Meetings & Workshops

 
17
Nov
2014

Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Harvey Beck, A.,WPO Ontario, Canada, Active Allowance Inc., Entrepreneur; Michael W Bollhoff, YPO Rhine, Germany, Wilhelm Bollhoff GmbH & Co. KG , Managing Partner; Yann Borgstedt, YPO Alpine,Switzerland Securarchiv SA , CEO; Olivier Calloud, YPO Alpine, Switzerland; Piguet Galland & Cie SA , CEO; John P. DeBlasio, YPO Chicago,Windy, United States, Sallyport Global Holdings, President; Christoph Hoermann,YPO Rhine, Germany, Hoermann KG , Managing Partner; Steven M. Kupka, WPO US Capital, United States, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP, Managing Partner; Dale L. Lefebvre, YPO US Capital, United States, 3.5.7.11 Investments, Founder and Executive Chairman; Marwan Naja, YPO Alpine, Switzerland, Bellevue Education Group, Chairman of the Board; Maurice S. Ostro, YPO London, United Kingdom, Ostro Minerals (UK) Ltd, Chairman; Tim Perutz, YPO London, United Kingdom, P3 Group Ltd, Managing Director UK Group; Yasser Shahin, YPO South Australia, Australia / New Zealand, Peregrine Corporation, Executive Director; Michael A. Stoltzfus, YPO US Capital, United States, Dynamic Aviation, President & CEO; Cathrine-Anne Burda, BURDA MEDIA; Kurt R. Schwarz, Active Investor; Louisa Bojesen, Anchor of CNBC’s Flagship Afternoon TV Show, Ambassador for Denmark; Tamari Dalla, Advisor for Philanthropic Matters to W&P S.A in Geneva, Officer of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
21
Oct
2014

Jerusalem Today

  • Organizer: National Council for Development (NCD), Hebron.
  • Location: Hebron.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
9
Oct
2014

Jerusalem and the Two-State Solution

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Sara Lisherness, Director, Compassion, Peace and Justice; Greg Allen-Pickett, General Manager, World Mission (PCUSA); Rick Jones, Communications Strategist; Rev. Victor Makari, Presbyterian Church (USA) Partnership Liaison
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
27
Sep
2014

Conditions of Laborers in Palestine

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Christy Hoffman, Deputy General Secretary, UNI Global Union; Bones Zingisile Skulu, General Secretary, UNI Global Union; Joe de Bruyn, President, UNI Global Union; Philip J. Jennings, General Secretary, UNI Global Union; Mike Sunderland, Deputy Director of Communications, UNI Global Union
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
27
Sep
2014

Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Tove M. Anderson; Inge Marie Frandsen; Hans Erik Andersen; Oluf Pedersen; Eigil Veggerby Lausten; Flemming Andersen; Kaj Ross-Hansen, UNI THEUL; Gertrud Bisgaard; Ida Skoh Mogensen, Midwife; Eva Brynildsen, Midwife; Liss Matthiesen, Teacher; Hans Henrik Fatner, Journalist; Stig Matthiesen, Journalist
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
9
Sep
2014

The EU and the War on Gaza – What Lies Ahead?

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Mohammad Mustafa, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of National Economy
Participants: Noah Kennedy, Writer; Simon Jaser, Consular of Affairs, Portugal; Nathan Stock, Field Officer Director, The Carter Center; Dr. Hisham Nassar, Doctor, Cardiologist; Itedal AL-Ashhab, Educational Portfolio & Member at the National Conference; Khalid Khatib, Palestinian Heritage Museum; Nicos Panayi, Head of the Representative Office, Cyprus; Lisa Main, Academic; Hayden Cooper, Journalist; Herve Magro, Consul General, France; Geza Mihalyi, Head of Mission, Hungary; Benat Cusin, EUPOL COPPS; Jamal Al-Aref, Deputy Director; Nida Dalmantaite, Representative/Counselor, Lithuania; Oliver McTernan, Director, Forward Thinking, UK; Walid Salim, Director, CDCDC; Sergio Sierra ‎Berna, Representative, Mexico; Kursad Mahmat, TIKA; Shifa Jayousi; Terry Boullata, Senior Advisor, SDC; Brunu Jans, Consul General, Belgium; Martina Feeney, Representative, Ireland; Barbara Wolf, Head of the Mission, Germany; Julie Trottier, Director of Research; Eveline Muhareb, Program Coordinator; Rania Muhareb, Student; Pirkko-Liisa Kyöstil, Head of the Mission, Finland; Jakob Rieken, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Fouad Abu Ghosh, Producer; Mohammed Nusseibeh; Fadi Hidmi, Director General; Mustafa Sarnic, Consul General, Turkey; Anne Sofie, Consul General, Sweden; Dr. Safa Nasser El-Din; Solly Tshivhula, Counselor, South Africa; Carmen Mocanu, Deputy Head of Mission/Political Affairs, Romania; Samah Dweik, Journalist; Khalil Assali, Media; Ingrid Ross, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Dr. Nader Salaymeh, Pharmacist; Felix Neugebauer, ANERA; Elias Khoury, Lawyer; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer; Hani Abdeen, Medical Doctor; Junya Matsuura, Head, Japan; Sawsan Safadi, PR Manager, Samer Melki, Deputy Consul, France; Julie Jolles, US Consulate; Anders Tang Friborg, Representative, Denmark; Aleksandra Bukowska-McCabe, Representative, Poland; Jens Kirk Nielsen, Customs Expert, EU BAM; Dr. Andrea Nasi, Representative, Austria; Benoit Cusin, Political Adviser, EUPOL COPPS; Juan José Escobar Stemmann, Consul General, Spain; Franka Van Wandelen, Assistant of the HoM, Netherlands; Sanna Kyllonen, Deputy HoM/Development, Finland; Rafael Lopez, Spain; Joris Van Winckel, PoL Officer, EUREP, Yusuf Osman Diktas, Deputy Consul; Turkey.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
25
Aug
2014

Rosary Sisters' High School

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem; Bishop William Shomali, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem; Yousef Daher; Hazem Kawasmi; Dr. Nader Salaymeh, Pharmacist; Terry Boullata; Adnan Joulani; Talal Nasser Eddin, BZU Pharmaceutical; Itedal AL-Ashhab, Educational Portfolio & Member at the National Conference; Abdel Qader Husseini, Faisal Husseini Foundation; Aref Husseini,Founder of Al-Nayzak; Mohammad Abu Assab, Merchant.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
16
Aug
2014

Reality and Challenges Facing AL-Aqsa Mosque- Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Council

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Participants: Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab, Acting Chief Judge, Head of the High Council of Waqf; Mohammad Nusseibeh, Awqaf Council Member, Mohammad Subhi Jabarein, Head, Al-Aqsa Association for Waqf and Heritage; Dr. Suleiman Ahmad Al-Masra Association; Sheikh Ibrahim Said Sabri, Awqaf Council Member; Hatem Abdel Qader, The Jerusalem File, Former Minister of Jerusalem Affairs; Ali Abu Sheikha, Islamic Movement inside the 1948 Palestine; Adv. “Mohammad Bashir” Al-Muhtaseb, Awqaf Council Member; Adnan Husseini, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs; Hani Abdeen, Dean, Medicine Faculty, Awqaf Council Member; Mustafa Abu Zahra, Hammad Abu Deibes, Head, Islamic Movement inside the 1948 Palestine; Hani Issawi; Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Nasser Al-Din, General Director Assistant, Islamic Waqf; Jamal Abu Taameh, Legal Consultant, Islamic Awqaf; Sheikh Azzam El-Khatib, General Director, Islamic Waqf, Sheikh Jamil Abdul Rahim Hamami, Secretary General, Supreme Islamic Council, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Mohammad Zeidan, Head, Higher Arab Monitoring Committee; Mazen Sinokrot, Awqaf Council; Sheikh Kamal Khateeb, Islamic Movement; Dr. Ikirma Sabri, Supreme Islamic Council; Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem; Ziyad Hammouri; Safwat Freij , Aqsa Association, Islamic Movement; Ahmad Hisham Zghayyer, Chamber of Commerce; Abdel Latif Ghaith, Head, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association; Fouad Daqqaq, Awqaf Council Member; Sheikh Qasem Rayyan, President, Aqsa Association; Tasneem Kassem, Consultant, Dimensions Consulting; Firas Zaghal, Consultant; Omar Kisswani, Director, Al-Aqsa Mosque; Hikmat Naamneh; Director, Al-Aqsa Association; Adv. Khaled Zabarkah, Director; Dr. Mustafa Abu Swai, Dean, Faculty of Da'wa and Principles of Religion; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head, Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs- PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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7
May
2014

Contemporary Jerusalem

  • Organizer: Carter Center, Ramallah.
  • Location: Khalil al-Sakakini, Ramallah.
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
16
Apr
2014

Challenges Facing AL-Aqsa Mosque

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Mahfouz Abu Turk, Journalist; Murad Isaid, Journalist; Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chairman of Board of Trustees, Al-Makassed; Dr. Ishaq Yacoub Al-Qutob, Director General, Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer; Qusai Abbas, Project Coordinator; Mahira Dajani, DTA President; Fayza Zalatimo, DTA Deputy President; Fadwa Zalatimo,President, Friends’ Society of the Islamic Orphanage School; Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab, Head of the High Council of Waqf, Ahmad Hashem Al-Zughayyar, President, Federation of Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture; Adnan Husseini, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs; Sheikh Azzam El-Khatib, General Director of the Islamic Waqf; Mazin Jaabari, Director; Dr. Bassam Abu Lebdi, Medical Doctor, Al-Makassed; Nasser Hidmi, Political Activist; Dr. Abdel Rahman Abbad, Secretary General for the Muslim Ulama and Scholars in Palestine; Nimer Shaaban Al-Safadi, Teacher/ Translator; Murad Bustami; Human Rights Officer, UN; Khaled Kaloti; Khaled Halabi Hamo; Mazin Abu Al-Soud; Sheikh Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Prof., Al-Quds University; Mohammad Nusseibeh, Engineer; Dr. Ahmad Fawaqa, Lecturer; Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim Nasser Al-Dein, Financial Director, Awqaf; Nabeel Hammouda, General Director; Sheikh Yacoub Shabaneh, Member of the Sharia'a Appeal Court; Dr. Mohammad Qutob, President, ‏Arab Development Society; Itedal AL-Ashhab, Educational Portfolio & Member at the National Conference; Bashir Nusseibeh, Lawyer; Dr. Awad Mansour; Ahmad Safadi, Director, Elya.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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13
Mar
2014

Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: Abrahams Herberge, Beit Jala.
Participants: Nidal Abuzuluf, Manager, Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI); Simon Awad, Executive Director, Environmental Education Center (EEC) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL); Dr Mark Braverman, Executive Director, Holy Land Education andPeace Building Project; Rev. Mark B. Brown, Regional Representative, The Lutheran World Federation; Nora Carmi, Kairos Palestine; Rev. María Araceli Ezzatti Rodriguez, Methodist pastor and ICM pastor, Member and Cocordinator of PEAPI; Ms Catherine Gordon, Representative for International Issues, Presbyterian Church (USA), Office of Public Witness Compassion, Peace and Justice Ministry, General Assembly Mission Council; Fuad Giacaman, Adviser and co-president, Arab Educational Institute (AEI); José Henriquez, Secretary General, Pax Christi International ; Rifat OdehKassis, General Coordinator, Kairos Palestine; Rami Kassis, Executive Director, Alternative Tourism Group; Dr. Felipe Gustavo Koch Buttelli, Kairós Palestina Brasil; Hildegarde Lenz, Ecumenical Accompanier, Coordinator of the German Palestine Solidarity Network ; Rania Murra, Director, Arab Educational Institute (AEI); Dr Muna Mushahwar, Arab Orthodox Union Club; Dr Audeh B. Quawas, WCC Central Committee member, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem; Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, President, Diyar Consortium; Rev. Eilert Rostrup, Director, The Karibu Foundation; Rev. DrRobert O.Smith, Area Program Director for the Middle East & North Africa, ELCA Global Mission; George Stephan, ACT Palestine Forum Coordinator; Dr Martha Tonsern, Kairos Palestine, Advocacy Officer; Dr Stiaan van der Merwe, Kairos Southern Africa; Robert van Drimmelen, Former APRODEV General Secretary; David Wildman, Executive Secretary, Human Rights & Racial Justice, General Board of Global Ministries; H.G. BishopMunib A.Younan, Lutheran Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan & the Holy Land; Ramzi Zananiri, Executive Director, International Christian Committee – Jerusalem; Dr Zoughbi Zoughbi, Founder & Director, WI'AM Palestinian, Conflict Resolution Center.

