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Memoirs of a Cipher

http://ayannanahmias.com

The blog explores issues related to Gender, Gender Relations, Sexuality, and Women's Issues. Heavy emphasis on issues related to Africa, Islam and Judaism. Author explores each of these topics through non-fiction short stories, memoir shorts, and other medium.

• Added on: Oct 20th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Ayanna Nahmias
• Listed in: Non-Fiction Personal Development
• Tags: africa sexuality race Islam judaism gender

Recent Posts

• 13 Months of Sunshine

  Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 09:23 in thoughts, africa, life, love, Personal, Psychology, sexuality, people, Observations, experiences, women's issues, ethiopia

  "13 Months of Sunshine" is particularly accessible because it is written in English with some Amharic dialogue. Non-Amharic speaking audiences will be able to achieve rare insight into Ethiopian culture, while enjoying a well-written story that will ...

• Salvador Dalí

  Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 13:20 in art, thoughts, relationships, life, MEN, love, Psychology, erotic, dreams, sexuality, Observations, experiences

  Salvador Dalí's paintings and art are some of the most recognizable of the Surrealist movement. In large part, he achieved this through a rare combination of creative genius and marketing savvy. Anyone who has read the biography of great artists, or...

• Gabriel Wickbold – Brazilian Photgrapher

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 13:19 in art, Photography, artists, photojournalism, painters, pop art, travel photography, futurism, photographers, symbolism, african art, surrealism

  Gabriel Wickbold is a young Brazilian Photographer whose images are intriguing and captivating. There are many links to photographers and other artists on this blog, and when possible their works are featured with a direct link to their websites. ...

• The Road to Naijiriya

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 01:04 in thoughts, africa, life, ohio, traffic, Observations, race, dc, experiences, nigeria, racism, 1960's

  It was 1970 when my father announced that we would be moving to Ile Ife, Nigeria. The move was precipitated by an incident in which my father was unjustly arrested by a racist policeman while he was driving me and my siblings home from school. The po...

• The End of the Glittery Reign (Part 4)

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 03:42 in relationships, life, Psychology, feminism, sexuality, people, short stories, Observations, miami, experiences, women's issues, south beach

  In the club, the women were less fortunate. It was not a matter of violence, as perhaps implied, but rather a risk of permanent disconnection of the spigot. If one tried to bleed a man, who could ill afford it, or who was no longer interested, inva...

• Lost in the Machine

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 23:41 in thoughts, life, poetry, capitalism, Psychology, people, Observations, Government, social commentary, working class, indentured servitude, fritz lang

  We must not define ourselves by freedom from religion, from abuse, from rape, from derision. From societal norms, from conformance, from acceptable compliance. From race, from the accident of geographical happenstance of birth or of life whether liv...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Simon Holmes

You have an eloquent and powerful writing style and unique understanding of what it is to live by different faiths.Your humanity and wisdom shine through.

Posted: November 11th, 2009 | More Reviews From alnwick | Report This Comment

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