Meetings & Workshops

 
29
Dec
2021

The Evangelical School of Thought and the Question of Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Carlo Aldrovandi, Assistant Professor in Religions, Conflict and Peace Studies, Irish School of Ecumenics, School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
16
Dec
2021

St. Olaf College: Political Theology Course in 2023

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Zoom Meeting.
Participants: Dr. Theresa Heath, Associate Director, International and Off-Campus Studies, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA; Dr. Jason J Ripley, Associate Professor of Religion, St. Olaf College; Dr. Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR); Dr. Usama Salman, Researcher on Christian Waqf & Christian Affairs; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Muhannad Jaouni, Program Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
8
Nov
2021

EUREP Culture and Education Partner Coordination Workshop

  • Organizer: Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA).
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: DanChurchAid-Norwegian Church Aid (DCA-NCA); Terre des Hommes Italia; Enabel - Belgian Development Agency; Pro Terra Sancta; Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppodei Popoli - CISP; Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA); Ru’ya (Palestinian Vision); Palestinian Heritage Trail; Burj Al-Luqluq Social Center Society; Sabreen Association for Artistic Development; AFKAR for Educational & Cultural Development (AECD); ACT for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Studies; Nakhleh Esheber Institute; Frères College for Boys & Girls (De la Salle); Al-Wifaq School; Terra Sancta High School; Bab Al-Silsila.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
8
Oct
2021

Recent Developments at Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Director of the Islamic Waqf Department, Member, Islamic Waqf Council.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
29
Sep
2021

Protecting Islamic and Christian Cultural Heritage in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Samah Jaouny, Programme Manager, East Jerusalem Programme, Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA); Palestinian Vision Organization (PalVision): Rami Nasser, Executive Director; Waad Qannam, Project Director; Mohammad Hadieh, Executive Director, ACT for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Studies; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Adnan Joulani, Project Director; Omar Farrah, Intern.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
28
Sep
2021

Waqf Properties and Real Estate in Jerusalem - In Light of the Israeli Planning and Organization Challenges - The Objections of Arab Jerusalemites, and What’s Next?”

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Adv. Fahd Al-Shweiki, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Dr. Rami Nasrallah, Chairman, International Peace and Cooperation Center (IPCC).
Participants: Royal Hashemite Court, Jordan: Dr. Wasfi Kailani (Executive Director of the Hashemite Fund for the Restoration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque) & Others; Sheikh Mohammad Mustafa Sarandah, Judge in Jerusalem’s Islamic Courts, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Eng. Alaa Salhab, Engineer and Businessman, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Eng. Adnan Husseini, PLO Executive Committee Member, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Member, Islamic Waqf Council, Dean of Medical School, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Khalil Assali, Journalist and Analyst, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Eng. Fouad Dakkak, Consultant Engineer, former member of the Islamic Waqf Council; Eng. Mohammad Al-Masri; Eng. Abdallah Abu Qteish; Eng. Darwish Hijazi; Adv. Bashir Muhtaseb, Lawyer; Adv. Usama Halabi, Lawyer; Sufian Mushasha, UNDP; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Khaled Kaloti, Businessman; Kamal Kaddourah; Sana' Hasna, Researcher, Jerusalem File, Palestinian Negotiation Support Project, Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; Dr. Mohammad Dajani, Professor; Mohammad Hadieh, Executive Director, ACT for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Studies; Imad Khatib, PR, Al-Quds University; Hind Khoury, Secretary-General, Kairos Palestine; Fouad Hallak, Policy Advisor, PLO Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; Lamis Alami, former Minister of Education; Palestinian Vision Organization (PalVision): Rami Nasser, Executive Director; Waad Qannam, Project Director; Walid Salem, Director, Center for Democracy and Community Development; Samer Nusseibeh, CEO and Vice President, Mohammed Zaki Nuseibeh & Sons Group; Mohammad Abu Khdeir, Journalist, Al-Quds Newspaper; Maher Daoudi, Senior Programme Manager, Humanitarian Assistance, Consulate General of Sweden, Jerusalem; Lucy Nusseibeh, Chair/Founder, Middle East Nonviolence and Democracy (MEND) Jerusalem, Chair, Nonviolent Peaceforce International, Geneva; Ismail Tazziz, Pharmacist; Hania Al-Bitar, Director General, Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation - PYALARA; Hani Joulani Real-Estate Developer; Adnan Joulani, Project Director, PASSIA; Imad Farrah, PASSIA; Omar Farrah, Intern, PASSIA; Hind Husseini, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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31
Jul
2021

Arab Islamic and Christian Properties in Jerusalem in the Face of Israeli Planning Challenges

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Jerusalem.
Speakers: Eng. Fouad Dakkak, Consultant Engineer, Former Member of the Islamic Waqf Council.
Participants: Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, Head of the Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem; Dr. Usama Salman, Researcher on Christian Waqf & Christian Affairs; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Ibrahim Matar, Researcher, Jerusalem, PalVision Team; Adnan Joulani, Project Manager, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
7
Jul
2021

The Islamic Waqf Council and Jerusalem Issues

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: German Representative Office, Ramallah: Michael Herold, Acting Head; Niko Fritscher, Head of Political Affairs; Mutasem Al-Ashhab, Political Officer; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
11
May
2021

Jerusalem, Palestinian Youth, and the Israeli Military Incursion into the Holy Site: The Day After

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Independent Television News (ITN): John Irvine, Correspondent; Sean Swan, Cameraman; Ahmad Burghal.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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10
May
2021

Jerusalem, the Holy Places and Recent Developments

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Islamic Waqf Council Office, Jerusalem.
Participants: EU Diplomatic Representatives, members of the Waqf Council.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
1
Apr
2021

Protecting the Orthodox Christian Endowments in Jerusalem - Actions and Challenges

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary, Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR), Middle East Council of Churches.
Participants: Niveen Abu Rahmoun, Member, Al-Tajamou' (BALAD) Political Party, Member of the 20th Knesset; Oday Bajali; Prof. Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Al-Ghazali's Work at the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Quds University; Mohammad Hadieh, Executive Director, ACT for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Studies; Khalil Issa, Project Manager & Advocacy Officer, Palestinian Vision Organization; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
18
Mar
2021

The New Waqf Council 2021

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Director of the Islamic Waqf Department, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Nasser Eddin, Vice & Financial General Director, the Islamic Waqf Department.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
8
Mar
2021

Islamic Waqf Council

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab, Head, Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
21
Feb
2021

The Waqf Council after Two Years - Review and Future Perspectives

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Jerusalem.
Participants: Sheikh Abdel Athem Salhab, Chairman, Islamic Waqf Council; Mohammad Sarandah, Judge in Jerusalem’s Islamic Courts, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Director of the Islamic Waqf Department, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Dr. Wasfi Kilani, Hashemite Fund for the Restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Secretary General, the Islamic Higher Committee; Eng. Mazen Sinokrot, Businessman, Head, Al-Quds Holding, Former Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Adv. Fahd Al-Shweiki, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Khalil Al-Asali, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Nasser Eddin, Vice & Financial General Director, the Islamic Waqf Department, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Member, Islamic Waqf Council, Dean of Medical School, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Adnan Joulani, Project Manager, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
14
Nov
2020

The Legal Status and Authenticity of Proof of Endowment Properties before the Courts

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Jerusalem.
Speakers: Adv. Fahd Al-Shweiki, Attorney, Islamic Waqf Council.
Participants: Sheikh Abdel Athem Salhab, Chairman, Islamic Waqf Council; Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Director of the Islamic Waqf Department, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Prof. Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Al-Ghazali's Work at the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Quds University; Eng. Adnan Husseini, PLO Executive Committee Member, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Sheikh Mohammad Sarandah, Judge in Jerusalem’s Islamic Courts, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Eng. Mazen Sinokrot, Businessman, Member of Al-Quds University Board of Trustees, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Hatem Abdel Qader, Fatah Leader, Jerusalem, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Advocate Nazeeh Alami, Attorney, Jerusalem; Adnan Joulani, Project Manager, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA