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Mohammed Ben Abdallah (playwright)
Mohammed ben Abdallah (born 25 April 1944) is a Ghanaian playwright, "the major Ghanaian playwright of his generation". Director and founder of the Legon Road Theatre, he became head of School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana in 2003. His works portray postcolonial drama that integrates both indigenous and European themes relevant in contemporary African societies. Written in 1972, ben Abdullah's first book, '' The Slaves'', became the foremost non-American dramatic play to win the Randolph Edmund's Award of the National Association for Speech and Dramatic Arts. Ben Abdallah held cabinet positions during the Military government of the Provisional National Defence Council. See also *Ghanaian writers Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Tog ... References ...
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Brackets
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Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the List of African countries by population, second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and List of cities in Ghana, largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and ...
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University Of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast. It was originally an affiliate college of the University of London, which supervised its academic programs and awarded degrees. After Ghana gained independence in 1957, the college was renamed the University College of Ghana. It changed its name again to the University of Ghana in 1961, when it gained full university status. The University of Ghana is situated on the West view of the Accra Legon hills and at the northeast of the centre of Accra. It has over 40,000 registered students. Introduction The original emphasis on establishing the University of Ghana was on the liberal arts, social sciences, law, basic science, agriculture and medicine. However, as part of a national educational reform program, th ...
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University Of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 graduate students and 3,133 teaching faculty as of Fall 2021, it is also the largest institution in the system. It is ranked among the top universities in the world by major college and university rankings, and admission to its programs is considered highly selective. UT Austin is considered one of the United States's Public Ivies. The university is a major center for academic research, with research expenditures totaling $679.8 million for fiscal year 2018. It joined the Association of American Universities in 1929. The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the LBJ Presidential Library and the Blanton Museum of Art, and operates various auxiliary research facilities, such as the J. J. Pickle Research Ca ...
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The Slaves (play)
A slave is an individual held in forced servitude. Slave or slaves may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * '' Slave I'', a ''Star Wars'' spacecraft * Slave (''Blake's 7''), a fictional computer in ''Blake's 7'' Films * ''Slave'', a 2009 film starring Natassia Malthe * ''Slaves'' (film), a 1969 drama film * ''The Slave'' (1917 comedy film), a 1917 film starring Oliver Hardy * ''The Slave'' (1917 drama film), a 1917 Fox film starring Valeska Suratt * ''The Slave'' (1918 film), a British silent crime film * ''The Slave'' (1953 film), a French-Italian drama film * ''The Slave'' (1962 film), a 1962 film starring Steve Reeves * '' My Darling Slave'' or ''The Slave'', a 1973 sex comedy film Literature * ''Slave - My True Story'', a 2002 autobiography by Mende Nazer * ''The Slave'' (Singer novel), a novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer * The Slave (Hichens novel), an 1899 novel by Robert Hichens * ''The Slave'', a 1978 novel by Elechi Amadi * "The Sla ...
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The Fall Of Kumbi
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The Alien King
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