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Religious Meetings & Activities (2010)

 


RELIGIOUS STUDIES UNIT CONFERENCES (2010)
 :: All conferences were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA)

 

 

 

 

 

RELIGIOUS STUDIES UNIT MEETINGS (2010)

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

 

 

8th November 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Recent developments in the region
Participant(s): A Leadership Delegation of the Presbyterian Church (USA); Reverend Dr. Victor Makari, Area Coordinator for Europe and the Middle East (retiring as of mid-November); Reverend Hunter Farrell, Director - World Mission for the Presbyterian Church (USA); Reverend Roger Dermody, Deputy Executive Dircector, World Mission for the Presbyterian Church (USA); Reverend Sara Lisherness, Director - Compassion, Peace and Justice Unit for the Presbyterian Church (USA); Reverend Amgad Beblawi, new Area Coordinator for Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia; Douglas Dicks, Regional Liaison for Jordan, Israel and Palestine for the Presbyterian Church (USA)
 


 

 

 

10th October 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Jerusalem and The Religious Environment
Participant(s): Bishop Michel Dubost, Bishop of Evry (near Paris) ; Mr. Pierre Levene, Secretary General, Secours Catholique, Caritas France; Mr. Henry Jacolin, Board Member, Secours Catholique, Catholic France, (former Ambassador of France to Cyprus); Father Michael P. O’Sullivan, Director Maison d’Abraham, Secours Catholique, Caritas France, Jerusalem.


1 September 2010, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic:
Palestinian Christian Issues.
Participant(s):
Ghassan Khatib; Dr. Bernard Sabella; Father Mitri Raheb; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi; Mr. Ziad Bandak.

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16 June 2010, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic:
The People of the Book: Between the Sacred Texts & Practice Life.

(Part one of the annual conference on the People of the Book)

1st Session: The People of the Book: Comprehensive Introduction
Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Salim Al-Awwa, Secretary-General of the World Association of Muslim Scholars, Head of Egypt's Society for Culture & Dialogue, Cairo.

2nd Session: The People of the Book: Between the Sacred Texts & Practice Life
Speaker:
Rev. Dr. Jamal Khader, Head, Religious Studies Department, Bethlehem University (Christian Reading)
Rabbi David Rosen, Director of Interreligious Affairs, Jerusalem (Jewish Reading)
Dr. Abdel Rahman Abbad, Lecturer, Al-Quds University (Muslim Reading)

Participants:
Fouad Abdeen, Director Consultant; Nora Carmi, Sabeel Coordinator; Khalil Assali, Jerusalem Press; Nora Kort, Community Development; Jamil Hammami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Khalid Kaloti, Engineer; Bashir Barakat, Msc.; Hanna Hallaq, Lecturer, Bethlehem University; Munib Younan, Bishop, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan & the Holy Land (ELCJHL); Baul Lent, Reverent; Rami Assali, F.M.; Mazen Nuseibeh, Teacher; Fouad Dakkak, Engineering; Katie Highet, Executive Officer, Jerusalem Micro Finance; Jamal Abdeen, VT Director; Imad Hirbawi; Mohammad Dajani, Professor, Al-Quds University; Dr. Hala Hallaq, Dentist, Darwish Hijazi, Engineer; Itidal Al-Ashhab, Former Deputy Director of the Educational Jerusalem.

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8 June 2010, Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic: The Holy Places of Jerusalem: Emerging Actors & New Challenges since 2000
Speaker:Prof. Michael Dumper, Professor in Middle East Politics, Exeter University, UK
Participants:
Kathy Bergen, Program Coordinator, The Friends International Center in Ramallah (FICR) ; Dr. Tarek Barakat, Director, Makassed Society; Elham Salameh, Director, YMCA; Paul Raymond, Communications Officer, Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine & Israel (EAPPI); Khalil Assali, Jerusalem Press; Nora Kort, Community Development; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Dr. Bernard Sabella, PLC, Jerusalem; Sune Fahlgren, Swedish Christian Study Centre, Lebona Mokhalajoe, Political Advisor, South African Representative, Ramallah; Gretchen Upholt, Volanteer Coordinator; Hisham Hidmi, Asstant V.P, Accademic Affairs; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chairman, Board of Directors, Makassed Charitable Islamic Society; Nora Carmi, Sabeel Coordinator; Dr. Munib Younan, Bishop, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan & the Holy Land (ELCJHL); Baul Lent, Reverent; Muna Sheikh, Lawyer; Osama Halabi, Lawyer; Mohammad Zahaika, Journalist; Ian Alexander, Sabeel; Phadime Choshane, Diplomat, Representative Office of South Africa; Mohammad Abu Khdair, Journalist, Al-Quds News paper, Jessle Park, International Development Student; Jaya Karsemeyer, Teacher; Ali Barakat, Engineer, Khalid Khatib, Engineer; Thomes Neu, Director, Carter Center, Ramallah; Lani Frerichs, Researcher; Bashir Barakat, Msc.; H. Sulayman, Proffessor of General Linguistics & Comparative Religion; Peter Abu Shanab, Chairman, Holyland; Mazen Qupty, Lawyer; Fadwa Al-Shaer.

