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Activities 2001

COORDINATION MEETINGS & BRIEFINGS
DIALOGUE SESSIONS & ROUNDTABLES
SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
CONFERENCES
PUBLICATIONS

COORDINATION MEETINGS & BRIEFINGS

 

3 January 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Holy Places in Jerusalem
Participant(s): Ewen MacAskill, Diplomatic Editor, The Guardian, Mahdi Abdul Hadi.


13 January 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Threats to Al-Aqsa Mosque
Participant(s): Adnan Husseini, Director of the Islamic Waqf, Jerusalem; Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Mahdi Abdul Hadi.

20 February 2001, PASSIA
Muslim-Christian Relations and the Vatican
Participant(s): Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Head of the Apostolic Delegation Office, Jerusalem; Sheikh Jamil Hamami.

10 March 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Muslim and Jewish Respectives on Al-Aqsa Mosque/ "Temple Mount"
Delegation from the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), USA
Speaker: Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Participant(s): Lilian Peters, Quaker Middle East Representative, American Friends Service Committee, Amman, Jordan; Kathy Bergan, Coordinate of Middle East Peace Education-USA; Bill Pierre, AFSC-Director Middle East Program); Peter Lems, Iraq Program Peace Building Unit; Allan Solomonow, San Francisco Office; Sonia Tuma, Los Angeles Office; Kathy Neidhardt, AFSS Youth Network Coordinator; Ilise Cohen, AFSC-Middle East Program Director - Atlanta, Office; Angie Berryman, AFSC Economic Justice Network Coordinator; Tareq Al-Bakri, Co-Coordinator Field Program, Amman; Laurel Severns, AFSC- Middle East Program, Iraq, Chicago

24 March 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
The Lutheran World Federation & Jerusalem Issues

Participant(s): Peter N. Prove, Assistant to the General Secretary for International Affairs and Human Rights, Geneva; Sheikh Mohammed Hussain; Adnan El-Husseini; Bishop Munib Younan; Rev. Kent Johnson; Rev. Gustaf Odquist; Sheikh Jamil Hamami [ See photos ]

1 April 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Al-Shi'ah and Al-Sunnah, and Explaining Islamic Events
Participant(s): Muzaffar Iqbal, President of the Center for Islam & Science, Canada; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway.

19 April 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Jewish Faith and the Reconstruction of the Temple
Participant(s): Dr. Marc Gopin, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Diplomacy; The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, US; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway

27 July 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Perspectives on Past, Present and Future Possibilities for Peace in the Region
Participant(s): Rev. Drew Christiansen, Counselor for International Affairs, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, USA; Donald J. Rogers, Country Representative, Catholic Relief Services; Kathleen Moynihan, Deputy Regional Director, CRS.

6 August 2001, PASSIA
Religious Dialogue
Participant(s): Akiva Tor, Deputy Director, PA Affairs, Israeli Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem

 
DIALOGUE SESSIONS & ROUNDTABLES

22 January 2001 , PASSIA, Jerusalem
Al-Aqsa Mosque: Threats & Challenges
Speakers: Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine; Adnan Husseini, Director of the Islamic Waqf, Jerusalem
Participants: Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Isam Anani, Hatem Abdel Qader, Mohammed Nusseibeh, Sheikh Ibrahim Sabri, Dr.Mustafa Abu Sway, Ibrahim Du'aibes, Dr. Adnan Arafeh, Samer Nusseibeh, Ghanem Nusseibeh, Zaki Abu El-Halawa, Hassan El-Qiq, Abdel Rahman Abu Arafeh, Father Tareq Abu Hanna, Father Murad Hjazin, Father Tareq Hjazin, Father Rami Tabban, Father Wesam Masada, Father Hamam Khzuz, Father Ala Alamat, Father Imad Alamat
[See Photos]

15 February 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Arab Positions on Visiting Occupied Jerusalem
Speaker: Sheikh Hayyan Al-Idrisi, Member of Sharia' Court of Appeal, Jerusalem
Participant(s): Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Adnan Husseini, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Abed Abu Diab, Haidar El-Husseini, Sheikh Azzam El-Khatib, Sheikh Yacoub Kerish, Mohammed Nusseibeh, Azam Abu Soud, Samer Nusseibeh, Ghanem Nusseibeh, Father Tareq Hjazin, Anis El-Qaq, Judeh Majaj, Isam Awad, Isam Anani, Walie Asali, Zaki Abu El-Halawa, Dr. Ishaq El-Qutub, Yousef Ali Waida, Hassan El-Qiq, Ahmad Hashem El-Zughagair, Taher El-Nammari, Samir El-Khatib, Father Raid Hjazin, Father Wesam Masada. [See Photos]

28 February 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Reading "The Covenant of Umar"(al-Uhda al-Umariyya)

Speaker(s): Dr. Mustafa Abu Swai, General Director of Islamic Research Center, Al-Quds University, Father Dr. Maroun Lahham, Latin Patriarchate Seminary of Jerusalem, Dr. Musa El-Basit, Lecturer in Faculty of Da'wa and Principles of Religion, Al-Quds University.
Participant(s): Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Adnan Husseini, Walid Al- Assali, Hassan El-Qiq, Azzam Abu Soud, Sheikh Azzam Al-Khattib, Imad Abu Libdeh, Samier El-Khatib, Sheikh Yacoub Kerrish, Mohammed Thiab.
[See Photos]

1 March 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Muslim-Christian Dialogue in the Third Millennium
Speaker: Cardinal Francis Arinze, President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue "Vatican".
Participant(s): Azzam Al-Khattib, Nabil Arafeh, Adnan Husseini, Pietro Sambi, Stefano De Paulis, Maroun Lahham, Arturo Vasateero, Abdel Salam Abu Shukhaidam, Yacoub Kerrish[See Photos]


