Meetings & Workshops

 
13
Dec
2022

The Hashemite Custodianship and the Holy Sites in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, Head, Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Member, Islamic Waqf Council, Professor at Al-Quds University; Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Director, Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem; Yousef Dajani, Member, Council for Waqf & Islamic Affairs; Eng. Alaa Salhab, Engineer and Businessman, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Prof. Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Member, Islamic Waqf Council, Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Al-Ghazali's Work at the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Quds University; Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Nasser Eddin, Vice & Financial General Director, Islamic Waqf Department, Jerusalem; Hatem Abdu Qader, Islamic-Christian Commission; Fouad Dakkak, Engineer, Jerusalem; Adnan Joulani, Project Manager, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Nov
2022

Jerusalem in Light of the Israeli Elections

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Ofer Zalzberg, Middle East Program Director, Herbert Kelman Institute for Conflict Transformation, Jerusalem
Participants: Dr. Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches, Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees; Hannes Alpen, Director, FES Palestine; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, FES Palestine; Samah Jaouni, Programme Manager, East Jerusalem Programme, Office of the European Union Representative; Dr. Sari Nuseibeh, Former President of Al-Quds University; Dania Abul Haj, Researcher, Analyst & Case Worker, International Centre of Justice for Palestinians; Yousef Dajani, Member, Council for Waqf & Islamic Affairs; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA); Adnan Joulani, Project Manager, PASSIA; Rihan Taha, Intern, PASSIA; Lauren Draper, Intern, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
26
Nov
2022

SWOT Analysis: Activating Youth Involvement in Jerusalemite Societal Issues

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dana Risheq, Lawyer; Andaleeb Shahwan, Lawyer; Tharaa Qirresh, Architect; Sima Salman, Student; Asma Karameh, Student; Fatmeh Hammad, Researcher / Human Rights Defender; Hadia Husseini, Receptionist; Motaz Dmeiri, Student; Rihan Taha, Intern, PASSIA; Zeina Nabulsi, Volunteer, PASSIA; Hind Husseini, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
21
Nov
2022

PASSIA-FES Cooperation

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Tami Rafidi, Program Manager, FES; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Lauren Draper, Intern, PASSIA; Zeina Nabulsi, Volunteer, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
21
Nov
2022

The Question of Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center, Al-Quds University, and MA Students from the Center for Jerusalem Studies, Al-Quds University: Qusay Abbas, Project Coordinator, Youth Development Department, Arab Studies Society, Jerusalem; Reha Ermumcu, Director, Turkish Cultural Center, Jerusalem; Iman Hamdieh, Arts Tutor, Founder, Alef Studio; Basma Abbasi, Islamic Heritage, Mithaq; Adli Naser Al-Deen, Head, Electrical Department of Islamic Waqf.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
14
Nov
2022

After the Israeli Elections – What’s Next?

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Ofer Zalzberg, Middle East Program Director, Herbert Kelman Institute for Conflict Transformation.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
9
Nov
2022

Master Sheng Yen and the 2003 Interfaith Conference in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dharma Drum Mountain (法鼓山) Film Crew; Lauren Draper, Intern, PASSIA; Rihan Taha, Intern, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
7
Nov
2022

Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Olli Ruohomäki, Senior Advisor, Political Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland; Rihan Taha, Intern, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
7
Nov
2022

Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Amb.Shaun Byneveldt, Head, South African Representative Office, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
27
Oct
2022

The Current Situation in the West Bank and Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Oliver McTernan, Director, Forward Thinking, UK; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
25
Oct
2022

Escalation of Violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem

  • Organizer: .
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs, Jerusalem: John W. Robbins, Political Officer; Rosaline Antar, Political Specialist; Oliver McTernan, Director, Forward Thinking, UK; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Adnan Joulani; Ines Amarnath, Intern; Lauren Draper, Intern.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
17
Oct
2022

Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Hans Henrik Fafner, Journalist; Angela Godfrey-Goldstein, Director, Jahalin Solidarity; Students: Victor Nyland; Louise Berg Lund; Signe Bro; Matilde de Bcer; Maya Øbakke; Bjork Aurora; Agnete Ølgaard; Matilda Tindø; Josephine Rasmussen; Rasmus Troldbors; Rasmus Weile; Kristine Gregersen; Magnos Dela; Freja Mehlsen; Iben Marie Yyberg; Emilie Sophie Thorsen; Amanda Widmer; Isabell Søresen; Astrid Raunkjor;Karoline Praestholm; PASSIA: Alexandre Miliani, Intern; Ines Amarnath, Intern.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
15
Oct
2022

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
15
Oct
2022

St. Olaf College-PASSIA 2023 Study Program in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: .
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: St. Olaf College, USA: Dr. Theresa Heath, Associate Director; Dr. Jason J Ripley, Associate Professor of Religion; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Adnan Joulani; Ines Amarnath, Intern. Dr. Usama Salman, Researcher specializing in Christian Matters.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
11
Oct
2022

South Africa's Experience of Conflict Resolution and Negotiating an End to Apartheid: Sharing Insights for the Palestinian Case

  • Organizer: PASSIA-Forward Thinking.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Mohammed Bhabha, Qualified Attorney and Experienced Negotiator, former Member of the South African Parliament; Roelf Meyer, Lawyer, former Member of the South African Parliament, former State President, and Chief Negotiator for the National Party Government.
Participants: Georgi Milenov, Head, Representative Office of the Republic of Bulgaria; Semra Demirer, Deputy Consul General of Turkey; John W. Robbins, Political Officer, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem: Paloma Serra, Deputy Consul General, Spanish Consulate General; Linnea Wesslén, Vice Consul, Consulate General of Sweden; Julio Escobedo, Representative Office of Mexico; Julian Arellano Riviere, Intern, Consulate General of Belgium; Michelle Hansen, Intern, Danish Representative Office; Victor Hansen, Intern, Representative Office of Denmark; Rosalia Bollen, Special Assistant for Political Affairs, UNSCO; Dr. Helga Baumgarten, Professor, Birzeit University; Eveline Muhareb, Project Coordinator, DAAD; Joan & James Alty, Representatives for Jordan, Palestine and Israel Mennonite Central Committee; Leonarda Pfaus, Intern, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES); Virginia Grossi, PhD Student; Constance Mouille, Student; Nina Magenties, Student; Roesch Matheo, Student; Michael Atzwanger, Volunteer; Rafael Mohr, Volunteer; Charlie Hierons,Consultant, Dialogue Advisory Group; Tommaso Toutanesi; Ein Arik Latin Monastery; Mathios Kallouma; Mathieu Totilo; Linda Kateeb; Don Wagner, Friends of Sabeel, North America; Mike Mineter, Iona Community, Scotland; Steve France, Mondoweiss Blog, affiliated with the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine-Israel Network, Washington DC; Lynn Fitzgerald; Karen Anderson; Silvia Giuliano; Roelf Meyer; Alexus Lentz; Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Al-Quds University, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center; Prof. Khuloud Khayyat Dajani, Al-Quds University; Khalil Abu Khadija, Researcher, Grassroots Al-Quds; Samer Sharif, Director, Grassroots Al-Quds; Wafa Dajani, Consultant, Women's Study Center; Fadwa Khawaja, Chairwoman, Jerusalem Center for Women (via Zoom); Adv. Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Adv. Moazaz El-Hussainy, Lawyer; Dr. Sari Nusseibeh; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Mohammad Hadieh, Executive Director, ACT for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Studies; Dana Nuseibeh, Lecturer; Nora Kort; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security; Ibrahim Matar, Palestinian Economist and Researcher; Mohammad Siam, MA in International Law; Muneeb Sada; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Hussam Mousa, Tour Guide; Haifa Siyam, Translator; Forward Thinking, UK: Oliver McTernan, Director (Via Zoom); Harry Higginson, Projects Officer; Jordan Morgan, UK Programme Director; Nicolaus Limbourg, Middle East Programme Officer (via Zoom); PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Adnan Joulani, Imad Farrah; Omar Farrah; Alexandre Miliani, Intern; Ines Amarnath, Intern; Hind Husseini.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA