Meetings & Workshops
17
Nov
2012
Courtesy Visit
Participants: 17th November, 2012,
Participant(s): HE Philip C. Wilcox, President, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Washington DC, Former American Consul General in Jerusalem (1989-1991)
Participant(s): HE Philip C. Wilcox, President, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Washington DC, Former American Consul General in Jerusalem (1989-1991)
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
15
Nov
2012
National Reconciliation in Transitional Realities - Polish Experience and Palestinian Needs
Speakers: Jan Litynski, Advisor to the President of Poland; Diana Buttu, Lawyer and former spokesperson for the Negotiation Support Unit, PLO; Dr. Karolina Wigura, Sociologist, University of Warsaw; Dr. Sabri Saidam, First Deputy Secretary General of the Fateh Revo
Participants: Saji Khalil, Teacher; Adnan Al-Sharawi, Trainer; Mahmoud Al Kaddah, Engineer; Ahmad Abu Ghoush, Researcher; Abdul Fattah Qalqili; Jad Salman; Saadi Al-Wahidi; Heyam Matar; Moqbel Atta; Abdul Rahman Haj Ibrahim; Abdul Muhazeb; Derar Al-Helo, Director; Laila Jammal, International Relations; Ahmed Nijim, Palestinian Cultural Forum, PCF; Raed Hmouz; Dr Rafiq Rishmawi, Paediatrician; Dr. Hanna Rishmawi; Abdullah Abdullah, Yara Zayed, Projects Manager, Caritas; Dr Samir Shehadeh; BS Mubarak, Representative of India; Omar Al-Masri, Atef Midani; Abdullah Hijazy.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
14
Nov
2012
Jerusalem: Through an American's Eyes
Speakers: HE Philip C. Wilcox, President, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Washington DC, Former American Consul General in Jerusalem (1989-1991)
Participants: Andrew Rigby, Professor; Thomas Dallal, Lawyer; Anjad Hithnawi, Urban Planner; Marwan Shehadi, Legal Intern; Zaki Abul Halaweh, Journalist; Christine Meyer, Director, American House, Jerusalem; Naser Hidmi; Diana Buttu, Lawyer; Jasmin Abu Khaider, Student; Sonia Najjar, Director of Planning for Jerusalem, AQU; Hanadi Qawasmi, Media Coordinator; Hatem Khwais, Media; Yasmin Abu Amear, Mechanical Engineer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
2
Oct
2012
Drawing Final Borders: New Thinking Towards a Viabel, Unified Palestinian State Speakers: Jan De Jong, Geostrategic Planner; Geoffrey Aronson, Director of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (Washington DC).
Participants: Raed Abed Rabbo, PR Director; Dr Nasri Kumsieh, Chairman, Arij; Layaly Hamayel, Research Assistant, Birzeit University; Sam Bahour, Consultant; Mazen Sinokrot, Private Sector; Christian Jacklsperger, Deputy Head of Mission (Germany); Sameer Abu Eisheh, Professor of Engineering, Najah National University; Raid Nairat, Professor of Political Science, Najah National University; Ahmad Abbas, Advisor, Ministry of Planning
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
19
Sep
2012
Preparatory Meeting for Empowering Young Activists in Jerusalem, Training and Education, Zionism: An Introduction to Zionism and Palestine
Participants: Ali Gassar; Fatmeh Darwish; Dahoud Darwish, log Assistant; Muna Hassan, Grassroots, Jerusalem; Hatem Khwais, Media Coordinator; Hanadi Qawasmi, Media Coordinator; Haya Totah; Mohammed Sayyad, Social Worker, Ahmad Al-Asmar, Reporter; Renad Barakat, Trainer; Rawan Hamad, Media; Ali Duwani, Press Photographer; Yasin Sbeih, Mechanical Engineer
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
18
Sep
2012
Political Activists and Young Leaders - The effects of the American Presidential Elections on Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East
Speakers: Ishmael Reed, Published author, librettist, media commentator, publisher, lecturer and teacher; David Mark, Author of “Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning,” and editor-in-chief of Politix, published by Topix, the largest local forum site in the U
Participants: Naser Hidmi, Activist; Susan Nammari, Senior Programs Specialist, US Consulate; Naser Ideis, Information Specialist; Hanadi Qawasni, Spokesperson for ACRI; Muna Hasan, Journalist; Sawsan Safadi, Head of Public and Directorate of International Relations Education; Javier Parrondo, Spanish Consulate; David Mark, Journalist; Ishmael Reed, Professor Emeritus; Carla Blank, Artistic Director, The Domestic Crusaders Project; Vin Traverso, Department Cultural Attache, the American Consulate; Mustafa Abu Sway, Professor, Al Quds University, Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Jonathan Jones, Volunteer Researcher, PASSIA; Hadil Zu’mot, Student, Aseel Fatafteh, Researcher, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
4
Sep
2012
American Elections: What do you expect from an American Elected President?
Participants: Mirvat Al-Azzah, Al-Hurra TV, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
29
Aug
2012
Preparatory Meeting for Empowering Young Activists in Jerusalem, Training and Education, Iran, Israel and the Birth of New Alliances
Participants: Hanadi Qawasmi, Media Coordinator; Muna Hassan, Grassroots, Jerusalem; Haya Totah; Ali Gassar; Rawan Hamad; Yasmin Abu Amer; Jawaher Joulani; Nasser Hidmi; Hadil Zu’mot.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
27
Jun
2012
Democratization in the Middle East and the Arab Spring - An American Perspective
Speakers: Dr. Joshua Muravchik, Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, and Fellow, George W. Bush Institute
Participants: Ziad Abu Zayyad, Palestinian Independent Journalist; Jamal Adileh, Businessman; Hassan Faraj, Psychologist; Dr. Mohammed al-Issawi, Muna Mousa; Mariam Houk, Journalist; Zakaria Al Qaq, Al-Quds University; Dana Al Qaq, Student; Naser Hidmi; Khawla Abu Ghazaleh; Mazen Sinokrot, Businessman; Sung Jun Yeo, Head, Korean Representative Office, Ramallah; Rimon Abu Farha, Assistant, Head of Mission, Korean Representative Office, Ramallah; Raustin H, Student; David Viveash, Director, Carter Center; Khalil Assali, Journalist; B. S. Mubarak, Diplomat; Joshua Muravchik, Scholar; Joyce Morin Utz, Law Professor; Kathleen Bouzis, Student/NGO; Beatrice St. Laurent, University Professor.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
14
Jun
2012
The US and Arab States- the case of Egypt
Speakers: Professor Rosemary Hollis, Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at City University in London and Director of the University’s Olive Tree Scholarship Program Discussant: Dr. Nabil Shaath, Member of the Fateh Central Committee and Head of its Internation
Participants: Abdallah Hamdan, Esawiah Organization; Yasin Sbeih, Student; Hassan Faraj, Sharafat; Christine Mayer, Director, American House, Jerusalem; Zakaria Al-Qaq, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Ribhi Abu Hummus, Rastin H, Student, Sawsan Safadi, Public Relation Directorate of Education; Mohammed Abu Khdier, Journalist, Ql-Quds News Paper, Jihad Al-Khatib, Murad Jadallah
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
29
Mar
2012
U.S. Presidential Elections and the Middle East
Speakers: Prof. Everett I. Mendelsohn, Professor of the History of Science, Emeritus & Founder and first president of the Cambridge, based Institute for Peace and International Security
Participants: Christine Mayer, Director, American House, Alexander Rusche, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Danae Panissie, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Stefanie Kirster, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Zakaria Al-Qaq, Vice President, Al-Quds University; Yousef Daher, Jerusalem Inter-Church Center (JIC); Jorise Van Winckelm, European Union; Elodie Farge, Volunteer Researcher, PASSIA; Nidal Ghaith, AlQuds Holding, Jerusalem; Fouad Dakkak, Freelance Consultant, Jerusalem; Dr. Nafez Nazzal, Al-Quds University; Laila Nazzal, Al-Quds University; Sawsan Safadi, Public Relation, Directorate of Education PR Manager, Joseph Shawyer, Intern, PASSIA, Aseel Fatafteh, Researcher, PASSIA; Nida Shourgry, Researcher, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA