Meetings & Workshops
10
Aug
2023
The Question of Jerusalem and the Islamic and Christian Holy Places
Participants: Prof. Burhanettin Duran, General Coordinator, SETA Foundation, Washington, D.C; Yücel Acer, Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara; Kılıç Buğra Kanat, Research Director, SETA Foundation; Mehmet Akif Kireçci, Dean of Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Social Sciences University of Ankara, Member, Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Turkish Presidency; Kadir Üstün, Executive Director, SETA Foundation; Ayşegül Taşkapu Duran; Cengiz Eroglu, Director, Turkish Cultural Center; Semra Demirer, Deputy Consul General; Dr. Bernard Sabella, Vice Chairman of PASSIA, Executive Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches, Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Member, Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem; Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center, Al-Quds University; Adnan Joulani, Executive Director, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Jul
2023
Jerusalem and the Holy Places
Participants: Australian Delegation
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Jun
2023
EU and Jerusalem - Holy Places
Participants: Margaritis Schinas, European Commission Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, and Islamic Waqf Council members.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
30
Jan
2023
Challenges to the Status Quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif under the New Israeli Government
Participants: Prof. Imad Khatib, Executive Vice President for Jerusalem Campus, Al-Quds University; Mustafa Abu Zahra, Chamber of Commerce, Jerusalem; Maher Daoudi, Senior Programme Manager, Humanitarian Assistance, Consulate General of Sweden; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Waad Qannam, Project Coordinator, Palestinian Vision Organization (PalVision); Nadeen Yousef, Advocacy Officer, PalVision; Eng. Alaa Salhab, Engineer and Businessman, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Adnan Joulani, Consultant, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Dec
2022
The Hashemite Custodianship and the Holy Sites in 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
22
Sep
2022
The Current Situation of the Palestinian Cause and the Role of Christians in Palestine
Participants: Ein Arik Latin Monastery: Ignazio De Francesco, Monk & Researcher; M. Caterine Pew; Alessandro Barchi; Ada Nava; Hilene Vittoni; Carla Copperlloti; Tommaso Toutanesi; Giorgio Jaracchi; Masi Claudio.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Sep
2022
Religious Profile of East Jerusalem (as Part of East Jerusalem Seminar)
Participants: Alistair Burt, Former Member, UK Parliament; Michele Dunne, Executive Director, Franciscan Action Network (FAN); Daniel C. Kurtzer, Former US Ambassador to Israel & Egypt, S. Daniel Abraham Professor, Middle East Policy Studies, Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affair; Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, Director, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Program, U.S. Institute of Peace; Ambassador Svein Sevje; Naif Abu Sharkia, Professional Mediator and Consultant in conflicts with National and Religious Dimensions; Dr. Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali; Celine Touboul, Co-Executive Director, Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF); Ambassador Hesham Youssef; Daniel (Danny) Seidemann, Member, Israeli Bar Association; Dan Rothem, Senior Policy Advisor, Herbert C. Kelman Institute for Interactive Conflict Transformation (HKI); Jess Manville, Research and Policy Associate, Terrestrial Jerusalem; 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
4
Jul
2022
Islamic Waqf Council Issues
Participants: Islamic Waqf Council: Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, Head of the Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem; Sheikh Wasef Bakri, Acting head of the Supreme Judge Department; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Professor at Al-Quds University, former PA Health Minister; Advocate Fahd Kamel Al-Shweiki, Attorney; Yousef Dajani, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Secretary General, the Islamic Higher Committee.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
19
Apr
2022
Islamic Waqf Council Meeting
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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17
Apr
2022
Islamic Waqf Council Meeting
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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29
Mar
2022
Christian Presence and Heritage in Jerusalem - Present and Future
Speakers: Joseph Hazboun, Regional Director – Pontifical Mission for Palestine; Usama Salman, Researcher Specialized in Christian Matters.
