Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa and H.E. Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al-Thani, chaired, Tuesday at the Al Shaqab Equestrian Center in Doha, the “Tbourida Show”, a prestigious show that brings to a close a year of events celebrating the exceptional brotherly relations between Morocco and Qatar.
Organized at the end of the Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024, this equestrian show honors a traditional popular art engraved in gold letters in the heritage of Moroccans and practiced to celebrate festive moments.
Inscribed since 2021 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, tbourida, which combines speed, endurance and grace, reflects Morocco’s special interest in the horse, this divine creature rooted in the kingdom’s heritage.
This ceremony started with the screening of a video retracing the highlights of the Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024, organized at the initiative of “Years of Culture” and which testifies to the depth of the strong and historic ties between the two brotherly peoples and the two Heads of State, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, and His Highness Sheikh Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani.
Subsequently, the audience followed the entry of participating Sorbas, one by one, for the “El Hadda” greeting, before they performed four series of Tbourida.
HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa and H.E. Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al-Thani were then greeted by the Moqaddem of the Sorbas who took part in this show, namely Charaf El Bahraoui, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Marrakech-Safi region (province of Safi), Ali Hihi, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Eastern region (province of Guercif), Ibrahim Nacihi, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Guelmim Oued Noun region (Guelmim province), Rachid Sikas, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Casablanca-Settat region (Berrechid province), and Abdelghani Benkhedda, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Béni region Mellal-Khénifra (province of Béni Mellal).
On this occasion, Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa and H.E. 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 Issa Bin Mohammed Al-Mohannadi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club.
Before reaching the venue of the ceremony, HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa was greeted by Mohammed Saad Al-Rumaihi, CEO of Qatar Museums, Sultan Rashid Al Khater, Undersecretary of 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 Fatima Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy, Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Setri, His Majesty the King’s Ambassador to Doha, and Adel El Fakir, ONDA Director General, General Commissioner of the Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024.
HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa was also greeted by Mohammed Methqal, Ambassador, Director General of the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation, Mehdi Qotbi, President of the National Museum Foundation, and Omar Skalli, Director General of the Royal Society of Horse Encouragement (SOREC), partners of the general commission of the Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024.
The Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024 was marked by the organization, in Qatar as in Morocco, of major events highlighting the rich Moroccan art and culture.
These include the exhibition of the Berber Jewelry Collection from 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), the exhibitions “Splendors of the Atlas, a journey through the heritage of Morocco” and “Ektashif: Morocco”, in addition to the “Caftan Fashion Show”, all organized in the Qatari capital.
For its part, Morocco hosted the “Longines Global Champion Tour”, a prestigious international show jumping event that brought together the world’s best riders and horses in Rabat, 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 Marrakech.
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