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9 January
2003, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic:: "Culture
of Democracy in Palestine Under Crisis"
- Democracy
and the current Intifada.
- Initiatives
of civil society institutions related to promoting democracy
in Palestine - Major Challenges.
- Suggested
ideas and plans for sustaining a culture of democracy in Palestine.
Participant(s): Dr.
Gabi Baramki, Advisor,Ministry of Higher Education; Peter Schafer,
FES; Manal Abdullah, PWWSD (Palestinian Working Women's Society
for Development);Dr. Mahdi Abdul-Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Elise
Aghazarian, Projects Coordinator, PASSIA.
06 February 2003,
PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic: Democratic
Work in Palestine: Where to? (Arabic
Session)
- Evaluating
the role of civil society and non-governmental organizations
in enhancing a culture of democracy.
- Palestine:
between an "authoritarian" regime, resisting the
occupier and a democratic culture: where to?
- Suggested
agenda for future work on democracy that would be in tandem
with the situation in Palestine.
Participant(s): Rima
Tarazi, General Union of Palestinian Women, President of Board,
Al- Bireh; Hani Al-Masri, General director of Publicity, Palestinian
Ministry of Culture and Communication, Ramallah; Fadwa El-Sha'er,
Arab Studies Society, Orient House, Jerusalem; Latifeh el-Huwari,
Teacher's Union, Ramallah; Mamdouh Nofal, writer, columnist,
Ramallah; Khadijeh H. Abu Ali, freelancer, researcher on women
issues, General Union of Palestinian Women, Ramallah; Professor
Abdul-Karim Barghouti, Birzeit University, Birzeit; Lubna Hammad,
Lawyer, Ramallah; Rima Saba, Consultant, Ministry of Planning
and International Cooperation, Ramallah; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head
of PASSIA, Jerusalem; Elise Aghazarian, Projects Coordinator,
PASSIA, Jerusalem.
22 March,
2003. PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic:
Democracy Reforms
in Palestine within the Prospects of the War on Iraq
Speaker:
Dr. George Giacaman (Head of the Palestinian Institute for the Study
of Democracy (Muwatin), Professor, Birzeit University)
Participant(s): Taysir
Arouri, Physics Department, Birzeit University; Rima Tarazi,
Head of the Steering Committee, General Union of Palestinian
Women,
Ramallah; Dr. Mamdouh Iker, Independent Commission for Citizens'
Rights, Ramallah; Latifa Huwari, Teachers' Union, Ramallah; Dr.
Faisal Awartani, General Manager of Alpha International for Polling,
Research & Informatics, Ramallah; Lilly Habash, Commission
of NGO Affairs, Ramallah; Muzna Shihabi, Masrouji Trading Company,
Ramallah; Lubna Hammad, Legal Advisor, UNICEF - OPT; Ann Mahmood,
UNICEF - OPT; Elise Aghazarian, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.
12
April 2003, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic: Democracy
Development Projects and Programs in Palestine: between Vision & Implementation - Youth
perceptions
Participant(s): Reem
Wahdan, The Youth Times Magazine Reporter; Al-Ram; Amjad Ghosheh,
Coordinator of the Youth Opportunities Program (YOP), Y.M.C.A,
Ramallah; Niveen Shahin, Coordinator of the TV Program, Palestinian
Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation (PYALARA),
Raed Budeir; Director, Young Scientists' Club (Al-Muntada), Ramallah;
Hijazi Natsheh, IT for Youth Project, Welfare Association, Jerusalem;
Lubna Hammad, Legal Consultant, Unicef, member of "Nuwat" Youth
Group, Ramallah; Sabreen Ziben; Coordinator, Participatory Poverty
Assessment Program, UNDP and Palestinian Ministry of Planning
and International Cooperation, Ramallah; Rania Estephan, Researcher,
Development Studies Program, Birzeit University; Lamia' Mansour,
Accountant; Bisan Abu Rukteh, Miftah Team, member of "Nuwat" Youth
Group, Ramallah; Mawakeb Massad, Palestinian Medical Relief Center,
Ramallah; Wafa' Abdel Rahman, Miftah, member of "Nuwat" Youth
Group, Ramallah; Muzna Shihabi, Office Manager, Masrouji Trading
Company, Ramallah; Amer Badran, Dentist, member of "Nuwat" Youth
Group, Ramallah; Elise Aghazarian, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.
14
May 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The
Future of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Palestine: Youth
Perceptions
Participant(s): Terry Boullata, Principle, New Generation School,
Jerusalem; Issa Rabadi, Program Manager, Youth Development Department,
Jerusalem; Labib Nasir, Information Coordinator, Miftah; Jad Qadamani,
Palestinian Vision; Hala Amas, Manager, Wadi Al-Joz Community Center,
Jerusalem; Jamila Ghoul, Youth Coordinator, Wadi Al-Joz Community
Center; Sherene Abdul Hadi, Trade and Industrial Advisor, USAID,
Member of Majhoul Youth Group, Jerusalem; Elise Aghazarian, Project
Coordinator, PASSIA.
14
June 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The
Palestinian Constitution & Women
(Introductory paper
presented by Lubna Hammad, Legal Advisor, UNICEF)
Participant(s): Haifa
Baramki, Consultant; Khadijeh Abu Ali, Researcher & Consultant
on Women’s issues; Shahnaz Jubran, Project Coordinator, Development
Studies Program, Birzeit University; Nasser Al-Faqih, PARC; Mamdouh
Nofal, writer, columnist, Ramallah; Elise Aghazarian, Researcher
and Governance Projects Coordinator, PASSIA.
21
June 2003. PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic(s):
Towards
better cooperation on Gender and Democracy Issues in Palestine
Participant(s):
Izzat Abdul-Hadi, Bisan Center for Research and Development;
Haifa’
Baramki, Consultant; Gabi Baramki, Ministry of Education and Higher
Education; Nasser Al-Faqih, PARC; Khadijeh H. Abu Ali, Researcher
and Consultant on Women’s Issues, G Rima Tarazi, Director,
General Union of Palestinian Women.
25
June 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Democracy & Islam
Speaker: Sheikh
Fathi Mansour, Judge, Islamic Shari’a Court
Participant(s):
Ranan Al-Muthaffar, Assistant for Programming &Communication,
Tamkeen; Ruba El-Ghoul, Accountant, Analyst, ISAM Project; Nuha
Qutob, Arab Studies Society; Ghadeer Quttieneh, Arab Studies
Society; Elisabeth Peterson, Friedrich Ebert Foundation; Elise
Aghazarian, Researcher, PASSIA; Qusay Abbas, Software Engineer;
Marwan Bashiti, Coordinator, Old City Youth Association (OCYA),
a group of OCYA members: Nezav, Ahmed Jaber, Mohamad, Amer, Ibrahim
Khayyat, Ghassan Khalleh, Ahmad Khalifa, Hisham Assila, Ala’ Munnayer.
31
July 2003.
PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Democracy & Democratization
in Palestine? Donor Organizations’ Perspective
Introduction
by: Dr. Khalil Nakhleh (Director General,
Department of Accreditation & Quality
Assurance Commission, Ministry of Education and Higher
Education, Palestine).
Participant(s):
Martha Myers, USAID; Rima Ghandour, USAID; Maria Vila Rebolo,
FSPC (Spanish Cooperation); Hani Abu-Dayyeh, Businessman Net;
Hiba Husseini, Lawyer Husseini & Husseini; Larry Garber,
USAID; Samia Khoury, Volunteer; Leila Tarazi, Volunteer; Ana
Belein Herreras, Student of Sociology; Andres Bedia Alonso, Engineer;
Alban Biaussat, European Commission; François Osete, European
Commission; Rana Bishara, The PNGO Network; Rafiq Husseini, Welfare
Association; Rob Dekker, Netherlands Rep. Office; Iyad Masrouji,
Masrouji Company;Mounir Kleibo, UNU program manager UNDP\PAPP;
Fadia Daibes, Private consult., Water Expert; Timothy Rothermel,
UNDP; Mohammad Jadallah, Jerusalem Center For Development; Steve
Hibbard, Canadian Rep. Office; Goran Berg, Consul General of
Sweden;Ibrahim Sha’aban, Lecturer; Niall Holohan, Irish
Representative; David Codling, Deputy Director, British Council;
Abla Nasir, General Secretary, YWCA; Jamal Al-Aref, ANERA; Ayman
Mashni, CARE; Omar Bitar, Private; Hanlie Booysen, South Africa
Rep. Office; Rebecca Haessig, National Democratic Institute;
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Deniz Altayli, Elise Aghazarian,
Hijazi Natsheh, PASSIA
9 September 2003, Passia Workshop, Ramallah
Topic: Democratization:
Learning from the Lessons of the Others
Speaker(s):
- Dr.
Nadim Rouhana, Director of MADA (Center for Applied
Social Research), Haifa, Sociology lecturer, Tel Aviv
University
- Mr.
Alberto Ucelay, Deputy Consul General, Spanish Consulate, Jerusalem
- Dr.
Ladislav Venys, Director, Center for Democracy and Free Enterprise, Prague, The Czech Republic
- Dr.
