Prince Moulay Rachid Current Events: December 2003 -June 2013

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HRH Prince Moulay Rachid in Madrid to attend Spanish Crown Prince’s wedding ceremony


MADRID, May 21 - HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, arrived here Friday afternoon to represent his brother, HM King Mohammed VI, at the wedding ceremony of Prince Felipe, the Spanish heir apparent.

An estimated 30 heads of state or government and members of royal houses from several c ountries have arrived in Madrid for the gala dinner to hosted at the Pardo royal palace. The official wedding ceremony will be held Saturday morning.

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Chatting with Princess Mathilde
Closer look at them
Belgium heirs and My Rachid
On the balcony
Nice shoes
A little bit of smile

 

[loubna2]

I think P moulay rachid has the most strong personality of all MRF men

 

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HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chairs the Great Price SM the King Mohammed VI of jump of obstacles

Azemmour, 24/05/04 - HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chaired, Sunday afternoon with the stud farm of Sablettes in Azemmour, the competitions of the Great Price HM King Mohammed VI of jump of obstacles, organized within the framework of the fourth international edition of jump of obstacles. The Great Price HM King Mohammed VI was gained by the Irishman Trevor Coel, assembling the horse Mister Dermit, after having made the turn of the obstacles of the match stopping in 38sec 54/100è and without fault. The second place was allocated to the commander Hassan El Jabri rising Grazella (40:59), in front of the adjudant Boujemâa El Ghiounai rising Calandar (41:00). At the end of this demonstration, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chaired the ceremony of handing-over of the prices the first seven riders. This competition proceeded with the participation of riders representing Ireland, France, Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Mexico and Morocco.



His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid gives the Trophy of the Great Price of His Majesty Mohammed VI to the winner Irishman Trevor Coel

SAR Prince Moulay Rachid chairs the ceremony of installation of the first stone for the construction of the hippodrome of Meknès

Meknès, 24/05/04 - HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chaired, Monday after midday with the regional Stud farm of Meknès, the ceremony of installation of the first stone for construction and the equipment of the hippodrome of Meknès. On his arrival on the site of the project, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid reviewed a detachment of the auxiliary Forces which returned the honors before being greeted by the Minister for agriculture and the rural development, Mr. Mohand Laenser, the wali of the Meknès-Tafilalet area and governor of the prefecture of Meknès, Moulay Mehdi Alaoui, the president of the regional council, Mr. Said Chbaâtou, the president of the prefectoral assembly of Meknès, Mr. Thami Lahgui, the president of the council of the commune of Meknès, Mr. Aboubakr Belkora, and by the deputy commander of the Place of weapons of Meknès, colonel Hamid Dibi.

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid was also greeted by the general managers of the Royal Company of encouragement of horse, the national stud farms and the Company of the races, of the members of association "Meknès-Tafilalet Spaces", organizing of the first international festival of the horse of Meknès-Tafilalet, like by staff representatives of the regional Stud farm of Meknès.

Explanations, thereafter, were provided to HRH Prince Moulay Rachid on the technical shutter of the project of the hippodrome of Meknès which will be carried out by the Royal Company of encouragement of horse, on a surface of almost 40 hectares. This project initiated by the ministry for agriculture and the rural development, will be arranged inside the site of the regional stud farm of Meknès. It envisages in particular the installation of a principal entry of the hippodrome, platforms, stalls of preparation and lodging of the horses, quays of unloading of horses and two bridle paths and drive. The hippodrome of Meknès, which meets in its design the international standards, will be effected in two stages within 18 month. The project whose cost is estimated at more 12 million dirhams, will also include/understand buildings for jockeys and police chiefs, a club house, as well as a mosque, a carpark and buildings administrative and technical.

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid inaugurates in Meknès the museum of the pottery of Rif and Prérif

Meknès, 24/05/04 - HRH Prince Moulay Rachid inaugurated, Monday after midday in Meknès, the museum of the pottery of Rif and Prérif, arranged in the enclosure of Borj Belkari, a historical building of the time ismailienne. On his arrival to the site of the museum, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid reviewed a detachment of the auxiliary Forces which returned the honors before being greeted by the Minister for the culture, Mr. Mohamed Achaari, the Secretary of State in charge of the environment, M.M' Hammed El Morabit, the director of the cultural inheritance, Mr. Mohamed Abdejalil El Hajraoui, the regional delegate of the culture and the conservative of the museum.

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid was also greeted by members of association "Meknès-Tafilalet Spaces", organizing of the first international festival of the horse which proceeded under patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, from the 13 to May 24 running in the city ismailienne and the area of Meknès-Tafilalet.

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, thereafter, paid a visit in the houses of the museum of the pottery of Rif and Prérif, arranged in the Belkari bastion. Borj Belkari, which belongs to the defensive system of the Royale city, Qasbah, whose construction go up with the reign of the large Sultan Alaouite Moulay Ismail (1672-1727), figure among the many ismailiennes achievements comprising military constructions, religious monuments, buildings of public utility and majestic units palatiales. The monument, recently restored, is high on a surface of 300 m2 following a rectangular plan. The interior of the bastion is divided into 10 cells of 4,70 m X 3,20 m skirting its sides north, south and west. A central room of 4,15 m X 5,08 m occupies the center of the building. The museum, which lies within the scope of the development and the rehabilitation of the historical inheritance, includes more than one hundred of articles and products of pottery of the area reflecting the various historical phases of the evolution of this form of craft industry, from prehistory to the time of the Alaouite dynasty. The exposed articles are distributed between houses reserved respectively for the prehistoric and preislamic pottery, the pottery of Zerhoune and Meknès, of Wadi Laou, Ouezzane and sless, Kariat Ba Mohamed and Tsul (Taza). The museum includes, moreover, of the workshops of work of pottery, a library, as well as administrative buildings.

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chairs first the international festival closure of the horse of Meknès-Tafilalet

Meknès, 24/05/04 - HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chaired Monday afternoon in front of the prestigious door "Bab Mansour" of Meknès, the ceremony of closure first international festival of the horse organized from the 13 to May 24 under patronage of HM King Mohammed VI by association "Meknès-Tafilalet Spaces". On his arrival in the Lehdim place, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid reviewed a detachment of the auxiliary Forces which returned the honors before being greeted by the Minister for the craft industry and the social economy, Mr. Me Hammed Khalifa, the Minister for agriculture and the rural development, Mr. Mohand Laenser, the Minister for the culture, Mr. Mohamed Achaari, the minister charged with the Morrocans resident abroad, Mrs. Nouzha Chekrouni, the Secretary of State in charge of the environment, Mr. Me hammed El Morabit, the regional delegate of the craft industry, the president of the room of craft industry, and the director of the House

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid was also greeted by Mr. Maurice Wales, adviser technical of the international festival of the horse, like by members of association "Meknès-Tafilalet Spaces".

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid then paid a visit with the exposure "Fragments of the Museum", presented at the gallery Bab Mansour by the School complex Laraîchi, within the framework of the manifestations of the festival. The exposure comprises several articles and products of local arts and crafts and national symbolizing the horse. The articles of antiquity, going up with 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, are composed of old weapons, in particular of artisanal rifles, the daggers and swords silver, the saddles and clamps, the "hanbals" (Berber carpets) and articles of embroidery, of the parts of woodwork, of the town and Berber jewels, as well as a collection of coins going from the Roman time at the era of the Alaouite dynasty.

His Royal Highness, followed thereafter starting from the grandstand arranged under the door of Bab Mansour, an extract of the mythical equestrian spectacle of the "Theatre of the Centaur" presented by the riding artists French Camille and Manolo.

In the same way, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid attended tables of the rich person repertory of the Moroccan folklore, carried out by popular troops, in particular the troop of Maestro of the Average Atlas, Mouha Oulhoucine Achibane.

With the exit of this imposing demonstration, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid carried out the handing-over of the present and prices the organizers, organizers and riders having taken share with the manifestations of the first international festival of the horse. Prices were in particular given to Mr. Maurice Wales, council technical of the festival, with the riding artists Camille and Manolo of the Marseilles troop "Theatre of the Centaur", Mister and Mrs. Amehzoune which took part in the equestrian excursion, Mr. Alla from the commission fantazia, like with the riding artist Mamma, and Maestro Mouha Oulhoucine Achibane.

 

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HRH Prince Moulay Rachid inaugurate the new Cement factory in Tétouan


Tétouan (northern Morocco), 28/05/04 - HRH Prince Moulay Rachid inaugurated, Friday, the new Cement factory in Tétouan.

On his arrival to the factory, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid reviewed a detachment of the forces which returned the honors, before being greeted by MISTERS Mohamed Kabbaj, the advisor of HM the King, Rachid Talbi Alami, Minister of Industry, trade and telecommunications, Said Oulbacha, Secretary of State in charge of the vocational training, Mohamed Lamrabet, Secretary of State in charge of the environment.

Thereafter, the explanations were provided to HRH Prince Moulay Rachid on the new cement factory of Tétouan, arranged in a zone located approximately ten kilometers from the city. The budget allocated to the construction of the cement factory and equipment is estimated at 1.2 billion Dhs (US $133 million).

The cement factory, built on a surface of 54 hectares, is composed of four manufacturing units, the stores for the storage of the raw materials and an administrative room.

The factory, which comes to meet the requirements and will likely to increase the needs for the north-western area for Morocco, is equipped with an entirely automated control and a line control with maximum reduction of intermediate stocks.

The output of this unit, has a production capacity of 1 million tons could increase according to the needs for the market.

On the level of the exploitation, the cost of the power consumption, costs and maintenance was taken into account.

The most notable technical innovation is reduced furnace, which makes it possible to reduce consumption electric and thermal as well as the expenditure of maintenance.

This cement factory employs 100 people in addition to 200 others for subcontracting.

The aspects relating to the environmental protection, the formation of human resources and the redeployment of the employees of the old cement factory of Tétouan were taken into account in the construction of this new unit from which work had begun in September 2001. Within the framework to the environment, the new cement factory of Tétouan uses Renewable energy to reduce polluting gas emissions. 40 percent of its electric energy is provided from 12 windmills.

After explanations on production facility, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid revealed the commemorative plate of this realization, before touring inside the factory. His Royal Highness went thereafter to the tent of honour where he decorated four personalities with the group Lafarge de Ouissams.

HM King Mohammed VI launched in July 19, 2001, the first stone for the construction of the cement factory of Tétouan.

 

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TETUAN (northern Morocco), May 28 – HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, brother of HM king Mohammed VI of Morocco, inaugurated, here Friday, a new cement plant built on a 54-hectar area and composed of four production units.

S.A.R. le Prince Moulay Rachid prenant connaissance des données de la nouvelle unité


Prince My Rachid looks good in light suits. It is good contrast with his beautiful black hair.

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid receives members of the permanent office of the Arab Lawyers Union


Rabat, 29/05/04 - HRH Prince Moulay Rachid received, Saturday in his residence in Rabat, the members of the permanent office of the Arab Lawyers Union.

At the time of the audience, the members of the permanent office of the Arab Lawyers Union gave to His Royal Highness a present in the form of a chart of the Arab world offered to HM King Mohammed VI.

The audience proceeded in the presence of Mr. Mohamed Bouzoubaâ, Minister for Justice.

The permanent office of the Union of Arab Lawyers held first session from May 27 to 29 in Casablanca, organized under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, under the topic "For the defense of the causes Palestinian, Iraqi, Lebanese and Syrian".

Under the Presidency of HRH Prince Moulay Rachid the Moroccan Royal Federation of shooting of the weapons of hunting organizes the world championship of Universal Pit

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Under the presidency of His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid the Moroccan Royal Federation of shooting of the weapons of hunting will organized from June 03 to 06, 2004 in collaboration with the local club the world championship of Universal Pit under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.

Located 18 kilometers from the capital, the beautiful Club of Tangier has a capacity being able accomodating 1000 people; to shelter prestigious as a World cup.

The competition is opened to the first 500 gunners because they will only be retained. The committed categories are the seniors, ladies, juniors (born after January 1, 1983), veterans born before January 1, 1949) and super-veterans (born before January 1, 1939).

The gunners will profit from 8 boards of shooting entirely equipped. They will have to reach clay targets with the orange color. The partners of this World cup are selected and their head Sochatour, first service provider of the Kingdom.

In this period, the participants can profit from a pleasant time, because the town of Tangier in this June is heated by a temperature of 30° the day and is edulcorated by 16° the evening!

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chairs the opening in Marrakech of the 35th World Congress of the International Trade Chamber (ICC)

Marrakech, 06/06/04

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chaired, Sunday afternoon in Marrakech, the opening of the 35th World Congress of the International Trade Chamber (ICC), which is held, from 6 to 9 of this month, under the topic "Mobilize us for the world economy".

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid read speech addressed by HM King Mohammed VI to the participants in this international demonstration of scale.

Son Altesse Royale donnant lecture du discours de S.M. Mohammed VI

 

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HRH Prince Moulay Rachid represents King Mohammed VI at Reagan’s funerals

WASHINGTON, June 11 - HH Prince Moulay Rachid, brother of HM King Mohammed VI of Morocco arrived, here Thursday evening, to represent the monarch at the funeral services of the former US President Ronald Reagan.

Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th president of the United States, died last Saturday afternoon. He was 93.

HM King Mohammed VI described him as an “exceptional” and “great statesman”, in two separate messages of condolences sent on June 6 to US President George W. Bush and to Nancy Reagan.

“This exceptional statesman, who served his country and the American people well, has left his mark on history. The bonds of friendship and understanding, together with the deep respect of the late President and my revered father, His Majesty King Hassan II, had for each other carried on the tradition set, two centuries ago, by my august ancestor, His Majesty Mohammed ben Abdellah and President George Washington,” the monarch said in his message to Mr. Bush.

