Dress Code in Nigeria

A well-written and fascinating article about a bill in Nigeria to regulate dress code and sexual harassment of women:

hat tip to Africa Unchained.

http://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/bibi-bakare-yusuf/of-mini-skirts-and-morals-social-control-in-nigeria

One point that jumped out at me, "If the Bill had passed, large communities would have been forced to re-adjust their socio-cultural perspective to one which sexualises states of nudity or semi-nudity"

This said b/c many women in rural areas wear minimal clothing.

It reminded me of Adam and Chava (Eve) before eating of the fruit of good and evil were in a pure state and were not disturbed by their nakedness...

G-d bless!

Sentinel Nigeria

For poetry and fiction from Nigerian authors, check out

http://sentinelnigeria.org/

G-d bless!!

Style House Files

New blog I fell across:

Style House Files is a fashion website from an African perspective. Fashion consultant, Omoyemi Akerele founded the site in March 2010 with the goals of discovering emerging designers, interviewing fashion personalities, and supporting consumer growth like 'BuyNigerian.'

G-d bless!!

Check it out:
http://www.stylehousefiles.com/

Sentinel Nigeria

I love poetry, and I am constantly on the quest to find particularly poems from African writers. Check out a new website I stumbled on called Sentinel Nigeria where you can find poetry and fiction.

Here's an excerpt from a poem Hollow Palm Leavesby Ibrahim Sambo:

Like palm leaves
Without the breeze
The stillness of the heart
Without its beats
like the ocean
Without its waves
Your absence...

G-d bless!!!

Check it out:
http://sentinelnigeria.org/

Rhythm

"Where I come from we say that rhythm is the soul of life because the whole universe revolves around rhythm; and when we get out of rhythm, that's when we get into trouble. For this reason the drum, next to the human voice, is our most important instrument. It is special."

~ Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer.