www.womanthismonth.com December 2016 4 December means my favourite time of the year is fast approaching and putting together this month’s issue has given me the ideal opportunity to indulge my, usually quite subdued, Christmas fever. To get you into the festive spirit, our Gift Guide showcases more than 60 great pressie ideas to cater for everyone from Great Aunt Flo to the neighbour’s cat. And we’ve also gone a bit Christmas crazy elsewhere with a fab selection of Yuletide markets in the travel pages, a whole range of fun Christmasthemed goodies from me in editor’s choice, seasonal style in Get the Look and Homes plus ideas to help parents make the most of the season. Our interviewees this month are a group of inspiring women. Mona Almoayyed chats to Apple Sharma about social conscience, breaking the glass ceiling and making the influential Forbes Middle East List of Most Influential Arab Women again. Nada Kazim gives Behnaz Sanjana the lowdown on the work of the Aisha Yateem Family Couselling Centre, which helps abused women. And designer Frances Stafford shows off items from her brand new label’s launch collection. For those looking to splash out over the coming weeks, you’ll find tips on buying gold and diamonds and in our food pages there are recipes to try and Puja Tiwari’s thoughts on a very chic new dining venue. In the wellbeing pages there are hints on giving up the evil weed, a subject close to my heart – as I write this I am almost five days smoke-free and feeling optimistic. And, as always, we have round-ups of the latest fashion, style and beauty news to keep you bang up to date. Hope you have as much fun reading our festive issue as we’ve had putting it together and wishing you a very, Merry Christmas from all at Woman This Month. chairman & publisher GEORGE F MIDDLETON editorial director LIZ O'REILLY marketing & electronic media director DEEPA SIVA fashion & beauty editor FERNANDA LANGHAMMER contributors APPLE SHARMA BEHNAZ SANJANA PUJA TIWARI DR JINAN DARWISH RAPHAEL LAMAR KANAFANI print production manager SABU SEBASTIAN layout & graphics ROMEO SAN MIGUEL GOPAL NAMBIAR media coordinator SARAH ANSARI media managers FARHEEN AHMED PEARLYN D MEHTA circulation KADAMBARI S photography editor MONA ABDUL JABBAR photographers RANJITH MOHAN SUBEESH KUMAR NS printing press UNION PRESS, BAHRAIN Contents copyrighted 2016© Reproduction in whole or in part by any means without the express written consent of the publisher is prohibited. ISBN No: 1 899348 11 5. Licensed by the Ministry of Information, Directorate of Publication and Press. Code: SWTM 410 Woman This Month is here for the modern woman of substance and aspiration, embodying a personal style while exploring the best of all worlds: fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Bahrain office address Red House Marketing P. O. Box: 20461, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain telephone: (17) 813-777 fax: (17) 813-700 email: [email protected] website: www.womanthismonth.com Published monthly by Red House Marketing (Jersey) Ltd. P. O. Box 641, No. 1 Seaton Place, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8JJ Channel Islands, U.K. in association with Al-Hilal Publishing P. O. Box 1100, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain December 2016, Issue 166 On the cover: The Festive Issue BEAUTY | FASHION | HOME | WELLBEING | PARENTING | LOCAL ISSUES Bahrain Edition woman this month DECEMBER 2016 ı THE FESTIVE ISSUE ı www.womanthismonth.com ISSUE 166 TRAVEL Our pick of the best Christmas Markets Red Alert, how to wear seasonal colours Stub It Out, ditch the evil weed FASHION WELLBEING Ideas to suit every taste and pocket 60 GREAT GIFTS December 2016 | Issue 166 | BD1 / SR10 www.womanthismonth.com EDITOR’S NOTE Woman This Month is a member of BPA Worldwide The only women's magazine distributed with the GDN Our month: Marise and Pearlyn had fun at The Domain Hotel’s Breast Cancer Awareness event. Behnaz enjoyed meeting Joshua Ray Gooch at the Ambassador Stores performance. Liz O’Reilly Editorial Director
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