Meetings & Workshops

 
6
Sep
2022

Palestinian Education in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Nisreen Alayan, Advocate; Abdel Qader Husseini, Director of Faisal Al-Husseini Foundation.
Participants: Giuseppe Fedele, Consul General, Italian Consulate General; Pedro Blanco Pérez, Head, Representative Office of México; Franklin Aquilina, Head, Representative of Malta; Stephane Vrevin, Education Attaché, Consulate General of France, Jerusalem; Marie-Madeleine Santos, Cooperation Attaché, Consulate General of France, Jerusalem; Khomotso Maake, First Secretary (Political), South African Representative Office; Rima Tadros, Senior Program Advisor (Education Portfolio), Norwegian Representative Office; Basma S. Khatib, Press, Human Rights and Cultural Affairs Officer, German Representative Office; Krisztina Toth, Deputy Head, Hungarian Representative Office; Maher Daoudi, Senior Programme Manager, Humanitarian Assistance, Consulate General of Sweden; Christoffer Edberg, Intern,Consulate General of Sweden; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Terry Bullata, Senior Program Manager, Swiss Development Cooperation; Hannes Alpen, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Jerusalem; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, FES, Jerusalem; Dr. Usama Antar, Senior Program Manager, FES, Gaza; Tami Rafidi, Programs Manager, FES, Jerusalem; Leonarda Pfaus, FES Intern; Joeri Leysen, Intervention Manager, Enabel; Adv. Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Zakaria Odeh, Executive Director, Civic Coalition for Jerusalem; Ziad Hammouri, Director, Jerusalem Center for Social & Economic Rights (JCSER); Prof. Imad Khatib, Executive Vice President for Jerusalem Campus, Al-Quds University; Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Secretary-General, Presidency Council, Al-Quds University; Dr Lina Ishaq Al Qutub, Faculty Member, Al-Quds University; Bilal Abed Rabbo, Al-Iman Schools, Jerusalem; Mahira Dajani, President, Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization, Jerusalem; Dr. Mohammad Al-Khatib, General Director, Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization, Jerusalem; Iman Taji, School Principal, Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization, Jerusalem; Eng. Khaled Al-Khatib, Director, Palestinian Heritage Museum; Rania Useleh, Head of Public Relations, Jerusalem Directorate of Education; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Abdalla Hamdan, Community Activist; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, Community Activist; Hind Khoury, Secretary-General, Kairos Palestine; Wafa Dajani, Consultant, Women's Study Center; Dr. Amjad Shihab, Al-Maqdisi College; Fadwa Al-Husseini, Executive Director, Faisal Husseini Foundation; Noor Totah; Basem Thabet, Translator & Interpreter; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator; Adnan Joulani; Omar Farrah; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Alexandre Miliani, Intern.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
4
Jul
2022

Islamic Waqf Council Issues

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Islamic Waqf Council: Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, Head of the Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem; Sheikh Wasef Bakri, Acting head of the Supreme Judge Department; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Professor at Al-Quds University, former PA Health Minister; Advocate Fahd Kamel Al-Shweiki, Attorney; Yousef Dajani, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Secretary General, the Islamic Higher Committee.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
7
Jun
2022

Palestinian Educational Institutions, Cultural Heritage and National Identity in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Father Ibrahim Faltas, Counselor of the Custody of the Holy Land & Supervisor of the Terra Santa Schools
Participants: Maria Velasco, Deputy Head, Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA); Samah Jaouny, Programme Manager, East Jerusalem Programme, Office of the European Union Representative; Patrice Budry, Attaché, Programme Manager - East Jerusalem Programme, Office of the European Union Representative; Shereen Abu-Eid, Programme Manager, Public Administration Reform TAIEX, Twinning, and SIGMA Coordinator, Office of the European Union Representative; Takashi Hattori, Counsellor, Representative Office of Japan to Palestine; Ludivine Henry, Attaché for French Language, French Consulate General; Alison McEwen, Deputy Consul General, British Consulate General; John W. Robbins, Political Officer, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; 'Alaa' Mahmoud, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; Elie Teichman, Education & Exchanges Officer, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; Rosaline Antar, Political Specialist, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; Sylvia Amer, Academic Programs Manager; Bernard Philippe, Former EU Official; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Muna Hidmi, Project Manager, UNDP; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung East-Jerusalem (FES); Malak Ammouri, Project Assistant & Media Coordinator, FES; Lisa Maria Loeffler, Junior Guest Researcher, FES; Bernard Thibaud, Director, Secours Catholique-Caritas France; Leonie Martiny, Student, Former Intern, PASSIA; Dr. Anja Zorob, DAAD Long Term Lecturer and Associate Professor of Political Science at Birzeit University; Dr. Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR); Dr. Usama Salman, Pontifical Mission, Freelance Tour Guide; Dr. George Malki, Country Representative, International Orthodox Christian Charities; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Sana' Hasna, Researcher, Jerusalem File, Palestinian Negotiation Support Project, Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; Yousef Daher, Executive Director, Jerusalem Inter-Church Center (JIC); Waad Qannam, Project Coordinator, Palestinian Vision Organization (PalVision); Mohammad Abu Khdeir, Journalist, Al-Quds Newspaper; Aziz Al-Assa, Researcher; Dr. Mohammad Dajani, WASATIA; Prof. Khuloud Khayyat Dajani, Al-Quds University; Diya' Maswadeh, Educator; Samer Nusseibeh, CEO and Vice-President, Mohammed Zaki Nuseibeh & Sons Group; Daoud Kuttab, Journalist; Rene George Zambile, Airline Instructor, Aviation International Consultant; Nora Kort, President, Atta Services-Aid to the Aged; Qusay Abbas, Project Coordinator, Youth Development Department (YDD); Danya Hirbawi, Tour Guide; Rahaf Idkeidek; Hussam Mousa, Tour Guide; Etraf Joulani, Psychological Support Counselor for Groups; Hadia Husseini, Receptionist; Motaz Dmeiri, Student; Halla Mansour, Fine Artist; Fadi Khouri, Translator; Dana Nusseibeh; Ensaf Shaheen; Counseling; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Director; Hind Husseini; Imad Farrah; Omar Farrah, Intern; Samiha Okkeh, Intern; Ibrahim Tahboub, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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3
Jun
2022

Presentation on Al-Quds at the Taawon General Assembly Meeting

  • Organizer: Al-Taawon/Welfare Association.
  • Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Amman, Jordan.
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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26
May
2022

Youth Perspectives on the Future of Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem: John W. Robbins, Political Officer; 'Alaa' Mahmoud; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Former Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security based at MIFTAH; Ahmad Hasna, Researcher; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Director.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
24
May
2022

Jerusalem - The Situation on the Ground

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Delegation Visit of Social Democratic Party (SPD) Members of the German Bundestag: Gabriela Heinrich, Deputy Chairwoman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag, Alternate Member of the Economic Cooperation and Development Parliamentary Committee, Alternate Member of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid Parliamentary Committee, Deputy member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Dr. Nils Schmid, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs of SPD Parliamentary Group, Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Transportation and Digital Infrastructure; Sanae Abdi, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Climate Change and Energy, Alternate member of the Parliamentary Committee for Building, Regional Planning, and Urban Development; Accompanied by: Dirk Sawitzky, Political Advisor of the SPD Parliamentary Group of the German Bundestag; Dr. Konstantin Witschel, Political Advisor for Israel/Palestine of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Palestine: Hannes Alpen, Director; Nidal Alayasa, Program Manager; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Apr
2022

Palestine: the Land, the People, Their Rights, and Their Leadership

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Apr
2022

Dialogue on Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Hadeel Diabeh, Coordinator, Al-Bustan Association, Silwan; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Former Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security based at MIFTAH; Dania Abu ElHaj, Lawyer, The International Center of Justice for Palestinians; Yasmin Ayyad, Communications and Events Officer, Station-J, Jerusalem; Ahmad Hasna, Researcher.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Apr
2022

Palestine, Palestinians and Female Leadership

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Secretary-General, Presidency Council, Al-Quds University
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
19
Apr
2022

Islamic Waqf Council Meeting

  • Organizer: Islamic Waqf Council.
  • Location: Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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17
Apr
2022

Islamic Waqf Council Meeting

  • Organizer: Islamic Waqf Council.
  • Location: Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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16
Apr
2022

Education in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Ishaq Qutob, President, Arab Student Aid International; Prof. Maher Natsheh, Former Acting President, Al-Najah University, Nablus; Lamis Alami, Former Minister of Education; Dr. Lina Qutob, Hind Husseini College, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem.
Tags: Jerusalem, Education
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
9
Apr
2022

