Asian Film Festival Asian Film Festival 2012, organized by Asian Consuls General Club. n On Sunday (Feb. 19), Japanese documentary “Japanese Sense of Wonder” and Japanese feature film “Happy Flight”. n Monday (Feb 20), Philippines documentary “ Puerto Parincsa Sucterranea River” and feature film “Forever and A Day.” n Tuesday (Feb. 21) Indian documentary “An Indian Symphony” and feature film “Adaminte Makan Abu.” n Wednesday (Feb. 22), documentary “A Glance at Korea Today” and feature film “Take off”. n Thursday (Feb. 23), Malaysian documentary “Kuala Lumpur My City” and feature film “Hikayat Merong.” n Friday (Feb. 24), Sri Lankan documentary “The Grand Pageant of Asia” and feature film “Arumosam Vehi” (Fancy Rains). n Saturday (Feb. 25), Chinese documentaty “China Into The New Millennium” and feature film “Glittering Day.” The Lost Treasure The Young Muslimah Project presents an unforgettable evening with Umm Zakiyyah, author of the “If I Should Speak” trilogy, as she launches her latest novel, “Hearts We Lost,” on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 1-9 p.m. at Dar Al-Dhikr for Women in Sulaymaniyyah Residential District in Riyadh. The day promises to be packed with invigorating talks, melodious nasheeds, mind-boggling riddles and a relaxed book discussion. The event also features inspiring talks by authors Umm Zakiyyah and Ayesha Hamdan, the Annual Dar Al-Dhikr Open Day: Open Bazaar and Food Sale from 1 p.m. onwards and Baby-sitting and Crafts from Asr to Maghrib for children aged 1 and above. Admission is free for ages 16 and above. Entrance fee is SR25 for ages 15 and under. Book reception starts promptly at 3 p.m. and will be held exclusively among readers who have read the book. Ten best reflections on how Umm Zakiyyah's heart-warming novels affected readers will be selected for the Personal Reflections activity. Reflections will be limited to one minute each and should not include plot spoilers. The entire reflection as it will be spoken or read must be submitted in full to [email protected] by midnight of Feb. 22, Wednesday. Reflections will be selected based on the following criteria: relevance, reflectiveness, and its benefit to the audience. Priority will be given to early submissions. — Raidah Ayesha Razack Bangladesh consular visit A team from Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh will be rendering consular, welfare and remittance promotional services to the Bangladesh community on March 08-09 2012 (Thursday and Friday) from 9-00 A.M. to 4-00 P.M. (except prayer time) at Hotel Al-Andaluse, Garaz, Main road, Sakaka, Al-Jouf. For further information, contact Tel; N0. 4195300
