Nora Lester Murad

Nora Lester Murad is a writer, educator, and activist. She co-authored Rest in My Shade: A Poem About Roots with Danna Masad and edited I Found Myself in Palestine: Stories of Love and Renewal From Around the Globe (both from Interlink Books). Her young adult novel, Ida in the Middle (Crocodile Books), is about a Palestinian-American girl’s search for belonging (see www.idainthemiddle.com). While living in Palestine, Nora co-founded Dalia Association, Palestine’s community foundation, and Aid Watch Palestine, an aid accountability initiative. She has published extensively on Palestinian and other social justice issues in publications...