HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa and H.E. Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al-Thani Chair ‘Tbourida Show’ in Doha

Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa and H.E. Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al-Thani, chaired, Tuesday on the Al Shaqab Equestrian Center in Doha, the “Tbourida Show”, a prestigious present that brings to a detailed a yr of occasions celebrating the distinctive brotherly relations between Morocco and Qatar.

Organized on the finish of the Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024, this equestrian present honors a standard standard artwork engraved in gold letters within the heritage of Moroccans and practiced to rejoice festive moments.

Inscribed since 2021 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, tbourida, which mixes velocity, endurance and beauty, displays Morocco’s particular curiosity within the horse, this divine creature rooted within the kingdom’s heritage.

This ceremony began with the screening of a video retracing the highlights of the Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024, organized on the initiative of “Years of Culture” and which testifies to the depth of the sturdy and historic ties between the 2 brotherly peoples and the 2 Heads of State, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, might God help Him, and His Highness Sheikh Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani.

Subsequently, the viewers adopted the entry of taking part Sorbas, one after the other, for the “El Hadda” greeting, earlier than they carried out 4 collection of Tbourida.

HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa and H.E. Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al-Thani have been then greeted by the Moqaddem of the Sorbas who took half on this present, specifically Charaf El Bahraoui, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Marrakech-Safi area (province of Safi), Ali Hihi, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Eastern area (province of Guercif), Ibrahim Nacihi, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Guelmim Oued Noun area (Guelmim province), Rachid Sikas, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Casablanca-Settat area (Berrechid province), and Abdelghani Benkhedda, Moqaddem of the “Sorba” of the Béni area Mellal-Khénifra (province of Béni Mellal).

On this event, Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa and H.E. Sheikha Sara Bint Hamad Al Thani posed for a memento photograph with the Moqaddems of the 5 “Sorbas”.

Upon her arrival on 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 additionally 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 additionally 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), companions of the final fee of the Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024.

The Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024 was marked by the group, in Qatar as in Morocco, of main occasions highlighting the wealthy Moroccan artwork and tradition.

These embody the exhibition of the Berber Jewelry Collection from the Royal Palace, the event of the “Dar Al Maghreb” pavilion, an immersive area in Moroccan tradition and historical past, impressed by the structure of Ksar Aït Benhaddou (Ouarzazate Province), the exhibitions “Splendors of the Atlas, a journey through the heritage of Morocco” and “Ektashif: Morocco”, along with the “Caftan Fashion Show”, all organized within the Qatari capital.

For its half, Morocco hosted the “Longines Global Champion Tour”, a prestigious worldwide present leaping occasion that introduced collectively the world’s greatest riders and horses in Rabat, in addition to the “Fashion Trust Arabia”, a flagship occasion highlighting the creativity of Arab vogue, and the “Qatar Africa Business Forum”, two occasions held in Marrakech.