Nora Lester Murad, co-author of “Rest In My Shade” for Transformation. Freedom is claimed, not granted by Nora Lester Murad for Transformation Today’s actions by Central Americans and Palestinians show a historic convergence of resistance to borders. A photograph of Maria Virginia Duarte sits on my desk, and as I watch the coverage of the migrant caravan approaching the US…
“Rest In My Shade” is This Week in Palestine’s Book of the Month!
This Week in Palestine has chosen “Rest In My Shade” as Book of the Month! Review by Ata R. Hindi. “I met Nora Lester Murad one day in a café in Ramallah. I remember my coffee. Black. We spent over an hour discussing the illegality of the blockade of Gaza. We spoke about the role of states and international actors…
Early praise for Rest in My Shade!
“An exquisite love song to Palestine and all its wonderful long-suffering people, to patience, the joy of fruitful simple living, and the power of holy, resilient trees. May the energy of tending and protecting our ancestral nourishment long endure.” —Naomi Shihab Nye, author of Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners “As elegant as the rolling hills of the…
Valley Shore Community TV Features “Rest in My Shade”
Faisal Saleh and Dina Omar are guests on Valley Shore Community Television’s segment on “Poetry of Immigrants,” talking about the Palestine Museum US, and Palestinian culture. From 50:45-54:09, the host reads an excerpt from “Rest in My Shade,” which is being sponsored by the Palestine Museum. See the video at http://www.esenetworks.com/player.aspx?id=51988&content-id=175391.
Crowdsourcing art
We knew there was a lot of fantastic art of olive trees made by Palestinians, but it wouldn’t be easy to find it for consideration for our book. We decided to crowdsource the art on a Facebook page dedicated to Rest in My Shade, and what a great idea that was! Friends all over the world shared examples of their…