Nora Lester Murad

Nora Lester Murad is a writer, educator, and activist. She co-authored Rest in My Shade: A Poem About Roots, 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, is about a Palestinian American girl’s journey to belonging. It was released by Crocodile Books in 2022. She lives in Massachusetts where she organizes to expand the teaching of Palestine in schools, among other social justice issues. Previously she was a resident of Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem, and serves as a Policy Member at Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network.