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for i let you go reminded of the top story that we're tracking for you this hour the casket i'm u.s. civil rights pioneer john lewis has returned to washington d.c. more to kate has been making its way to the latest a congressman's workplace the capitol building brady will not lie in state. that does it for us on the rock n roll and i'll see you again tomorrow same time same place. forecasters from nigeria you know does what normally would sponsor their unique. authentic. the 10 successful beyond belief. we would start august 7th d.w. .
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the to puri duck or gunpowder game is one of the most popular festivals in morocco the equestrian competition is a reenactment of a 2000 year old wartime technique used by the ferber warriors cut the spectacular cavalry charge has been carried out exclusively by men. until now today women are challenging traditional boundaries by taking part in the panties you know best of all get up. against. the kind of i'm glad i feel very strong whenever i don't. indeed i feel completely normal just like any other woman and me but as a woman participating and fantasia despite the difficulties we have as a women's team i just feel strong about as clear. cut.
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offer up n.p. heads an all female writing troupe it's one of only 13 female teams in the country which has more than $5000.00 men's groups. the women are rehearsing for an upcoming fantasia ahead. they will be the only women's team among $46.00 at the event. held. what the equestrians have to focus on in this sport is not just the interaction of the horses riders and their movements but the rifles to. offer his team is not get properly synchronized some of the women are riding with the group for the 1st time
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. when i say sit you can do you ahead the horses have to be in line now again and you just did it. look sit. then the rifle then the greeting. the. opera wants a writers to be especially well prepared for the upcoming fantasia. and. the young women want to prove that they can perform that just as well as the man. coming. in now the biggest challenge is just being accepted. there are people who don't want women to participate and they think that goes on to stay at home and take care of household chores instead of riding horses because that's a man's thing. going on with that that's not. true on the contrary the prophet even
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recommended driving he said teach your children he did not say teach the boys he said children are good it was both boys and girls as a film and that's what it. offers mother to rehab and she have often accompanies her daughter to training sessions and competitions yeah. i think. 7 a lot. of. support from her family is very important for 25 year old author. and. i won't lie i'm at 1st i didn't like the sport at all in the past it wouldn't have been possible either and has women used to be frustrated as had he didn't have many rides there were many things women want a lot to do they were supposed to be satisfied with having children and doing the
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housework and that was all they could do this has to. learn to write from her father dead meat and be. in morocco it's traditional to pass on the art of fantasia writing from generation to generation. operas father himself still writes in a troop. of them a lot i think i'll give you the details there. afra went to fantasia's with me when she was a little child. she wanted to ride and so i put her on a horse and she rode 400 metres of them you've made and then she wanted to ride on her own couldn't bungler when she's been addicted to it ever since but. we had to move to be along she road as a child yes and later she became a troop leader. she found other women and then got a hold of a tent one day i told her that this hobby is not a good idea but she said it was
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a mind vault so what could i do i can't stop her anymore. meanwhile he's grown proud of his daughter's achievements. and of that nowadays you often see women writing in a fantasia. in blue that recently i got a call from an organizer in a small village in one of effort to participate with her troupe and that's a good 1st of visitors found it very strange to see women writing one. and now that's changed over. in fact people are often more interested in watching when a woman's team is writing with the thought about that and you were a. robot the moroccan capital. the bazaar in the old town is a visible reflection of the country today a mixture of the modern vibrancy and traditionalism. opera and our friend.
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belong to a new generation of a mansour pated moroccan women. in. 2004 saw a fundamental boost to women's rights when the code of family laws the move was reformed . since then the country has been experiencing an era of social change. the new laws strengthened equality in marriage and liberated women from their husbands and legal authority. in the same year a fantaisie a festival accepted the 1st all female team. son has been part of office team for more than 5 years and is one of her closest friends. on my car a 25 year old does not enjoy the support of her parents. no one in her family has
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ever own or written a horse. found her way to the sport not through family traditions but thanks to our. home. i'm now on my way from robots to city trusts him to meet africa i'm going to. be meeting up in how to prepare everything for the upcoming fantaisie in. oregon but i think it requires a lot of effort to keep traveling back in full time avoid being told off by my family less because of my hobby. and theirs. and when i 1st started writing i kept it a secret from this house. who wanted to come out to syria i would go to training up to spear but i tell my parents i had classes just. going to cut it was only once i felt confident in the coolness and knew how to write that i told them about it's a close call because it will come home. but it was really hard for them to accept.
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it. but they have started to get used to the idea so it will get worse because they realize how much i love in the fantasia i don't look at. after son arrives and see the concept the place where our photographer up the to pay a visit to a local tailor. makes their traditional costumes for the upcoming fantaisie. attempt to fail this is your outfit something very special just insist i am i love that the pan shouldn't be too tight so i can get on the who's easily how long will it take them on top of the national. team get ready to see my things that go into. event. i have a lot of outfits a lot and exactly vesey this is what i plan to wear and 1st and fantasia.
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i have many others and this could be for each friend tasia i go to the taylor and have a new custom made one to people have never seen me with a member of the way in and out and anybody that's very important for me saw is when . the costumes are called geladas long opulent robes with hoods that are traditionally worn in the magreb region of northern africa historically these garments were made for nobility. only later did the jalopy become popular clothing for the general public. and it took time for it to become acceptable attire for women as well. to my god no rocking women have come a long way and reached levels that we wanted them to reach the moroccan women can now write whose's in its traditional out for this is truly a source of pride for our country she has to be.
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pray for us so a lot is coming once everything is ready. cried my. family run a farm a few kilometers outside of our box. it's also a place where she and her fellow writers can meet up without being disturbed. it's a welcome retreat for the new teen. pop pop founded her 1st troupe in 2012 called the new era horse women's association. it also served to bring together like minded women. tell you and that's a few years ago i filmed a team and trained young women from my town for fantasia it's kind of been one after another the women got married the group became smaller and things changed it was really hard because most of the men would not allow their wives to ride anymore
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but they via facebook and instagram i found other women and built my cum in a time when there's a fantasia coming up i call them and they say yes you. will soon find out whether after his new team is ready for the big show in a few hours the women will be setting off for the fantasia for santa however the dream could be over she's had a cold for a few days now and feels weak and tired and i don't know if i can be in the show at least i could be your notice. if any of you need bandages. or flowers even if they are i heard no one falls off very no they. don't exist a little bit. will sign up be able to ride. the more women who take part the more impressive their performance. and that's.
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good and those we have a lot of things to do today. everyone is responsible for one time. the horses need to be fed and washed. out because the tent. heartlessly their mouths. and sought are already knew off when they met 3 years ago. they both grew up with a passion for horses and the fantaisie of sport. but neither of them can afford to own a horse the berber breeds that are used in the fantaisie i do not come cheap in morocco . and said the os isn't my life i just feel good in that company like a child and its relationship with its mother i didn't know. it was for the scum
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forms and. there are many problems in situations in life that make me straight in my case you know me but as soon as i see a horse or touch one i come down quickly so. it gets its money longer feel straight still think about the bad things its grace. has a chance. forces have served humans for more than 4000 years and are one of the oldest breach of the animal. these horses have always been closely linked to the berber tribes who bred them. during the middle ages and the renaissance they were used as war horses. in the mean time more members of the team have arrived at the farm. and they're
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ready for the trip to the fantasia. of the next me a lot of people don't want us to participate they try to stop us so then a woman is not supposed to be in a riding arena. their society is changing but since we started writing it hasn't changed enough as has just now there are always people who criticize us for some women have given female riding a bad reputation 3 directions we would like to change that is specially since my human nature we want to make a good impression you are so that society except since no humans rajan becomes a man. of the moon the idea of this man. goes to a lot of trouble for her hobby. to do well it's only with the help of her parents.

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