Meetings & Workshops
16
Dec
2003
Introduction to PASSIA’s Vision & Mission
Participants: Frans Potuyt, Head, Representative Office, Kingdom of Netherlands, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
16
Dec
2003
The Israeli Government's Unilateral Redeployment
Participants: Göan Berg, Swedish Consul General, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
15
Dec
2003
The Culture of Political & Security Issues in Palestine
Participants: Fayaz Manji, Program Officer, Peace Building & Human Security Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada; Charlotte Garay, Special Projects-West Bank & Gaza And Israel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada; Alistair Wallbaum, Political Officer, Representative Office of Canada, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Dec
2003
Constitution and Decentralization
Participants: Brainstorming session with : Ali Safarini, Lawyer ; Dr. Faisal Awartani, General Manager of Alpha International for Polling, Research & Informatics; Dr. Ayman Yousef, Birzeit University; Mahdi Abdul Hadi and Hijazi Natsheh, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Dec
2003
Holiness & Holy Places-Discussion With The Delegation of The World Council of Religious Leaders
Participants: Fadia Daibes, Water Law Specialist; Suleiman Abu Dayyeh, Palestine Desk Fredreich Naumann Foundation, Jerusalem; Master Sheng Yen, Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association, USA; Mohammed & Sa’eda Nusseibeh, Ad-Dar Hotel; Azzam Al-Khatib, Director, Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Yukako Nimi-Arti; Swami Veda Bharati, Hindu Monk, The Meditation Center, USA; Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, Rabbi; Adnan Husseini, General Director of Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Guo Yao Fa Shi Chang Ji Shi, Personal Attendant & English Secretary to Master Sheng Yen; Mae Chee Sansanee, Founder and Director of Sathira Dhammasthan, Buddhist Leader, Thailand; Madhu Sawlaey, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, World Council of Religious Leaders; Janki Kripalani, Brahma Kumaris Tram, UK; Dayananda Saraswati, All India Movement for Seva, Inc., India; Usama Salman, Director, St. Vincent Association, Jerusalem; Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Head, South Africa Representative Office; Walid Shomaly, Excutive Director, Palestinian Center for Research & Cultural Dialogue, Bethlehem; Mohammed Hussein, Director, Al-Aqsa Mosque; Nader Al-Asar, Consul, Egyptian Embassy, Tel-Aviv; Azzam Abu As-Su’oud, Director of the Palestinian Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, Director, Chautauqua Institution, USA; Sister Joan Chittister, Executive Director, Benetvision, USA; Phra Thepsophon, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand; Lalit Kumar Bakashi, President, Golden Eagle Group Co. Ltd., Japan; Charles Mendies, India; Setsuko Nakanishi, Japan; Bawa Jain, Secretary General, World Council of Religious Leaders, USA; Mahmoud Abu Rmeileh, Nick Kardahji, Sana’ Shannak & Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
6
Dec
2003
Decentralization and Local Governance
Participants: Brainstorming session with : Lubna Hammad, Lawyer ; Nasser Faqih, PARC ; Bassam Abdul Rahim, World Bank; Hijazi Natsheh, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
3
Dec
2003
The Geneva Accords
Participants: Matthias Finken, Counselor, Political Affairs, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Tel Aviv.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
2
Dec
2003
Recent Palestinian-Israeli Meetings in Madrid, London and Geneva
Participants: David Pregel, Colonel, Austrian Defense Attache, Austrian Embassy, Ankara.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
2
Dec
2003
Geneva Accords
Participants: Anne Mowe, Councilor, Political Affairs, Swedish Consulate General, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
30
Nov
2003
German Organizations & the Current Crisis in the Middle East
Participants: Christian Hanelt, Annette Heuser, Bertelsmann Foundation, Brussels-Gütersloh.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
23
Nov
2003
The Viability of the Two-State-Solution!
Participants: Steven Hibbard, Head, Canadian Representative Office; Canadian Journalists from Quebec: Claude Hamel, reporter for Reseau de I'information; Jonathan Trudel, reporter for the bi-monthly magazine L'actualite; Sophie Thibault, editor of a free weekly newspaper, ICI; Serge Truffaut, editorialist for Le Devoir; Philippe Elharrar, Director of Public Affairs, Quebec Israel Committee.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
20
Nov
2003
The Role of Religious Dialogue in the Current Crisis in Palestine
Participants: William Pierre, Director, Middle East Region International Programs, American Friends Service Committee, Quaker Organization; Geri Sicola, Associate General Secretary, Middle East Region International Programs, American Friends Service Committee, Quaker Organization.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
18
Nov
2003
The Negotiations in South Africa-Lessons for Palestine
Speakers: Dr. Greg Mills, National Director of the South Africa Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Johannesburg, South Africa
Participants: Marwan Barakat, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Rowan Al-Faqih, Birzeit University; Nizar Farsakh, Amal Hussein, Negotiation Support Unit; Nasser Qatami, Council of Young Leaders; Wafa’ Abdul Rahman, MIFTAH; Niall Holohan, Irish Representative Office; Holger Tillmann, German Representative Office; Samer Salameh, Council of Young Leaders; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Hijazi Natsheh, Areej Al-Yousef, Nick Kardahji, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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18
Nov
2003
Referendum on Election in Refugees Camps
Speakers: Dr. Sari Hanafi, Director of The Palestinian Diaspora & Refugee Center –Shaml, Ramallah.
Participants: Fouz Khalifah, Ministry of Local Government; Sa’ed Abu Fursa, Al-Ayyam Newspaper; Rawan Al-Faqih, Birzeit University; Gabi Baramki, Ministry of Education & Higher Education; Helen Seren, Reem ‘Atyeh, Mustafa Shata, SHAML; Nihad ‘Alayan, Palestinian Legislative Council; A’laa Lahlouh, Palestinian Center for Policy & Survey Research; Nazmi Harb, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Ihsan Abdul Rahman Hamayel, Ja’far Hamayel, Kufr Malek Club; Taha Ahmed Albis, Isma’el Mohammed Alsiraj, Naser Khalil Sharay’ah, Refugees Executive Office; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Areej Al-Yousef, Hijazi Natsheh, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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13
Nov
2003
Refugee Camps & Municipal Elections
Speakers: Dr. Sari Hanafi, Director of The Palestinian Diaspora & Refugee Center –Shaml, Ramallah.
Participants: Ahmad Hamarshah, Ministry of Education & Higher Education; Nazmi Harb, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Ziad Shari’ah, Netherlands Representative Office; Maher Zahaikah, Association of Palestinian Local Authorities; Iyad Masrouji, Masrouji Company; A’laa Lahlouh, Palestinian Center for Policy & Survey Research; Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Mughrabi, Refugee Research Center, Al-Quds University; Fouz Khalifah, Ministry of Local Government; Faisal Awartani, Birzeit University; Mahmoud Radwan, Union of Youth Centers; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Hijazi Natsheh, PASSIA; Areej Al-Yousef, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA