Tbourida — a UNESCO-recognized Moroccan cavalry sport practiced since the 16th century — was for centuries exclusively male. Since the mid-2000s, women like Zahia Aboulait have formed all-female troupes, or sorbas. Last year's largest festival welcomed 130 male troupes and three female ones; Aboulait now trains the next generation.
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Marokkos Reiterinnen erkämpfen sich eine 500 Jahre alte Tradition zurück

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Die Tbourida — ein von der UNESCO anerkannter marokkanischer Reitersport seit dem 16. Jahrhundert — war jahrhundertelang Männern vorbehalten. Seit Mitte der 2000er-Jahre gründen Frauen wie Zahia Aboulait eigene Sorbas. Beim grössten Festival des vergangenen Jahres traten 130 männliche und drei weibliche Gruppen an; Aboulait bildet heute die nächste Generation aus.

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