Meetings & Workshops
14
Nov
2012
Jerusalem: Through an American's Eyes
Speakers: HE Philip C. Wilcox, President, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Washington DC, Former American Consul General in Jerusalem (1989-1991)
Participants: Andrew Rigby, Professor; Thomas Dallal, Lawyer; Anjad Hithnawi, Urban Planner; Marwan Shehadi, Legal Intern; Zaki Abul Halaweh, Journalist; Christine Meyer, Director, American House, Jerusalem; Naser Hidmi; Diana Buttu, Lawyer; Jasmin Abu Khaider, Student; Sonia Najjar, Director of Planning for Jerusalem, AQU; Hanadi Qawasmi, Media Coordinator; Hatem Khwais, Media; Yasmin Abu Amear, Mechanical Engineer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
14
Nov
2012
National Reconciliation in Transitional Realities- Polish Experience and Palestinian Needs
Speakers: Jan Litynski, Advisor to the President of Poland; Diana Buttu, Lawyer and former spokesperson for the Negotiation Support Unit, PLO; Dr. Karolina Wigura, Sociologist, University of Warsaw; Dr. Sabri Saidam, First Deputy Secretary General of the Fateh Revo
Participants: Basia Urban-Nino, Development Expert, Polish Representative Office; Shifa Jayouri, Programme Officer; Zaki Abul Halaweh, Journalist; Dr. Karolina Wigura, Sociologist; Patrycja Sasnal, Head of Middle East and North Africa Project, PISM; Aleksandra Bukowska-McCabe, Head of the Palestinian-Israeli MEPP Unit, Africa and Middle East Department; Sawsan Safadi, Public Relations Manager, Directorate of Education/Waqf; Csaba Rada, DHM, Hungarian Representative Office; Jamal Al Aref, Deputy Country Director, ANERA; William Hopkinson, Political Advisor to the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process; Sonia Najjar, Al Quds University; Peter Tuma, Deputy, Czech Representative Office; Dan Koski, Koski Consulting, Tourism and Nonprofit Consultation; Jumana Jaouni, Policy Officer, Netherlands Representative Office; Mariapiera Pepe Trainee, The Italian Cooperation Office; Ala'a Qawasmi, Trainee, The Italian Cooperation Office; Rawan Asad, Public Relations and Fundraising Assistant; Salah Atallah, Tour Operator; Dr Mustafa Abu Sway, Professor, Al Quds University; Khalil Assal, Journalist; Jamal Chosheh; Khulill Ifigazi, Business Expert. Zaki Abu Al-Halawa, Al-Quds News paper
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
23
Oct
2012
Arab-Israeli Wars: 1955 Bandung Conference, 1956 Suez Canal and the 1957 Baghdad Pact
Participants: Anjad Hithnawi, Urban Planer; Muna Hassan, Journalism ; Yasin Sbeih, Mechanical; Hatem Khweis, Journalism; Rawan Hamad, Journalism; Hanadi Qawasmi, Media Coordinator.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
20
Oct
2012
Islam between Shura and Democracy
Speakers: Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Professor of Islamic Philosophy; Dr. George Giacaman, Associate Professor, Philosophy and Cultural Studies, BZU and Director of Muwaten: the Palestinian Institute for the Study of Democracy
Participants: Feron Valerie, Journalist; Dr. Mariam Saleh, Palestinian Legislative Council, Ramallah; Ahmad M. Attoun, Palestinian Legislative Council, Ramallah; Wail M. Al-Husseini, Palestinian Legislative Council, Ramallah; Ghassan F. Abdullah, Manager, LimaLa.ps; Bastian Schroeder, Student; Andrew McLean, Government of Canada; Ingrid Ross, F.E.S; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Academic, PASSIA; Hannah Peters, F.E.S, Aylin Kog, F.E.S, Julia Wenner, F.E.S
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
16
Oct
2012
Roundtable Meeting with Pulitzer Prize Winner Kai Bird on his most recent book: Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956-1978.
