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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Wapanda farasi wa kike wa Morocco wanachukua tena mila ya miaka 500

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Tbourida — mchezo wa farasi wa Moroko unaotambuliwa na UNESCO ulianza tangu karne ya 16 — ulikuwa wa wanaume peke yao kwa karne nyingi. Tangu katikati ya miaka ya 2000, wanawake kama Zahia Aboulait wameanzisha sorbas za wanawake. Sherehe kubwa zaidi ya mwaka uliopita ilipokea makundi 130 ya wanaume na matatu ya wanawake; Aboulait sasa anafunza kizazi kijacho.

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