Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa and HE Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al-Thani, chaired, on Tuesday at the Al Shaqab Equestrian Center in Doha, the “Tbourida Show”, a prestigious show which brings to a climax a whole year of events celebrating the exceptional fraternal relations between Morocco and Qatar.
Indeed, this Equestrian Show, organized at the end of the Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024, highlights a traditional popular art engraved in gold letters in the heritage of Moroccans and practiced to celebrate festive moments.
Inscribed since 2021 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO, this discipline, which combines speed, endurance and grace, reflects Morocco’s particular attachment to the horse, this divine creature rooted in the heritage traditions of the Kingdom.
This ceremony began with the screening of a video retracing the highlights of the Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024, organized at the initiative of “Years of Culture” and which testifies to the depth of the strong and historical ties between the two brother peoples and the two Heads of State, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God help him, and His Highness Sheikh Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani.
Subsequently, the audience followed the passage of the participating Sorbas, one by one, for the “El Hadda” salute, before they performed four series of Tbourida.
HRH Princesse Lalla Hasnaa and HE Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al-Thani ont ensuite été salutes par les Moqaddem des Sorbas ayant pris parte a ce show, à savoir M. Charaf El Bahraoui, Moqaddem de la “Sorba” de la région Marrakech-Safi (Safi provinces), M. Ali Hihi, Moqaddem de la “Sorba” of the Oriental region (province of Guercif), M. Ibrahim Nacihi, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Guelmim region Oued Noun (province of Guelmim), M. Rachid Sikas, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” from the Casablanca-Settat region (province of Berrechid), and M. Abdelghani Benkhedda, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region (province of Béni Mellal).
On this occasion, Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa and HE Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al Thani posed for a souvenir photo with the Moqaddems of the five “Sorbas”.
Upon her arrival at the Al Shaqab Equestrian Center, HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa was welcomed by Mr. Issa Bin Mohammed Al-Mohannadi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club.
Before joining the ceremony venue, HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa was greeted by Mr. Mohammed Saad Al-Rumaihi, Director General of Qatar Museums, Mr. Sultan Rashid Al Khater, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Sheikh Nawaf Bin Nasser Al-Thani, Chairman and CEO of Nasser Bin Khaled Holding (NBK).
Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa was also greeted by Ms. Fatima Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Crafts and Social and Solidarity Economy, Mr. Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mr. Mohamed Setri, Ambassador of His Majesty the King in Doha, and Mr. Adel El Fakir, Director General of ONDA, Commissioner General of the Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024.
HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa was also greeted by MM. Mohammed Methqal, Ambassador, Director General of the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation, Mehdi Qotbi, President of the National Foundation of Museums, and Omar Skalli, Director General of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Horse (SOREC), partners of the commissioner general of the Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024.
The Qatar-Morocco Cultural Year 2024 was marked by the organization, in Qatar as in Morocco, of major events highlighting the riches of Moroccan art and culture.
These include the exhibition of the Collection of Berber jewelry at the Royal Palace, the development of the “Dar Al Maghreb” pavilion, an immersive space in Moroccan culture and history, inspired by the architecture of Ksar Aït Benhaddou (Ouarzazate Province), exhibitions “Splendours of the Atlas, a journey through the heritage of Morocco” and “Ektashif: Morocco”, in addition to “Caftan Fashion Show” parade, all organized in the Qatari capital.
Morocco, for its part, hosted the “Longines Global Champion Tour”, a prestigious international show jumping event which brought together, in Rabat, the best riders and horses in the world, as well as the “Fashion Trust Arabia”, a flagship event highlighting the creativity of Arab fashion, and the “Qatar Africa Business Forum”, two events held in the ocher city of the Kingdom.
MAP: December 17, 2024
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