Maisa Abd Elhadi
Maisa Abd Elhadi | |
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 Abd Elhadi in 2016 | |
| Born | 15 November 1985 |
| Education | Wingate Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Hydrotherapist |
| Awards | "Best Actress" Award at the Dubai Film Festival |
Maisa Abd Elhadi (Arabic: ميساء عبد الهادي; born 15 November 1985) is a Palestinian-Israeli actress.[1] Abd Elhadi won the best actress award at the Dubai Film Festival in 2011.[2]
In October 2023, after the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel, she was put on trial following posts she made on social networks, where she allegedly support terror. In November 2024, after about a year, she was released from house arrest, under restrictions on the use of social networks.[3]
Biography
[edit]Maisa Abd Elhadi was born in Nazareth, Israel on 15 November 1985 to Palestinian Muslim parents.[4]
At the age of twenty, she joined a group of amateur actors and began performing with them in Nazareth. At the same time, she completed a B.A. in hydrotherapy at the Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports. While working as a waitress, she met director Elia Suleiman, who offered her her first role. Following this meeting, she began auditioning and studying at the Academy of Performing Arts in Tel Aviv where she graduated with honors.[4]
Maisa was shot and injured in the leg by Israeli forces, while taking part in a civil protest in the city of Haifa, Israel, on 9 May 2021, protesting against forced expulsions of Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.[5]
Controversy
[edit]During the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, Maisa was detained by police in Nazareth for "expressions of praise for terror and hate speech" by sharing, laughing and mocking at images of hostages uploaded by Hamas on social media, among other crimes.[6][7] On October 29, she was charged with incitement to terrorism and expressing solidarity with a terror organization, both according to the counter terrorism act (2016).[7]
In November 2024, the Magistrate's Court in Nazareth ruled that Maisa will be released from house arrest that lasted for about a year, but she is still denied the possibility of using social networks, with the exception of WhatsApp.[3]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Eyes of a Thief (2014)
- 3000 Nights (2015)
- The Worthy (2016)
- The Angel (2018)
- The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (2018)
- Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
- Baghdad Central (2020)
- Huda's Salon (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ "Baghdad Central: Interview with Maisa Abd Elhadi: Zahra". Channel 4. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ Dex, Robert (9 March 2016). "Palestinian actress Maisa Abd Elhadi makes debut on London stage… without even leaving her home town". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b אל-חי, ליאור (2024-11-10). "השחקנית מאיסה עבד אלהאדי, שפרסמה תמיכה בחמאס, שוחררה ממעצר בית" [Actress Maisa Abdel Hadi, who publicly expressed support for Hamas, has been released from house arrest]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b בוגן, אמיר (2021-03-15). ""ויתרתי על תפקיד ב'פאודה' כי לא האמנתי לגודל השקר בתסריט"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "'Baghdad Central' Star Maisa Abd Elhadi Injured By Israeli Forces During Protest". Hollywood Reporter. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-arab-israeli-actor-maisa-abd-elhadi-detained-for-supporting-hamas-assault/
- ^ a b "Arab Israeli Actress Charged With Incitement Over Oct. 7 Posts". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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