PASSIA Conference
Islam in Contemporary Palestine |
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21-22 September 2004
Best Eastern Hotel, Ramallah
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Day One: Tuesday, 21 September 2004 |
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| 9:00-9:30 |
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Registration
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| 9:30-10:00 |
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Opening Speech
Sheikh Dr. Ekrima Sabri, Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine |
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Worldviews and Challenges |
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Chair: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA, Jerusalem |
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| 10:00-11:30 |
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| The Islamic Movements |
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Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem |
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Dr. Nasser Al-Din Al-Sha`ir, An-Najah National University, Nablus |
Open Discussion |
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| 11:30-1:30 |
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| The Islamic Movements, the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Occupation |
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Dr. Abd Al-Sattar Qassim, An-Najah National University, Nablus
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Abdul Malek Dahamsheh, Member, Israeli Knesset
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Open Discussion |
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| 1:30-2:30 |
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LUNCH |
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Issues of Coexistence and Interfaith Dialogue |
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Chair: Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem |
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| 2:30-4:00 |
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| Jerusalem , Holy Places and Conflict Resolutions |
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Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA, Jerusalem |
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Fr. Dr. Maroun Laham, Latin Theological Seminary, Beit Jala |
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Ibrahim Sha`ban, Faculty of Law, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem |
Open Discussion |
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| 4:00-5:30 |
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| Islamic-Christian Relations: Convivencia and Interfaith Dialogue |
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Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem
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Open Discussion |
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Day Two: Wednesday, 22 September 2004 |
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Religious and National Identities |
| 10:00-12:00 |
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| Chair: Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem |
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| Islam and Women Issues in Palestine |
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Iffat Al-Ja` bari , Dir., Young Women's Moslem Association, Hebron (Women Institutions) |
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Maysoon Al-Ramahi, Head, Al-Khansa' Women's Association, Ramallah. (Woman's Rights) |
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Ghazalah `Arar, General Union of Palestinian Teachers, Ramallah (Globalization and Women Issues) |
Open Discussion |
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| 12:00-1: 30 |
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| Islam and the Palestinian Constitution |
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Ali Safarini, Lawyer |
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Dr. Ahmad Al-Khalidi, An-Njah National University , Nablus
(The View of the PLC Constitution Committee) |
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Dr. Isma`il Nawahdah, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem
(The Position of Majlis Al-Fatwa) |
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Dr. Ali Al-Khashshan, General Secretary of the Palestinian Constitutional Committee, Ramallah
(Islam and the Constitution: Women's Issues) |
Open Discussion |
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| 1:30-2:30 |
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LUNCH |
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Islamic Movements and Institutions |
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Chair: Sheikh Jamal Bawatneh, Mufti of Ramallah , Ramallah |
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| 2:30-4:00 |
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| The Islamic Movement within the Green Line |
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Ibrahim Sarsour, President, The Islamic Movement (South) |
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Abdul Malek Dahamsheh, Member, Israeli Knesset |
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Mohanad Mustafa, Researcher,
Umm Al-Fahm Center for Contemporary Studies, Umm Al-Fahm |
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Open Discussion |
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| 4:00-5:30 |
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| Muslims in Europe and the Palestinian Issue |
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Dr. Andrew Rigby, Professor of Peace Studies, director of the Centre for the Study of Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Coventry University, UK |
| The Image of Islam in the US Media and the Palestine Question |
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‘Ayshah Wazwaz, Researcher in the Islamic Studies, Jerusalem |
Open Discussion |
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