The Nahmias Cipher Report

Ayanna Nahmias, Editor-in-Chief Last Modified: 16:35 PM EDT, 19 April 2010 AFRICA – The practice of female genital mutilation entails the partial or total cutting away of external female genitalia. Traditional healers, birth attendants, or elderly woman usually carry out the procedure, usually in septic environments. The clitoris is excised with crude instruments such as [...]

A plant bears from the fecundity of the soil in which it takes root. Our progenitors are the original farmers and we their crop. It was up to them to nurture and protect us, but broken people are want and often sow their bitterness into the trough.

Ayanna Nahmias, Editor-in-Chief Last Modified: 23:57 PM EDT, 20 January 2010 When I first saw the video by Mary J. Blige titled, “Take Me As I Am,” I was recovering from a life long addiction to personal and work relationships in which I allowed myself and my talents to be undervalued and unappreciated. It is [...]

“Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot… wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you’re just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky his is to have you…. The one who turns to his friends and says, ‘that’s her.’” ~ Anonymous

Cattle for wives. The plight of a daughter when an expat goes rogue.

A woman can loose her way in the wilderness of life; but if she will revisit her inner child and nurture her, she will in the end, reclaim her voice.

That which eats you up is in your clothing. — Swahili Proverb

“You reveler, do things in moderation; if the string of life is cut there is no retying it.” Yoruba Proverb

Listen to the music of Ayala and Malka Ingedashet, two Israeli Ethiopian vocalist and sisters who join the ranks of Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, India Arie, and Macy Gray.