According to Sharón Benheim, director of the Arava Institute, “Dana’s work in the Ministry of Planning in Jordan, her research as a student for the master’s degree, and her activism in the Arava Peace and Environmental Network have all been tireless and sincere. Dana is dedicated to seeking environmental justice through cooperation and serious research, analysis of problems, and finding the ways to involve the people in the creative process to seek possible solutions. She is also dedicated to working with women, and empowering women to make change. Dana is poised to be a leader from within.

“I was impressed from the first minute with Dana’s ability to express herself, her seriousness, and her dedication. I believe that Dana – as someone who moves between the Palestinian and Jordanian communities in our region, is destined to become the head of the Environmental Ministry in at least one of those places. If not as minister – it is clear that Dana will contribute in many ways to the region.”