"Out of Jordan : a Sabra in the Peace Corps tells her story" By: Dalya Cohen-Mor
Memoir - Dalya Cohen-Mor, a Sabra-born American woman, volunteered to serve in the Peace Corps, went through a lengthy and highly competitive application process, was accepted, and was sent to serve in the predominantly Palestinian country Jordan, of all countries. Upon arrival in Jordan, Cohen-Mor was instructed by Peace Corps supervisors to conceal her Jewish identity, use an alias instead of her real last name, and ... Dalya Cohen-Mor is the first Sabra who was sent to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer in Jordan. She was educated in Israel, the Netherlands, and the United States, where she lives and works as a lecturer, researcher, and writer. A scholar of Arab culture and society, she has earned her Ph.D. from Georgetown University and is an award-winning author with several publications to her name, including the recent volume Fathers and Sons in the Arab Middle East. She resides in the Washington metropolitan area. * Hardcover: 372 pages * Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (September 15, 2015) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1634504259 * ISBN-13: 978-1634504256
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