Nora Lester Murad - The View From My Window in Palestine

March 2010 in Qatar

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I delivered a presentation to the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropy about research I conducted about civil society’s experiences with international aid in Palestine.

February 2010 in Ramallah, Palestine

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I was an invited speaker at the Geographies of Aid conference run by Ghent University at Birzeit University. My talk was about Community Philanthropy in Palestine.

Geographies of Aid Conference, Ramallah

Community Philanthropy in Aid-Dependent Palestine

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Thematic Issues on Philanthropy and Social Innovation, 01/09, pp. 131-137

Available at http://www.giving-journal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95%3Aopinions-practices-and-concepts&catid=43%3Aarretrati-20091&lang=it

In this scholarly journal, I describe community philanthropy in Palestine, including the obstacles created by dependence on aid. I also describe innovate initiatives that are underway to encourage local giving.

Special article: Does International Aid Violate Palestinian Rights?

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This Week in Palestine, August, 2008, no. 124, pp. 8-12

Available for free athttp://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=2537&ed=156&edid=156or in Arabic at http://www.dalia.ps/ar/node/122

This ground-breaking paper draws on international law, conventions, treaties and declarations to argue that current international aid procedures violate Palestinian rights. I argue that Palestinians should claim their rights from donors and international development actors and take initiative to reform the aid system, which in some ways denies self-determination in ways similar to the Israeli occupation.

The Politics of Palestinian Refugee Participation

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Forced Migration Review, 2006, 26, pp. 47-48 by Juliette Abu-Iyun and Nora Lester Murad

Available for free at http://www.fmreview.org/palestine.htm

Palestinian refugees should be allowed to choose and decide, based on informed opinions, whether or not they wish to return to their homes. This is their legal and moral right. Is it also their right to participate in discussions about their future? If so, how should they participate?

The Politics of Mothering in a ‘Mixed’ Family: An Autoethnographic Exploration

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, December 2005, 12(4), pp. 479-503

Available for purchase ($34 USD) at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gide20/12/4

Interweaving excerpts from my personal journal with research and literature about mixed race, interfaith, and bicultural experience, I use autoethnograhic methods to explore the experience of mothering in an American-Jewish and Palestinian-Muslim family. I push the theoretical discussion beyond the experiences of “mixed” people to consider how the identity of otherwise monoracial/monocultural parents may be transformed through the experience of parenting across socially/politically significant differences, particularly national origin, culture and faith. I also extend theoretical discussion beyond the confines of identity to consider parenting a s a political process with an impact within and beyond families.

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