Mahmoud Shukair (born 1941) is a
Palestinian writer. He was born in
Jabal al-Mukabbar
Jabal, Jabel, Jebel or Jibal may refer to:
People
* Jabal (name), a male Arabic given name
* Jabal (Bible), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
Places
In Arabic, ''jabal'' or ''jebel'' (spelling variants of the same word) means 'mountain'.
* Dzhebel, ...
in
Jerusalem during the British Mandate and studied philosophy and sociology at
Damascus University in Syria. He was jailed by the
Israeli authorities, and was deported to
Lebanon in 1975. After living for 18 years in
Beirut,
Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...
and
Prague, he returned to Jerusalem in 1993. He worked for years in teaching and journalism, and served as editor-in-chief of the cultural magazines ''
Al-Talia'a'' (The Vanguard), ''
Dafatir Thaqafiya'' (Cultural File). He also edited the cultural issues of the journal ''
Sawt al-Watan Sawt may refer to:
* Sawt (music), a folk music genre from Kuwait and Bahrain
* Śawt, a letter in the Ge'ez alphabet
* Rio Turbio Airport, Argentina (ICAO code: SAWT)