Mahmud Shalaby

Mahmoud Shalaby is a Palestinian actor who lives in Israel. He was a founder of one of the first Palestinian hip hop groups, MWR, who tackled politics and social issues. He appeared in the 2008 documentary Slingshot Hip Hop, directed by Jackie Reem Salloum. The film won many awards at festivals around the world. While he owned a café in the old city of Acre, Mahmoud auditioned for the film Jaffa (a Film Movement release), and landed one of the lead roles. Jaffa was… (plus)