Speakers: Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize winning author
Participants: Javier Parrondo, Deputy, Spanish Consulate; Naser Ideis, US Consulate; Christian Mayer, US Consulate; Jenna Naser; Tony David; Walid Salem, Director, The Center for Democracy and Community Development; Professor Parvaneh Pourshariati, Ohio State University, USA; Fouad Jabr, Chairman, PAA; Mohammed Nuseibeh; Taher Nammari, Chairman, Magdese; Elsa Gruger; David Viveash, Field Office Director, Carter Center; Ed Nicolas, Senior Admin Offic, UN; Djony Konanger, UNDP; Wael Idreis, Accountant; Abed Abu Diab; Sawsan Safadi; Head of Public and Directorate of International Relations Education
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
9
Oct
2012
The Status and Situation of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Participants: Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Nasreddin, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Mufti of Jerusalem & Palestine; Mustafa Abu Zahrah; Ali Abu Sheikhah, Adivsor, Jerusalem Affairs; Dr. Sheikh Ikremah Sabri, Council for Waqf & Islamic Affairs; Adnan Husseini, Minister, Jerusalem Affairs; Ahmad Siyam, Dr. Abdel Rahman Abbad, Lecturer, Al-Quds University, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Deputy Director, PASSIA; Khalil Assali, Journalist.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
3
Oct
2012
Preparatory Meeting for Empowering Young Activists in Jerusalem, Training and Education, The Palestinian Nakba 1948
Participants: Ali Gassar; Fatmeh Darwish; Rawan Hamad, Media, President Office; Hanadi Qawasmi, Media Coordinator; Anjad Hithnawi, Urban Planer; Muna Hassan, Grassroots, Jerusalem; Ahmad Al-Asmar, Reporter; Hadeel Badarneh, Yasmine Abu Amear, Mechanical Engineer; Yasin Sbeih, Mechanical Engineer
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
2
Oct
2012
Drawing Final Borders: New Thinking Towards a Viabel, Unified Palestinian State Speakers: Jan De Jong, Geostrategic Planner; Geoffrey Aronson, Director of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (Washington DC).
Participants: Raed Abed Rabbo, PR Director; Dr Nasri Kumsieh, Chairman, Arij; Layaly Hamayel, Research Assistant, Birzeit University; Sam Bahour, Consultant; Mazen Sinokrot, Private Sector; Christian Jacklsperger, Deputy Head of Mission (Germany); Sameer Abu Eisheh, Professor of Engineering, Najah National University; Raid Nairat, Professor of Political Science, Najah National University; Ahmad Abbas, Advisor, Ministry of Planning
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
19
Sep
2012
Preparatory Meeting for Empowering Young Activists in Jerusalem, Training and Education, Zionism: An Introduction to Zionism and Palestine
Participants: Ali Gassar; Fatmeh Darwish; Dahoud Darwish, log Assistant; Muna Hassan, Grassroots, Jerusalem; Hatem Khwais, Media Coordinator; Hanadi Qawasmi, Media Coordinator; Haya Totah; Mohammed Sayyad, Social Worker, Ahmad Al-Asmar, Reporter; Renad Barakat, Trainer; Rawan Hamad, Media; Ali Duwani, Press Photographer; Yasin Sbeih, Mechanical Engineer
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
18
Sep
2012
Political Activists and Young Leaders - The effects of the American Presidential Elections on Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East
Speakers: Ishmael Reed, Published author, librettist, media commentator, publisher, lecturer and teacher; David Mark, Author of “Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning,” and editor-in-chief of Politix, published by Topix, the largest local forum site in the U
Participants: Naser Hidmi, Activist; Susan Nammari, Senior Programs Specialist, US Consulate; Naser Ideis, Information Specialist; Hanadi Qawasni, Spokesperson for ACRI; Muna Hasan, Journalist; Sawsan Safadi, Head of Public and Directorate of International Relations Education; Javier Parrondo, Spanish Consulate; David Mark, Journalist; Ishmael Reed, Professor Emeritus; Carla Blank, Artistic Director, The Domestic Crusaders Project; Vin Traverso, Department Cultural Attache, the American Consulate; Mustafa Abu Sway, Professor, Al Quds University, Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Jonathan Jones, Volunteer Researcher, PASSIA; Hadil Zu’mot, Student, Aseel Fatafteh, Researcher, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
15
Sep
2012
Governing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip: Two Regimes or one?
Speakers: Dr. Reem Botmeh, Institute of Law, Birzeit University; Dr Basem Zubeidi, Professor of Political Science, Birzeit University; Dr George Giacaman, Associate Professor, Philosophy and Cultural Studies
Participants: Cassandra Garcia, Student; Mariangela Gasparotto, Student; Mohammed Abu Jame; Jad Isaac, Director General, Arij; Ida Audeh; Saed Zein; Dr Wael Al-Battrekhi, Counsellor at the Foreign Ministry; Waed Hasan, Student; Mohnnad Asmar, Engineer; Bassam Al-Saqqa, Satellite Engineer, Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC); Ahmad Sayed Ahmad, Sound Engineer, Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC); Adnan Shqueir, Professor, Dean of Research, Bethlehem University; Dr. Nafeth Nazzal, Bethlehem University; Laia Nazzal, Bethlehem University; Matthew Collado, Student, Birzeit University; Pauline Maisterra, Student of Journalism; Muna Hasan; Layaly Hamayel, Researcher; Kursad Mahmat, Chief Representative, Turkish Cooperation & Coordination Agency, Tika; Raed Abed Rabbo, Public Relations Director, Arij; Rami Mehdawi, Ministry of Finance; Radi Al-Jerai; Saed Abdul Hadi, Al-Nasher; Ziad Sarahneh; Moa Jonsson Lanne, Student; Malak Fakhoury, Student; Katie Weinheimer, Student; Anastasia Berger, Student; Hassan Al-Balawi, Counsellor; Dr Nasri Kumsieh, Physician; Alexander Rusche, Project Manager, FES; Khalil Nakhleh, Independent Researcher.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
29
Aug
2012
Preparatory Meeting for Empowering Young Activists in Jerusalem, Training and Education, Iran, Israel and the Birth of New Alliances
Participants: Hanadi Qawasmi, Media Coordinator; Muna Hassan, Grassroots, Jerusalem; Haya Totah; Ali Gassar; Rawan Hamad; Yasmin Abu Amer; Jawaher Joulani; Nasser Hidmi; Hadil Zu’mot.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
27
Jun
2012
Democratization in the Middle East and the Arab Spring - An American Perspective
Speakers: Dr. Joshua Muravchik, Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, and Fellow, George W. Bush Institute
Participants: Ziad Abu Zayyad, Palestinian Independent Journalist; Jamal Adileh, Businessman; Hassan Faraj, Psychologist; Dr. Mohammed al-Issawi, Muna Mousa; Mariam Houk, Journalist; Zakaria Al Qaq, Al-Quds University; Dana Al Qaq, Student; Naser Hidmi; Khawla Abu Ghazaleh; Mazen Sinokrot, Businessman; Sung Jun Yeo, Head, Korean Representative Office, Ramallah; Rimon Abu Farha, Assistant, Head of Mission, Korean Representative Office, Ramallah; Raustin H, Student; David Viveash, Director, Carter Center; Khalil Assali, Journalist; B. S. Mubarak, Diplomat; Joshua Muravchik, Scholar; Joyce Morin Utz, Law Professor; Kathleen Bouzis, Student/NGO; Beatrice St. Laurent, University Professor.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
14
Jun
2012
The US and Arab States- the case of Egypt
Speakers: Professor Rosemary Hollis, Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at City University in London and Director of the University’s Olive Tree Scholarship Program Discussant: Dr. Nabil Shaath, Member of the Fateh Central Committee and Head of its Internation
Participants: Abdallah Hamdan, Esawiah Organization; Yasin Sbeih, Student; Hassan Faraj, Sharafat; Christine Mayer, Director, American House, Jerusalem; Zakaria Al-Qaq, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Ribhi Abu Hummus, Rastin H, Student, Sawsan Safadi, Public Relation Directorate of Education; Mohammed Abu Khdier, Journalist, Ql-Quds News Paper, Jihad Al-Khatib, Murad Jadallah
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Jun
2012
Preparatory Meeting for Empowering Young Activists in Jerusalem, Training and Education
Participants: Renad Barakat, Trainer; Hanadi Qawasmi, Media Coordinator; Anjad Hithnawi, Urban Planer; Fatmeh Arafeh; Dahoud Darwish, log Assistant; Osama Abbash, Fadi Amireh, Medical Management; Hiba Qawasmi, University Student; Nasser Hidmi; Muna Hassan, Grassroots, Jerusalem; Fayrouz Sharqawi, Grassroots; Haya Totah; Ali Gassar; Rawan Habed; Alaa; Bakri; Yasmin Abu Arafeh, Architect.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA