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Democracy
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Meetings
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September, 2002, PASSIA
Towards a Culture of Democracy in Palestine
(Brainstorming Session 1)
Participant(s): Wayne
Primeau, Deputy Representative, Canadian Representative Office;
Fatima Anan, Jerusalem Center for Women; Abdel Rahman Abu
Arafeh, Director, Arab Thought Forum; Maha Abu dayyeh Shamas,
Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counseling; Safa' Abu Assab,
Diakonia; Mustafa Abu Sway, Professor, Al-Quds University;
Felix Eikenberg, Friedrich Ebert Foundation
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December 2002, PASSIA
Culture of Democracy in Palestine
(Brainstorming Session 2)
Participant(s): Suranjana
Gupta, Research and Policy Advisor, Groots International,
USA; Abdel Rahman Abu-Arafeh, Director, Arab Thought Forum;
Ibrahim Sha’ban, Lecturer; Muhammed Dajani, Director,
Technical Assistance and Training Department, PECDAR; Terry
Bullata, Jil Al-Jadid School and Women Studies Center, Jerusalem;
Felix Eikenberg, Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FEF); Natasha
Khalidi, Projects Coordinator, Jerusalem Center for Women;
Tomoko Watonabe. PhD Candidate, Japan; Chie Ezaki, PhD Candidate,
University of Tsakuba, Japan; Elise Aghazarian, Project Coordinator,
PASSIA.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Experts
Conferences - Democracy
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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.
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Summary
of Dr. Giacaman’s Presentation