Resource person(s): Dr. Mahdi F. Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA, Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs; Fr Dr Jamal Khader, Dean, Faculty of Art, Bethlehem University; Rev. Rajbharat Patta, General Secretary, Student Christian Movement of India; Yusef Daher, Executive Secretary, Jerusalem Inter-Church Centre (JIC); Anna Hjalm, Ecumenical Officer for JIC; Nader Muaddi, Advocacy Officer, Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI); Jet den Hollander, Local Programme Coordinator, Ecumenical Accompaniment, Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), Jerusalem Coordination office; Michel Nseir, Programme Executive, Special Focus on the Middle East, World Council of Churches; Ranjan Solomon, PIEF Communication Officer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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11
Mar
2014

EU Policies, the Two-State Solution & the Ongoing Negotiations

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Mattia Toaldo, Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations, London; Olaf Boehnke, Director, European Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin
Participant(s): Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Ingrid Ross, Director of FES; Yusef Daher, JIC; Michel Nseir, JIC; Camilla Giordano, P. Assistant; Edwin Sounyrem, Intern, FES; Daniel Marwecki, Intern, FES; Jens Ladekarl, FES; Dr. Bassem Abu Assab, Director of Al-Hayat Health Center; Leena Ritola, EU; Nathan Stock, Carter; Kate Taber, PC USA; Feron Valerie, ECFR; Mattia Toaldo, ECFR; Hugh Lovatt ECFR; Olaf Boehnke, ECFR; Fulvio Capurso, Italian Cooperation; Marco Azzalini, Italian Cooperation; Christian Palomdi, Italian Cooperation; Nader Farah, Engineer; Mansour Tahboub, Director; Louisa Mammeri, Student; Hans Grundberb, Head of Political Section, EUEP; Angela Godfrey-Goldstein, Advocacy Officer; Caroline Vent, UK Department for International Development; Maysara Husseini, DTA; Diana Safieh, Safia Tours; Jacob Riena, Project Manager; Lara Habash, Communication Assistant; Mustafa Kemal Sahin, Vice Council, Turkish Consulate; Ziad Abu Zayyad, PIJ; Sawsan Safadi, PR Director; Khalid Khatib, Palestinian Heritage Museum; Walid Salim, Director, CDCD; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chairman of Board of Trustees, Al-Makassed; Dimi Reider, ECFR; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Physician; Fadi Hidmi, Director General; Ibrahim Al-Hindi, Architect; Dr. Maha Samman; Dr. Awad Mansour; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Prof., Al-Quds University; Mahmoud Jaddeh; Haj Abed Abu Diab; Dr. Nafeth Nubani; Muhammad Abu Kheir, Al-Quds Newspaper.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
5
Mar
2014