Pallo Jordan, Member of the South African Parliament & African National Congress (ANC), Western Cape, South Africa
Participant(s): Radim
PECL, Head of Representative Office of the Czech Republic; Hania
Toubas; Hadeel Qazzaz, Program Coordinator, Heinrich Böll Foundation; Faisal Awartani, General Manager,
Alpha International, Ramallah; Sari Hanafi, Shaml; Ghada Saman,
Employee, Financial Ministry; Nadia Hajal, MA Student; Hiba Husseini,
Lawyer; Hisham Awartani, Professor; Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Representative,
South Africa; Abdul Rahman Magrab, Professor; Elisabeth Petersen,
Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung; Dr. Ayman Yousef,
PhD Political Science; Basima Zaroor, Coordinator for Al-Muntada;
Phadime Choshane, Third Secretary (Political), South Africa Representative
Office; Dr. Mufeed Shami; Bassma Khoury, Projects Coordinator,
Birzeit University; Elise Aghazarian; Nibal Khalil, Anthropologist;
Jamie Welling, Special Project Coordinator, Al-Mustakbal Foundation;
Mohammed Rafique Gangat, Head, South African Representative Office;
Chris Mohale, Counsellor (Political), South African Representative
Office; Amneh Ma’bad, Lawyer, Al-Haq; Dr. Niall Holohan,
Head Irish Representative Office; Majed Abbadi; Adnan Dagher,
Journalist; Dr. Taleb Awad, Researcher; Rauf Malki, Architect;
Dr. Abdullah Fannoon, Engineer, Planner; Layla Al-Zubidi, Researcher,
Information Manager; Katherine Metres Abbadi, Human Rights Researcher;
Moheeb Bargoty, Journalist; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA;
Deniz Altayli, PASSIA; Sana’ Shannak, PASSIA; Hijazi Natsheh,
PASSIA.
1 November 2003, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic(s): Decentralization: Is It an Internal Needed or an External
Agenda?
Speaker(s): Jamal El-Shobaki
Participant(s): Isam
A’qel, Executive Director, Association
of Palestinian Local Authorities; Yousef Abu Sway, Ministry of
Local Government; Nadia Hajal, Gender, Law & Development; Yasser
A’wad; Iyad Masrouji, General Manager, Masrouji Company;
Firas Tanineh, Al-Ayyam Newspaper, Saudi Arabia News Agency; Latifa
Al-Hawari, General Manager, Teachers Union; Wafa Hamayel, Coordinator,
Prime Minister Office; Dr. Atef Alawneh, Deputy, Ministry of Finance;
Fathi Bothieh, Mayor, Kifl Haris Municipality; Fadia Daibes, Water
Expert, Consulting Company; Salem Ash-Shobaki; Azmi Ash-Shu’aybi,
Palestinian Legislative Council member; Burhan Jarrar, Palestinian
Legislative Council member; Shifa’ Jayousy, Local Rural Development
Program, UNDP; Maher Zhaikeh, Association of Palestinian Local
Authorities; Ahmad Abu Laban, Ramallah Municipality; Fida’ Shihadeh,
Panorama; Rami Mihdawi, Panorama; Siham Al-Bargouthy, Palestinian
Federation of Woman’s Action; Dr. Ayman Yousef, Birzeit University;
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA; Areej Al-Yousef, PASSIA.
13 November 2003, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic(s): Refugee
Camps & Municipal Elections
Speaker(s): Dr.
Sari Hanafi, Director of The Palestinian Diaspora & Refugee
Center –Shaml, Ramallah.
Participant(s): Ahmad
Hamarshah, Ministry of Education & Higher
Education; Nazmi Harb, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics;
Ziad Shari’ah, Netherlands Representative Office; Maher Zahaikah,
Association of Palestinian Local Authorities; Iyad Masrouji, Masrouji
Company; A’laa Lahlouh, Palestinian Center for Policy & Survey
Research; Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Mughrabi, Refugee Research Center,
Al-Quds University; Fouz Khalifah, Ministry of Local Government;
Faisal Awartani, Birzeit University; Mahmoud Radwan, Union of Youth
Centers; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Hijazi Natsheh,
PASSIA; Areej Al-Yousef, PASSIA.
18 November 2003, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic(s): Referendum
on Election in Refugees Camps
Speaker(s): Dr.
Sari Hanafi, Director of The Palestinian Diaspora & Refugee
Center –Shaml, Ramallah.
Participant(s): Fouz
Khalifah, Ministry of Local Government; Sa’ed
Abu Fursa, Al-Ayyam Newspaper; Rawan Al-Faqih, Birzeit University;
Gabi Baramki, Ministry of Education & Higher Education; Helen
Seren, Reem ‘Atyeh, Mustafa Shata, SHAML; Nihad ‘Alayan,
Palestinian Legislative Council; A’laa Lahlouh, Palestinian
Center for Policy & Survey Research; Nazmi Harb, Palestinian
Central Bureau of Statistics; Ihsan Abdul Rahman Hamayel, Ja’far
Hamayel, Kufr Malek Club; Taha Ahmed Albis, Isma’el Mohammed
Alsiraj, Naser Khalil Sharay’ah, Refugees Executive Office;
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Areej Al-Yousef, Hijazi Natsheh,
PASSIA.
6 December
2003, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic(s): Decentralization
and Local Governance
Brainstorming session with : Lubna
Hammad, Lawyer ; Nasser Faqih, PARC ; Bassam
Abdul Rahim, World Bank; Hijazi Natsheh, PASSIA.
13 December
2003, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic(s): Constitution
and Decentralization
Brainstorming session with : Ali
Safarini, Lawyer ; Dr. Faisal Awartani, General Manager
of Alpha International for Polling, Research & Informatics; Dr.
Ayman Yousef, Birzeit University; Mahdi Abdul Hadi and Hijazi Natsheh,
PASSIA.
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Summary
of Dr. Giacaman’s Presentation
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