Conferences

 
17
Feb
2024

JERUSALEM YOUTH: 2024 AND BEYOND

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Dar Isaf Al-Nashashibi ,Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem.
Participants: Nawal Salaymi; Ahmad Sanduka; Lisa Schroeder; Samer Nuseibeh; Heather Gule; Simon Kevork Azazian; Asma Karaman; Aida Essawie; Afnan Abbasi; Baraa Zighari; Kameelia Abu Rmeileh; Anas Jubran; Malak Zahda; Mohammad Husseini; Joeri Leysen; Zahira ; Rudaina Kaloti; Anwar Khatib; Hassab Waari; Sana Hasna; Wael Rajabi; Suhaib Sharabati; Tamara Barbar; Hind Husseini; Hadia Husseini; Imad Farrah; Ayman BazBaz, Nour Abu Al Dabat
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
May
2023

The Palestinian National Authority: Where To?

  • Organizer: Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies, Birzeit University..
  • Location: Birzeit University.
Participants: On behalf of PASSIA: Adnan Joulani, Executive Director, PASSIA.
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
29
May
2023

The Palestinian National Authority: Where To?

  • Organizer: Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies, Birzeit University..
  • Location: Birzeit University.
Participants: On behalf of PASSIA: Adnan Joulani, Executive Director, PASSIA.
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
2
Nov
2022

Protecting, Preserving, and Investing Waqf Properties in Jerusalem (Second Day)

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Semra Demirer, Deputy Consul General of Turkey; Rudaina Abu Arafeh, Program Assistant, NDC; Dr. Maryvelma Smith O'Neil, Co-director of the Webster University MENA Center for Peace and Development, Webster University, Geneva; Kateri Oneil; Sani Kasabreh, Director, United Contractors; Zuheir Abu Sbeih, Mediator & Arbitrator; Wafa Dajani, Consultant; Louay Al-Husseini, Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Adv. Waleed Abu Tayeh; Raed Saadeh, Chairman, Jerusalem Tourism Cluster; Qusay Abbas, Youth Development Department, Arab Studies Society, Jerusalem; Rawan Hamad, Jerusalem Unit, President’s Office, Ramallah; Adv. Suhaib Sharif; Dr. Lina Al-Qutob, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Adv. Amjad Qabaha, Director of the Legal Department, the Capital Market Authority; Bashir Assi, Lawyer, legal advisor and expert in investment and commercial issues; Lubna Katbeh, Lawyer and co-founder of the Legal Group - Equity; Dr. Mahmoud Abu Sway; Nashat Tahboub, Chairman, Palestinian International Arbitration Chamber; Adv. Lina Zalatimo; Moataz Dmeiri, Student; Dr. Ali Abu Ras, Education Expert; Hikmat Hindiyeh, Researcher, Land Research Center; Samer Nusseibeh, CEO and Vice-President, Mohammed Zaki Nuseibeh & Sons Group; Fouad Dakkak, Engineer, Jerusalem; Eng. Nabil Mouaqet, Al-Taawon/Welfare Association; Khadr Nijem, Tour Guide; Eng. Khaled Jamjoum; Eng. Moder Al-Tirhi, Engineers for Construction; Nora Kort; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Sana' Hasna, Researcher, Jerusalem File, Palestinian Negotiation Support Project, Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; Salam Abbasi; Ibrahim Antar, Antar Electronics Production; Nicolas Antar, Antar Electronics Production; Haifa Siyam, Translator & Interpreter; Basem Thabet, Translator & Interpreter; Waad Qannam, Project Director, Palvision; Mohammad Hadieh, Director, ACT; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Adnan Joulani, PASSIA; Hind Husseini, PASSIA; Imad Farrah, PASSIA; Ines Amarnath, Intern, PASSIA; Lauren Draper, Intern, PASSIA; Zeina Nabulsi, Volunteer, PASSIA, and others.

Via Zoom: Dr. Abdul Hannan Al-Issa, International Expert in Arbitration in Islamic Finance and Contracting; Tahseen Saleh, Engineer, International Arbitrator, and Certified Trainer, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC); Andrew Yip; Hanan Sabbah; Khaled Daoudi, Director of Research and Development, Al-Taawon/Welfare Association; Maen Salhab, PCBS; Mike O'Neil, Geneva; Reham Murrar; Nora Carmi, Retired; Samiha Okkeh, former Intern, PASSIA; Shaima Othman; Bernadette Loussi, Project Manager, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS); Mohammad Hussein; Arwa Zughier; Ahmad Hannoun; Raja Khalidi, Development Economist, Jerusalem/Ramallah; Terry Bullata, Senior Program Manager, Swiss Development Cooperation.
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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1
Nov
2022

