It is not in spite of her Judaism, but because of it, that Dari feels compelled to speak out. Her time in Jerusalem and the West Bank allowed her to witness firsthand the ongoing struggle for self-determination and to stand in solidarity with communities facing the same state-sanctioned violence, oppression, and displacement her ancestors endured.

Once I began working in global health, I gained a much deeper sense of how cultural complexity shows up in the work, even when you are not physically on the ground. Most of my involvement has been through coordinating research, conducting interviews virtually, and navigating the perspectives of people who live and work in completely different environments than my own.