Meetings & Workshops

 
7
Dec
2013

1st Dutch-Palestinian Cooperation Forum, PASSIA- Clingendael MOV Signing

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Intercontinental Bethlehem.
Participants: Luc Van de Goor, Director, Netherlands Institute of international Relations; Bertus Hendriks, Senior Visiting Fellow, Netherlands Institute of international Relations; Aseel Fatafteh, PASSIA Senior Researcher.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
4
Dec
2013

Evaluating EU Support and Cooperation in Jerusalem since 2008.

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Rami Nasser Eddin, Pal Vision; Khaled Shakhshir, Welfare Association; Fayrouz Sharqawi, Grassroots Al-Quds; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Al Quds University, Faculty of Medicine; Murad Bustami, Human Rights Officer, UN; Hatem Khweis, Al-Arabia Consulting & PR; Nora Lester Murad, Dalia Association; Omar Shaban, Consultant, Palthink; Dr. Mohammed Alami, Manager; Dr. Joe Saba, Team Leader of the Evaluation and Expert in private sector; Nick Krafft: Expert for the Social Sector.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
3
Dec
2013

Education in Jerusalem and the Question of Identity

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Speakers: Sawsan Safadi, Director, Public & International Relations, PA Ministry of Education, Jerusalem
Participants: Samir Jbreal, Director of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Education office in Jerusalem; Nadim Jamal, Media; Haya Toutah; Eman El Taji, Director of Dar El-Tifil Al-Arabi; Murad Bastami, Human Rights Officer, United Nation Mission in Darfur; Noor Rajabi,; Nasser Hidmi; Dina Abu Ghaida, Senior Economist , Senior Economist, Education, Human Development Group Middle East & North Africa Region, The World Bank; Hatem Khweis, Union of Parents’ Committees in East Jerusalem Schools.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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21
Nov
2013

Palestinians in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: (International group of youth from the UK,Bosnia & Herzegovina, Myanmar and Sri Lanka) Sophie Stewart-Bloch; Elma Adanaus; Mohammad Rehan Asif; Emma Baker; Clare Rich; Khalil Al Battat.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
11
Nov
2013

Meeting with HE Dr. Andreas Reinicke, EU Special Representative

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Rafiq Husseini, CEO Makassed Hospital;Jameel Hamami Lecturer, Al-Quds University;Hani Abdeen, Dean AQU; Fadi Kawasmi, Lawyer; Khaled Khaloti, Engineer; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman, PASSIA; Andreas Reinicke, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process; Leena Ritola, Political Adviser to the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
10
Nov
2013

Palestinian Perspective on Various Components of the Conflict & What Lies Ahead!

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Richard Bruneau,Counsellor and Head of Political Section,Representative Office of Canada,Ramallah;Richard Venn, Senior Executive Vice-President, CIBC, and Managing Director and Deputy Chair, CIBC World Markets Inc.; Jill Reitman, Psychologist; Joel Reitman, Founder and President of Jillcy Investments Ltd. Morris & Sarah Perlis; Allan & Hinda Silber; Eileen Silver, Ontario Ministry of Education; Carole Sterling, UJA Federation of Greater, Toronto; Jay Sterling, Gardena Canada; Abe Glowinsky, UJA Federation of Greater, Toronto; Elaine Dubrovsky; Sam Reitman; Stephanie Frangos.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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30
Sep
2013

Palestinian Internal Affairs and Israeli Occupation

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Young Peace Performance: Ida Hella; Serine Talhaub; Einar Blindheim; Erik Zeraensen; Maram Sahlieh; Signe Bekmand Tangen
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
3
Aug
2013

Launching a new Brochure: “ A Guide to Al-Aqsa Mosque”.

