout the year.

Women’s Classes at IEF

Arabic for non-Arabs Tajweed classes in English Classes in Turkish Tafseer classes in Bengali & Urdu ‘New Muslim’ classes in English, Tagalog, Amhari, & Sinhalese ‘Living the Qur’an’ series & Comparative Beliefs classes by Dr. Lamya Shahin Dr. Lamya Shahin is the “Outreach Coordinator for Spiritual Affairs” at the IEF Center. Her work in hospitals around the world exposed her to people curious about Islam.

“Dealing with non-Muslims attracted me to a different science - the science of comparative religion,” says Dr. Shahin. “I was contacted by many who asked questions about Islam and I enjoyed explaining the basics and clearing up their misconceptions. At the Center for Applied Sciences, I attended various courses including the miracles of Qur’an and Sunnah (the Prophetic traditions); this enabled me to correlate between scientific discoveries and the Islamic faith which helped me in my active Islamic call (dawah work.)”

In addition to classes, lectures & trips, the IEF Center also produces Islamic literatures, yearly calendar (Arabic & English), informative Islamic bags (English, German & Spanish), gift packages for new Muslims, and CD’s on a variety of topics. All their products are suitable for non-Muslims as well as Muslims seeking a deeper understanding of the faith.

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Tel: 026917515 \ 026917533 Email: ieflsadmin@gmail.com Website: www.islamic-efls.org

Religious

Directory

Accommodations Close to the Two Holy Mosques: Tel: +966-4-829-1114 Madinah

Green Palace Hotel (4-star) Abi Zar St.

Al-Ameen Crom Hotel (4-star) Tel: +966-4-826-9040 Hotel Elaf Taibah (3-star) Markazeyah al Gharbiyah Tel: +966-4-819-8000

Al-Ansar Golden Hotel (4-star)

Few steps away from Al-Haram Tel: +966-4-829-0177

Saad Bin Maaz St. Tel: +966-4-818-0050

Hilton Madinah (5-star)

Al-Ansar New Place (4-star)

King Fahad Road Few steps away from Al-Haram Tel: +966-4-820-1000

Al-Ansar Silver Hotel (4-star)

Khalid Bin El-Waleed St. Tel: +966-4-846-0777

Al-Siteen St. Tel: +966-4-820-7770

Al-Siteen St. Tel: +966-4-820-7117

Al-Haram Hotel (5-star) Abi Zar Rd Tel: +966-4-818-2300

Le Meridien Madinah (4-star) Marriott Madinah (5-star) Omer Ibn Al-Khatab St. Tel: +966-4-818-0000

Movenpick (5-star)

Tel: +966-2-574-5555

Hawazen Hotel (3-star) Gazzah St. Tel: +966-2-575-5575

Hilton Makkah & Towers (5-star) Hijrah St. Tel: +966-2-534-0000

InterContinental Dar Al-Tawhid (5-star) Ibrahim Al-Khalil St. Tel: +966-2-541-1111

Le Meridien Makkah (5-star) Ajyad St. Tel: +966-2-575-1111

Le Meridien Towers Hotel (5-star) Rawabi Ajyad Road Tel: +966-2-539-9999

Manazel Al-Ain Mesrcure (4-star) Al-Azizia St. Tel: +966-2-557-8000

Mercure Grand Um Al-Qura (5-star) Al-Jamaiza St. Tel: +966-2-570-2212

In front of Al-Safeya Bridge Opposite Al-Haram Tel: +966-4-818-8888

Mercure Hibatullah Hotel (4-star)

Markazeyah Al-Gharbiyah Tel: +966-4-819-2020 King Abdulaziz St. Tel: +966-4-815-5500

Abi Zar St. Tel: +966-4-820-8084

Asshibikah Jobal St. Tel: +966-2-543-5553

King Fahad St. Tel: +966-4-829-0000

Islamic Court St. Tel: +966-4-816-0008

Al-Jaad Crom Hotel (4-star) Al-Karam Hotel (4-star) Andalus Classy Hotel (4-star) Andalus Dar Al-Khair Hotel (4-star)

Few steps away from Al-Haram Tel: +966-4-818-1114

Anwar Al-Madinah Movenpick (4-star)

in the Courtyard of Al-Haram Tel: +966-4-818-1000

Ramada Al-Hamra(4-star) Ramada Al-Qibla(5-star) The Madinah Oberoi (3-star) Abi Zar St. Tel: +966-4-828-2222

Makkah Ajyad Makkah (4-star)

Barakat Andalus Hotel

Ibrahim Al-Khalil St. Tel: +966-2-572-0500

Al-Siteen St. Tel: +966-4-820-8884

Ajyad St. Tel: +966-2-570-0866

(4-star)

Dallah Taibah Hotel (4-star) King Fahad St., crossing Al-Siteen St. Tel: +966-4-829-0180

Dar Al-Hijra InterContinental (4-star) King Fahad St. Tel: +966-4-820-7777

Dar Al-Iman InterContinental (5-star) Off Al-Siteen St. Tel: +966-4-820-6666

Dar Al-Taqwa InterContinental (5-star)

Al-Kadesia Hotels (3-star) Al Jaad Crom Hotel Naqa

Mouta Hotels (4-star) Ramada Makkah Hotel (5-star) Ajyad St. Tel: +966-2-577-1448

Ramada Makkah Shubaika (5-star) Al-Shubaika St. Tel: +966-2-546-0024

Sheraton Makkah Hotel & Towers (5-star) Gazzah St. Tel: +966-2-576-0000

Zam Zam Grand Suites (5-star) Adjiad St. Tel: +966-2-571-5555

Al-Sulaimaneyah St. Tel: +966-2-570-5555

Hajj & Umrah Visa:

Ajyad St. Tel: +966-2-574-4401

Useful websites:

Al-Shohada Hotel (5-star) Dar Al-Manasek Hotel (4-star) Ibrahim Al-Khalil St. Tel: +966-2-539-4444

Elaf Ajyad Hotel (4-star) Al-Masafi St. Tel: +966-2-572-2200

Elaf Al-Sud Hotel (4-star)

Off Al-Siteen St. Tel: +966-4-829-1111

Ajayad Al-Sud St. Tel: +966-2-570-8586

King Fahad St.

Al-Messyaal St.

Durrat Andalus Hotel (4-star)

Um Al-Qura St. Tel: +966-2-549-8855

Elad Kindah Hotel (5-star)

www.hajinformation.com

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Travel Trends

2012Travel Bucket List What are You Waiting For?

By Nazeeha Jacobs

With preparations for 2012 well underway, here’s another list to add to your New Year’s Resolutions – a travel bucket list of some of the most interesting destinations from around the globe.

While visiting the most popular sites and monuments of a country is often a thrilling experience, take your time to find the hidden gems that may not be as wellknown, but just as intriguing. Travelers tend to stick to the regular tourist places when planning a holiday, and overlook other breathtaking places that might be a mere drive away. Well, it’s time to do away with the usual and the embrace the unconventional. Whether it be natural wonders, cultural events, or historic villages, every country has a lot more to offer than the typical attractions shown in your travel brochure.

The Gardens at Marqueyssac, France Located on the grounds of a 17th century chateau built by the counselor to Louis XIV, these intricately-carved gardens 70 DESTINATION JEDDAH

emanate a peaceful and historic ambience away from the bustling city of Paris.

Skaftafeli, Iceland The incredible geological formations this national park has to offer are unlike any other in the world and will be sure to make your jaw drop.

Cappadocia, Turkey Not only will you be able to soak up the beautiful landscape and rock formations of this region, but also take trips to its labyrinth of underground cities, immersing yourself in rich culture and history.

Marble Caves, Chile These masterpieces are a product of erosion and can be explored aboard a boat upon its magnificent turquoise-blue waters.

Carlsbad Caverns, USA Abundant in spectacular limestone formations, over 100 caves are open for exploration and awe.

SKAFTAFELI, ICELAND

THE GARDENS AT MARQUEYSSAC, FRANCE

CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY

MARBLE CAVES, CHILE

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Reed Flute Cave, China Formed out of limestone, these enchanting caves have historic inscriptions written inside and are lit by multi-colored artificial lights.

Lantern Festival, Taiwan This annual celebration is held on the first full-moon night of the lunar year and includes lantern-making, riddles, and an abundance of traditional rice dumplings. An event not to be missed for those who truly want to experience the culture of South East Asia.

Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands Vibrant with the colors of over seven million flowers, Keukenhof is nothing short of picturesque, making it a wonderful photographic destination.

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Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer Lake, Netherlands While not your typical tourist activity, ice skating on the vast Paterswoldse Meer is definitely a unique experience.

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia These dazzling lakes and waterfalls are vivid in color, ranging from green, grey and bright blue. The overwhelming natural splendour of this destination will blow you away.

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Travel

Directory Airlines Airport Information Tel: +966-2-6855526 Air Algerie Tel: +966-2-6515232 Air Arabia Tel: +920013322 Air Canada / United Airlines Tel: +966-2-2632959 Air France Tel: +966-2-6512000 Air India Tel: +966-2-2632994 Air Sahara Tel:+966-2-6641233 American Airlines Tel: +966-2-6651333 Ariana Afghan Airlines Tel: +966-2-6611222 Austrian Airlines Tel: +966-2-6644222 British Airways Tel: +92000 2215 Biman Bangaladesh Airlines Tel: +966-2-6652733 BMI-British Midland Tel: +966-2-2633009 Cathay Pacific Airways Tel: +966-2-6670224 Continental Airlines Tel: +966-2-6693376 Cyprus Airways Tel: +966-2-6696304 Dallo Airlines Tel: +966-2-6513008 Delta Airlines Tel: +966-2-6570555 Emirates Airlines Tel: +966-2-6106698 Ethiopian Airlines Tel: +966-2-6512996 Egypt Airlines Tel: +966-2-6449007 Etihad Airways 74 DESTINATION JEDDAH

Tel: +966-2-6640026 Garuda Indonesia Tel: +966-2-6656121 Gulf Air Tel: +966-2-6680303 Jet Airways Tel: +966-2-6602332 Kenya Airways / Korean Airlines Tel: +966-2-2632959 Ext. 108 Kuwait Airways Tel: +966-2-6675415 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Tel: +966-2-6512000 Ext.43 Iran Air Tel: +966-2-6656975 Lufthansa Airlines/ Swiss International Airlines Tel: +966-2-6514000 Malaysian Airlines Tel: +966-2-6670011 Middle East Airlines Tel: +966-2-6449150 Nas Air Tel: +920001234 Nesma Airlines Tel: +966-2-2833102 Oman Airlines Tel: +966-2-6577979 Pakistan International Airlines Tel: +966-2-6422642 Phillipine Airlines Tel: +966-2-2632959 Ext.100 Qatar Airways Tel: +966-2-6652942 Royal Air Moroc Tel: +966-2-6502222 Royal Jordanian Airlines Tel: +966-2-6652195 Saudi Arabian Airlines Tel: +920022222 Singapore Airlines Tel: +920018081 Syrian Arab Airlines Tel: +966-2-6513077 Thai Airways

Tel: +966-2-6613524 Turkish Airlines Tel: +966-2-6636787 Wafeer Tel: +966-2-4202510 Yemenia Airlines Tel: +966-2-6445564

Hotels AB for Elaf Hotel Co (5-star) Tel: +966-2-2150525 Al-jaad Crom Suites (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6912999 Al-Amin Hotel (2-star) Tel: +966-2-6482874 Al-Andalus Toppna Delux Villas

(4-star) Tel: +966-2-6632369 Al-Aziziah Hotel (3-star) Tel: +966-2-6492900 Al-Bader Hotel (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6310000 Al-Bay’ah Hotel (3-star) Tel: +966-2-6444446 Al-Balad Hotel (3-star) Tel: +966-2-6442179 Al-Bustan Hotel (4-star) Tel: +966-2-6692164 Al-Bilad Hotel (4-star) Tel: +966-2-694 4777 Al-Dar Al-Baydaa (4-star) Tel: +966-2-6827771 Al-Fayrouz Hotel (3-star) Tel: +966-2-6270696 Al-Hamra Sofitel Hotel (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6602000 Al-Haya Jeddah Continental

(4-star) Tel: +966-2-6633332 Al-Hofouf Hotel Tel: +966-2-6520100 Al-Janadreia Apartments Tel: +966-2-6173824 Al-Janoub Hotel (2-star)

Tel: +966-2-6486844 Al-Kaki Hotel (4-star) Tel: +966-2-6310071 Al-Malekah Hotel Tel: +966-2-6751764 Al-Manea Hotel (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6823509 Al-Msaadeyah Hotel (3-star) Tel: +966-2-6603116 Al-Nahdha Hotel (3-star) Tel: +966-2-6471158 Al-Nakheel Hotel (3-star) Tel: +966-2-6475127 Al-Saaha Hotel (4-star) Tel: +966-2-6514121 Al-Waha Hotel (4-star) Tel: +966-2-6715043 Ascor Co Tel: +966-2-6066425 Avail Grand Tel: +966-2-6599000 Cairo Hotel (3-star) Tel: +966-2-6483870 Crom Airport Hotel (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6852222 Crown Plaza (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6611000 Dourat Cornich Hotel (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6561225 Habitat Hotel (4-star) Tel: +966-2-2578800 Jeddah Hilton (5-star) Tel: +966-2- 6590000 Holiday Inn (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6314000 InterContinental (5-star) Tel: +966-2- 6611800 Jeddah Marriott Hotel (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6714000 Jeddah Orchid (4-star) Tel: +966-2-6070777 Le Meridien Jeddah (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6633333 Movenpick (4-star) Tel: +966-2-6676655 Park Hyatt Jeddah (5-star) Tel: +966-2-2639666 Qasr Alsharq (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6599999 Radisson SAS (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6521234 Ramada (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6670777 Red Sea Palace (4-star) Tel: +966-2-6428555

Rosewood Corniche(5-star) Tel: +966-2-2578888 Sands Hotel (4-star) Tel: +966-2-6692020 Sand Dunes Hotel (4-star) Tel: +966-2-2562020 Sheraton Hotel (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6992212 Sunset Hotel (4-star) Tel: +966-2-6605000 Westin (5-star) Tel: +966-2-6588200

Travel Agencies Ace Travel Tel: +966-2-6056002 www.ace-travel.com Al-Tayyar Group Hotline: +920012333 Tel: +966-2-6577333 www.altayyargroup.com Al-Zouman Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6512525 www.alzouman.com.sa Alireza Travel & Tours Tel: + 966-2-6481360 www.Alirezatravel.com Anan Tours Tel: + 966-2-6659916 www.anantours.com Attar Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6611222 www.attar-travel.com Bin Raffah Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6644111 Bin Mahfoudh Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6481055 Ejazati Tel: +966-2-6530055 www.ejazti.com Elaf Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6646559 www.elaf group.com Fal Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6838999 www.faltravel.com.sa Fernas Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6677472 www.fernastravel.com Intercontinental Travel Company Tel: +966 -2- 6677988

www.itc-Icc.com Kanoo Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-2632959 www.kanoogroup.com Mansour Al-Masaad Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6647066 Mawasim Tours Tel: +966-2-6657700 Nile Travel Agency Tel: +966-2-6645999 Portfolio Travel ltd.

Tel: +966-2-6604500 T & TS Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6914465 Top Adventure Travel & Tourism Tel: +920022216 Saudi Travel & Tourism Bureau Tel: +966-2-6633737 www.sttb.com Sakkap Travels Co. Tel: +966-2-6060018 Speed Flight Travel & Tourism Agency Tel: +966-2-6440100 Yasin Travel & Tourism Agency Tel: +966-2-6476276 Zahid Group Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6525670

Tour Operators Al-Samaklky foundation Tel: +966-2-6640662 www.samallaghi.com Arabian Camp Tel: +966-505664137 www.arabiancamp.com Arabian & Expat’s Tours Tel: +966-2-6580663 trailcheta@hotmail.com Al-Shitaiwi Travel & Tourism Tel: +966-2-6794022 www.alshitaiwitours.com Platin Luxury Travel Services Tel: +966-2-6575266 www.platin.com.sa

To add your business to the listing, please e-mail the name and number to info@destinationjeddah.com

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Healthy Living

Beauty !

DJ’s Beauty Editor Nilo shares her knowledge and expertise with our readers.

Her goal is to impart confidence, share tips, revamp beauty routines, and let you in on Jeddah’s latest beauty news and great finds - enjoy!

Q&A

Beauty Tip !

Philips Lumea Q: The weather has gotten IPL hair chilly in Jeddah this past removal system month, and I feel my skin has become really dehydrated.

Philips Lumea is equipped with IPL technology to prevent When I apply foundation, it ends up looking dry (especially hair growth in the comfort of your own home and enable you to enjoy in daylight) and emphasizes smooth skin every day. This easy-tomy wrinkles. What can I do? use, hand-held device comes equipped Changing your skin care products as seasons change is a good idea.

The lotion you used in the summer may not be as helpful during the dry winter months. Use a moisturizing night cream before sleeping every night and use a tinted moisturizer in the day instead of your regular foundation. The tinted moisturizer will even out your complexion, give you sun protection and will add more moisture to your skin.

Try Pond’s Age Miracle Anti-Aging Tinted Moisturizer.

Splurge or Save Eyelashes can make or break your makeup look (yes they are that important!) I love strong, bold dramatic lashes as it adds such femininity to the eye.

I LOVE: Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara SR160 STEAL DEAL: Bourjois Volume Clubbing Mascara SR60 76 DESTINATION JEDDAH

with an integrated UV filter to protect your skin from UV light. Suitable for underarms, bikini area and legs, and fully charges in 1.5 hours.

Beauty Editors

Product of the Month!

Makeup Forever’s Smoky Eye Palette

Smoky eye is one of the most popular eye makeup looks and can work beautifully on all eye shapes. I love MUFE’s limited edition smoky eye palette, as it brings together a beautiful collection of unconventional colors perfect for the winter season.

The Eye-Opening Facts Behind SemiPermanent Lashes

By Nilo Haq

cause your natural lashes to fall out.

How much does it cost?

SR 500+ Nothing makes your eyes more beautiful than long, luscious lashes. Semipermanent eyelash extensions have become popular the world over; wellknown celebrities have been wearing them for years.

What are Semi-Permanent Eyelash Extensions?

Different than one-use fake eyelashes, these semi-permanent eyelash extensions are glued on one-by-one onto the natural eyelash (not the skin) using specially created glue.

How long do they last?

Semi-permanent lashes last from 2 - 4 weeks, depending on the growth of your natural lashes. Do not believe empty promises that they can last for 2+ months. A real eyelash’s life cycle is 7-8 weeks, but you can’t know which stage of the growth cycle your natural eyelash has reached when you apply the synthetic lashes. As your natural lashes grow and fall out, so will the synthetic ones that are attached to them.

(The growth rate of your hair/nails also indicates your eyelash growth rate.)

Are they safe?

Yes, eyelash extensions are safe, but you have to be careful. They can damage your natural lashes or cause eye inflammation if they are not applied correctly. Look for a certified cosmetologist to ensure proper application. Be sure the salon is using the correct glue, as there have been cases of salons using cheaper adhesives that can

Where can I get it done?

Most of the high-end salons in Jeddah like Alexander Zaouri and Jamalouki, to name a few, but do your homework and ensure that only certified cosmetologists or technicians get close to your eyes.

How can I safely remove them?

It is important to not remove these on your own, but to get them professionally removed by carefully using a special glue remover.

Want full & long lashes? Here are some other options: Natural Option Try the natural option of coating your lashes with castor oil using a clean mascara wand every night before you sleep for thicker and longer lashes.

Prescription Option Ask your dermatologist about Latisse – a prescription treatment for hypotrichosis (sparse eyelashes) used to grow eyelashes, making them longer, thicker and darker.

Non Prescribed Eyelash Treatment Lash Reneu is a non prescription eyelash treatment that works in 6 weeks.

Nutra-list Lash Reneu is for (SR225) and you can find it at Family Pharmacy - Rea Sea Mall & Al-Rawdah district.

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Healthy Living 2 years ago, I was sitting on a couch, alone again on New Year’s Eve. I was thinking about my New Year’s resolutions when I decided that ‘better health’ would be it. This was probably the 6th year in a row I had chosen health, with the predictable failure since I’d postpone and procrastinate for the entire year. But this time was different, this time I meant it… and 2 years later, I weigh 20 kilos less! Here are the secrets to my success. I focused on health, but you can substitute any personal goal from better job, academic success, or new friendships - the same basic principles apply.

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Secrets

to New Year’s Resolution Success

Sacrifice

Keeping physical notes on the sacrifices you are willing to make really helps make it much easier to maintain your focus. It means that when your friends ask you out or you start day dreaming about your comfy bed instead of going to the gym, you will make the right decision and do what you have to do to get healthy. Are you ready for this?

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Prioritize

There is no more important investment of our time nor money than in our health. Visualize the same time next year, and imagine a healthier, more beautiful you. Unfortunately this will not happen by taking a walk once every 2 months!

Exercise and healthy eating have to become a way of life for it to happen. Is it worth it to you?

By Rayan Karkadan

By Rayan Karkadan

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Start and End with Wins

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Give yourself some credit. How many other people are sitting there thinking about getting healthy, but doing nothing about it? The majority of people around you! So start small with an attainable, easy target ie: walk 20 minutes this week. That way, you’ll begin 2012 with some momentum and crave even more and even bigger wins as the year progresses. Count your wins every month to chart your progress. You’ll be surprised how easy it is. Oh, and don’t forget to enjoy frequent victory dances. They’re vital!

Get Some Support

What’s easier, walking a mile alone or walking a mile with 10 people alongside you, chatting and enjoying each other’s company? Support can be a spouse, a friend, a family member or even the tea boy at work. It doesn’t even have to be a person, it can be a website or a group, so plug in some music or tune into an audio book and get moving! Make sure that the whole world knows about your decision to focus on your health - you‘ll be surprised at the people supporting your efforts and applauding you at the finish line.

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Have a Higher Purpose

Imagine getting healthy, your family getting healthy, and people around you asking you how you did it.

Imagine doing it for someone other than yourself, for your son, daughter or spouse. Imagine it actually working. Getting healthy this New Year is not a higher purpose in itself, but doing it for someone you care about is.

May you all have a blessed and beautiful 2012 full of health, wealth and happiness!

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5

Ways

to Quit Smoking By: Nilo Haq

Cigarettes are among the most addictive drugs in the world and nicotine is one of the strongest stimulants known - no wonder kicking the smoking habit is so difficult! With more restaurants, offices, and government buildings becoming smoke-free in Jeddah; it’s evident that awareness of the harmful effects of smoking and second hand smoking is affecting smokers. Still, there are more than six million smokers of both genders in KSA with a reported 22,000+ people dying of smoking and smoking related diseases each year. Smoking is a fatal addiction…and the New Year is a perfect time to give up for good.

Cold Turkey

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Cold Turkey literally means making up your mind to stop smoking without the help of any medications or treatments. It‘s a mind over matter issue, but it‘s not easy.

Studies show that this method only works for about 10% of smokers; unfortunately there’s a high relapse rate. “Most people think they can handle quitting on their own, but they typically underestimate how powerful nicotine dependence really is,” says The American Cancer Society.

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Acupuncture

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Acupuncture is a natural method to quit smoking. A cigarette contains over 4,000 chemicals including formaldehyde, arsenic and tar; acupuncture is perfect for people who want to avoid artificial methods. It works by placing needles at specific points on a person’s body in order to alter the body’s needs and cravings and usually requires one or two sessions a week for 30 minutes until success is achieved. The sessions are also great for reducing the stress that is linked to withdrawal. Hypnosis is another natural, chemical-free method often successful in behavior modification.

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Electronic Cigarettes

An electronic cigarette looks and feels like a cigarette. It also provides nicotine like a cigarette BUT it doesn’t have any carcinogens or tobacco AND it doesn’t emit any second-smoke. Though it was designed as an alternative to smoking cigarettes, it has helped wean people off of smoking for good. Smoking e-cigarettes can still cause cancer, but it’s still worth a try to help you quit.

Available at The Chinese Acupuncture Center. +9665 2750001, New Jeddah Clinic Hospital. +9665 2667 5000

Available online at: www.southbeachsmoke.com www.kingpincigs.com

‘Cold’ Laser Therapy

Laser therapy to quit smoking relies on the same basic principals of acupuncture. A ‘cold’ laser, which is completely safe for general medical use, is run over your entire body, concentrating on specific points such as the ears. The procedure is painless and can significantly reduce the craving for cigarettes. With a success rate of over 95%, this may be the method of the future. The treatment involves 2-3 sessions of 15 to 30 minutes each with results depending on the level of your addiction. This treatment is highly recommended, especially if you have tried other techniques to quit and just can’t seem to kick the habit. It also helps to curb the initial withdrawal symptoms.

Tabac-stop - Abdul Latef Plaza: +966 2 6829313 SR 650 per session - see results in two sessions

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

One of the most popular and effective methods to quit smoking is Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT). It supplies your body the nicotine it’s craving without you having to smoke. NRT contains up to 50% of the amount of nicotine found in most cigarettes. As your body adjusts to lower levels of nicotine, you gradually stop craving it until you are able to give up NRT as well, without the withdrawal and mood swings. Nicotine gum, Patches, Nasal Sprays, Lozenges and Inhalers - take your pick of NRT. Check out the Smoking Cessation Unit located inside New Jeddah Clinic Hospital. +9665 2667 5000

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Lemon Lore Lemonade, lemon juice, lemon sorbet… no matter how you like your lemons, the general consensus from nutritionalists is that ALL types of lemon products have a beneficial effect upon the body’s digestive and immune systems. Although lemons are acidic, they have an alkalizing impact upon the body, especially in balancing liver enzymes by controlling excess bile flow. Drinking the juice of half a lemon in a glass of warm water upon waking is suggested as the easiest and most effective method of enjoying the benefits of this powerful citrus.

By Dilara Hafiz

Medicinal Values

It assists in “cleansing the system of impurities” and will help reduce symptoms of malaria, rheumatism, and gout.

It is effective at dissolving uric acid (often the cause of pain and inflammation in joints) and other poisons in the body.

Liver Benefits

Provides a natural strengthening agent to liver enzymes when they are too dilute.

Helps fix oxygen and calcium levels in the liver, which ultimately affects blood oxygen levels.

Digestive Aid

Lemon water assists in the process of digestion and elimination.

Relieves symptoms of indigestion, such as heartburn, belching and bloating.

Colds and Flu

Increasing body alkalinity is one of the key benefits of drinking lemon water, since bacteria and viruses that cause cold and flu symptoms thrive in an acidic environment

Fact or Fiction?

Anecdotal tales of cancer survivors who attribute their miraculous recoveries to copious consumption of lemons - fact or fiction?

The lemon juice diet - drink 2 daily glasses of diluted lemon juice in order to lose weight quickly and easily - fact or fiction?

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COCO-MAT:

Sleep On Nature

By Serene Feteih

Catering to the burgeoning green consumer products market is not only smart business sense - it’s the 21st century solution for the environmentally conscious entrepreneur as well. Established in 1989, COCO-MAT provides natural sleep products, bed linen, towels and furniture for homes and hotels. Their beds consist of multiple layers of natural materials from renewable sources; coco fibre, natural rubber, wool, cotton, sea grass, horsehair, silk, linen, wood and goose down. Imagine floating off to sleep on nature itself…

Mr. Hasan Al Mutawakel, the Middle East Agent for COCO-MAT, opened the first showroom in Jeddah‘s Rawdah District. The exquisite bedding, linens, towels and furniture on display exhibit a clean, natural aesthetic which will appeal to the discerning customer who desires quality in an all-natural product.

All of COCO-MAT’s raw materials used in their pieces are 100% natural and derived from sustainable resources.

In addition, items such as mattresses are delivered in cotton cases and the manufacturing process is all ‘green‘, eliminating the need for plastics and their harmful byproducts.

Location: Al Rawdah Dist, behind Basateen (intersection of Hail St. and Majra Al Sail) Tel: +966-2-6658877 , +966-2-2613535 Email: Jeddah@coco-mat.com www.coco-mat.com

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Green Living

GREEN LIVING

It’s not a color.

It’s a state of

mind.

Living Green is easy, fun, and necessary for the future of our world. Pollution, dwindling resources, and environmental issues impact us all - catch the green spirit and help ensure a better future for yourself, your children, and all the generations to follow

Green rganizations

Alnabta

EC -Gadget Smart Solar 3705MR20 Solar Light String, 20 Multi Color LED’s with Translucent Butterfly Covers SR 132 The Smart Solar 20 LED butterfly light string is ideal for decorating shrubs, umbrellas and doorways. The 20 energy-saving multi color LED’s with translucent butterfly covers are powered by a separate solar panel allowing lights to be placed in shady areas while beautifying your outdoors!

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Tel: +966-2-2632013 Facebook: Alnabta Website: www.alnabta.org Email: alnabta@gmail.com

Faseelah

Facebook: Faseelah Website: www.faseelah.blogspot.com Email: faseelah@effat.edu.sa

Friends of Jeddah Parks Tel: +966-2-6579572 Facebook: Friends of Jeddah Parks Website: www.fjpsa.org Email: bghuname@fipsa.org

Greenation

Facebook: Greenation Website: www.greenationksa.com Email: greenjeddah@gmail.com

rganic Shops

Saudi Environmental Society

Stores in Jeddah that stock organic food:

Tel: +966-2-6996193 Website: www.sens.org.sa

Green Quote o f the

Month

”

When dooms palm shoot in day comes, if someone has a his hand, he sh ould plant it, Prophet Moham med (SAW)

”

Suggesting th at mankind, one even when all hope is lost fo should sustain r nature’s growth .

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Abazeer Organic Products Tel: +966-2-6612285 / +966-2-6676157 Al-Shoula on Madineh Road Organic Shop Nofa Holdings Provides a variety of organic products Al-Shoalla Center - Madinah Rd. Tel: +966-2-6073890 Reyhan Gourmet shop Al-Andalus St. Tel: +966-2-6688233 Watania Organic Products Abdul Rahman Al- Sudairi St. Tel: +966-2-6915082 Danube, Bin Dawood Supermarkets Provides a variety of organic products

T-Shirt Bag

Re-purpose old t-shirts into handy, stretchy, sure-fire conversation-starter bags! Solid color or printed…these bags can carry shopping, gym

clothes, books, or any other large objects in style.

Materials:

Old t-shirt, scissors, sewing machine, ruler, and a marker.

Panasonic Opens New Eco Friendly Customer Care Centre in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Panasonic Marketing Middle East in association with Alesayi Electronics opened a new eco-friendly Customer Care Centre in Jeddah, only a few months after the devastating fire that completely destroyed the Panasonic office. “We are proud to offer our customers the Kingdom’s first eco Customer Care Centre, which we hope will inspire a green lifestyle,” commented Seiji Koyanagi, Managing Director. Panasonic is strongly committed to conserving the environment, and to ensure a sustainable future.

This facility will also serve to encourage employees and customers to lead conservation efforts in cooperation with the local communities.

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Tel: +966-2-6825105 Al-Hamra Hospital Tel: +966-2-6653939 Al-Hayat Hospital Tel: +966-2-6367778 Al-Safa Tel: +966-2-6937262 Bakhsh Hospital Tel: +966-2-6479666 Bugshan General Hospital Tel: +966-2-6691222 Dr. Erfan & Bagedo Tel: +966-2-6590000 Tel: +966-2-6820022 Clinics Hummer Gym Dr. Ghassan N. Pharaon Tel: +966-2-6671212 Tel: +966-2-6823200 Al-Ansar New Clinic King Faisal Specialist Dar Al-Shifa Saudi Tel: +966-2-6933379 Tel: +966-2-6677777 Tel: +966-2-6822900 Al-Gadeer Polyclinic Power In Gym Dr. Siddiqa Hospital Tel: +966-2-6722535 Tel: +966-2-6061516 Tel: +966-2-6721763 Al-Hamra Clinics Ryan Polyclinic Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Tel: +966-2-6655588 Tel: +966-2-6322848 Tel: +966-2-6655000 Al-Haramin Polyclinic Seba Hai Al-Jamea Hospital Tel: +966-2-6474850 Tel: +966-2-2639791 Tel: +966-2-6806666 Al-Madina Medical Clinic Z-Club International Medical Tel: +966-2-6881288 Tel: +966-2-6690204 Center Al-Quds Polyclinic Women Tel: +966-2-6509000 Bugshan Outpatient Tel: +966-2-6970224 Jeddah Clinic Hospital Tel: +966-2-6691222 Andalusia Dental Center Tel: +966-2-6313131 Ext. 899 Tel: +966-2-2611111 Jeddah Institute for Henaa Center Clinic 21 (Specialized on Tel: +966-2-6714619 Speech and Hearing Physiotherapy) Chamelle Plaza Gym Tel: +966-2-6675311 Tel: +966-2-6067202 Tel: +966-2-6634355 King Abdul Aziz Mob: +966-506673533 Dr. Soliman Fakeeh University www.clinic21.net Tel: +966-2-6401000 Dr. Edrees Podiatric Clinics Tel: +966-2-6655000 Ext. 1501-1503 King Faisal Specialist Tel: +966-500506507 The Lift Tel: +966-2-6677777 Dr. Effat Daghostani Clinics Tel: 8001247775 /6365028 Tel: +966-2-6601729 Ba’Azem Body Building Magrabi Eye & Ear Hay Al-Sabeel Polyclinic Tel: +966-2-6448844 Hospital Tel: +966-2-6480792 Brazilian Jiu Jiutsu Tel: +966-2-6365000 Hera’a Polyclinic Tel: +966-552065722 Mostagbal Hospital Tel: +966-2-6920724 B Well Gym Tel: +966-2-6875255 Ideal Clinics Tel: +966-2-6066477 Mushrifah Medical Center Tel: +966-2-6635444 KAI Gym Tel: +966-2-6654366 Tel: +966-2-6694466 Magrabi Eye & Ear Clinic New Al-Jedaani Hospital Tel: +699-2-2753942 Tel: +966-2-6655200 Tel: +966-2-6368100 Orthopaedic Specialty Clinics Sport Tech New Jeddah Clinic Tel: +966-2-6071129 Tel: +966-2-6922298 Star Power Club Hospital (NJCH) Saudi American Clinic Tel: +966-2-6776177 Tel: +966-2-6675000 Tel: +966-2-6605050 Kids Saudi German Hospital Junior Gym Gym & Health Tel: +966-2-682-9000 Tel: +966-2-6911925 United Doctors Hospital Center Sporty Kids Tel: +966-2-6533333 Body Zone Fitness Tel: +966-2-6993586 Tel:+966 02-6611000 Pharmacies Fitness Time Hospitals Abo Dawood Tel: +966-2-6226369 Abuzinadah Hospital Tel: +966-2-6877210 Gold’s Gym Tel: +966-2-6510652 Al-Ajuwad Tel: +966-2-6912077 Al-Ansar Hospital Tel: +966-2-6473436 Hiltonia Gym

Health

Directory

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Al-Ameera Tel: +966-2-6055638 Al-Ansar Tel: +966-2-6050010 Al-Awad Tel: +966-2-6591800 Al-Atta Tel: +966-2-6773314 Al-Azizeyah Tel: +966-2-6206981 Al-Hamra Tel: +966-2-6440108 Al-Marzouki Tel: +966-2-2717136 Al-Nahdi Tel: +966-2-6658687 Al-Sudais Tel: +966-2-6737679 Tel: +966-2-6058962 Al-Wasfah Tel: +966-2-6826198 Alya Tel: +966-2-6449254 Amal Tel: +966-2-6429486 Amira Tel: +966-2-6746001 Asia Tel: +966-2-6390553 Bin Muteab Tel: +966-2-6890964 Daan Tel: +966-2-6284405 Jamjoom Tel: +966-2-6081111 Jehhar Tel: +966-2-6973401 Noura Tel: +966-2-6685500 Rana Tel: +966-2-6984972 Remedies Tel: +966-2-6563048

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SPA & Beauty Center Al-Megayena Tel: +966-2-6655763 Alexandre Zouari Tel: +966-2-6656161 Beauty Alliance Tel: +966-2-6681381 Body Line (men only) Tel: +966-2-2631859 Bouthaina Tel: +966-2-6631809 /6691901 Carmen Center Tel: +966-2-6648122 Chamelle Plaza Tel: +966-2-6656807 Ciate Tel: +966-2-2611250 Dar Al-Moda Tel: +966-2-6526660 Dr. Edrees Foot Spa Tel: +966-500506507 E Spa Tel: +966-2-2632093 Evania- Ladies Spa Tel: +966-2-2639792 EVE Salons Tel: +966-2-6581977 Tel: +966-2-6581455 Garra rufa Tel: +966-2-2635018 Jamalouki Tel: +966-2-6651888 Lamasat Tel: +966-2-6834002 Lila’s Beauty Parlour Tel: +966-2-6622676 Lucie Saint Clair Tel: +966-2-2832020 Mana Center Tel: +966-2-6066628 Massage on line Tel: +966-530116729 Mervat Center Tel: +966-2-6630676 Miracle Parlour Tel: +966-2-6739597 Nadoleen Center Tel: +966-2-6633972 Nail care Tel: +966-544426264 Nirvana Tel: +966-2-6681634 Oriana Tel: +966-2-6220773

Our Services: Nail, Foot, Body SPA Manicure, Pedicure

Artificial Nails: False, Acrylic and Gel Nails

Hair Removal:

Waxing, Halawa and Thread

Body Care:

Moroccan Bath, SCRUB, Mask, Facial, Whitening, Paraffin and Massage

Hair Care:

Coloring, Cut, Brushing and Treatment

Num: 0544408585 Tel: 0544408585

Seba Gentelman’s Sports & Wellness Center Tel: +966-2-2639791 Planet Beach Tel: +8001247776 Serenity Center Tel: +966-2-6648353 Soleil d’Or Spa Tel: +966-2-2842233 Spada Tel: +920010099 Spa Lounge Tel: +966-2-2630904 Spa to go Tel: +966-544408585 The Spa by Clarins Paris Tel: +966-2-6599999 Toni and Guy Tel: +966-2-261 6230 Mob: +966-537859588 U Beautes Tel: +966-559891555 Viva La Vie Tel: +966-2-6929163 Tel: +966-2-6060338 Zowaina Tel: +966-2-6656311 7L House Tel: +966-2-6532812

Veterinary Clinics Al-Seleouly Veterinary Tel: +966-2-6312169 Ext 103 European Veterinary Clinic Tel: +966-2-6676330 Emergency: +966-506530565 Happy Pet Vet Clinic Tel: +966-2-6164030 Jeddah Veterinary Clinic Tel: +966-2-6912896 North American Veterinary Tel: +966-503671822/ 0562111786 Tahliah International Tel: +966-2-6695554 Emergency: +966-504698810 Veterinarian@yourservice Mob: +966-562111786 Waleed Veterinary Clinic Tel: +966-2-6656084

To add your business to the listing, please e-mail the name and number to info@destinationjeddah.com

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DJ Staff Pick of the Month DJ staff are out and about bringing the best of Jeddah to DJ readers. Here are some of their latest picks – maybe you’ll spot something you have been looking for!