Jerusalem: Future Perspectives

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Basem Abdel Hamid Al-Sa`eh; Diana Safi; Khalil Assali; Mohammad Kirresh, PEA; Tamer Maliha; Dr. Ghassan Abdallah, CARE; George Filman; Kursad Mahmat, TIKA; Ishaq Budeiry, Lawyer; Fouad Al-Hallaq, Policy Advisor; Farid Al-Qawasmi, Taxi Driver; Kery F.H., Student; Abdel Maseeh Younan, Chancellery; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh; Simon Azazian, Bible Society; Nicoloas Atallah, Sabeel; Fr. Rafiq Khouri, Latin Patriarchate; Nahel Hudhud; Enas Muthaffar, Filmmaker; Mustafa Kemal Sahin, Vice Consul, Turkish Consulate; Riman Barakat, Co Direcot, IPCRCI; Haj Abed Abu Diab; Munir Nusseibeh, Director, Community Work Center; Za’al Adawiya; Ibrahim Husseini, Journalist; Malik Zablah, DTA; Mohammad Jaddeh; Maher Abu Khater, Journalist; Zakariya Odeh; Haya Totah; Zahra Khaldi, Academic Coordinator; Abdel Latif Ghaith; Ziyad Abu Zayyad, Writer; Ziyad Hammouri; Itedal Ashhab; Mais Abu Arafeh, Financial Director; Walid Salim, Director, CDCD; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chaiman of Board of Directors, Al-Makassed; Adel Ghazzawi, Parents Committee Union; Dr. Jeries Khouri, Al-Liqa Center; Sawsan Safadi; Basem Abu Asab; Salah Zuheika; Khalid Al-Khatib, Palestinian Heritage Museum; Ghada K. Dibs; Andreas Jahshan; Usama Halabi; Muna Al-Shaikh; Saed Ghazi Saed; Nasser Hidmi; Hiba Al-Atrash; Muhammad Jabareen; Abdel Karim Lafi; Ibrahim Shaban; Khalid Kaloti; Hatim Khweis; Fayzeh Zalatimo; Dr. Awad Mansour; Shifa Mansour; Bernard Sabella; Dr. Hani Abdeen; Jamal Ghosheh; Andrea Semplici; Dr. Omar Yousef, Al-Quds University; Jumana Jaouni; Nadim Al-Jamal; Dr. Nicolas Ninos.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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26
Feb
2014

Crisis of Identity & Education in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Samir Jibril, Director of Education, Awqaf Department, Directorate of Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Ali Sabbah, Coordinator of Activities; Dr. Abdel Rahman Abbad, Secretary General for the Muslim Scholars and Ulama in Palestine; Dr. Sulaiman Rabadi, Freres College for Boys & Girls (De la Salle); Aref Husseini, Founder of Al-Nayzak; Fayzeh Zalatimo, Medical Tech; Sawsan Safadi, PR Manager; Adel Ghazzawi, Mohammad Bader, Hakim Dirbas, Muayad Bader, Lana Fraij, Osama Abu Khdeir, Raed Halabi, Abeer irbas, Hanin Naafeh, Mohammad Sayyad, Delegation from the Parents Committee Union; Dima Samman, Director General, Directorate of Education; Ahmad Dureidi, Rosary Sisters’ High School, Dr. Maha Samman, Head of Urban Studies and Spatial Practices program at Al-Quds Bard Honors College for Liberal Arts and Sciences; Sireen Yihya, Student; Nadeen Nashashibi, Project Coordinator, Yabous Cultural Center; Abed Abu Diab; Adv. Azzam Hashlamon, Director, Dar Al-Aytam; Mustafa Kemal Sahin, Vice Consul, Turkish Consulate; Abdel Aziz Rajabi; Sonia Quteineh; Hanin Joulani, Teacher; Abdel Karim Lafi, President of Parents Committee Union, Sinan Abdel Qader, Architect; Khaled Kaloti, Engineer; Abdel Qader Husseini, Faisal Husseini Foundation; Yaser Abdel Rahman Abu Dayi, Rosary Sisters’ Hugh School; Nasser Hidmi; Eng. Abdel Qader Tahboub; Darwish Hijazi; Amani Khalifa; Husni Al-Natsheh, Director Manager, Housing Council; Mahmoud Abu AL-Rob, Rosary Sisters’ High School; Jamil Abdel Rahman, Lecturer; Mohammad Jamal Abu Khdeir, Journalist; Hisham Issa Hidmi, Lecturer; Nadim Jamal, Journalist; Abel Latif Ghaith; Omar Mustafa Alami, Deputy General Manager, Jerusalem Cigarette Co. LTD; Elias Khouri, Lawyer; Dr. Iyad Hallaq, Lecturer; Eng. Khalid Khateeb, Palestinian Heritage Museum; Daoud Ghoul; Father Rafiq Khouri, Latin Patriarchate.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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