Meetings & Workshops

 
3
Sep
2003

The Ecumenical Forum for Young Theologians-Three Faiths Challenged – Challenges to Islam

  • Organizer: The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem; The East Jerusalem YMCA; The Anglican Diocese of Oxford.
  • Location: YMCA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Lecture by: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Dr. Timothy Winter on 12 September 2003
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

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Ramallah.
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
8
Aug
2003

The Dynamics of Palestinian Civil Society and the Road Map

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
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

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Ramallah.
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

Miriam in the New Testament & the Koran: Divergence & Common Grounds (Arabic Session) مريم في العهد الجديد والقرآن "الائتلاف والاختلاف"

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
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

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
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

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.
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

Democracy & Democratization in Palestine? Donor Organizations’ Perspective

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
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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20
Jul
2003

Musa/Moses in the Three Monotheistic Faiths

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Speakers: Rabbi David Rosen; Suhad Husseini Qleibo; Father Louis Hazboun
Participants: Douglas Dick, Presbytarian Church (USA); Rev. Sandra Olewine, United Methodist Lisaon, Jerusalem; Judeh N. Majaj, General Secretary, YMCA, East Jerusalem; Joel Crillet, Ecumenical Accompaniment Program, Acting Coordinator; Suhad Qleibo, Author; Adnan Abdulrazek, Arab Studies Society; Sami Abu-Dayyeh, Net Tours; Rafeef Abdelrazek, IOCC – accountant; Fr. Dr. Louis Hazboun, Priest; Dr. Ali Qleibo, Professor.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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3
Jul
2003

Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Issue of Foreign (Non-Muslim) Visits

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Al-Aqsa Compound, Jerusalem.
Participants: Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, Head, Council for Waqf and Islamic Affairs, Higher Islamic Council, Jerusalem; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Director of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem; Adnan Husseini, General Director of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf, Jerusalem; Nader Al-A’asser; Consul, Egyptian Embassy, Tel Aviv; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
3
Jul
2003

Israeli-Palestinian Discussion on the Two State Solution

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Itzhak Galnoor, Van Leer Institute; Amit Leshem, Van Leer Institute; Nazmi Al-Jubeh, Head of Riwaq, Ramallah; Avishai Margalit, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Rafiq Husseini, Welfare Association, Jerusalem; Michèle Auga, Resident Representative, Fredrich Ebert Stiftung, Jerusalem; Albert Aghazarian, Free Lance Lecturer, Consultant; Rivka Feldhay, Lecturer at the Tel Aviv University and the Van Leer Institute; Dan Diner, Professor, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Elise Aghazarian, Researcher, PASSIA; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
25
Jun
2003

Democracy & Islam

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Speakers: Sheikh Fathi Mansour, Judge, Islamic Shari’a Court
Participants: Ranan Al-Muthaffar, Assistant for Programming &Communication, Tamkeen; Ruba El-Ghoul, Accountant, Analyst, ISAM Project; Nuha Qutob, Arab Studies Society; Ghadeer Quttieneh, Arab Studies Society; Elisabeth Peterson, Friedrich Ebert Foundation; Elise Aghazarian, Researcher, PASSIA; Qusay Abbas, Software Engineer; Marwan Bashiti, Coordinator, Old City Youth Association (OCYA), a group of OCYA members: Nezav, Ahmed Jaber, Mohamad, Amer, Ibrahim Khayyat, Ghassan Khalleh, Ahmad Khalifa, Hisham Assila, Ala’ Munnayer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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21
Jun
2003

Towards better cooperation on Gender and Democracy Issues in Palestine

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Ramallah.
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
20
Jun
2003

The Road Map - Where To

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Sa’eb Erekat, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (Jericho), former PLO Chief Negotiator
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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18
Jun
2003

The Future of Jerusalem From a Youth Perspective

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Mahmoud Jaddeh, Nidal Center for Community Development, Jerusalem; Terry Boullata, Principal, New Generation School, Jerusalem; Abdullah Al-Sedawee, Coordinator, Palestinian Vision, Jerusalem; Nadine Majaj, member of Saris youth club, YWCA, Jerusalem; Natasha Carmi, Engineer, Palestinian Hydrological Group, member of Saris youth club, Jerusalem; Ani Apkarian, School Teacher, Inshirah Abu Gharbieh, Old City Youth Association, Jerusalem; Marwan Bashiti, Old City Youth Association, Jerusalem; Reem Bayyuk, Political Translator, UNTSO, member of Saris youth club, YWCA, Jerusalem; Sandrine Amer, Lawyer, member of Saris youth club, YWCA, Jerusalem; Rana Rabadi, Pharmacist, member of Saris youth club, YWCA, Jerusalem; Elizabeth Peterson, Friedrich Ebert Foundation; Elise Aghazarian, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA