Three days before her 38th birthday, which was celebrated on Tuesday May 10th, Lalla Salma presided over the opening ceremony of the 22nd World Sacred Music Festival. The wife of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, under who's patronage the festival is placed, was accompanied by Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser al-Missned one of three wives of the Father Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani who abdicated in 2013 in favor of their son Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani she is the mother. She is, moreover, Chair of Qatar Foundation which works for education, science and community development of the emirate.

True to their reputation of elegance, Sheikha Mozah wore a matching golden yellow at the waist by a wide belt cobalt blue caftan and turban for this event, shown. A garment according to a blog about her looks would be signed by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier. Lalla Salma had meanwhile opted for a garnet caftan richly embroidered with gold patterns. The wife of the Moroccan king had ascended her long curls into a bun.

Launched in 1994 in the eponymous Moroccan city, the World Sacred Music Festival was designated in 2001 by the UN as one of the key events that have contributed in a remarkable way, the dialogue of civilizations. Its 22nd edition, which runs from 6 to 14 May 2016, is placed under the theme "Women's founders."
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On a working and friendship visit to France this Wednesday, the King of Morocco Mohammed VI met with President Francois Hollande, before traveling to the Institute of the Arab world was presented the project of the Moroccan cultural center which is to be built in Paris.

Mohammed VI began his visiting Paris this February 17 to Elysee Palace where he was received by François Hollande, who he met at Tangier in September 2015. The King of Morocco and President of the French Republic have called the Libyan Parliament internationally recognized "quickly put its trust" in new national unity government in Libya, the French presidency said in a statement after the meeting. After their talks, the Moroccan monarch in "working visit and friendship in France", Hollande traveled to the Arab World Institute. They visited the exhibition "Osiris, Egypt's Sunken mysteries" and were presented with the draft of the future Moroccan cultural center in Paris.
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