Nora Amr

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Sep 26, 2019, 4:37 PM

Exchanging glances in Jaffa

He’s secretly making a list of all the ways she would never fit into his life; the daunting distance between them, between Arab and Jew

Sep 4, 2019, 9:08 PM

'This was where 14-year-old girls first saw lust-filled eyes and mistook them for a compliment': Life in a Denmark ghetto

Dec 10, 2018, 3:47 PM

Disappearing Acts

I remember the first time I disappeared. You two were three and nine and playing submarine attack in the bathtub while our father was sleeping in the next room. You were shrieking with joy and terror as you took turns...

May 12, 2015, 12:30 AM

She has returned to her faith on her own terms, reaching in to that place of infinite goodness inside her

Mar 19, 2015, 1:27 AM

In Copenhagen: Grieving with the enemy

She was at the synagogue 'peace ring' and wondered: would expressing sympathy mean betraying her own story?

Mar 11, 2015, 12:12 PM

On Jaffa Road: Rehearsing for love

A winter's tale of cinnamon tea, unfulfilled intimacy and the irresistible pull of Jerusalem

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About Me

Nora Amr is a mediator, conflict resolution professional, researcher and writer. She is involved in a number of co-existence projects and is dedicated to non-violence and social justice. She is a combination of Arab, European and American. She loves Jerusalem.