Dr Hanan Chehata has a PhD in Law, a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice, and an Honours Degree in Law. She was the Press Officer for the Middle East Monitor for two years and during that time visited many areas in the Middle East including Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Sudan and beyond. She wrote over 100 articles during her time at MEMO, some of which were published by Al-Jazeera, the Journal of Race and Class, the New Statesman and others. She has also been interviewed about Middle East affairs on Sky News, Al-Jazeera English and Al-Jazeera Arabic, among many others.