7 June - 4 October 2009
Afghanistan

East-West Divan
Artists from Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan. Photo tour through the exhibition parallel to the 53rd Venice Biennale.
June 2009

7 June - 30 September 2009
Palestine

Palestine c/o Venice
First Palestinian participation at the Venice Biennale. Curator: Salwa Mikdadi, seven artists. Information and photo tour.
June 2009

29 May - 15 July 2009
Morocco

Passerelle VII
Exhibition, performances, screenings, debates in Casablanca, Morocco, 29 May -15 July 2009.
May 2009

19 March - 16 May 2009
United Arab Emirates

Sharjah Biennial 09 Update
Announcement of the curators Isabel Carlos and Tarek Abou El Fetouh. More about the event.
By Haupt & Binder
December 2008

29 March - 29 April 2009
Egypt

Youth, Art & Controversy
Heated debates surrounding the extreme selectivity of the jury of Cairo's 20th Youth Salon.
By Omnia El Shakry
April 2009

31 January - 16 April 2009
United Arab Emirates

Re-Sourcing Emirati Art
Review of the shows “Emirati Expressions” and “Re-Source” presented in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
By Cristiana De Marchi
February 2009

8 February - 22 March 2009
Afghanistan

Living Traditions
Contemporary Art from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, on view at the National Art Gallery, Islamabad.
February 2009

18 - 21 March 2009
Algeria

Abraaj Prize 2009 - Winners
Nazgol Ansarinia, Kutluğ Ataman, Zoulikha Bouabdellah. Photos of their projects, summary of information.
March 2009

7 - 27 February 2009
Indonesia

Jakarta Biennale 2009
Photo tour through the Biennale's exhibition Fluid Zone: Traffic & Mapping. Review of the event.
By Enin Supriyanto
April 2009

17 December 2008 - 14 January 2009
Egypt

PhotoCairo4
International multi-disciplinary visual arts festival in Downtown Cairo, 17 Dec. '08 - 14 Jan. '09.
November 2008

24 October 2008 - 11 January 2009
Mali

Spot on… Bamako
Selection from the 7th African Encounters of Photography, ifa-Gallery Berlin, 24 Oct. 2008 -
11 Jan. 2009.
November 2008

18 November 2008 - 11 January 2009
Morocco

Collectif 212
With its expressive minimalism, the group opens up a promising direction for the arts in Morocco.
By Jesús M. Castaño
January 2009

16 October - 13 December 2008
Saudi Arabia

Edge of Arabia
Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, a pioneering exhibition at the Brunei Gallery of the University of London.
November 2008

6 - 30 November 2008
Bangladesh

Chobi Mela V
Call for submissions for the Internat. Festival of Photography in Bangladesh. Deadline: 31 May 2008.
April 2008

21 August - 23 November 2008

Archives & Desires
Selections from the Mohammad Din Mohammad collection exhibited at the Museum of the NU of Singapore.
By Shabbir Hussain Mustafa
October 2008