Meetings & Workshops
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
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
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
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9
Jul
2003
Palestinian Documentation
Participants: Mark Dennis, Senior Media Advisor, UNSCO, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
7
Jul
2003
Civil Society and Democracy
Participants: Rana Taha, WSP International, Geneva.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
23
Jun
2003
NGOs and Democratization Issues
Participants: Lara Saade, External Affairs & Outreach – Middle East North Africa, The World Bank.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
21
Jun
2003
Towards better cooperation on Gender and Democracy Issues in Palestine
Participants: Izzat Abdul-Hadi, Bisan Center for Research and Development; Haifa’ Baramki, Consultant; Gabi Baramki, Ministry of Education and Higher Education; Nasser Al-Faqih, PARC; Khadijeh H. Abu Ali, Researcher and Consultant on Women’s Issues, G Rima Tarazi, Director, General Union of Palestinian Women.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
16
Jun
2003
Introduction to the Work of PASSIA
Participants: Jean Jacques Juris, Representative of Switzerland to the PA. Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
14
Jun
2003
The Palestinian Constitution & Women (Introductory paper presented by Lubna Hammad, Legal Advisor, UNICEF)
Participants: Haifa Baramki, Consultant; Khadijeh Abu Ali, Researcher & Consultant on Women’s issues; Shahnaz Jubran, Project Coordinator, Development Studies Program, Birzeit University; Nasser Al-Faqih, PARC; Mamdouh Nofal, writer, columnist, Ramallah; Elise Aghazarian, Researcher and Governance Projects Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
3
Jun
2003
Private Sector and Civil Society
Participants: Dr. Andreas Reinicke, Head, Representative office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
20
May
2003
PASSIA Research
Participants: Tetsuya Mizutani, Representative Office of the Government of Japan in Gaza.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
14
May
2003
The Future of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Palestine: Youth Perceptions
Participants: Terry Boullata, Principle, New Generation School, Jerusalem; Issa Rabadi, Program Manager, Youth Development Department, Jerusalem; Labib Nasir, Information Coordinator, Miftah; Jad Qadamani, Palestinian Vision; Hala Amas, Manager, Wadi Al-Joz Community Center, Jerusalem; Jamila Ghoul, Youth Coordinator, Wadi Al-Joz Community Center; Sherene Abdul Hadi, Trade and Industrial Advisor, USAID, Member of Majhoul Youth Group, Jerusalem; Elise Aghazarian, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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13
May
2003
The Role of the Private Sector in Promoting a Secular, Democratic Palestinian State
Participants: Mr. Sam Bahour; Palestinian businessman and writer; Dr. Said Zeedani, Director of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights, Ramallah; Dr. Mamdouh Aker, Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights, Ramallah; Dr. Faisal Awartani, General Manager of Alpha International for Polling, Research & Informatics, Ramallah; Dr. Tayseer Arouri, Birzeit University; Mr. Iyad Masrouji, Managing Director, Masrouji Trading Company.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
5
May
2003
The Wall: Cantonization and Unilateral Separation By Naser Al-Faqih: (Coordinator, Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC)
Participants: Chris Choshane, third secretary, South African Representative Office, Ramallah; Alistair Wallbaum, Canadian Representative Office; Saed Abu Farha, Journalist, Al-Ayyam; Elisabeth Peterson, Friedrich Ebert Foundation; Azem Bishara, Advocate; Khaled Islaih, Researcher; Bassam Musleh, Lawyer; Nasser Al-Faqih, Organizational Development Specialist; Jamal Jum'a, PENGON Coordinator; Charles Shammas, Mattin Group; Susan Rockwell, Mattin Group; Martin Siepermann, ICCO (Dutch Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation); Erik Acherman, ICCO Programs Officer; Jalal Khader, Lawyer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA