Ari Honarvar is the founder of Rumi with a View, dedicated to building music and poetry bridges across war-torn and conflict-ridden borders. As a Musical Ambassador of Peace, she dances with refugees and conducts Resilience through Joy workshops on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. She is the author and illustrator of Rumi's Gift oracle set (2018) and the novel, A Girl Called Rumi (2021). Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, New York Times, Teen Vogue, Washington Post, Newsweek, and elsewhere.