19 March 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Jesus Christ in the Holy Qur'an
Speaker: Dr. Ahmad Fawaka, Lecturer in Faculty of Da'wa and Principles of Religion, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem.
Participant(s): Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Father Maroun Lahham; Taher El-Nammari; Sheikh Ibrahim Sabri; Mohammed Nusseibeh; Ghanem Nusseibeh; Samer Nusseibeh; Isam Awad; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein; Hassan El-Qiq; Samir El-Khatib; Father Wesam Masada; Father Tareq Hjazin; Ibrahim Du'aibes; Father Murad Hjazin. [See photos]

29 March 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Judaism in the Holy Qur'an
Speaker: Sheikh Yousef Abu Sneneh, Imam & Khatib of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Participant(s): Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Adnan Husseini; Sheikh Ibrahim Sabri; Ghanem Nusseibeh; Samer Nusseibeh; Hassan El-Qiq; Samir El-Khatib;Sheikh Yacoub Kerish, Isam Anani; Ishaq El-Qutub; Mahmoud Abu Ghazalah.[ See photos ]

23 April 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Followers of Jesus Christ: Christians & Nazarenes
Speaker: Father Ibrahim Batarsah, Priest of the Latin Community, Marka, Amman
Participant(s): Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Mohammed Nusseibeh; Ghanem Nusseibeh; Samer Nusseibeh; Hassan El-Qiq; Isam Anani; Mahmoud Abu Ghazalah; Abdel Salam Abu Shukhaidam; Father Anton Issa; Father Sulaiman Samandar; Iyad El-Qadi [ See Photos ]
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30 April 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Mohammed in the Holy Bible: the Old and the New Testament

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Naim Ateeq, Head of Sabeel, Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center.
Participant(s): Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Adnan Husseini; Taher El-Nammari; Sheikh Ibrahim Sabri; Mohammed Nusseibeh; Ghanem Nusseibeh; Samer Nusseibeh; Hassan El-Qiq; Samir El-Khatib; Isam Anani; Sheikh Yacoub Kerrish; Azzam Abu Soud; Abdel Salam Abu Shukhaidam; Nasser El-Rifa'i; Mahmoud Abu Ghazalah; Mustafa Abu Sway; Isam Kurdiah; Jamal Nasreddin; Nora Karmi; Maha Ateeq; Samir Bayouk; Nader El-Nayer; Shhab Kawasmi; Salah Abu Arafeh; Mohammed Muhsen
[ See photos ]

14 May 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Islam, and Religious Pluralism
Speaker: Mr. Aziz Abu Ras, Head of Student Affairs, Jerusalem University
Participant(s): Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Sheikh Ibrahim Sabri; Mohammed Nusseibeh; Ghanem Nusseibeh; Samer Nusseibeh; Hassan El-Qiq; Samir El-Khatib; Sheikh Yacoub Kerrish; Mahmoud Abu Ghazalah; Mustafa Abu Sway; Idris El-Hejjh

30 May 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
The Prophet Mohammed in the Bible & Torah , An Islamic Reading
Speaker:
Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Sheikh Yacoub Kerrish
Participant(s): Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Sheikh Ibrahim Sabri; Mohammed Nusseibeh; Ghanem Nusseibeh; Hassan El-Qiq; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein; Mahmoud Abu Ghazalah; Adnan Husseini; Taher El-Nammari; Jamal Nasreddin; Nader El-Nayer; Ibrahim Abu Sway; Mohammed; Salah El-Din; Mohammed Thiab; Jamal Dajani; Abdallah Dajani. [ See photos ]

25 June 2001, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Joseph/Yousef in the Holy Qur'an
Speaker: Dr. Ibrahim Abu Salim, Lecturer in Faculty of Da'wa and Principles of Religion, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem.
Participant(s): Mohammed Nusseibeh; Hassan Omar Naser; Sheikh Abdel Athim Salhab; Hassan Al-Qiq; Ghanem Nusseibeh; Samer Nusseibeh; Mahmoud Abu Ghazaleh; Idris Hijjeh; Azzam Abul Su'oud; Ahmed Hashem Zughayyar; Mohammed Thiab; Shaddad Hijjeh; Akram Hijjeh; Maisarah Hijjeh; Sheikh Ikrimah Sabri; Imad Abdel Salam Abu Libdeh; Sheikh Ibrahim Sa'id Sabri; 'Aziz Abu Ras; Sheikh Abdel Salam Abu Shkheidem.
[ See photos ]

28 June 2001, PASSIA, Ramallah
Islam and Political Pluralism
Speaker: Dr. Sai'd El-Qiq, Head of Islamic Law (Tashri'a) in Faculty of Da'wa and Principles of Religion, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem.
Participant(s): Hassan Omar Naser; Hassan Al-Qiq; Idris Hijjeh; Maisarah Hijjeh; 'Aziz Abu Ras; Sheikh Abdel Salam Abu Shkheidem; Ibrahim Abu Salim; Hussein Nasser; Mohammed El-Talahmeh; Hassan Yousef; Jamal El-Tawil; Fou'ad Rajab.
[ See photos ]

 

 
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CONFERENCES

 

21-24 February 2001, Notre Dame Centre, Jerusalem
Sabeel's Alternative Assembly: Speaking Truth, Seeking Justice
Organized by: Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre, Jerusalem

19-20 December 2001, Cairo, EGYPT.
"Relationships between Nations, Cultures, and Religious Groups Today"
(Meeting of the Arab Team for Christian-Moslem Dialogue)
Organized by: The Middle East Council of Churches, Egypt.
[ Press Release (English & Arabic) ]

 

 
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