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PASSIA Conference

Second conference on
Islam in Contemporary Palestine

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20 May 2007
Grand Park Hotel, Ramallah

 

 

 

Sunday, 20 May 2007

     
9:00-9:30

Registration

 

9:30-11:30  

Opening Speech
Frans Makken, Head of the Netherlands Representative Office, Ramallah

 

     
Session I:
 

The Rise of Islamic Movements in Palestine: The Palestinian Political System at the Crossroads between Democracy and Anarchy

   
Chair: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi


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11:30- 12:30  
Dr. Khalil Shikaki, Director, Palestinian Center for Policy & Survey Research, Ramallah
Link: Presentation

 Open Discussion

     
12:30-12:45  

Coffee break  

     
     
Session II:
  Chair: Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, Mufti of Jerusalem & Palestine
12:45-2:00  

Hamas and Political Islam in Palestine
Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University

The Question of Identity, Nationalism and Religion:
Prospects for Co-existence and Dialogue 

A Christian Perspective
Dr. Rafiq Khouri, Latin Patriarchate
Link: Related article


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 Open Discussion

     
14:00-15:00   Lunch.
     
Session III:
 

Islam, Middle Eastern Issues and Palestine

15:00-16:30  
Chair:Frans Makken, Head of the Netherlands Representative Office, Ramallah
   

 

   

Roundtable Meeting, with brief kick off presentations by
Ghassan Al-Khatib, Sheikh Jamal Bawatneh(Related article)

   

 

   

Open Discussion

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