Protecting, Preserving, and Investing Waqf Properties in Jerusalem (First Day)

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Samah Jaouny, Program Manager, East Jerusalem Program, Office of the EU Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA), Jerusalem; Ibrahim Laafia, EU - Head of Cooperation (HoC); Muna Nur Mohammad, Project Management, Office of the EU Representative; Claire Dabin, Program Manager, Office of the EU Representative; Ahmet Riza Demirer; Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey; Representative Office of Canada: Inas Odeh; Chelsea Caldueu, Lawyer, Department of Justice; Hakam Awad, Country Director, HEKS/EPER Swiss Church Aid; Terry Bullata, Senior Program Manager, Swiss Development Cooperation; Deref Lief, PhD Student; Alexis Doucet, International Technical Advisor, ENABEL; Dr. Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR); Mamoun Attili, UNDP; Dr. Maryvelma Smith O'Neil, Co-director of the Webster University MENA Center for Peace and Development, Webster University, Geneva; Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, Head, Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem; Mazen Dajani; Eng. Khaled Jamjoum; Mouneer Marjieh, Advocacy Officer, AlQuds University; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Secretary General, Islamic Higher Committee, General Director, Al-Iman Schools; Mohammad Shawar; Senior Vice-President, Business Banking & Financial Institutions Head, Al-Quds Bank; Khaled Daoudi, Director of Research and Development, Al-Taawon/Welfare Association; Bashar Husseini; Hikmat Hindiyeh, Researcher, Land Research Center; Fouad Dakkak, Engineer, Jerusalem; Zuheir Abu Sbeih, Mediator & Arbitrator; Iman Bustami, Civil Engineer; Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Director, Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem; Mohammad Al-Ashhab, Director, Public Relations, Islamic Waqf Department, Jerusalem; Sultan Al-Atrash, Islamic Waqf Department, Jerusalem; Razan Sharif, Director, Al-Aqsa Library; Hiba Farrah, Property Archives, Islamic Waqf Department, Jerusalem; Eng, Muder Tirhy; Adv. Hatem Rajabi; Adv. Mohammed Hussein; Sani Kasabreh, Director, United Contractors; Judge Mohammed Sarandah, Jerusalem Shari’a Court, Waqf Council; Wafa Dajani, Consultant; Moataz Dmeiri, Student; Munib Al-Masri, Director, Munib Rashid Al-Masri Company for Development, Nablus; Taher Dissi, Sandouq Al-Quds; Dr. Haitham Suleiman, Faculty of Law, Al-Quds University; Simon K. Azazian, Consultant for Church & Faith in the MENA; Nora Kort; Yousef Dajani; Abdul Karim Sarandah,; Prof. Imad Khatib, Executive Vice-President for Jerusalem Campus, Al-Quds University; Ilham Shaheen, Social Worker; Adv. Waleed Abu Tayeh; Louay Al-Husseini, Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Eng. Amal Abu Al-Hawa, Program Manager, OCJRP, Taawon/Welfare Association; Eng. Nabil Mouaqet, Al-Taawon/Welfare Association; Khaled Zabarka, Lawyer and Legal Advisor to Several Family Endowments in Jerusalem and 1948 Lands; Eng. Tharai Kirresh, Architect & Planner; Dr. Lina Al-Qutob, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Qusay Abbas, Youth Development Department, Arab Studies Society, Jerusalem; Ibrahim Saadeh; Ibrahim Matar, Palestinian Economist and Researcher; Adv. Lina Zalatimo; Sana' Hasna, Researcher, Jerusalem File, Palestinian Negotiation Support Project, Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, Community Activist; Rawan Hamad, Jerusalem Unit, President’s Office, Ramallah; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor; Bashir Assi, Lawyer, legal advisor and expert in investment and commercial issues; Rudaina Abu Arafeh, Program Assistant, NGO Development Center (NDC); Eng. Mazen Barakat; Talaat Alawi, Owner, Al-Safeer Economic Newspaper: Ibrahim Antar, Antar Electronics Production; Nicolas Antar, Antar Electronics Production; Haifa Siyam, Translator & Interpreter; Basem Thabet, Translator & Interpreter; Mohammad Hadieh, Director, ACT; Amneh, ACT; Rami Nasser Eddin, Director, Palvision; Waad Qannam, Project Director, Palvision; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Adnan Joulani, PASSIA; Hind Husseini, PASSIA; Imad Farrah, PASSIA; Ines Amarnath, Intern, PASSIA; Lauren Draper, Intern, PASSIA; Zeina Nabulsi, Volunteer, PASSIA.

Via Zoom: Dr. Ali Abu Ras, Education Expert; Pedro Blanco Pérez, Head, Representative Office of México; Basma Samman Khatib, German Representative Office; Nevin Jamal Eddin, First Secretary, Representative Office of Egypt; Margrete Laland, UNSCO; Bernadette Loussi, Project Manager, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS); Emma Rasmussen; Emily Silverman; Mike O'Neil, Geneva; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Professor at Al-Quds University, former PA Health Minister; Raed Abu Al-Leil, General Manager, YMCA Three Arches Hotel; Maen Salhab, PCBS; Hanan Sabbah; Arwa Zughier; Omar Khairat; Aladdin Salama; Samiha Okkeh, Former Intern, PASSIA; David Dahdal; Linda Mansour; Rihan Taha, Intern, PASSIA; + another 10 unknown participants.
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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8
Jun
2022

Property Documents and the Historical Situation of Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Sharif

  • Organizer: The Higher Committee of Jerusalem & Jerusalem Unit at the Palestinian Presidency's Office.
  • Location: Palestinian Red Crescent Building, Ramallah.
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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30
Nov
2021

Approaches to Heritage Protection – The Case of East Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA): Maria Velasco, Deputy Head; Samah Jaouny, Programme Manager, East Jerusalem Programme; Patrice Budry, Attaché, Programme Manager - East Jerusalem Team; Martina Terzo, European External Action Service (EEAS); Muna Nur Mohammad, Project Management; Ricardo Cardenas, Deputy Head, Representative Office of Chile; Marta Ghievery, Representative Office of Argentina; Emre Yılmaz, Vice Consul, Turkish Consulate General; Andrea Niklaus, First Secretary, Representative Office of Canada; Inas Odeh, FPDS Officer, Representative Office of Canada; Aoife Nannery, Head of Cooperation, Representative Office of Ireland; Victor Kozhemiak, Attaché, Russian Representative Office; Aliya Zaripova, Attaché, Russian Representative Office; Ruth Bigalke-Nolan, Head of Programme, GIZ; Motaz Dawabseh, Programme Analyst, UNDP; Nada Nabris, TVET Project Manager, UNDP; Rania Nubani, Project Manager, UNDP; Talin Shaheen, PM, UNDP; Hanin Nammari, Senior Architicht, UN-Habitat; Hakam Awad, Country Director, HEKS/EPER Swiss Church Aid; Claudette Habesch, Member, Central Committee, DSPR/ Middle East Council of Churches; Terry Bullata, Senior Program Manager, Swiss Development Cooperation; Simon Azazian, Director of Information and PR, JUU Magazine Palestinian Editor, Bible Society; Dr. Chiara De Cesari, Associate Professor, European and Cultural Studies, University of Amsterdam; Ulf Carmesund, Uppsala University; Dr. Wasfi Kilani, Hashemite Fund for the Restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock; Khaled Khatib, Director of the Palestinian Heritage Museum, Jerusalem; Dr. Munir Nusseibeh, Al-Quds University; Uday Bajali, Representative of Truth; Dana Abbas, Architect, RIWAQ-Center for Architectural Conservation; Aya Tahhan, Archirect, RIWAQ; Dr. Ibrahim Shaban, Lecturer in Law, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Raed Saadeh, Chairman, Jerusalem Tourism Cluster (JTC); Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center, Al-Quds University; Prof. Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Al-Ghazali's Work at the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Quds University; Louay Al-Husseini, General Director, the Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Jerusalem; Imad Khatib, Vice President, AlQuds University; Yousef Dajani, Member, Council for Waqf & Islamic Affairs; Lamis Alami, Secretary General, Central Elections Committee; Jamal Al-Aref, Freelance Consultant; George Manarious, Freelance Tour Guide; Fouad Abdeen, Consultant; Jamal Barham, Arab Orthodox Central Council; Omar Zaro, Jerusalem Area Director, Al-Quds University; Ahmad Alami, Editor; Mahmoud Jarallah, Businessman; Muhannad Jaouni, Economic Advisor; Shadi Othman, Press Officer; Samer Nusseibeh, CEO and Vice President, Mohammed Zaki Nuseibeh & Sons Group; Nora Kort; Dr. Lina Al-Qutob, Lecturer, AlQuds University; Samer Tarazi, Program Management Coordinator, NEI - Nakhleh Esheber Institute; Qusay Abbas, Project Coordinator, Youth Development Department (YDD); Dana Nuseibeh; Etaf Joulany; Areej Daibes, Translator & Interpreter; Arda Aghazarian, Translator & Interpreter; Ru’ya (Palestinian Vision): Rami Naser Eddin, Executive Director; Wa'ad Qannam, Project Manager; Manar Marzeeq, Human Resources Officer; Abed Barbar; Mohammad Hadieh, Executive Director, ACT for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Studies; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Adnan Joulani, Project Director, PASSIA; Imad Farrah, PASSIA; Omar Farrah, Intern, PASSIA; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer, PASSIA; Hind Husseini, PASSIA.
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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26
Oct
2021