Participants: Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA): Patrice Budry, Attaché, Programme Manager - East Jerusalem Team; Martina Tenko; Georgi Milenov, Head, Representative Office of Bulgaria; Oliver Owcza,Head, German Representative Office; Riccardo Filippo, Consul, Consulate General of Italy; Georgina Woodhouse-Hills, Political Consul, British Consulate General; Panayot Panayot, Representative Office of Norway; Brigadier-General Steven Graham, Task Force Commander, Operation Proteus, Jerusalem; Nisha Pavel, First Secretary, Political Affairs & Human Rights, Representative Office of Netherlands; Bernadette Loussi, Project Manager, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS); Henriette Chacar, Correspondent, Reuters; Eveline Muhareb, Project Coordinator, DAAD; Ruba Awwad, Program Advisor, GIZ; William Shomali, Bishop, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem; Dr. George Malki, Country Representative, International Orthodox Christian Charities; Omar Haramy, Administrator, Sabeel - Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center; Dr. Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR); Elias Habash, Arab Catholic Scout; Richard Zananiri, Inspector, St. George High School, Jerusalem; Arlette Ayyoub, Architect, Arab Orthodox Society; Nora Kort, President, Atta Services-Aid to the Aged; George Jaraisdi, Journalist; Waad Qannam, Program Coordinator, Palvision; Mohammad Alami, Researcher; Wadie Elias, Teacher; George Akroush, Project Director; Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor; Kabia Ghosheh; Ignazio De Francesco, Monk & Researcher, Ein Arik Latin Monastery; Khaled Naber, Director, Terra Santa Parish Center, Beit Hanina; Tawfiq Habasch, the Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Tamer Maliha, Lawyer; Nisreen Abdallah, Member, De La Salle Club, Jerusalem; Yousef Kirry, the Union of Charitable Societies (UCS), Jerusalem; Bassam Turjman; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, FIDA; Haifa Siyam, Translator & Interpreter; PASSIA: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman; Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator; Hind Husseini; Omar Farrah, Intern; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Floraine van der Meer, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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1
Mar
2022
Muslim Cemeteries in Jerusalem – Issues and Threats
Speakers: Mustafa Abu Zahra, Chairman of Cemeteries Committee in Jerusalem; Dania Abu ElHaj, Lawyer, The International Center of Justice for Palestinians.
Participants: Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA): Samah Jaouny, Programme Manager, East Jerusalem Programme; Patrice Budry, Attaché, Programme Manager - East Jerusalem Team; Muna Nur Mohammad, Project Management; Wilfried Pfeffer, Consul General, Belgian Consulate Consul General; Théodore Martin-Labiche, Political Chancellery, French Consulate General; Georgina Woodhouse-Hills, Political Consul, British Consulate General; Nevin Jamal Eddin, First Secretary, Representative Office of Egypt; Moataz Dawabsheh, Project Manager, UNDP; Rania Nubani, Project Manager, UNDP; Jumana Jaouni, Head of Mission Advisor, ICRC; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Terry Bullata, Senior Program Manager, Swiss Development Cooperation; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Omar Haramy, Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem & Palestine, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Sheikh Mohammad Mustafa Sarandah, Judge in Jerusalem’s Islamic Courts, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Adv. Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Mohannad Gbara, Lawyer; Eng. Alaa Salhab, Engineer and Businessman, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Eng. Naser Abu Al-Leil; Eng. Adnan Husseini, PLO Executive Committee Member, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center, Al-Quds University; Community Work Center, Al-Quds University: Reema Rezeq; Elham Shaheen; Munir Marjeieh; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, FIDA; Jamal Al-Natsheh, Real Estate Agent; Adnan Joulani, Executive Director, Saraya Center for Community Services; Waad Qannam, Project Coordinator, Palestinian Vision Organization (PalVision); Mohammad Abu Khdeir, Journalist, Al-Quds Newspaper; Zakaria Odeh, Executive Director, Civic Coalition for Jerusalem; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Haifa Siyam, Translator; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator; Imad Farrah; Hind Husseini; Omar Farrah, Intern; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Floraine van der Meer, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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2
Feb
2022
Lecture by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi on "Jerusalem and the Holy Places: Empowering Authorities and Modernizing the Discourse"
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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10
Jan
2022
Islamic Waqf Council Meeting
Participants: Head & Members, Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
9
Jan
2022
Re-printing "A Guide To Al-Aqsa Mosque (Al-Haram Ash-Sharif)"
Participants: Dr. Wasfi Kilani, Hashemite Fund for the Restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Director of the Islamic Waqf Department, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Dr. Mohammed I. Nasser Eddin, Vice & Financial General Director, the Administration Department of Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Eng. Alaa Salhab, Engineer and Businessman, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Muhannad Jaouni, Program Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA