Zalmaï exhibit on Afghanistan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Peter Kessler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
If you're interested in that country and/or photography, you won't want to miss the world première of a stunning photographic exhibit, "Return, Afghanistan," which opens in Geneva on Monday (May 10) at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices. You may have read about the photographer, Zalmaï, who is an Afghan refugee and today, a Swiss citizen. His photography is recognized not only here in his country of adoption, but worldwide.
After leaving Geneva, this exhibition is scheduled for a two-year world tour that will include Kabul, Sydney, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., where Zalmaï's work will be displayed at both the National Geographic Explorer Hall and also at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
After 22 years in exile, Zalmaï returned to Afghanistan with UNHCR help after the fall of the Taliban in 2001 and has spent months photographing his homeland. Like his photographs, his story is quite exceptional.
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Zalmaï exhibit on Afghanistan
7 May 2004 ... You may have read about the photographer, Zalmaï, who is an Afghan refugee and today, a Swiss ... After 22 years in exile, Zalmaï returned to Afghanistan with UNHCR help after the fall of the ...... -
"Retour, Afghanistan" brochure
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14 Jun 2010 ... in cities - told by acclaimed photographer Zalmaï through an exhibit of 17 stark black-and-white ... the globe. Last year, UNHCR commissioned Zalmaï, himself a former refugee from Afghanistan, to ...... -
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Q&A: A photographer for all seasons
4 Apr 2008 ... GENEVA, March April 4 (UNHCR) - Afghanistan-born photographer Zalmaï left his home aged 15 and ... Zalmaï talked recently with Web Editor Leo Dobbs about his work and his life as a former refugee. ...... -
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19 May 2009 ... SAFETYfor their community real people, real needs © ZALMAÏ NAKIVALE REFUGEE SETTLEMENT UGANDA 2008 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 2009_WRD_Safety_ENG.pdf 5/6/09 1:12:05 PM... -
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11 May 2009 ... 1991 Nobel Peace prize, has been most of the time under house arrest or detention since 1989. I am traveling with Marie-Noelle Little and Zalmai from UNHCR. Zalmai is a photographer from Switzerland. ...... -
World Refugee Day 2009 Poster - Shelter
19 May 2009 ... SHELTER for his family real people, real needs world refugee day 2009 PHOTO: UNHCR / ZALMAÏ C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 2009_WRD_Shelter_ENG.pdf 5/12/09 11:31:20 AM... -
"Return, Afghanistan" photo exhibition opens in Kabul
16 Jul 2004 ... It was an emotional experience for the photographer, Zalmaï Ahad, who had fled the country in 1980 ... the United States, Canada, Holland, Sweden and Switzerland, where Zalmaï is now a citizen. ......