Education in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Ishaq Qutob, President, Arab Student Aid International; Mohammad Qutob, Doctor of Chemistry; Dr. Hisham Dajani, Head, Arab Orphan’s Committee; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
29
Mar
2022

Christian Presence and Heritage in Jerusalem - Present and Future

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Joseph Hazboun, Regional Director – Pontifical Mission for Palestine; Usama Salman, Researcher Specialized in Christian Matters.
Participants: Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA): Patrice Budry, Attaché, Programme Manager - East Jerusalem Team; Martina Tenko; Georgi Milenov, Head, Representative Office of Bulgaria; Oliver Owcza,Head, German Representative Office; Riccardo Filippo, Consul, Consulate General of Italy; Georgina Woodhouse-Hills, Political Consul, British Consulate General; Panayot Panayot, Representative Office of Norway; Brigadier-General Steven Graham, Task Force Commander, Operation Proteus, Jerusalem; Nisha Pavel, First Secretary, Political Affairs & Human Rights, Representative Office of Netherlands; Bernadette Loussi, Project Manager, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS); Henriette Chacar, Correspondent, Reuters; Eveline Muhareb, Project Coordinator, DAAD; Ruba Awwad, Program Advisor, GIZ; William Shomali, Bishop, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem; Dr. George Malki, Country Representative, International Orthodox Christian Charities; Omar Haramy, Administrator, Sabeel - Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center; Dr. Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR); Elias Habash, Arab Catholic Scout; Richard Zananiri, Inspector, St. George High School, Jerusalem; Arlette Ayyoub, Architect, Arab Orthodox Society; Nora Kort, President, Atta Services-Aid to the Aged; George Jaraisdi, Journalist; Waad Qannam, Program Coordinator, Palvision; Mohammad Alami, Researcher; Wadie Elias, Teacher; George Akroush, Project Director; Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor; Kabia Ghosheh; Ignazio De Francesco, Monk & Researcher, Ein Arik Latin Monastery; Khaled Naber, Director, Terra Santa Parish Center, Beit Hanina; Tawfiq Habasch, the Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Tamer Maliha, Lawyer; Nisreen Abdallah, Member, De La Salle Club, Jerusalem; Yousef Kirry, the Union of Charitable Societies (UCS), Jerusalem; Bassam Turjman; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, FIDA; Haifa Siyam, Translator & Interpreter; PASSIA: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman; Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator; Hind Husseini; Omar Farrah, Intern; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Floraine van der Meer, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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22
Mar
2022

War in Ukraine, Rising Prices and the Effects on the Socioeconomic Conditions in Palestine

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Mazen Sinokrot, Regional Director, Arab Food Industries Federation, Former Minister of Economy; Rabeh Morrar, Director of Research, the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS).
Tags: Palestinian Politics.
Participants: Georgi Milenov, Head, Representative Office of Bulgaria; Pedro Blanco Pérez, Head, Representative Office of México; Klara Schneiderova, Deputy Head of Mission, Representative Office of the Czech Republic; Zeina Ayyad, Economic Department, French Consulate General; Aurelien Boissier, Political Advisor, French Consulate General; Amb. Ahmet Riza Demirer, Acting Head, Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey; Saara Heinola, Deputy Head, Representative Office of Finland; Tina Tindemans, Deputy Head of Cooperation, Consulate General of Belgium; Niko Fritscher, First Secretary, Representative Office of Germany; Sofie Blindbæk Gilsaa, Trainee, Danish Representative Office; Amb. Afif Safieh, Roving Ambassador for Special Missions; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Bernadette Loussi, Project Manager, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS); Amro Oweineh, Analysis and Evidence Officer, ICRC; Hind Khoury, Secretary-General, Kairos Palestine; Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine; Eng. Alaa Salhab, Engineer and Businessman, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Dr. Nader Salaymeh, Pharmacist; Dr. Nafez Nubani, Medical Doctor; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, FIDA; Mohammad Asideh, Program Director, Zimam; Mahmoud Jarallah, Businessman; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Rifat Nasser Eddin; Tawfiq Habasch, the Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Dr. Amjad Shihab, Al-Maqdisi College; Basem Thabet, Translator & Interpreter; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator; Hind Husseini; Omar Farrah, Intern; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Floraine van der Meer, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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