Kenya - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/kenya/?source=rss&aim=kenya en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST The roots of Kenya's upheaval By Ruthann Richter Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/11/kenya/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/11/kenya/index.html?source=rss It's not just tribal hatred that's spurring bloodshed in this stratified African nation. Gang rapes and worse By Catherine Price Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/19/women_kenya/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/19/women_kenya/index.html?source=rss Kenya's post-election chaos is proving particularly harmful to women. Running for their lives By Thilo Thielke Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/14/kenya_runners/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/14/kenya_runners/index.html?source=rss Kenya's long-distance runners are moving targets in a recent outburst of ethnic violence -- two have been murdered and many more fear death. "Wizard of the Crow" By Salon staff Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2006/12/13/Thiong_o_int_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2006/12/13/Thiong_o_int_excerpt/index.html?source=rss The Kenyan author explores his experience with dictatorships in an interview and excerpt from his novel. False promises, real anger By Stefan Lovgren Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/07/29/africa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/07/29/africa/index.html?source=rss Across Central Africa, mining and oil facilities are becoming flash points for a fight between international corporations and local residents. Rape on the rise in Kenya By Lynn Harris Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/23/kenya_rapes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/23/kenya_rapes/index.html?source=rss Women and girls -- and men and boys -- under attack in violent "culture of impunity." A new kind of sex tourism By Catherine Price Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/27/new_kenyan_sex_tourism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/27/new_kenyan_sex_tourism/index.html?source=rss Older white women are flocking to Kenya's beaches -- and they're not there to snorkel. The world's sexiest vegetarians and more By Catherine Price Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/26/sexiest_vegetarian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/26/sexiest_vegetarian/index.html?source=rss Murder is a leading cause of death for pregnant women. Plus: Saudi Arabia makes things worse for women, while Kenya heads in the right direction. Kick, scream, poke his eyes out: Do whatever it takes By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/25/rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/25/rape/index.html?source=rss Despite Kenya's soaring rape rates, some locals are skeptical of self-defense classes. Joking about rape to lighten the mood By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/22/rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/22/rape/index.html?source=rss Rev. Dominic Wamugunda tells a joke about rape during a sexual health conference aimed at reducing the rape rate in Kenya. Spiking taboos in Kenya By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/20/volleyball/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/20/volleyball/index.html?source=rss Somali refugees stay true to tradition while challenging taboos. Tough love for Africa By Ben Barber Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/28/africa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/28/africa/index.html?source=rss Colin Powell gets a hero's welcome and tells Africa's entrenched rulers to step aside. The invisible man By Ted Rose Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/12/bin_laden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/12/bin_laden/index.html?source=rss As the African embassy bombing trial begins, Osama bin Laden casts a long shadow. Olympic colors By Jon Entine Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/olympics/2000/09/23/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/olympics/2000/09/23/race/index.html?source=rss It's obvious that blacks dominate certain sports while whites dominate others. Why can't we talk openly about the genetics of athletic excellence? Kenyan schoolchildren take over town By J.A. Getzlaff Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/06/08/rampage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/06/08/rampage/index.html?source=rss Outraged by a classmate's death, hundreds go on a "drunken rampage." Kenyan women storm police station and demand sex By J.A. Getzlaff Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/03/27/kenya/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/03/27/kenya/index.html?source=rss "Our men have turned to vegetables," they say. Monkeys stone Kenyan to death By J.A. Getzlaff Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/03/08/monkeys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/03/08/monkeys/index.html?source=rss The drought made them do it. Is there a connection between AIDS and circumcision? By Hank Hyena Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/02/28/nakedaids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/02/28/nakedaids/index.html?source=rss Researchers claim decade-old evidence has been ignored. Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/10/06/cintra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/10/06/cintra/index.html?source=rss Don't make me pay for offensive art show! Plus: Disrespecting romance writers; are stay-at-home moms wasting their lives? The ad from hell By Ruth Shalit Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/media/col/shal/1999/05/28/kenya/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shal/1999/05/28/kenya/index.html?source=rss Can a company successfully sue an agency for making a commercial that really, really sucks? Stay tuned for a word from our courthouse. Seduced by Kenya By Don George Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/09/pass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/09/pass/index.html?source=rss Wanderlust editor Don George talks with Francesca Marciano, author of the evocative and provocative new novel about Kenya, 'Rules of the Wild.' Rules of the Wild By Francesca Marciano Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/08/pass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/08/pass/index.html?source=rss In an excerpt from her first novel, "Rules of the Wild," Francesca Marciano portrays the seductive subculture of whites in Kenya -- and the addicting allure of Africa's vastness. Family values in Africa By David Kravitz Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/06/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/06/feature/index.html?source=rss On a family safari in Kenya, David Kravitz discovers that it takes an elephant-lion standoff to penetrate the blasi shell of his teenage daughter. Is bin Laden a terrorist mastermind -- or a fall guy? By Loren Jenkins Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/08/27/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/08/27/news/index.html?source=rss When you get past the vague claims of anonymous 'intelligence sources,' the Clinton administration is asking the public to accept on faith its claim that Osama bin Laden is an evil Islamic Dr. No. Over Africa By Maryalicia Post Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/08/06/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/08/06/feature/index.html?source=rss Frequent traveler Maryalicia Post discovers what flying is really about -- journeying to Mount Kenya in a reproduction 1935 open-cockpit plane.