On the December 3rd
, toked place at the Al Gassar Resort Ballroom at St. Regis Hotel in Doha, a Charity Fashion
show & Gala Dinner Fundraising, where the ticket sales would revert towards
the “Qatar Cancer Society” to support efforts to prevent and cure cancer.
Everyone knows that Cancer
is one of the leading causes of death in the world, and Qatar is no different
where cancer ranks third among the causes of death.
In Qatar the most common
type of cancer is the breast cancer, although it varies between women and men.
In men the most common are lung, stomach and liver, while in women is the
breast cancer followed by lung and stomach.
The gulf region, as in
particular Qatar, has been facing an increase of cases the last few years,
therefore promoting awareness is essential for a early diagnose and treatment.
The Qatar Cancer
Society was founded in 1997 under the patronage of HH Sheikh Khaled Bin Jaber
Al Thani, dedicates its work to cancer prevention and treatment in Qatar, covering
the treatment expenses of expatriates who suffer from any type of cancer at the
Al Amal Cancer Hospital.
This event, hopefully, will only be one of many others to
come to increase the local awareness and solidarity towards a problem that affects
so many in the world.
This event had the collaboration of The famous exotic fashion designer
Shahira Fawzy, known by royalties across the world, inspired from the genuine
and historical tradition of the deserts across Africa and Arab world’s and part
of UN.
" Shahira Fawzy life changed when she
discovered a “lost” tribe in the Eastern Desert. She’s since made it her life’s
work to improve the lives of isolated nomads and share their cultures.
With
goodwill missions taking her to all of the Egyptian deserts, remote Yemeni
villages, the border of India and China; global recognition as a distributor of
jewelry and crafts; UN accolades; her own
non-governmental organization (called Capacity)—and no less than seven films
about her life, she is esteemed and recognized at home and abroad.
Shahira success
with the Bishari tribe’s crafts drew invitations for projects with other aid
agencies. UNICEF asked her to work with women in the
mountains near Sohag, where she taught them how to draw on their knowledge and
environment to create unique, marketable items. Thus began what Shahira calls
“The Sahara Movement.” The Sahara Gallery was born in Shahira’s tiny Cairo
flat, with nomad crafts stored around the rooms, under the bed and wherever
else there was available space. Eventually Sahara turned into the formal
gallery that it is today in Heliopolis — not only exhibiting handiwork from
various regions but also offering desert adventure trips and craft classes taught
by the nomads themselves."
