www.womanthismonth.com April 2018 interview 35 17th Birthday Party Deeptha Shetty celebrated her 17th birthday at Al Safir Tower and Hotel. Shantharam, Arif, Deeptha & Asha Advika & Yashvi Veena & Viditha Vijay, Veena, Viditha & Vishruth Yibali, Naveen, Ritwik & Rishik Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director.] Again, it’s really interesting how things just fell into place.” For youngsters there are also regular story times on Saturdays when teachers come and read to them, helping foster the next generation of book lovers. And, recently, they’ve expanded to take over a vacant space opposite the café. Christening it More Words, it’s an open space which is used for all manner of things from pop-up shops to art exhibitions and workshops. There are also plans to invite chefs to do pop-up cafés there. “There is a lot of talent in Bahrain and it’s good to be able to showcase it, —entrepreneurs need support,” says Eileen. Black Anaar pop-up Story Time Dalia Sobra cooking class
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