WALAA ALATTAS

NAZEEHA JACOBS

This T3 Pass Hair Iron works like a charm! It is durable and it minimizes damage to the hair. The flat iron gives me natural-looking, soft, healthy hair. Not only does this flat iron yield extremely good results, but it is also designed with a curved body and beveled plate edges, so you’re able to style flips, body, shape, waves, and even curls while you straighten.

YOUSEF KURASHI

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My pick of the month is the Cyber Clean cleaning compound. Many of us underestimate the germs found on our beloved tech gadgets, and this citrus-scented putty gets into all the hard to reach places. I simply press it onto my surface of choice and Cyber Clean picks up all the dirt — keeping my keyboard, mobile and remotes all clean and bacteria-free!

The upcoming popular fighting video game genre installment for PlayStation 3. I enjoyed the previous series & this will introduce several new characters as well as some other characters return from the previous game on the roster. Plus the guest appearance by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the protagonist from the franchise video game series Assassin’s Creed II. The game will be released in late Jan 2012.

MAYDA ALHASHANI

My pick of the month is Iphone 4S. To be more specific Apple products never fail to impress me. When there’s something you need to do, just ask Siri to help you do it.

Siri uses almost all the apps on iPhone 4S. It writes and sends email messages and texts. It searches the web for anything you need to know. It plays the songs you want to hear. It gives you directions and shows you around. it schedules meetings, helps you remember, and wakes you up. In fact, ask Siri what it can do.

MUST - DOS OF THE MONTH! Midnight in Paris Woody Allen’s romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.

LISTEN TO

Lana Del Ray- Video Game

After becoming a YouTube sensation with the low-budget video for her track ‘Video Games’ and scoring a Top Ten hit with the single last month, Lana opted to release the title track of ‘Born To Die’ as her next single on January 23.

READ

The Silent Land by Ann Vandermeer

The Silent Land is the story of Jake and Zoe who find themselves cut off from civilisation after being trapped in an avalanche while on a skiing holiday.

Outdoor Entertaining Ideas www.youtube.com

Enjoy Jeddah’s mild winter climate by entertaining outdoors - whether you have a spacious villa garden or a rooftop deck in your building or even a tiny balcony you can make the most of your outdoor time with the handy tips in this YouTube Video. From mosquito repellent to outdoor lighting/seating/eating...these ideas will send you outside equipped to entertain in style.

WATCH

New Year’s Eve,Comedy, Romance

The city that never sleeps plays witness to the lives of several New Yorkers as they search for new beginnings, love, hope, forgiveness, and happiness.

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BOOK REVIEW

Our Recommendation

Once Upon a Mutant

by Lana Sultan

Once Upon a Mutant is a story about a young boy who comes across a small, non-accepting town inhabited by mutants. The book ventures into new territory away from her previous The Amazing Adventures of Eco Boy book series in order to cover tolerance, selfacceptance and kindness.

Please visit www.lanasultan.com

WE WILL BE WATCHING...

JANUARY 2012

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Hareem Al Sultan

The Sultan’s Harem A fictional historical TV series set during the Ottoman Empire, The Sultan’s Harem focuses on the reign of Sultan Sulaiman and the drama within his court. En route to a conquest in Istanbul, the Sultan finds himself enamored by a slave girl whom he takes to be his wife – abandoning his former love and mother of his first child. Romantic entanglement, the enmity between his two love interests, and the rivalries between the members of the imperial family, result in an engaging drama as the Sultan attempts to rule his empire.

Breakout Kings (Season 1)

The Voice of Holland

On: OSN Showing Time: Every Saturday 09:00 pm KSA

On: Dubai One Showing Time: Every Friday 11:00 pm KSA

Unforgettable (Season 1)

Flash Forward (Season 1)

On: OSN Showing Time: Every Sunday 10:00 pm KSA

On: FOX Showing Time: Every Sunday 10:00 pm KSA

2 Broke Girls (Season 1)

Sons Of Tucson (Season 1)

On: OSN Showing Time: Every Saturday 08:30 pm KSA

On: FOX Showing Time: Every Saturday 10:00 pm KSA

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Auto Care Technology

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Modacar

Tel: +8001208000

Smart Care

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V. Cool

Tel: +966-2-6422111

Courier

Al-Bilad Bank

Tel: +966-2-6576217

Alinma Bank

Tel: +920005555

Al-Jazira Bank

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Al-Rajhi Bank

Tel: +966-2-6396969

Arab National Bank

Aramex

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Tel: +8001242121

Islamic Development Bank

Tel: +966-2-6361400

National Commercial Bank

Tel: +800 2441005 Riyadh Bank

Tel: +966-2-6474777 SABB

Tel: +966-2-6512121 Saudi Cairo Bank

Tel: +966-2-6608820 Saudi Hollandi Bank

Tel: +966-2-2368844

Saudi Investment Bank

Tel: +966-2-6531010 Samba

Tel: +966-2-6533555

Car Services

Tel: +920027447 Clex

Tel: +920009191 DHL

Embassies & Consulates ALGERIA

E: Embassies C: Consulates

E: Tel: +966-1-4887171 C: Tel: +966-2-6985035 C: Tel: +966-2-6985034 ARGENTINA

E: Tel: +966-1-4652600 AUSTRALIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4887788 AUSTRIA

Tel: +8003450000

E: Tel: +966-1-4801217

Tel: +966-2-6714636

E: Tel: +966-1-4880044 C: Tel: +966-2-6076770

Fedex

TNT Express

Tel: +966-2-6678888 UPS

Tel: +966-2-6392393

Delivery Autlob w Atmanna

Tel: +920001120

Khedmaty Khedmtak

Tel: +966-500777773 Yalla Utlob

Tel: +920011755 Tedalal

Tel: +966-2-6580000

BAHRAIN

BANGLADESH

E: Tel: +966-1-4195300 C: Tel: +966-2-6878465 BELGIUM

E: Tel: +966-1-4880044 C: Tel: +966-2-6076770 BRAZIL

E: Tel: +966-1-4880018 C: Tel: +966-2-6603874 C: Tel: +966-2-6603866 BRITAIN

E: Tel: +966-1-4880077 C: Tel: +966-2-6225550

Tel: +966-2-6677779

Ground Transportations

Tel: +966-2-6974459

Alo Sayyara

E: Tel: +966-1-4652244 C: Tel: +966-2-6744547

Apex Luxury Chaffeur Service

E: Tel: +966-1-4560814 C: Tel: +966-2-6724343

Abu Diyab Est.

Alpha Rent a Car

Tel: +966-2-6855544

Tel: +966-2-6677621 Tel: +966-505657387

Tel: +966-2-6914693

Tel: +920011755

Avis

Al-Zaman Group Daleel

Tel: +966-2-6719219 Discovery

Tel: +966-2-6714475 Fernas

Tel: +966-2-6595000

SAPTCO

Tel: +966-2-6474900 Te’le’ Car

Tel: +966-2-6679689 Tel: +966-534050910

Formula

Business Services

Hanco

Venue Executive Club

Tel: +966-2-6621213 Tel: +920001844 Hertz

Tel: +966-2-6040339 Hessen for Rent Car

CAMEROON

E: Tel: +966-1-4880022 C: Tel: +966-2-6804541 CANADA

E: Tel: +966-1-4882288 C: Tel: +966-2-6530434 CHINA

E: Tel: +966-1-4832126 C: Tel: +966-2-6605113 CZECH REPUBLIC

DSL Net

E: Tel: +966-1-4880101 C: Tel: +966-2-6672222 Ext 1163

Atheer

Tel: +966-2-6317177

Nesma

Tel: +966-2-6856251

Tel: +966-2-6824556

Key Rent a Car

BRUNEI

Tel: +966-2-6061010 www.venueint.com

Tel: +966-2-6430295 Khozama Est.