Ten years after he announced his Alzheimer's disease in an open letter to the American people, Mr. Reagan died at his home in Bel Air, California, in the company of his wife and their children.

In a separate message to the late President’s wife, the monarch said “I share in your grief following the loss of this great statesman. It is with deep emotion that I recall the bonds which united your late husband and my revered father His Majesty King Hassan II, blessed be his soul.”

HM King Mohammed VI also said how much he appreciates “all President Reagan did to consolidate the longstanding friendship between Morocco and the United States.”
“Assuring you and your family of my esteem and consideration, I want you to regard Morocco as your second home.”

The funeral services will be held on Friday at the Washington's National Cathedral in presence of World leaders and figures.

It will be one of the largest gatherings of international dignitaries in several years. President Bush will deliver a 15-minute eulogy.

 

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Originally posted by loubna2@Jun 13th, 2004 - 9:25 am
For you Moulay rachid is a handsome man or no?

Prince My Rachid is more than just handsome. First of all, he is intelligent, mannerly, well educated. He is one of the most important Arab and Muslim, who symbolizes new young perspective generation. He is aware of today’s requirements and he is able to balance them with traditions. He represents his country in very unique way; his actions speak louder then words. On the top of that he is good looking, well dressed and from the good family. He has very good relationship with his siblings, which is very unusual in rich families.

I thought it was so sweet from him when he took his sisters last week on official reception for the Royal Guards. Or this Sunday he was with his aunt Princess Lalla Amina.

 

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HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chaired the ceremony of handing-over of the winners prices of the 5th national championship of traditional equestrian arts in Rabat.

13/06/04 - HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chaired, Sunday afternoon with the Royal Sports shirt Equestrian Club of Dar Essalam in Rabat, the ceremony of handing-over of the prices to the winners of the 5th national championship of traditional equestrian arts (Fantasia) equipped with the Great Price HM Hassan II, organized within the framework of the week of the horse under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI. On his arrival to the Royal Sports shirt Equestrian Club in Dar Essalam, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid was accomodated by HRH Princess Lalla Amina, president of the Moroccan royal Federation of the equestrian sports.

Thereafter, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid attended the finale of this competition. At the end of this competition, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, accompanied by SAR the Princess Lalla Amina, gave the gold medals to the team of the Chaouia-Ourdigha area, victorious of this fifth edition of the national championship of traditional equestrian arts. The team of the area of Large Casablanca occupied the second place, in front of those of the area Reduction-Salted-Zemmour-Zaer and the Skhirat-Témara prefecture.

This championship, equipped with 420.000 dhs, was disputed by teams, composed each of 14 riders in addition to Me Qaddem, and divided in four groups representing the 16 areas of the Kingdom. This edition was marked by the symbolic system participation of two female teams representing Mohammédia and Casablanca and of two other teams of young riders of less than 15 years, Taounat representative and Khémmisset.

The scale of notation is done on the basis of art of the "Hadda" and the "Talqa". For "Hadda", the jury takes account of the behaviours, unified saddles, of horizontally aligned walk and the harmonious detention of rifles. As for the scale of notation of the "Talqa", the jury takes into account the good departure of all the riders and the horizontal adjustment aligned well with the same gesture of rifle and the same sound of shooting.

Prince My Rachid & Princess Lalla Amina
Riders
Riders, 2

 

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"We renew our firm determination to go ahead, take up all challenges, overcome the constraints and assume our basic responsibility regarding children, in accordance with the Convention and other legal frames related to children's rights," said Prince Moulay Rachid at the preparatory committee for the special session of the General Assembly on children held in the United Nations headquarters in New York January 29 through 31.

Prince Moulay Rachid said the kingdom is keen on promoting "the rights of children excluded by discrimination founded on poverty, sex and other motives (such as autochthonous children, disabled children, migrant children, refugee children)." "The legal frame for the protection of children's rights has indeed progressed, but a large gap between the legal rights of children and the practical exercise of these very rights is yet to be filled," he said.

It is rather unusual for young man has an interest in children and the children’s rights. He speaks about “not that comfortable” topics and in fact he acknowledges the problems that coexist. This is what I love about him. I guess he got that from his dad.

 

[Ulika]

is good from rachid speak about children rights,he is lawyer he know what he is talking about

 

[Ulika]

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid celebrates 34th birthday



RABAT, June 19 - The Royal Family and the Moroccan people are celebrating on Sunday 20, the 34th birthday of HRH prince Moulay Rachid, younger brother of HM king Mohammed VI.

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid was born in Rabat on 20 June 1970. since an early age, he has been interested in cultural, social and sports activities. He is president of the National Federation of Moroccan Scouts (FNSM) and other sports associations.

HRH the prince is also active at the international level. This year, he presided the Moroccan delegation that went to Zurich to present Morocco’s bid for the World Cup 2010.

Besides, he represented Morocco in the “state funeral” organized in Spain after the bloody terrorist attacks that killed 190 people in Madrid and left hundreds of injured.

Early this month, HRH the Prince represented king Mohammed VI in the funeral of US former president Ronald Reagon.

 

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HRH Prince Moulay Rachid meets Portuguese navy chief of staff



RABAT, June 21 - HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, brother of HM king Mohammed VI, met here Monday chief of staff of the Portuguese navy, Vidal Abreu, currently on a visit to Morocco.



The Portuguese officer was accompanied during the meeting by Portugal’s ambassador to Rabat, Jose Manuel De Carvalho Lameiras, and defense attaché, Carlos F.G Branco.

 

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His Highness seems to be a hard working royal who dosen't want to let his country and big brother down but he is a man too. It must be hard when he visits Western countries to have (inapropriate) women throwing themselves at him and even the nicest hotels have models/actresses/singers/prostitutes hanging out in the lobby. I'm sure we would have heard about it by now, but he dosen't seem to be the type to "import " Playboy bunnines and centerfolds, beauty pagent winners to hang out in his palaces to erhm "amuse" him and his friends, like some of the Saudi's and Prince Jefri of Brunei.
Wittykitty

 

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Gnaoua, world music festival kicks off in Essaouira



ESSAOUIRA (South of Rabat) June 25 - The 7th edition of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival was opened, here Thursday, by HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, (brother of HM King Mohammed VI of Morocco).

The festival, to last until June 27, is attended by several Moroccan and international artists including eminent Cuban pianist Omar Sosa, and
Joe Zawinul, founder of the famous group Weather Report.

Essaouira festival is currently one of the most important cultural rendezvous both at the national and international levels, said Culture Minister, Mohamed Al Achaari, in a speech he read out on this occasion.

He added that the festival helped develop the city of Essaouira and preserve its heritage in such a way as it has become a heritage of humanity.

According to organizers, since its inception in 1998 the festival of Essaouira has become a major cultural event as evidenced by the increasing number of spectators which rose from 20,000 in 1998, to 200,000 last year. The festival has also drawn over 10,000 visitors from abroad.

The festival provides a platform for exchanges and a meeting point of music and dialogue between foreign artists and the mystical musicians of the Atlantic city of Essaouira. In this extraordinary melting-pot of musical fusion the master Gnawa invite players of jazz, pop, rock and contemporary World music to explore new avenues.

Gnawa are the descendents of slaves originating from Black Africa who established brotherhoods throughout Morocco. They are made up of master musicians (maâlem), metal castanet players, clairvoyants, mediums and their followers. They are at the same time musicians, initiators and healers, blending African and Arabo-Berber customs. Despite being Muslims, the Gnawa base their ritual on djinn (spirits) straight from the African cult of possession.

 

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TIME Global Adviser | Curtain Raiser
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The Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival
BY LIAM FITZPATRICK



Monday, May. 24, 2004

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Located on Morocco's Atlantic coast, the port of Essaouira was for many years a well-kept secret of 20th century bohemia. Rock stars Mick Jagger and Jimi Hendrix have wandered its 300-year-old streets, joining a steady stream of beats and backpackers who, in some cases, were drawn as much by the local kef as by Essaouira's cultural mélange of European, Berber and African influences.

Now it seems the rest of the world has finally caught up, at least if the Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival (June 24-27) is anything to go by. The five-year-old event is an impressive three-day program attracting upwards of 200,000 spectators. At its heart is the trance-inducing music of the Gnaoua, spiritual brotherhoods formed in Morocco by the descendants of slaves. These traditional musicians are joined onstage by guest stars from the worlds of rock and jazz—this year's lineup includes Cuban pianist Omar Soza and U.S. jazz legend Joe Zawinul. And the best part? All performances on the festival's five outdoor stages are free. Log onto festival-gnaoua.co.ma for more details.

 

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Gnawa festival drained up to 400,000 people, ‘great success’, Organizers

ESSAOUIRA (South of Rabat) June 28 - The 7th edition of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival wound up, here Sunday, after draining a record attendance of up to 400,000 people, according to organizers who deemed this year’s edition “ a great success”.

The festival that kicked off June 24 featured several Moroccan and international artists including eminent Cuban pianist Omar Sosa, and Joe Zawinul, founder of the famous group Weather Report.

Essaouira festival is currently one of the most important cultural rendezvous both at the national and international levels, as it helped develop the city of Essaouira and preserve its heritage in such a way as it has become a heritage of humanity.

According to organizers, since its inception in 1998 the festival of Essaouira has become a major cultural event as evidenced by the increasing number of spectators which rose from 20,000 in 1998, to 200,000 in 2003 and up to 400,000 this year. The festival has also drawn over 10,000 visitors from abroad.

The festival provides a platform for exchanges and a meeting point of music and dialogue between foreign artists and the mystical musicians of the Atlantic city of Essaouira. In this extraordinary melting-pot of musical fusion the master Gnawa invite players of jazz, pop, rock and contemporary World music to explore new avenues.

Gnawa are the descendents of slaves originating from Black Africa who established brotherhoods throughout Morocco. They are made up of master musicians (maâlem), metal castanet players, clairvoyants, mediums and their followers. They are at the same time musicians, initiators and healers, blending African and Arabo-Berber customs. Despite being Muslims, the Gnawa base their ritual on djinn (spirits) straight from the African cult of possession.

The most spectacular and important ceremony is the Lila, whose function is essentially therapeutic.

i'm sure if rachid would't suppor Gnawa festival it would'n be great success

 

[saloua]

:flower: :grrr: i think the italian suit would be perfect for sush a great personality of prince moulay rachid the italian fashion is a great fashion in the world and fit for gentleman.

 

[Ulika]

he look good in his suits. i like black with red tie :flower:

 

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i think it's dark blue suit

 

[Mysterious]

Moroccans added other world festival to the enrichment of this magnificent country. Very well.

 

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HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chairs the ceremony

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chaired Wednesday evening, the opening ceremony of the festival of Agadir "Signs and Culture-Timitar", organized by the Council of the Area Souss-Massed-Draâ from the 7 to July 11. To his arrival in Place Al Amal, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid reviewed a detachment of the Auxiliary Forces, which returned the honors, before being greeted by MISTERS Mohamed Achaâri, Minister for the Culture and Mrs. Fathia Bennis, General manager of the Moroccan National office of Tourism (ONMT).

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid was also greeted by Wali of the Area Souss-Massed-Draâ and governor of the Prefecture of Agadir Ida-Outanane, Mr. Mohamed Ali Ghannam and the President of the Council of the Area, Mr. Aziz Akhannouch, as by the Commander Délégué of the Place of Weapons, Colonel Major Mohamed Boudla, the President of the Urban District of Agadir, Mr. Tarik Kabbaj and the Director of the Festival, Mr. Jalal El Bernoussi.

In a short opening speech of the festival, the Minister for the Culture, Mr. Mohamed Achaâri expressed his gratitude with HRH Prince Moulay Rachid to have honoured with his presence the opening of this new cultural space, which testifies eloquently to the high solicitude whose HM King Mohammed VI surrounds the cultural life in the cities and villages of Morocco.

The minister indicated that the choice of the set of themes of the festival of Agadir "Signs and culture" indicates the artistic and literary richness inheritance amazigh and conveys a message for the rehabilitation of this strong expression in façonnement of our identity, stressing that the symbols and the signs in the culture amazighe, are not solely of visual form, but a system of values glorifiant the ground, nature and the Man.

Mr. Achaâri indicated within this framework that the amazighity to Morocco, does not constitute a call with insulation and renfermement on oneself, but a call with the opening, the widening of the horizons and enrichment.

Mr. Achaâri estimated that diversity and the free expression, constitute the only way for the reinforcement of our unit, the construction and the safeguarding of our cultural identity.

The birth of the festival of Agadir as an event testifies to the will of the city to develop its tourist product, which is dissociated by its natural specificities, cultural, and by the same one it registers in its project the promotion of the culture like lever of development, concluded Mr. Achaâri.

Thereafter, the public was invited to the first concert programmed for this evening of opening, which will be animated by the singer kabyle Idir, who will be followed by the group soussi Izenzaren Iggut Abdelhadi.

For this evening of opening, the public will be with go to the open-air theatre of Agadir with Batoul Al Maroui de Laâyoune, Nahawa Doumbia (Mali) and Rayssa Fatima Tabaamrant (souss), at the moment when the stage Bijaouane (22h30) will accomodate the brothers Akkaf (Reduction), Inerzaf (Souss) and the Spanish group Ojos de Brujo.

The Festival of Agadir "Signs and Culture: Timitar "will see the participation of 37 groups of which a score of Morocco mainly of the troops amazighes and the remainder coming from Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, the United States, France, Brazil, Burundi, Japan, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Pakistan, the Dominican Republic, Romania, Jamaica, Hungary and Senegal.


In addition to the musical evenings programmed for this festival, other activities and events cultural and economic will take place in margin of this great event, in particular an exposure of products of craft industry under the topic: "the artisanal company with the service of the regional development".

 

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Thanks. Is Agadir place where earthquake happened?

 

[gusto]

festival of Agadir is already become world festival and is not stoping to making headlines. as i said any publisity is good publisity. it must be difficult decision for mulay Rachid to chaired the festival, some protesters probabli wanted to stop the festival. mulay Rachid showed his leadership and while accepting the protesters he himself chaired ceremony and festival went on. this woudn'Tbe possible in other muslim country protesters woud be taken a way. :flower:

http://www.telquel-online.com/135/sujet3.shtml

 

[rosa]

Tel quel
by Maria Daïf

The first edition of the festival of Agadir Signs and Culture Timitar was held this week and henceforth, it will be necessary to count with, varied programming and clear concept predicts it. The Gadirises, as for them, overtly claimed, the time of a festival, their Berber identity.


Agadir doesn't look like anything. City sterilized and without soul. Touristic says one, overgrown by blue-eyed blonds in rainbow bermudas and brunettes in topless that come to look there for the sun and the sea, the hotels three stars and the train that make the tour of the city for a handful of euros. Agadir is a club of vacations gigantic and the Gadirises of the permanent GO that present in the restaurants a card in French - German, nearly exclusively.

It is that Agadir. Of the deafening musics at all hour of the day, of the Germans in pubs, of the aquagym in the swimming pools, of the bazaars traps to tourists, and of the taxi front the hotels that don't take the non blonds with blue-eyes.
But Agadir doesn't complain. its “Fram” tourism is sufficient to its. The Gadirises are not unhappy people. Well on the contrary. Pleasant, sociable, cordial… as one can be it when one is from the south. Nothing false in all itflavorless nor of commercial. It is like that they are, it is all.
So is Agadir. A post card a few flavorless… And the Timitar festival, signs and culture was.
As all event that respects itself, Timitar opens up on a press conference. A good thermometer in general: immediately, everybody understands it, the Region of Agadir and its president Aziz Akhennouch didn't make in the half measure. Akhennouch presides and thank his sponsors, a packet, of which Afriquia of which he is the big boss. Henceforth, he will be in Agadir what Azoulay is in Essaouira. Soussi rolling the r like a fassi, Akhennouch speaks of this first edition of Timitar signs and culture, like a festival where the Berber culture receives the culture of the world. He speaks of Agadir " this city that one knows rightly for its beautiful beaches " and the necessity to promote its Berber culture. Militating to berbériste Aziz Akhennouch? Business man first. He speaks numbers because one asks him: the budget of this first edition turns around 8 millions dirhams, of which 5 given by the Region. The wali and the mayor of the city are there and thank his president, " thanks to which this festival is born and will participate in the development economic of the city ". An absence yet, the one of Hassan Aourid, president of Timitar (sign in Berber, retranscribes in tifinagh on the poster). The man of the Palace is at the United States with the king. To the conference, that speaks economy, many. It's a good thing the artistic director of the festival, Brahim el Mazned " the friend of the artists " is there to come from it to the essential: the programming. Agadir made strong altogether. Local stars of the Berber song, drums of Tokyo, Marcel Khalifa, Randy Weston, musicians of Spain, of Burundi, of Pakistan, etc will occur from in the evening same on three scenes of the city: the place Al Amal ready to welcome 15000 people, the municipal theater and Bijaouane. The access instead is free, and the Gadirises are waited there, in mass.
And the Gadirises will answer the call: " it is normal, will say this young woman present to the concert of opening, we don't have anything in Agadir to part the sun and the sea. There nearly are not any cultural activities and this kind of event is a godsend, we are proud " of it. TO 20h, the crowd is compact. A problem yet, the site of the production department and lights are bad chosen they hides a good part of the stage to the public and the stage of the official doesn't arrange anything. One waits for the prince moulay Rachid to open the festival… The Gadirises are surprisingly patient and police's strengths present are nearly useless. Elsewhere, in the wings, the emotion is already there. Two symbols of the amazighity in Maghreb meet: Idir and Abdelhadi Igguts of the Izenzarens, that had not met again since the years 70 throw

themselves in the arms one of the other: " The last time, it was in Paris. We occurred on the same stage ", tell Abdelhadi between two bursts to laugh. The man is difficult to land. A few wild, a scraped little quick. Here, the only evocation of his first name causes moult histories: " it is the only man on Earth that refused to be rich ", two years ago, he had to play in full air Agadir. He could not finish the first piece even. His fans threw themselves on him, once, two times, three times, and he left. He didn't give a concert ", " Abdelhadi chose to live far from the cities. He lives in an underground cave on a desolate beach, with as only mate his banjo ". Abdelhadi, living legend…
The prince finally arrives and Idir can go up on stage. Of straightaway, he throws to the crowd a common “azul " (the Berber salute). The public chants his name and claim “A VAVA INOUVA”: " here, Idir is adulated by the intellectual soussie elite ", explain a Gadiri. Yet, the young, on the place Al Amal, know its texts by heart and Idir takes them to overfly the plains and the mountains of the Kabylie. Idir the storyteller tells the Berber Kabylie and the Gadirises answer him in chorus: I - MA- ZI - GHEN, I - MA - ZI - GHEN… waving flags engraved of the Amazigh sign (free man in Berber). The official are facing the stage and turn the back to the public. Seated, impassive to the identity demands of the young Gadirises. who shout and repeat their message, overtly: " Tamazight national language, it will be official "!. The polices don't react. Too fear to create an incident. High and strong, Agadir asks for its amazighity. The prince Moulay Rachid won't remain anymore of one half-hour: " he was not happy of what he heard ", one has commented here and there.
Then, the Izenzarens go up on stage. The public becomes madman, chant the first name of the leader of the group, raise the arms and exhibit three fingers: Akal, Awal, Afgal. Earth, Speech and identity, other symbol amazigh,: " Abdelhadi is an idol for us. He sings the identity amazighe, the liberty and the dignity of the Berber " man, specify this militant in an association that militates for the recognition of the Berber culture. Abdelhadi Iggut, the Idir of the souss, starts “Immi Hanna Kaf rabbi”. The public makes him echo…
Elsewhere, to the municipal theater, the steps are empty. Outside, some whole families wait. The 50 dhs that the ticket of entry costs for the concert of Batoul the sahraouie, Nahawa Doumbia the malienne and Rayssa Tabaâmrant the local star discourages them. Yet, some minutes after the beginning of the spectacle, the doors open up and at the last minute, the exemption from payment is generalized at the three stages. The theater of greenery and farther the Bijouanes stage are attacked by hundreds of fans of Rayssa Tamâamrant and Inerzaf. The festival, to its first edition and on its first day is a real success. Master's stroke. The one to make Agadir recover its soul. Definitely amazighe. -

 

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President of Gabon in Morocco for a private visit



RABAT, July 13 - Hadj Omar Bongo of Gabon arrived, here Tuesday, on a private visit to Morocco.

The Gabonese president was received upon arrival to Rabat-Salé airport by HRH prince Moulay Rachid, younger brother of HM king Mohammed VI.

The Moroccan and Gabonese leaders met last month in Gabon part of a 5-nation tour of HM King Mohammed VI in Africa, that also included Senegal, Niger, Benin and Cameroon.

The two heads of state discussed during the visit bilateral, regional and international issues. They also called on the international community to increase its involvement in African countries’ efforts to preserve peace and stability in the African continent.

 

[Ulika]

Originally posted by gusto@Jul 12th, 2004 - 8:55 pm
festival of Agadir is already become world festival and is not stoping to making headlines. as i said any publisity is good publisity. it must be difficult decision for mulay Rachid to chaired the festival, some protesters probabli wanted to stop the festival. mulay Rachid showed his leadership and while accepting the protesters he himself chaired ceremony and festival went on. this woudn'Tbe possible in other muslim country protesters woud be taken a way. :flower:

http://www.telquel-online.com/135/sujet3.shtml

i don't want something happed to Rachid he shoudl be more careful. is king OK? why Rachid receive president? :flower:

 

[Mysterious]

Ulika, moulay Rachid wasn’t in any dangerous. Telquel is Moroccan’s gossip news provider. They have the tendency to overblown.
Morocco is being modernized in many ways. Building democracy means to have gossip newspapers and magazines. It’s freedom of speech it’s democracy.
It’s up to our own intelligence to recognize true from false.

 

[Mysterious]

Moulay Rachid is very handsome and he’s very fashionable. He knows how to dress accordingly to the occasion. His last suit with baby blue tie took my breath away. The combination suits him very well. :flower:

 

[gusto]

Kénitra, 14/07/04 - On HM King Mohammed VI instructions, supreme Head and Head of general Staff of the Royal army Forces, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid chaired Wednesday at the Royal College of Military Teaching Higher in Kénitra the ceremony of the 4th promotion of the officers of the higher course in defense and the 38-2nd promotion of the course of Staff.


http://www.map.co.ma/mapfr/Photo-page/phot...nitra140704.htm