185:, in England. Her first works were renderings of Palestinian folk tales, and were published in Arabic. She lived in the UK for years, Nimr encountered different views regarding Arab women. She has stated that this is one of the main reasons that most of the heroes of her stories are women and girls, to fight the harmful stereotypes and empower Arab girls. She credits her mother for instilling in her both her love of writing and her political militancy, and in both she connects between feminism and national liberation, stating "If we liberate women, we will have taken a step towards the liberation of Palestine."
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folk tales, Nimr tries to "rewrite" the stories for children, as they were originally intended for adults, while "keeping the spirit, the magic." Her use of colloquial language in her writing caused some controversy, as publishers want to sell books in multiple markets in the Arabic-speaking world, and
Standard Arabic is the form generally used in written form.
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After her return home, in 1990, Nimr was imprisoned once again. She wrote her first two stories for children while incarcerated, but her work was confiscated by the prison officials. Her experience as an activist and prisoner inform her writing, and she uses the speaking opportunities afforded her as
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English and Arabic, Nimr views her writing as a mission on behalf of Palestinian children, as well as for all children living in conflict zones. She has expressed her commitment "to exercising their imagination and keeping them in touch with their cultural heritage". In her work on
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a time-travel adventure following Noor and her 16th century friend, Andaleeb, in their effort to reach
Jerusalem and save the world. The translation to English by Marcia Lynx Qualey came out in 2020. Thunderbird was short-listed for the 2017
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and war zones. Nimr also speaks about the physical, psychological and sexual torture of female prisoners in
Israeli prisons, and about the women-led prisoner resistance in which she also took part.
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Honour List. The book has been described as a "feminist-fable-plus-historical-novel... for all ages". In 2017, the first instalment of a planned fantasy trilogy for young adults came out,
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