Meetings & Workshops

 
13
Dec
2003

Holiness & Holy Places-Discussion With The Delegation of The World Council of Religious Leaders

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Fadia Daibes, Water Law Specialist; Suleiman Abu Dayyeh, Palestine Desk Fredreich Naumann Foundation, Jerusalem; Master Sheng Yen, Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association, USA; Mohammed & Sa’eda Nusseibeh, Ad-Dar Hotel; Azzam Al-Khatib, Director, Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Yukako Nimi-Arti; Swami Veda Bharati, Hindu Monk, The Meditation Center, USA; Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, Rabbi; Adnan Husseini, General Director of Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Guo Yao Fa Shi Chang Ji Shi, Personal Attendant & English Secretary to Master Sheng Yen; Mae Chee Sansanee, Founder and Director of Sathira Dhammasthan, Buddhist Leader, Thailand; Madhu Sawlaey, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, World Council of Religious Leaders; Janki Kripalani, Brahma Kumaris Tram, UK; Dayananda Saraswati, All India Movement for Seva, Inc., India; Usama Salman, Director, St. Vincent Association, Jerusalem; Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Head, South Africa Representative Office; Walid Shomaly, Excutive Director, Palestinian Center for Research & Cultural Dialogue, Bethlehem; Mohammed Hussein, Director, Al-Aqsa Mosque; Nader Al-Asar, Consul, Egyptian Embassy, Tel-Aviv; Azzam Abu As-Su’oud, Director of the Palestinian Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, Director, Chautauqua Institution, USA; Sister Joan Chittister, Executive Director, Benetvision, USA; Phra Thepsophon, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand; Lalit Kumar Bakashi, President, Golden Eagle Group Co. Ltd., Japan; Charles Mendies, India; Setsuko Nakanishi, Japan; Bawa Jain, Secretary General, World Council of Religious Leaders, USA; Mahmoud Abu Rmeileh, Nick Kardahji, Sana’ Shannak & Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
23
Sep
2003

The General Islamic Congress for Jerusalem

  • Organizer: The Office of the General Islamic Congress, Amman, Jordan.
  • Location: Amman, Jordan.
Participants: 50 scholars representing major organizations in the Muslim World.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
4
Aug
2003

The Socioeconomic and Political Impacts of Israel’s Security Fence - with a Focus on the Jerusalem Area

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Presentation by: Jan de Jong (Geographer and Land Planning Expert)
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
18
Jun
2003

The Future of Jerusalem From a Youth Perspective

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Mahmoud Jaddeh, Nidal Center for Community Development, Jerusalem; Terry Boullata, Principal, New Generation School, Jerusalem; Abdullah Al-Sedawee, Coordinator, Palestinian Vision, Jerusalem; Nadine Majaj, member of Saris youth club, YWCA, Jerusalem; Natasha Carmi, Engineer, Palestinian Hydrological Group, member of Saris youth club, Jerusalem; Ani Apkarian, School Teacher, Inshirah Abu Gharbieh, Old City Youth Association, Jerusalem; Marwan Bashiti, Old City Youth Association, Jerusalem; Reem Bayyuk, Political Translator, UNTSO, member of Saris youth club, YWCA, Jerusalem; Sandrine Amer, Lawyer, member of Saris youth club, YWCA, Jerusalem; Rana Rabadi, Pharmacist, member of Saris youth club, YWCA, Jerusalem; Elizabeth Peterson, Friedrich Ebert Foundation; Elise Aghazarian, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
14
Jun
2003

Palestine, the Road Map and Jerusalem Within the Current Situation

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Peter Janssen, Retired Pastor, Belgium; Tina Blomquist, Swedish Theological Institute, Jerusalem; Håkan Bengtsson, Lecturer, Uppsala University, Sweden; Hendrik Broer, Minister, Protestant Church, the Netherlands; Peter Loov, Pastor, Church of Sweden; Bathos, Lioba klooster, the Netherlands; Marieke den Hartog; Liaison Officer, Jewish-Christian Relations, Protestant Churches, the Netherlands; Wout van der Spek, Minister, the Netherlands; Peter Tomson, Faculty of Protestant Theology, Brussels; Japke van Malde, Teacher, University of Education, the Netherlands; Douwe van der Sluis, COME organization, the Netherlands; Egbert van Veldhuizen, Reverend, the Netherlands; J.C. van Dongen, Minister, Dutch Reformist Church, the Netherlands; J.M. Demarque, Minister and Synodal Counselor of the United Protestant Church of Belgium; A.J. Barnas, Roman Catholic Clergyman, publisher, Belgium.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
4
Jun
2003

The Perception and Role of Youth with Regard to Tackling the Socio-Economic Problems in East Jerusalem: Between Reality & Implementation

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Issa Rabadi, Program Manager, Youth Development Department (YDD), Jerusalem; Sandrine Amer, Y.W.C.A, Jerusalem; Ani Apkarian, Teacher, Terra Sancta High School, Jerusalem; Elise Aghazarian, Governance Projects Coordinator, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
12
May
2003

Current Challenges Facing Al-Aqsa Mosque

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Engineer Adnan Husseini, General Director of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Director of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Sheikh Fathi Ahmad Mansour, Judge, Islamic Shari’a Court; Sheikh Ibrahim Said Sabri, Judge of the Islamic Shari’a Court of Appeals; Sheikh Ekrima Said Sabri, Mufti of Jerusalem; Issam Abdul-Rahman Awwad, Resident Engineer, Committee for the Restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque; Dr. Mohammed Jadallah, Physical Doctor; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Director of the Al-Aqsa Mosque; Dr. Yousef Said Natsheh, Head of the Islamic Archaeological Department, Al-Aqwaf, Jerusalem; Ibrahim Joulani, Private Sector.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
29
Apr
2003

Muslim Perspective on Jerusalem's Status and Holy Places

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Visit of a group of students from the Swedish Theological Institute
Karin Meijer, Student; Stina Hogman, Student; Marie Nordberg, Student; Asa Perssar, Student; Maria Altsdotler, Student; Martin Lembke, Student; Terese Hillgrund, Student; Aasuhv Hande, Professor; Anders Runesson; Associate Professor; Anders Blomquist, Chaplain at the Swedish Theological Institute.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
19
Apr
2003

Daily Sociopolitical Problems Related to Palestinian Jerusalemites

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Hatem Abdul Qader, Palestinian Legislative Council; Mahmoud Jaddeh, Director of Nidal Center for Community Development; Terry Bullata, School Principal; Ibrahim Sha'ban, lawyer; Zaki Abu Halawah, Journalist.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA