Meetings & Workshops
28
Aug
2003
Challenges Facing the Holy Sites and Understanding Islam
Participants: Jacob Raeder, Student; Sebastian Fornered, Theologian; Larry Fata, Teacher (History); Pereinar Sønnesyn, Retired Minister; Esther Nelson, Teacher; Don Christensen, Pastor, USA; Hilde Hylland Uhlving, Medical Student; Maren Rytter, Medical Student; Louise Dalum, Journalism Student; Arn Lou, Web Coordinator; Mariane Ruden, Teacher; Cecilia Arvidsson, Physiotherapist; Tadashi Mitsui, Clergy; Lena Ohlsson, Guidance Counselor; Klaus Engell-Nielsen, Theologian; Britta Samuelsson, Journalist-Social Work; Oystein Bru Frantzen, Music Teacher; Morten Schroder, Medical Student; Anna Ebbesen, Media Student; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
27
Aug
2003
Crisis of Palestinian Leadership
Participants: Ms. Karin Roxman, Swedish Foreign Ministry; Goran Berg, Swedish Consul General, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
25
Aug
2003
The Holy Places in Jerusalem
Participants: Adnan Husseini, Director of Islamic Waqf, Jerusalem; Nader El-A’aser Egyptian Consul, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
16
Aug
2003
UNRWA Mission and the Palestinian Reform Agenda
Participants: Rene Aquarone, chief of cabinet, UNRWA, Gaza
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
16
Aug
2003
The US, the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and the Road Map
Participants: Jan Schakowsky, Congresswoman, 9th District of Ilinois, North Chicago and Northern suburb; Michael C. Kotzin, Executive vice President, Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago; 3 other personalities accompanying the Congresswoman.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
14
Aug
2003
Education and Political Culture of Palestine - Past and Present
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Thomas M. Ricks (Specialist/Consultant International and Middle East Studies, Visiting Professor, Birzeit University)
Participants: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Saida Affouneh, Director of Planning Department at Al-Quds Open University; Anas Alaili, Editor Educational Magazine, Qattan; Ziad Khalaf, Executive Director, Qattan Foundation; Silvia Xillo, Researcher in Intercultural Studies; Faisal Awartani, Professor of Statistics, Birzeit University; Bassam Abdul Rahim, Liaison Officer, Local Aid Coordination Committee Secretariat; Jose Ferreira de Forseca, Representative Office of Portugal, Al-Bireh; Muzna Shihabi, Birzeit University; Miriam Levin, Visiting Student; Jay Ross, Visiting Student.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Aug
2003
Palestinian Civil Society and Current Security Issues
Participants: Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Representative, South African Representative Office, Ramallah
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
8
Aug
2003
The Dynamics of Palestinian Civil Society and the Road Map
Participants: Dr. Andreas Reinike, Head of German representative office, Ramallah
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
7
Aug
2003
Reform Plans and Programs in Palestine (Arabic Session) خطط وبرامج الإصلاح في فلسطين
Speakers: Presentation by: Mr. Basel Jaber (Palestinian Reform Coordination and Technical Support Unit)
Participants: Salem Ajlouni, Economist & Consultant; Khaled Islah, Researcher; Basel Jaber, Palestinian Reform Coordination & Technical Support Unit; Bassam Abdul Rahman, Liaison Officer; Lubna Hammad, Legal Consultant, Unicef; Faisal Awartani, Lecturer, Birzeit University.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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5
Aug
2003
Shas Party and the Question of Religion and State
Participants: M.K. Ilan Leibovitch, Member, Foreign Affairs & Security Committee, The Knesset, Jerusalem; Garry Sussman, Researcher.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
5
Aug
2003
Miriam in the New Testament & the Koran: Divergence & Common Grounds (Arabic Session) مريم في العهد الجديد والقرآن "الائتلاف والاختلاف"
Speakers: Paper by: Ahmad Ashqar (Researcher)
Participants: Archamandrite Theodosios Atalah Hana, Greek Orthodox Church, Jerusalem; Khalil Assali, U.O.A.; Fadia Daibes, Consultant, Water Expert; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Elise Aghazarian, Governance Projects Coordinator, PASSIA; Sana Shannak, Coordinator of Religious Studies Unit, PASSIA; Mahmoud Abu Rameleh, Webmaster, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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4
Aug
2003
Palestinian Civil Society and the Quartet
Participants: Dr. Johas Jolle, Senior Executive Officer, Political Affairs, Norwegian Representative Office, Ramallah; Ms. Kristin Enstad, Norwegian Representative Office, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
4
Aug
2003
The Socioeconomic and Political Impacts of Israel’s Security Fence - with a Focus on the Jerusalem Area
Speakers: Presentation by: Jan de Jong (Geographer and Land Planning Expert)
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
31
Jul
2003
The Role of Religious Leaders in Crisis
Participants: Bawa Jain, Secretary General, the World Council of Religious Leaders, New York, U.S.A.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
31
Jul
2003
Democracy & Democratization in Palestine? Donor Organizations’ Perspective
Speakers: Introduction by: Dr. Khalil Nakhleh (Director General, Department of Accreditation & Quality Assurance Commission, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Palestine).
Participants: Martha Myers, USAID; Rima Ghandour, USAID; Maria Vila Rebolo, FSPC (Spanish Cooperation); Hani Abu-Dayyeh, Businessman Net; Hiba Husseini, Lawyer Husseini & Husseini; Larry Garber, USAID; Samia Khoury, Volunteer; Leila Tarazi, Volunteer; Ana Belein Herreras, Student of Sociology; Andres Bedia Alonso, Engineer; Alban Biaussat, European Commission; François Osete, European Commission; Rana Bishara, The PNGO Network; Rafiq Husseini, Welfare Association; Rob Dekker, Netherlands Rep. Office; Iyad Masrouji, Masrouji Company;Mounir Kleibo, UNU program manager UNDP\PAPP; Fadia Daibes, Private consult., Water Expert; Timothy Rothermel, UNDP; Mohammad Jadallah, Jerusalem Center For Development; Steve Hibbard, Canadian Rep. Office; Goran Berg, Consul General of Sweden;Ibrahim Sha’aban, Lecturer; Niall Holohan, Irish Representative; David Codling, Deputy Director, British Council; Abla Nasir, General Secretary, YWCA; Jamal Al-Aref, ANERA; Ayman Mashni, CARE; Omar Bitar, Private; Hanlie Booysen, South Africa Rep. Office; Rebecca Haessig, National Democratic Institute; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Deniz Altayli, Elise Aghazarian, Hijazi Natsheh, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA