Meetings & Workshops
16
Jul
2004
The Friday Sermon (Khutba) between the Religious Narrative and Social Issues
Speakers: Ibrahim Abu Salem, Ismail Nawahdah, Aziz Kayed
Participants: Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine; Issa Wadi, Imam, Abu Obaida Mosque; Nasser Ed-Din Sayyed Ahmad; Imam, Al Rahman Mosque; Assem Sayyed Ahmad, Imam, Al Ama'ri Camp Mosque; Wafeeq ‘Alawi, Imam, Abween New Mosque; Abdul Hafeez Ataya, Property Department, Ramallah Waqf; Shaher Ahmad, Imam, Ali Mosque, Al Bireh; Basem ‘Amriyyeh, Director for Mosques Department, Ramallah Waqf; Khairi Taha, Imam, Ramallah Mosque; Khaled Sawalha, Teacher; Mustafa Abu Swai, Al Quds University; Jamal Bawatneh, Mufti, Ramallah; Munier Nabulsi, Imam, Ein Yabroud Mosque; Nizar Suleiman, Imam, Al-Kawthar Mosque; Mohammed Tarman, Vice President, Ramallah Waqf; Abdul Kareem Elwan, Imam, Jaljelia Mosque; Mustafa Habash, Dar Al-Fatwa, Atallah Fallaheen, Public Relations, Dar Al-Fatwa; Saeed Ma'tan, Imam, Hamza Mosque; Saleh Ma'tan, Imam, ِAl-Bireh Al Kabeer Mosque, Sana Shannak, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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19
Jun
2004
Civil Society in Palestine, where to?
Participants: Anthony Richter, Associate Director, Open Society Institute, New York; Timothy Rothermel, Director, UNDP, Jerusalem; Munir Qleibo, UNDP, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
15
Jun
2004
Negotiating Political Transitition - Experiences from Africa
Speakers: Mr. Vasu Gounden and Mr. Senzo Ngubaners (The African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
Participants: Amneh Badran, Director, Jerusalem Center for Women; Hanna Hasan; Benjamin Pogrund, Director, Yakar’s Center for Social Concern; Abed Abu Diab, Member of Labor Union; Hanlie Booysen, Deputy, South African Representative Office; Maher Daoudi, Program Manager, Swedish Consulate General; Khuloud Dajani, Executive Vice President, Dean of Public Health, Al-Quds University; Tom Neu, Economist; Ian Lustick, Professor, University of Pennsylvania; Fadia Daibes, Water Law and Policy Consultant; Lilian Peters, Consultant; Elizabeth Jadon, Student; Abdul Aziz Bukhari, Sheikh; Muhammed Desai; Ishaq Budeiri, Director, Arab Studies Center; Anne M?ve, Councilor, Political Affairs, Swedish Consulate General; Khader Shihabi, Islamic Waqf; Michèle Auga, Director, Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES); Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Sana’ Shannak, Mahmoud Abu Rmeileh, Nick Kardahji, Fadi Kiblawi, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
26
May
2004
“Ijtihad” In Islam
Speakers: Mohammed Sheikh Ali, Lecturer at the Faculty of Quranic and Islamic Studies, Al-Quds University
Participants: Musa Dweik, Dean, School of Law, Al-Quds University; Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Ibrahim Sabri, member, Shari'a Appeal Court; Yousef Abu Sneineh, Imam, Al-Aqsa Mosque; Mohammed Nusseibeh, Engineer; Adnan Husseini, Director, Islamic Waqf; Sael Sheikh Ali, Al-Furqan School; Ahmad Abu Lafi, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Mohammed Jadallah, Physician; Mohammed Hussein, Islamic Waqf; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Sana' Shannak, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
24
May
2004
Alternative Voices in Late Ottoman Palestine - Jews and Arabs on the Evolving National Conflict
Speakers: Abigail Jacobson, PhD Candidate, University of Chicago
Participants: Subhi El-Aref, Medical Student; Jamal El-Aref, ANERA; Albert Aghazerian, Lecturer and Consultant, Jerusalem; Khalil Tufakji, Orient House; Dimitri Diliani, Al-Quds University; Walid Assali, Lawyer; Maha Abu Samra, Job Creation Manager, UNRWA; Dan Jacobson, Organizational and Political Psychologist; Terry Bullata, New Generation School; Tally Gur, Activist; Sami Sockol, Journalist; Khalil Assali, Voice of America (VOA); Lily Feidy, Deputy Secretary General, MIFTAH; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Nick Kardahji, Fadi Kiblawi, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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28
Apr
2004
Aspects of Holiness & History in Islam
Speakers: Sheikh Bassam Jarrar, Head, Noon Center for Quranic Studies, Ramallah
Participants: Amer Arouri, Field Worker; Tareq Hamida, Noon Center; Basem Bassouma, Noon Center; Idrees Al-Hajjeh, Trader; Shadad Said, Trader; Issa Wadi, Noon Center; Muhsen Sinokrot, Sinokrot Food Company; Imad Al-Qadi, Teacher; Majed Saqer, Imam (Mosque); Raed Saqer, Trader; Khaled Sawalha, Teacher; Jamil Hamami, Al-Quds University; Ahmad Nader, Diplomat; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Sana' Shannak, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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15
Apr
2004
The Question of Jerusalem in the Geneva Accord
Speakers: Nazmi Ju'beh & Menachem Klein , Geneva Accord Negotiators.
Participants: 1 Kathrina Friederich, Student; Saman Khoury, Media Advisor; Emmanuelle de Froy, Belgium Consulate; Mohammed Jadallah, Physician; Rami Nasrallah, Head, International Peace and Cooperation Center; Samir Abdullah, Mas; Costa Dabit, Accountant; Fadia Abdul Latif, Urban Planner; Jumana Jauni, Political Officer, British Consulate; Alban Biaussat, European Commission; Fatima Abdo, Student; Rateb Rabi, Student; Azzam Abu Soud, Director, Jerusalem Chamber of Commerce; Shami Munzer, Engineer; Bandaly Il-Issa, Researcher; Sari Hanafi, Director, Shaml; Abed Abu Diab, Member of Labor Union; Judeh Majaj, General Secretary, YMCA; Khalil Toufakji, Map and Survey Department, Arab Studies Society; Karim Zamamiri, Social Works; Holger Tillmann, German Representative Office; Basma Khatib, German Representative Office; Andrew Whittaker; British Consulate General; Nisreen El-Aref, Administrator, Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES); Ibrahim Daibes, Journalist; Emad Awad; José Maria Ferré de la Pena, Consul General, Spain Consulate; Marietta Hadzipetrou, Medicins du Monde, Greece; Elisabeth Peterson, Project Coordinator, FES; Amer Hidmi, Project Coordinator, IPCC; Jamal El-Aref, ANERA; Peter Schäfer, FES; Michèle Auga, FES; Albert Aghazerian, Lecturer and Consultant, Jerusalem; Pierre Bessuges, UN OCHA; Layal Abdeen, Student, Rainer Schmidt, Journalist; Niall Holohan, Irish Representative; Sophie Shiber, ; Terry Bullata, New Generation School; René Troccaz, Deputy Consul General, France, Jerusalem; Sophie Roupern Baille, Delegate, ICRC; Tariq Kayal, ARD German TV Crew; Rima Saba, Consultant in Planning; Richard Colvin, Canadian Representative Office; Nils Ragnar Kamsvaag, Head, Norwegian Representative Office; PASSIA Team.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Apr
2004
Jesus in the Christian and Muslim Faiths
Speakers: Maroun Lahham; Dr. Abdul Rahman Abbad
Participants: Ibrahim Sha'aban, Lawyer; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Islamic Waqf; Mohammed Jadallah, Doctor; Abed Abu Diab, Member of Labor Union; Adnan Al-Husseini, Director, Islamic Waqf; Sheikh Jamil Hammami, Al-Quds University.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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17
Mar
2004
The Islamic View on the Issue of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Speakers: Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University
Participants: Jamal El-Aref, Deputy, ANERA; Walid Assali, Lawyer; Mohammed Nusseibeh, Islamic Higher Council; Jumana Jauni, Political Officer, British Consulate; Mufti Ekrima Sabri, Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
26
Feb
2004
The Question of Palestinian Citizenship in the Light of the Current Development in the Region
Speakers: Ali Safarini, Lawyer; Mahmoud Hammad, Lawyer
Participants: Lubna Hammad, Lawyer; Gabi Baramki, Consultant; Taleb Awad, Muwatin; Khalil Nakhleh, Ministry of Education and Higher Education; Baha' Bakri, Electoral Affairs, PR Department, Central Election Committee.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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10
Feb
2004
The Geneva Accords – Just Another Peace Plan?
Speakers: Dr. Nazmi Al-J'ubeh, RIWAQ, Center For Architectural Conservation, Ramallah
Participants: Fatima Abdo, Student; Ibrahim Sha’aban, Lecturer; Mohammed Nuseibeh, Addar Hotel; Hanlie Booysen, South African Representative Office, Ramallah; Khalil Assali, Voice of America; Elisabeth Petersen, Project Coordinator, FES; Sarah Albrecut, FES Intern; Peter Schäfer, FES; Jamal Al-‘Aref, Deputy, Middle East Representative, ANERA; Hatem Abdul Qader, PLC Member; Elias Zananiri, RFI; Ishaq Budeiri, Arab Studies Society; Andrew Whittaker, British Consulate General, Jerusalem; Maha Abu Samra, Field Training Officer, UNRWA; Rafiq Husseini, Welfare Association; Saman Khoury, Media Advisor; Christian Sterzing, Director, Heinrich Böll Foundation; Sari Hanafi, Shaml; Catherine Nichols, Sabeel; Nick Kardahji, PASSIA, Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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13
Jan
2004
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and New Challenges, Such as Israel's Apartheid Separation Wall
Participants: Corinne Whitlateh, Executive Director, Churches for Middle East Peace, USA; Rev. Jim Wetekam, Media Director, Churches for Middle East Peace, USA; Fr. Jim Kofski, MM, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, USA; Catherine Gordon, Associate for International Issues, Washington Office, Presbyterian Church, USA; Rev. Phil Jones, Director of Washington Office, Church of the Brethren, USA; Joe Volk, Executive Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation, USA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
6
Jan
2004
Personal and Community Transformation in the Aftermath of Violence: From Boston to the Balkans
Speakers: John Woodall, MD, Director of the Resilient Responses to Social Crisis Interfaculty Working Group at Harvard University’s Mind Brain Behavior Initiative
Participants: Maha Abu Samra, Field Training Officer, UNRWA; Pamella Mills, Program Development Officer, US Consulate; Jamal Al-Aref, Deputy Middle East Representative, ANERA; Michele Auga, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Jerusalem; Raymond Connelly, Retired; Khalil Assali, Voice of America (Radio Sawa); Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Makassed Society, Jerusalem; Elias Zananiri, Journalist, RF1, Jerusalem; Subhi Al-Aref, Medical Student; Suzan Nammari, Program Specialist, American Consulate, Jerusalem; Nick Kardahji, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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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