Activities 2002

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

(All meetings were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA)

4 March 2002, PASSIA
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchy of Jerusalem and the Israeli Media
Participant(s): Archimandrite Atallah Hanna, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, Jerusalem

4 April 2002, PASSIA
Assessment of Dialogue Efforts Among Religious Forums in Palestine
Participant(s): Georges Lemopoulos, General Secretary, World Council of Churches, Geneva; Salpy Eskidjian, International Relations Program Executive, World Council of Churches, Geneva; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Council of Waqf and Islamic Affairs, Jerusalem

12 April 2002, PASSIA
The Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
Participant(s): Lilian Peters, Quakers, Jordan.

22 June 2002, PASSIA
The Three Monotheistic Faiths and the Question of Jerusalem
Participant(s): Quaker Middle East Working Party: Kathy Bergen, Canada; Tony Bing, USA; Max Carter, USA; Helena Cobban, USA; Jim Fine, USA; Deborah Gerner, USA; Stephanie Krayer, UK; Jim Matlack, USA; Rick McCutcheon, Canada; Mmereko Emily Mnisi, South Africa; Ron Mock, USA; Hilda Silverman, USA; Zoharah Simmons, USA; Jean Zaru, Palestine; Lilian Peters, Quakers Representative in the Middle East; Sheikh Jamil Hammami; Mahdi Abdul Hadi.

20 August 2002, PASSIA
The Concept of Shaheed in Islam
Participant(s): Catholic Relief Services Delegation (The Visitor Outreach Program):
Kia Fisher; Glen R. Sears; Matthew Breman; Robin Gulick; Ranya Ghuma; Peter Sulyok; Frederick McGay; Leah Hrachovec; Jane L.Lorenzo; Reverend Sandra Olewine; David P. Young; Douglas Dicks; Margo Sabella.

5 October 2002, PASSIA
Jewish Rabbis' Suggestions for Dialogue
Participant(s): Reverend Doctor David Neuhaus, Pontifical Biblical Institute.

7 October 2002, PASSIA
The Question of Jerusalem Since the Corpus Separatum of 1947
Participant(s): A Delegation of the Presbyterian Church USA: Reverend Dr. Fahed Abu Akel, Moderator, 214th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church; Mary Zumot, Professor and wife of the moderator; Rev. Dr. Victor Makari, Area Coordinator, Office of the Middle East; David Young, Photographer; Alexa Smith, Journalist; Doug Fletcher, Minister; Ross Turner, PC Young Adult Volunteer; Sarah Lisherness, Coordinator, Presbyterian Peacemaking Program; Donald Smith, Director of Regional Ministries.

28 October 2002, PASSIA
The Islamic Factions in Palestine - Ideology and Reality
Participant(s): Group from the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, USA: Kirby Lawrence Hill; Charles R. Hughes, Jr.; Sarah Humphrey; Walton C. Bryde; Elnor Holcombe.

5 November 2002, Latin Patriarchate, Old City, Jerusalem
The Damascus Conference on Jerusalem (held later that month on 18 November 2002)
Participant(s): Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch, Jerusalem

1 May 2002, PASSIA
The Concept of Shaheed (Martyr) in the Christian Faith

Speaker(s): Fr. Joachim Schroedel, Rector, German Catholic Mission in the Middle East, Egypt

Participant(s): Samia Khoury, Rawdat Az-Zuhour School; Laila Carmi, Commercial Attaché, French Consulate; Arvid Weinlich, Representative, German Association; Bettina Stelling, Physiotherapist, Caritas Baby Hospital of Bethlehem; Nora Carmi, Coordinator, Women's Department, Sabeel Institute; Fr. Afrym El Orosalemy, Coptic Orthodox Church; Bishop Munib Younan, Lutheran Church; Sam'an Khoury, Palestine Media Center, Ramallah; Elie Dibsy, Dentist; Hanna Hallak, Physicist, Bethlehem University; Samir Bayyuk, British Pro-Consul; Gustaf Ödquist, Lutheran Church; Bishop Riah Abu Al-Assal, Anglican Church; Yazeed Said, St. Georges' Cathedral; Judeh Majaj, General Secretary, YMCA; Fadia Daibes, PhD Researcher; Fadi Hidmi; Mahdi Abdul Hadi.

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6 September 2002, Sabeel Center, Jerusalem
Religious Fundamentalism
Lecture by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

28 October 2002, PASSIA
Yousef (Joseph) in the three Monotheristic Faiths

Participant(s): Jean-Pierre Sternberger; Lucia Pizarro-Wehlen; Father Rafiq Khoury; Jamal Dajani; Muezz Nashashibi; Haytham Alami; Sheikh Jamil Hammami; Nader Al-'Asser; Nora Carmi; Abdel Wadud Tamimi; Mustafa Abu Sway; Baha'eddin Al-Bakri

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	The Story of Joseph: A Muslim perspective      (in Arabic)
	The Story of Joseph: A Christian perspective  (in English)
	The Story of Joseph: A Jewish perspective   (in Englsih)

12 December 2002, PASSIA
The Significance of Sufism in Algeria in the Aftermath of Independence
Speaker: Dr. Sossie Andezian, Anthropologist, French National Centre for Scientific Research
Participant(s): Albert Aghazarian, Henry Longbotton, Hanlie Booysen, Fadia Daibes

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26 February 2002, the Swedish Theological Institute, Jerusalem
Participant(s): Johan Brisman, Swedish Consulate; Mari Mörth, Swedish Women's Organization; Hilde Lausund, Norwegian Representative Office; Margoth Sonnebo, Diakonia; Arne Jor, Norwegian Representative Office; Jeanette Lundburg; Anne Bruzelius, Swedish Consulate; Andreas Hedstrem, SIRA; Anna Linoeryd, SIRA; Arne Christianson, SIRA; Ingrid Odquist, YWCA; Tom Kaufmann, Swedish Theological Institute; Gustaf Odquist, Swedish Theological Institute.

7-8 June 2002, Rabat, Morocco
The International Conference on the Protection of Islamic and Christian Holy Shrines in Palestine
Organized by: The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Rabat
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21-22 September 2002, Beirut
Evaluation Meeting for the Islamic-Christian Dialogue Team
Organized by: The Middle East Council of Churches, Lebanon

15-18 October 2002, Geneva, Switzerland
International Consultation on: "Christians and Muslims in Dialogue and Beyond"
Organized by: The World Council of Churches, Switzerland.
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20-23 October 2002, Doha, Qatar
2002 Doha Conference on: "US Relations with the Islamic World"
Organized by: The Brookings Institution, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Washington DC, USA

1-3 November 2002, Hamburg, Germany
Peace between Israel and the Arab World
Organized by: The Evangelische Akademie Nordelbien, in cooperation with (DIAK) German-Israeli Association for Peace in the Near East, and the Heinrich-Böll Foundation, Germany

Yousef (Joseph) in the three Monotheistic Faiths
December 2002, Arabic
Proceedings of a PASSIA Roundtable with presentation on the topic of Yousef (Joseph) in the Three Monotheistic Faiths from the three perspectives, Muslim (by Dr. Ibrahim Abu Salem), Jewish (by Rabbi Jeremy Milgrom) and Christian (by Rev. David Neuhaus).