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Mezna Qato

Mezna Qato is a research fellow at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, and a former member of the editorial committee at MERIP.

On the Ground with Palestine’s Intifada Generation — Cover photograph of Beita village, West Bank, early March 1988, by George Azar.

MER Article

On the Ground with Palestine’s Intifada Generation

In December 1987, Palestine’s “generation of occupation” erupted in popular rebellion not seen since the 1936 revolt against British mandate rule. By the autumn of 1988, MERIP had already dedicated nearly three full issues to the roiling Intifada against Israeli occupation and oppression: “Human Rights and the Palestine Conflict,

Mezna Qato • 5 min read

Current Analysis

A Brief History of a Teacher's Strike

In early 2016, nearly 35,000 Palestinian teachers initiated a series of strike actions across the West Bank. Classes were dismissed and students sent home as teachers marched through Ramallah’s streets and organized sit-ins in front of Ministry of Education field offices. What was behind the strike?

Mai Abu Moghli, Mezna Qato • 11 min read

MER Article

What is Prevent?

In the spring of 2016, a small group of academics at the University of Cambridge put a motion before Regent House, the governing body of the university, to hold a discussion on the Prevent program—the British government’s counter-radicalization scheme. The scene during the discussion was palpably gr

Mezna Qato • 7 min read