 

10th May 2010, PASSIA Office , Jerusalem.
Topic: Third Meeting of the Islamic Higher Committee in Jerusalem.
Participants: Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University ; Fathallah Al-Husseini, Lawyer, General Director Legal Affairs, Ministry of Waqf; Ibrahim Sabri, Member of Appeal Court, Jerusalem; Abdel Rahman Abbad, The Muslim Scholars & Ulama’ in Palestine; Mazen Sinokrot, Privet Sector; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head, Palestinian Academic Society for International Affairs.

 

 

10 May 2010, Ecole Biblique, Nablus Rd., Jerusalem
Topic:
An open discussion of the new book "HAMAS from Resistance to Government?"
Speaker(s):
The author Paola Caridi, Amira Hass and Joharah Baker.

 

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27 April 2010, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.
Topic:
Second Meeting of the Islamic Higher Comittee in Jerusalem.
Participants: Yousef Al-Dajani, Chairman of the Jerusalem District Electricity Company; Khaled Al-Kaloti, Engineer; Hesham Al-Bakri, Chairman of the Jerusalem branch of the Engineers Association; Ahmad Al-Shurafa, Jerusalem branch of the Engineers Association; Abdel Qader Husseini, Head, Faisal Husseini Foundation; Dr. Ikremeh Sabri, Chairman of Higher Islamic; athallah Al-Husseini, Lawyer, General Director Legal Affairs, Ministry of Waqf; Issam Al-Anani, Lawyer; Adnan Husseini, Governor of Jerusalem; Ibrahim Shaban, Lawyer & Lecturer at the Faculty of Law- Al-Quds University; Ishaq Budeiri, Head, Arab Studies Society; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University ; Mustafa Abu Zahra, Engineering; Ibrahim Sabri, Member of Appeal Court, Jerusalem; Abdel Rahman Abbad, The Muslim Scholars & Ulama’ in Palestine; Firas Zaghal, Advisor, Dimensions; Farouq Abdel Rahim, Doctor; Khaled Abu Arafeh, Engineering; Mohsen Ghosheh, Engineering; Issam Awad, Engineering; I’tedal Al-Ashhab, Former Deputy Director of the Educational Jerusalem; Dr. Mohammed Salim Ali, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Darwish Hijazi, Engineering, Ahmad Al-Batsh, Al-Rafah Society; Sana Dwaik, Lawyer; Mazen Sinokrot, Privet Sector.

 

 

 

14 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Question of Jerusalem 2010
Participant(s): A Group of Americans from Seattle, Washington, USA: Jay P. Olson, Pastor, Presbyterian Church; Daug Hadley; Carol Hadley; Joan Harrison; Steve Currie; Joy Currie; Karen Carpenter; Helga Hilson.

 

 

20 March 2010, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.
Topic:
Islamic Higher Comittee in Jerusalem.
Participants: Fakhri Abu Diab, Committee for the Defense of the Land Silwan; Fouad Dakkak, Consulting Engineering; Mustafa Abu Sway, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Muhsen Ghousheh, Engineering; Farouq Abdel Rahim, Doctor; Hesham Hidmi, Assistant vice President for Academic Affairs, Al-Quds Open University; Fathallah Al-Husseini, Lawyer, General Director Legal Affairs, Ministry of Waqf; Muhammad Nuseibeh, Engineering; Khaled Abu Arafeh, Engineering; Abded Abu Diab; Mustafa Abu Zahra, Engineering; Yakoub Farrah; Darwish Hijazi, Engineering ; Jamil Hamami, Lecturer at Al-Quds University ; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman, Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs; Ibrahim Sabri, Member of Appeal Court ; Abdel Rahman Abbad, The Muslim Scholars & Ulama’ in Palestine; Ahmad Hashem Zughair, Chairman of Jerusalem Arab Chamber of Commerce Industry; Ahmad Al-Batsh, Al-Rafah Committee; Hatem Abdel Qader, Jerusalem File official in the Fatteh Movement; Nabil Hamoudeh; Ikremeh Sabri, Chairman of Higher Islamic ; Ibrahim Shaban, Lawery & Lecturer at the Faculty of Law- Al-Quds University; Abdel Rahim Mahmoud; Hesham Al-Bakri, Chairman of the Jerusalem branch of the Engineers Association; Yousef Al-Dajani, Chairman of the Jerusalem District Electricity Company; Mazen Sinokrot, Business Man; Adnan Husseini, Governor of Jerusalem; Sari Nuseibeh, Head of Al-Quds University; I’tedal Al-Ashhab, Former Deputy Director of the Educational Jerusalem; Sana Dwaik, Accountant; Na’elah Sabri, Head of Islamic Women Society; Saidah Ekermawi, Al-Iman Secondary School for Girls; Bahieh Abdeen, Al-Iman Primary School for Girls.

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