Mona Shtaya is a Palestinian digital rights defender working in the MENA region. She is working as Advocacy Advisor at 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, and a non-resident scholar for the Middle East Institute (MEI). Mona is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Social Media and Digital Communication at the University of Westminster. Mona Previously worked as the community outreach specialist at Transparency Palestine, the national chapter of Transparency International.