BURKINA FASO

Tel: +966-2-6839333 Tel: +966-2-2567998 SPS

E: Tel: +966-1-4503617 DENMARK

DJIBOUTI

E: Tel: +966-1-4543182 C: Tel: +966-2-6621938 DESTINATION JEDDAH 91

EGYPT

E: Tel: +966-1-4810464 E: Tel: +966-1-4831275 C: Tel: +966-2-6605205 ERITREA

E: Tel: +966-1-4801731 C: Tel: +966-2-6740592 ETHIOPIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4824055 C: Tel: +966-2-6653444 FINLAND

E: Tel: +966-1-4881515 C: Tel: +966-2-6438235 FRANCE

E: Tel: +966-1-4881255 C: Tel: +966-2-6681544 C: Tel: +966-2-6681563 GABON

E: Tel: +966-1-4567173 GAMBIA

E: Tel: +966-1-2052158 C: Tel: +966-2-2573193 GERMANY

E: Tel: +966-1-4880700 C: Tel: +966-2-6996436 GHANA

E: Tel: +966-1-4545122 C: Tel: +966-2-6601429 GREECE

E: Tel: +966-1-4801975 C: Tel: +966-2-6674088 GUINEA

E: Tel: +966-1-4881121 C: Tel: +966-2-6637540 HUNGARY

E: Tel: +966-1-4568644 INDIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4884144 C: Tel: +966-2-6500104 INDONESIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4882282 C: Tel: +966-2-6711271 IRAN

E: Tel: +966-1-4881444 C: Tel: +966-2-6676132 IRELAND

E: Tel: +966-1-4882300 ITALY

E: TEL: +966-1-4881212 C: Tel: +966-2-6421454 JAPAN

E: Tel: +966-1-2881100 92 DESTINATION JEDDAH

C: Tel: +966-2-6670676 JORDAN

E: Tel: +966-1-4880039 C: Tel: +966-2-6607630

PAKISTAN

E: Tel: +966-1-4884111 C: Tel: +966-2-6692371 PHILIPPINES

E: Tel: +966-1-4882484 C: Tel: +966-2-4881238

E: Tel: +966-1-4880835 C: Tel: +966-2-6696797 C: Tel: +966-2-6693254

KOREA

PORTUGAL

E: Tel: +966-1-4882211 C: Tel: +966-2-6681990

QATAR

KENYA

KUWAIT

E: Tel: +966-1-4883500 C: Tel: +966-2-6604898 LEBANON

E: Tel: +966-1-4804060 C: Tel: +966-2-6690599 MALAYSIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4887100 C: Tel: +966-2-6727740

E: Tel: +966-1-4826964 E: Tel: +966-1-4825544 C: Tel: +966-2-6945666 RUSSIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4811432 C: Tel: +966-2-6659212 SENEGAL

E: Tel: +966-1-4880146 C: Tel: +966-2-6690275 SIERRA LEONE

MALI

E: Tel: +966-1-4643982

E: Tel: +966-1-4195640 C: Tel: +966-2-6514940

SINGAPORE

MALTA

E: Tel: +966-1-4615315 C: Tel: +966-2-6991599 MAURITANIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4646749 C: Tel: +966-2-6297722 MEXICO

E: Tel: +966-1-4808822 C: Tel: +966-2-6495332 MOROCCO

E: Tel: +966-1-4811858 C: Tel: +966-2-6695234 C: Tel: +966-2-6695238

E: Tel: +966-1-4803855 C: Tel: +966-2-6073980 SOUTH AFRICA

E: Tel: +966-1-4429728 C: Tel: +966-2-6060299 SPAIN

E: Tel: +966-1-4880606 C: Tel: +966-2-6607000 SRI LANKA

E: Tel: +966-1-4606906 C: Tel: +966-2-6065414 SUDAN

NEPAL

E: Tel: +966-1-4828857 C: Tel: +966-2-6475108 C: Tel: +966-2-6471273

E: Tel: +966-1-4645170

SWEDEN

NETHERLANDS

E: Tel: +966-1-4883100 C: Tel: +966-2-6529615 Ext 204

E: Tel: +966-1-4880011 NEW ZELAND

E: Tel: +966-1-4887988 C: Tel: +966-2-6512109 NIGERIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4823024 C: Tel: +966-2-6716865 NORWAY

E: Tel: +966-1-4881904 C: Tel: +966-2-6611222 Ext 300 OMAN

E: Tel: +966-1-4823120 C: Tel: +966-2-6996838

SWITZERLAND

E: Tel: +966-1-4881291 C: Tel: +966-2-6510772 SYRIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4887481 TANZANIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4542833 C: Tel: +966-2-6657528 THAILAND

E: Tel: +966-1-4881174 C: Tel: +966-2-6655317

TUNISIA

E: Tel: +966-1-4887900 C: Tel: +966-2-6605328 TURKEY

E: Tel: +966-1-4820101 C: Tel: +966-2-6601607 UGANDA

E: Tel: +966-1-4544910 UKRAINE

E: Tel: +966-1-4508536 UAE

E: Tel: +966-1-4881227 C: Tel: +966-2-6670307 C: Tel: +966-2-6515436 USA

E: Tel: +966-1-4801831 C: Tel: +966-2-6670080 URUGUAY

E: Tel: +966-1-4620739 C: Tel: +966-2-6633300 YEMEN

E: Tel: +966-1-4881769 C: Tel: +966-2-6896444 C: Tel: +966-2-6898555 Compounds Abir Compound

Prince Sultan St., Near Saudia City Tel: +966-2-6522358

Al-Andalus Luxury Villas

Tahliyah St. behind Suzuki Showroom Tel: +966-2-6695154 Al-Aoun Village

Al Bawadi, Near Al-Mirabi Mercedes Benz Tel: +966-2-2563381 Arabian Homes

Al Bawadi Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6822201 www.arabian-homes.com Aromary Village

Heraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a St., Behind Al-Rajhi Tel: +966-2-6940086 Al Basateen Village

Next to Continental School, Off Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6944015 Belleview Executive Compound

Al-Amal St., Near Jeddah Preparatory School

Tel: +966-2-6547666 www.belleviewcompund. com

M&M Compound

Near King Faisal Specialist Hospital Tel: +966-2-6642636

M.M Al-Rumaih Compound

Belleview 2 Compound

Binzagr Villa Compound

Al Azizeyyah, Madinah Rd., One block after Lexus Showroom Tel: +966-2-6642636 Elite 2 Compound

Near Jeddah International Souk Tel: +966-2-6681111 www.elitecompounds.com Elite Compound

Near Jeddah International Souk Tel: +966-2-6610930 www.elitecompounds.com Fatima Compound

Near Corniche, Behind Business Park Tel: +966-2-6515416 Garden City Compound

Palestine St., Behind AlNakheel Bldg Tel: +966-2-6607590 www.hhaproperty.com.sa Al-Hajrayn Village

North Abhor, Nr, Amir Abdullah Mosque.

Tel: +966-2-6562166 Al Shatee, On Corniche Rd., 3KM North of Hotel Sheraton Tel: +966-2-6991231 Al-Manar Compound

Al Safa, Prince Metab St., Near Al-Jedani Hospital Tel: +966-2-6938770 Al-Mubarakiah Village

East Jeddah, King Abdullah St. Near Abraq Al-Raghama Tel: +966-2-6400158 Mura Bustan Compounds

Tel: +966-2- 6910041 Nada Village

Prince Majed St., Near Baud Telecom Tel: +966-2-6920099 Al-Najia Compounds

Madinah Rd., Besides SAS Radisson Hotel Tel: +966-2-6518178 Nueva Andalucia

Al-Rawdah, Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6823434 www.andalucia.com Raytheon Compound

Opp. Saudi German Hospital Corniche, Near A-Bilad Hotel Tel: +966-2-6518178 Tel: +966-2-6943464 www.raytheon.com www.alhajrayn.com Reem Compound Hiba Compound

Al-Hamraa, Ibrahim Adham St., Near Tarik Binladen Hospital Tel: +966-2-6650819 Kindi Housing Compound

Al Rabwah, North Jeddah Tel: +966-2-6916219 Lotus Compounds

Al Hamra, Al-Naeem, AlRihab, Contact PMDC Lotus 1: Al-Hamraa Dist Tel: +966-2-6980145 Lotus 2: Al-Nayeen Dist Tel: +966-2-6541107 Lotus 3: Al-Nayeem Dist Tel: +966-2-6548808

Al-Salamah, Saqr Al-Quraish St. Tel: +966-2-6829196 Al-Salam Compound

Al-Rehab, Palestine St., Between Dallah Tower& Makkah Highway Tel: +966-2-6717121 www.alsalamcompound.com Salamia Compound

Al-Sulaymaneyyah, Near Carrefour Hypermarket Tel: +966-2-6400253 www.salmiacompund.com Sari Palms

Sari St. Tel: +966-2-6607590 www.hhaproperty.com.sa/ DESTINATION JEDDAH 93

saripalm.

Saudia City

Al-Khaledeyyah Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6820030 www.saudicity.com Shaker Village Compound

Al-Hahdah, Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-2-6991840

Mob: +966-550569333

My Little Kingdom School

Tel: +966-2-6393951 Tel: +966-2-2575909 Up and Away

Tel: +966-2-6614791 Ministries Agriculture & Water

Sharbatly Village

Tel: +966-2-6210002

Prince Majed St., North of Jeddah Tel: +966-2-6910828 www.sharbatlyvillage.com

Tel: +966-1-4042928

Siham Compund

Al-Rawdah, Near Saudi Binladen Group Tel: +966-2-6426431 Sunset Residence

Communication & Transportation

Disabled Children’s Association

Tel: +966-1-4543913/ 8001241118 Education

Tel: +966-2-6723028/ 6444305

Al-Rowdah St., Near Jeddah Int. Market Tel: +966-2-6604276

Foreign Affairs

Kindergartens

Information & Culture

ABC School

Tel: +966-2-6988827 Ambassadors School

Tel: +966-2-6047000 Health

Tel: +966-2-6970006 Tel: +966-2-6514060/ 6476222 Interior

Tel: 800-124-9000 Web: www.ambassadorsschools.com

Tel: +966-2-6684000

Tel: +966-2-6060755 Mob: +966-5-41525616

Water & Electricity

Building Blocks

Jeddah Chamber of Commerce

Tel: +966-2-6515111 Tel: +966-2-6725349

Childhood Spring

Schools & Institutes

Creative Childhood Summer School

Al-Bayan

Tel: +966-2-6607533 Tel: +966-2-6077224 Mob: +966-5-04390998 IPS (Innovators Private School)

Tel: +966-2-6980685 Mob: +966-569490403 Jack N Jill

Mob: +966-507369963 Junior’s & Mom’s

Mob: +966-504313440 Mob: +966-551796254 Kids Campos

Tel: +966-2-6642351 Kids Time Nursery

Tel: +966-2-6543111 Mob: +966-569693794

Tel: +966-2-6611004 www.al-byan.com Al-Fasial International School

Tel: +966-2-6761955 www.alfaisal-school.com Al-Waha International School

Tel: +966-2-6729660 www.alwahaschool.com

The American International School

Tel: +966-2-6620051 www.aisj.edu.sa

The British International School

Little Smarties

Tel: +966-2-6990019 www.continentalschool.com

Mama et Moi

Tel: +966-2-6832002

Tel: +966-2-6061913

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Coral International School

www.coralschool.net Dar Al Fikr School

Tel: +966-2-6311118 (Boys) Tel: +966-2-6311117 (Girls) www.fikr.sch.sa Dar Al-Hanan School

Tel: 920029669

Dar Al-Ruwaad School

Tel: +966-2-6592225

Dar Jana International School

Tel: +966-2-6648315 www.djis.edu.sa

Global International School

Tel: +966-2-6523444 Tel: +966-2-6144101 ( KG ) www.gis.sch.sa Jeddah International School

Tel: +966-2-6061253 www.jischool.org

Jeddah Knowledge School

Tel: +966-2-6620174 www.jks.edu.sa Jeddah Preparatory & Grammar School

Tel: +966-2-6542354 www.jpgs.org

Manarat Jeddah School

Committee for Social Services and Health

Tel: +966-2-6875521 firstwelfaresociety.org.sa

Committee for the Welfare of Prisoners and Their Families

Tel: +966-2-219 7767 / 920006065 pcare.org.sa Enabling Marriage & Family Support Foundation

Al-Nozla Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6811168/ 920000900 Faisaliah Women’s Charitable Foundation

Al-Rowais Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6535000 Friends of the Heart Foundation in Jeddah

Behind Al-Tahlia Station Tel: +966-2-6658384

King Abdul-Aziz Shelter for Abused Women & Children

Tel: +966-2-6652490 www.mylittlehouse-sa.com Thamer International School

Tel: +966-2-6680747 www.tis-edu.com

Young Entrepreneur School

Tel: +966 -2- 6127670 Mob: +966 -5-6073 5670 www.yes.sa.com Wall Street Institute

Foundation for Development & Social Services

Al-Shate’e Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6062959

Ministry of Social Affairs

Tel: +966-1-4778888 mosa.gov.sa/portal/ National Charitable Foundation for Blood Donation

Tel: +966-2-6905008

Princess Fawziah Center for Women & Children

Charitable Society for the memorization of the Qura’n

Saudi Environmental Society

Charitable Services for the Care of Cancer Patients

Al-Rowais Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6511373

Zamzam Foundation for Volunteer Health Services

Al-Sulaimaniya Dist.

Tel: +966-2-2600000 Universities College of Business Administration (CBA)

Tel: +966-2-2159000/2159009 (Boys’ section) Tel: +966-2-6900671/6900238 (Girls’ section) www.cba.edu.sa Dar Al-Hekma College

Tel: +966-2-6303333 www.daralhekma.edu.sa

Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies

Social Services Organization

Al-Zahra Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6391100

Al-Nazla Dist Tel: +966-2-6369652

Madinah Rd. Tel: +966-2-6656218 www.maharat.org

Maharat Center

National Society for Human rights

Charity Society in Jeddah

Women’s Charitable Foundation in Jeddah

Effat College

Tel: +966 -2- 2833094 Tel: +966 -2- 2833095 www.wsi-ksa.com

Tel: +8002442777 www.qj.org.sa

Tel: +966-2-2753377 www.wedad.org

Tel: +800116066 www.7imayah.org

Tel: +966-2-6730225 www.manaratjeddahschools.com Majid Bin Abdulaiz My little house

Wedad Charity Foundation

Tel: +966-2-6222261 www.nshrsa.org

Tel: +966-2-6369891 firstwelfaresociety.org.sa Murjaan Dist.

Tel: +966-2-6996193 www.sens.org.sa

Society Friends Charitable Foundation

Tahlia st.

Tel: +966-2-6919999

Tel: +966-2-6364300 www.effatcollege.edu.sa

Tel: +966-2-6355882/6356555 www.ibnsina.edu.sa

Jeddah College of Technology

Tel: +966-2-6370387 www.jct.edu.sa

Jeddah Community College

Tel: +966-2-2870026 www.jcc.kau.edu.sa

Jeddah Teacher’s College

Tel: +966-2-6914620

(KAUST)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

www.kaust.edu.sa

King Abdulaziz University

Tel: +966-2-6400000 www.kau.edu.sa Prince Sultan Aviation Academy

Tel: +966-2-6862997 www.fo.sv.net

Prince Sultan College for Tourism and Hotel Sciences

Tel: +966-2-2844425 Tel: +920016165 www.pscj.edu.sa

The School of Etiquette

Tel: +966-505558703 www.etiquetteschool-sa.com DESTINATION JEDDAH 95

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I love that Makkah is so close by

I love shopping at fine, large malls

I love scuba-diving to meet sea creatures