- ZIFF, 5th FESTIVAL OF THE DHOW COUNTRIES, East Africa s largest cultural event takes place in Zanzibar 28th June 13th July 2002, in magnificent, historical venues around Stone Town. Celebrating the unique cultural heritage of the Dhow region; Africa, the Gulf States, Iran, the Indian sub-continent, the islands of the Indian Ocean and their global diaspora. Established in 1997 as the Zanzibar ...www.ziff.or.tz