"If I Were A Decision-Maker ..." - Voices and Visions of Palestinian Youth in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Hadeel Diabeh, Coordinator, Al-Bustan Association, Silwan; Ali Firawi, Project Coordinator, African Community Center, Jerusalem; Wael Shaban, Youth Activist and Advocate; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on
Women Peace and Security based at MIFTAH; Khalil Issa, Youth Activist, Advocacy & PR Manager, Freelance Trainer; Adnan Joulani, Project Director, PASSIA.
Participants: Mark Bailey, Head, Representative Office of Australia; Dr. Pedro Blanco Pérez, Head, Representative Office of Mexico; Pierre-Emmanuel Agnimel Humanitarian Attaché, French Consulate General; Inas Odeh, Political Officer, Representative Office of Canada; Lesiba Machaba, Chargé' d'Affaires, Representative Office of South Africa; Khomotso Maake, First Secretary: Political, Representative Office of South Africa; Jan Saddei, Development Advisor on Youth and Sport, GIZ; Pawel Zuk, Protection Delegate, East Jerusalem, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); Mahmoud Abu Rmeileh, Senior Program Manager, Mercy Corps; Hannes Alpen, Resident Representative, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, FES; Islam Abdel Jabar, Team Assistant, FES; Waad Qannam, Project Director, Palestinian Vision Organization (PalVision);Mousa Qous, Journalist; Mohammad Qous, Waiter; Etaf Joulany, Psychological Support Counselor for Groups; Ghadeer Safadi, Communication Officer; Aya Nashashibi, Volunteer, Afraican Community Society; Muna Wa'ri, Marketing & Project Coordinator, the Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation (PYALARA); Roaa Tuffaha, Project Coordinator, Burj Al-Luqluq Social Center Society; Mohammad Hammad; Hiba Idkeidek, Basheer Hamami, Student, AlQuds Open University; Dunia Bader, Theater Performer; Areej Daibes, Translator; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Adnan Joulani, Project Director, PASSIA; Imad Farrah, PASSIA; Omar Farrah, Intern, PASSIA; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer, PASSIA; Hind Husseini, PASSIA.
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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20
Oct
2019

Palestinian Refugees: Towards a New Approach to Solutions

  • Organizer: Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), Jordan..
  • Location: Grand Hyatt Amman Hotel, Amman, Jordan.
  • From: Oct. 20, 2019 - To: Oct. 22, 2019
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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3
Sep
2019

“Back to the Future - 25 Years of Peace Process Revisited”

  • Organizer: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Jerusalem; Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ramallah..
  • Location: Görres-Haus/Paulushaus, Jerusalem.
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Jan
2019

Addressing the Gaza Conference on "Palestinian Youth: Towards a National Vision - Opportunities, Challenges and Expectations"

  • Organizer: The House of Wisdom Institute for Conflict Resolution & Governance, Gaza City.
  • Location: Gaza City.
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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14
Jul
2018

7th Annual Palestinian Diaspora Conference - Panel: “Countering Negative Practices in Jerusalem and the American Stand on Jerusalem: Local, Regional, and International Responses”

  • Organizer: Know Thy Heritage.
  • Location: Centre for Development Studies Hall, Birzeit University.
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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29
Apr
2018

East Jerusalem - The Capital of the State of Palestine (Presentation by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi as part of the 3-day International Seminar on Palestine and the Peace Process on the Occasion of the 23rd Session of the Palestine National Council (PNC)

  • Organizer: Palestine National Council (PNC).
  • Location: Carmel Hotel, Ramallah.
Participants: Large audience
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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24
Mar
2018

International Congress on Social Studies: Jerusalem between Religious and Secular

  • Organizer: Al-Quds University; Gazi University, Turkey; Turkish Studies Journal.
  • Location: Al-Quds University, Abu Dis.
Participants: More than 500 scientists and academic personalities from 50 countries
All Conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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