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA; Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, Council of Waqf & Islamic Affairs-Head; Ms. Elvan Haciefendioglu, Deputy Consul General of Turkey; Mr. Sedat Yilmaz, Director of Cultural Section, Consulate General of Turkey Mr. Sedat Yi
Participants: Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Director, Islamic Waqf Offices; Engineer Mazen Sinokrot, Business man, Sinokrot Group; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Engineer Muhammad Nuseibeh; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Bashir Al-Muhtaseb, Lawyer; Dr. Muhammad Nasreddin, Financial Director, Islamic Waqf Offices; Adnan Husseini, Minister, Jerusalem Affairs; Dr. Mahdi abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA; Abdel Qader Al-Husseini, Faisal Husseini Foundation; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Doctor, Al-Makassed Hospital; Khaled Al-Kaloti, Engineer; Dr. Abdel Rahman Abbad, Professor; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Omar Al-Alami; Lamis Al-Alami, Minister of Education Palestine; Muhammad Al-Alami, Jerusalem Cigarette Company; Sheikh Mustafa Abu Zahra, chambers of Commerce; Head of the Auspices of Islamic Cemeteries Committee, Jerusalem; Sinan Abdel Qader, Engineer; Imad Muna, Educational Bookshop; Dr. Basem Abu Asab, Doctor & Director, Al-Hayat Medical Centers; Hatem Khweis, Media; Ayman Sinokrot, Sinokrot Group; Shifa Jayousi, UNSCO; Jamal Abdeen, Al-Bir Society; Khalil Al-Assali, Journalist; Nisreen Al-Aref, FES; Jamal Al-Aref, ANERA; Ziad Al-Hamouri; Ahmad Al-Rweidy, Advisor; Suleiman Ghosheh, Doctor; Adli Nasreddin, Engineer; Dr. Ali Abu Ras, Arab Institute; Wafa Al-Dajani, Engineer; Sheikh Akram Nassar ,Shari’a Courts –Jerusalem; Sheikh Iyad Al-Abbasi, Shari’a Courts –Jerusalem; Nabil Hamoudeh Real State Company; Sheikh Ashraf Salhab, Zakat Centers, Jerusalem; Khaled Zabarqa, Director, Jerusalem Center for Development; Dr. Suleiman Eghbaria; Saleh Ashour; Hani Dweik, Business man,; Sami Al-Jundi; Wael Idriss; Aseel Fatafteh, PASSIA Researcher; Maen Adileh, Teacher; Sana Shannak, PASSIA Adminsitration; Imad Farrah, PASSIA IT Specialist; Hadeel Zumot, PASSIA Team; Antar Hijazi, PASSIA Team; Sam Andrews, PASSIA Intern; Felix Neugebauer, PASSIA Intern; Sawsan Safadi, Head, Public Relations and Directorate of International Relations Education; Mazen Ahram; Maysoun Masluhi, Translator; Rania Muhareb, PASSIA Intern; Bishop Dr. Munib Younan, Evangelical Lutheran Church; Suheil Dawani, Anglican Bishop Jerusalem; Sabri Saidam; Hazem Ghaith, Representative Office of Egypt, Ramallah; Hammam Abu Zaid, Representative Office of Egypt, Ramallah; Dr. Hany Abdel Rahman Khader, Acting Head of the Egyptian Mission, Tel Aviv; Mustafa Al-Gamal, Consulate of Egypt, Tel Aviv; Sheikh Ali Abu Sheikha; Ahmad Al-Tayyibi, Member of Parliament ; Nader Farrah, Al-Hayat Center; Mahmoud Jaddeh; Tugba Arslan, Vice Consul Consulate General of Turkey; Husamettin Arslan, Vice Consul Consulate General of Turkey; Elvan Haciefendioglu, Deputy Consul General of Turkey; Mehmet Erdil, TIPH Hebron; Enwar Arpa; Sedat Yilmaz, Director of Cultural Section Consulate General of Turkey; Ediz TIYANSAN, Journalist; Mehmet Kivanc; Yusuf Kasarci; Murat Gukurcam; Daoud Qutteni, TIKA; Rami Sublaban, TIKA; Mehmet Beyazit Aksoy, TIKA; Kursad Mahmat, TIKA Coordinator, Dr. Serdar Cam, President of TIKA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
19
Jun
2013

Jerusalem and the Current Situation in Palestine.

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Group of teachers from World Affairs Council of Houston, USA: Andre Shama, Tour Guide; Marie Moreno, Administrator; Partricia Cooksey, Teacher; Melissa Schmitz, Teacher; Loreli Clark, Teacher; Barbara DiPaolo, Teacher; Dana Browning, Teacher; Rita McMahon, Teacher; Shelby Touchy, Teacher; Ivana Situm, Program Officer; Anita Pillins, Teacher.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
19
Jun
2013

Taksim Square: between Arab Politics and the Turkish Model

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Mehran Kamrava, Professor at Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service in Qatar and Director of its Center for International and Regional Studies
Participants: Ediz Tiyansan, Correspondent; Abla Sinokrot, Administrative Assistant; Koichi Oi, Student; Alexander Rüsche, Project Manager Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Jacob Rieker, Project Manager Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Shatha Abdul Samad, Project Manager Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Sae Imamura, Program Coordinator; Rania Muhareb, Student; Eveline Muhareb, German Academic Exchange Program (DAAD); Kursad Mahmat, Turkish International Corporation & Development Administration (TICA); Sam Andrews, Student; Felix Neugebauer, Student; Prof. Mlungisi W. Makalima, Head, South African Representative Office; Ramallah; Anke Rallee, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Solly Tshivhula, South African Representative Office; Ramallah; Samer Nuseibeh, Engineer; Naser Hidmi; Khalil Assali, Journalist; Raed Mujahed; Jerome Sherman, US Diplomat; Maha Samman, Professor, Al-Quds University; Kholood M. Kandil, Economic Officer, US Consulate; Rima Mustafa, Al Arabiya TV; Nadim Al Jamal, Journalist; Johanna Wagman, Journalist; Phadime Choshane, First Secretary, South African Representative Office, Ramallah; Tore Aydin, Journalist; Taher Al-Nammari, Al-Maqdisi Association, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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20
May
2013

erusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Basel Ghattas, Engineering; Jamal Zahalqah, Lawyer; Usama Halabi, Lawyer ; Sami Abu Shihadah; Haneen Zu’bi, Lawyer; Sinan Abdel Qader, Engineering ; Jeries Saba; Ala’ Mahajneh
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
15
May
2013

Religion, Conflict and Dialogue

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Students of Intercultural Relations, Stockholm School of Theology, Lars Lingirs, Director, Stockholm School of Theology; Mats Palmborg; Margareta Palmborg; Ulrika Lindskog, Maria O’Donnell; Helena Dahlin Kasse; Inger Gillerstrand; Amalia Kristohersson; Sven Halvardsson; Kjell-Ake Nordqvist; Anders Gezelius Hagglund; Kristin Hagegard.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
14
May
2013

Interfaith Dialogue

  • Organizer: Lutheran Church of the Redeemer..
  • Location: Beit Ibrahim (Lutheran Church of the Redeemer), Beit Jala..
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chirman of PASSIA; Dr. Mitri Raheb, Director of The International Center of Bethlehem (Dar Annadwa Addawliyya); Bishop Munib Younan, president of the Lutheran World Federation.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
13
May
2013

Arab women in the Islamic Movement

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Ramallah.
Speakers: Dr. Islah Jad, Director, Institute of Women’s Studies Center, Birzeit University
Participants: Shojaa Ayaseh, Lawyer, Young Palestinian Lawyer Association ; Nida’ Ibrahim, Journalist; Maisaa Salem, Student, Birzeit University ; Awni Fares, Student, Birzeit University; Omar Rahal, Director, Human Rights and Democratic Participation Centre – SHAMS; Abir Misleh, Welfare Association; Rose Shomali, Researcher; Mahmoud Qura’an, Engineering; Muna Mansour, Palestinian Legislative Council, Nablus; Khuloud Masri, Former Municipal Council Member, Nablus; Issa Samandar, Popular Development Center, Ramallah; Heyam Mattar, International Relations Commission, FATEH Movement, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
8
May
2013

The Neo-Zionist State of Israel: Realities and Future Prospects

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Ilan Pappe: Professor with the College of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of Exeter, UK, Director of the University's European Centre for Palestine Studies, and Co-Director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies
Participants: Nora Carmi, Project Coordinator, Kairos Palestine; Elana Ramahi, OCHA; Mohammed Nuseibeh; Ghassan Khatib, Birzeit University; Dr. Uri Davis, Head, Al-Beit - Association for the Defence of Human Rights in Israel; Munther Fahmi, American Colony Bookshop; George Hazou, Translator; Samia Najjar; Hind Khoury; Rola Khleip; Nasser Hidmi, Activest; Hatem Khweis, Press; Shatha Abudul Samad, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Amneh Badran, Al-Quds University; Ibrahim Nator, Rawabi; Awad Mansour, Al-Quds University; Aisha Majid, OCHA; Shifa Jayousi, Program Officer, UNDP; Jamal Abdeen; Dr. Hala Hallak; Diana Safieh, Travel Agent; Maha Samman, Al-Quds University; Samer Niseibeh, Engineer; David Viveash, Carter Center; Kotone Hashimoto, Student; Rev. Loren Mcgrail, Christian Minister; Trisha Tenvillizer, Teacher; Christine Forrester; Consultant; Richard Binost; Consultant; Michel Gottret, Head, Switzerland Representative Office, Ramallah; Hans Peter Hirschi, Switzerland Representative, Ramallah; Christiane Hieronymus, German Representative Office, Ramallah; Sabine Bricheakaup; Jure Rifelj, Head, Slovenia Representative Office, Ramallah; Schmidt, W; Debi Vznpoelen, Artist; Alan Smart, Manager; Frans Weizacker; Astrid Marsohatz, UN; Jobin Lainne; Perini Alessandre; Poppy Hardee, Arij; Nina Mappes, Arij; Monica Burm; M Keller, Tourist; Chris Whitman; Barbara Wolf, Head, German Representative Office, Ramallah; Holga Hans; Martin Deleon; Sandra Gvimaraes; Orwan leliewe, Teacher; Alexander Rusche, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Mehrene Larudee, Al-Quds Bard College; Dophne Bullerbach; Ueli Staeger, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Anke Ralle, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Raymond Duft, OCHA; Anna Revmert; Mar Benseny; Mamo Lou; Kenyon; Marion Napoli; Ingrid Ross, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Nitschke Uli, GIZ; Voilrath Radiger Caia, GIZ; Ugo Puccio, Consultant; Jeni Ohan, G. Fine, EU delegation; Ava de Cano, Tvndeso; Isabelle Mestre, Student; Yvonne loymil, Student; Bilha Calderon, Journalist; Plauz Schinidt; Stuart Elden; Elhan Movtou-Jerome; B.S. Mubarak, Head, Indian Representative Office, Ramallah; Neil Graham; Eike Bullesbech; German Representative Office, Ramallah; Joris Van Winckel, EU; David Geer, EU Representative; Marianne Van de Glind; Nera Van Glind; Nicolas Rost
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All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA