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Morgan Evans, the protagonist of the play, was acted with great skill by first-year Mwashuma Kamata Nyatta, a native of Nairobi, Kenya. Evans--an out-of-place scholar in the mining town--loves to learn, yet is not entirely able to tear himself away from other hobbies such as drinking and hanging out with his buddies. Nyatta intelligently portrayed this inward struggle with grace and thoughtfulness and was able to show us the many sides of his complex character, some of which were not entirely positive, such as his predilection for pub life. Overall, Nyatta utterly fulfilled the depth...

Author: By Marcelline Block, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshmen Play in Alien Corn | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

Mwangi, a native of Nairobi which was the site of a recent terrorist attack on a U.S. embassy, hopes to hear Mandela address his concerns about international terrorism...

Author: By Anne Y. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Excitement at Hero's Visit | 9/18/1998 | See Source »

...fellow African, I sympathize with the families of all those who were killed or injured in the Nairobi and Dar es Salaam embassy blasts [WORLD, Aug. 17]. In some countries, the U.S. embassy is in a strategically secure location, but in Kenya it is in a densely populated residential waterfront area where the neighboring buildings are other embassies and elementary schools. It's time the U.S. government reviewed security measures for its buildings and reassessed their location to protect the people who live or work near these embassies. And international terrorists need to be watched more closely than ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 7, 1998 | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

...only in causing grief and suffering to thousands, most of whom will never understand how killing innocent Africans will hurt the U.S. Creating momentary paranoia will certainly not help in generating sympathy for the perpetrators' agenda. We look forward to seeing these terrorists brought to justice and to rebuilding Nairobi's reputation as the Geneva of Africa. JUSTUS MAKAU Nairobi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 7, 1998 | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

Think of what has happened in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Omagh, Northern Ireland, whenever you read of free-world democratic governments urging Israel to give up its security. Terrorism isn't just a remote Middle East phenomenon, and it will not fade away unless all governments understand the real danger and take appropriate action. AMNON KARIV Raanana, Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 7, 1998 | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

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