The Religious Studies Unit - Activities 1998
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Coordination Meetings
(All meetings were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA)
January
22 PASSIA, Jerusalem
Establishment
of a Religious Study Unit at PASSIA
Dr. Mustafa Abu
Sway, Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Adnan Husseini,
Director of the Waqf, Jerusalem; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Researcher, Al-Quds University
and Director, Islamic Cultural Society, Jerusalem; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein,
Al-Aqsa Mosque
February
1 PASSIA, Jerusalem
The Moslem
Perspective on the Question of Jerusalem
Ms. Salpy Eskidjian,
Coordinator of Unit IV of the Program to Overcome Violence at the World Council
of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland
February
2 PASSIA, Jerusalem
The People
of the Book: Their Prophets and their Scriptures
Dr. Mustafa Abu
Sway, Adnan Husseini, Sheikh Jamil Hamami
February
5 Orient House
The Agenda
of the Jerusalem Committee in Rabat: A Search for Building Relations with Palestinian
Institutions in Jerusalem
Faisal Husseini,
PLO Executive Committee member in charge of the Jerusalem File; Wajieh Qassem
(Abu Marwan), Palestinian Ambassador to Morocco
February
23 PASSIA, Jerusalem
- Visiting Christian Delegations – Ideas for Issues to Discuss
Sheikh Jamil Hamami,
Researcher, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem
- Plans to Coordinate
with the Middle East Council of Churches in Jerusalem
Harry Hagopian,
Middle East Council of Churches, Jerusalem
April 3 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Ideas for Topics
to be Covered in the Triangle Interfaith Meeting
Dr. Trond Bakkevig,
Vicar, Church of Norway, Oslo
April 4 Latin
Patriarchate, Jerusalem
Briefing on
Bishop Sabah’s Meeting with the Chief Rabbi of Israel
Dr. Trond Bakkevig,
Vicar, Church of Norway, Oslo; Bishop Michel Sabah, Latin Patriarch, Jerusalem
April 5 Orient
House
How Can Intermediaries
Assist in Interfaith Dialogue?
Dr. Trond Bakkevig,
Vicar, Church of Norway, Oslo; Faisal Husseini, Jerusalem
April 14 Latin
Patriarchate
Searching for
a Christian Partner to Share the Role and Responsibilities of Interfaith Dialogue
Bishop Michel Sabah,
Latin Patriarch, Jerusalem
April
14 Notre Dame Hotel, Jerusalem
Briefing on
PASSIA’s Work and Interfaith Activities
Apostolic Delegation,
Jerusalem
April 23 American
Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
Ideas on How
to Have the Chief Rabbi Bakshi Doron Issue a Statement on the Events in Hebron
Rabbi Michael Melchior, Chief Rabbi of Norway and in the Jerusalem community;
Chairman of Meimad
[As a result of
the meeting the Chief Rabbi visited Hebron and subsequently issued a statement
of condemnation regarding the settlers’ mockery of the Prophet Mohammed and
the Holy Qur’an.]
May 24 Al-Aqsa
Mosque, Old City of Jerusalem
How Can Moslems
be Mobilized to Protect the Holy Places in Jerusalem
Leaders from the Moslem
Community and Heads of Institutions
June 18 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Preparation
for the Triangle Interfaith Agenda
Dr. Trond Bakkevig,
Vicar, Church of Norway, Oslo
June 29 Orient
House
Moslem-Christian
Relations in the Old City of Jerusalem in Light of the Vatican-Israel Accords
HE Afif Safieh, PLO
Representative to the UK and the Holy See; Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Faisal Husseini
August 3 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Preparation for the Triangle Interfaith Agenda
Dr. Trond Bakkevig,
Vicar, Church of Norway, Oslo; Sheikh Jamil Hamami
August 29 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
MECC Nomination of Christian Participants to the Christian-Christian Dialogue
Harry Hagopian, Middle
East Council of Churches, Jerusalem
August 30 Orient
House
Briefings on
the Religious Studies Unit at PASSIA
Adnan Husseini; Sheikh
Jamil Hamami; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein; Faisal Husseini
September
1 PASSIA, Jerusalem
Elaborating
on a Proposal for a Conference on the Question of Jerusalem
HE Afif Safieh; Bishop
Samir Kafeity, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
September
2 PASSIA, Jerusalem
Follow-up of
September 1 Meeting
Bishop Samir Kafeity;
Harry Hagopian
September
3 Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
The Role of
the Christian Community in the Bethlehem 2000 Project
HE Afif Safieh; Harry
Hagopian
September
6 Religious Jewish Council, Jerusalem
Exchanging
Ideas
Rabbi Yitzhaq Ralbag,
Head of the Religious Council, Jerusalem
September
24 Lutheran Redeemer Church, Old City, Jerusalem
Briefing on
PASSIA’s Religious Studies Unit
Probst K.-H. Ronnecker
(Lutheran Redeemer Church)
October
4 Latin Patriarchate
Briefing on
PASSIA’s Religious Studies Unit
Bishop Michel Sabah, Latin Patriarch, Jerusalem
October
6 Lutheran Redeemer Church, Old City, Jerusalem
Briefing on
the Upcoming PASSIA Seminar on Abraham
Probst K.-H. Ronnecker
(Lutheran Redeemer Church)
November
12 PASSIA, Jerusalem
Preparation for the Triangle
Meeting on “The Perspective of the Other” (tentatively scheduled for January
1999)
Dr. Trond Bakkevig,
Vicar, Church of Norway, Oslo
November
13 American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
Palestinian
Input to the WCC Draft Statement on Jerusalem for the Harare Conference
Dwain Epps, Executive
Secretary for Public Issues/International Affairs, World Council of Churches,
Geneva, and Ms. Salpy Eskidjian, World Council of Churches, Geneva
November
15 Orient House
Briefing on
the Upcoming WCC Conference in Harare
Dwain Epps and Ms.
Salpy Eskidjian, World Council of Churches; Faisal Husseini; Sheikh Jamil Hamami
November
16 American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
Follow-up on
November 13, 15 meetings
Dwain Epps; Ms. Salpy
Eskidjian; Harry Hagopian
November
16 American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
Follow-up on
November 13, 15 meetings
Dwain Epps; Ms. Salpy
Eskidjian; Harry Hagopian
Dialogue
Sessions
(All
sessions were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA)
January
28 PASSIA, Jerusalem
MECC Plans
for 1998
Douglas Dicks, MECC,
Jerusalem
February
5 Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
Working Dinner
with Moslem and Christian Leaders in Jerusalem, Hosted by PASSIA
Sheikh Abdel Azim
Salham, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Adnan Husseini, Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Ambassador
Wajieh Qassem (Abu Marwan), Bishop Michel Sabah, Armenian Priest, Bishop Munib
Younan, Archbishop Basilios, Bishop Timothy, Father Farouq, Deputy Patriarch
Marsyrios Malki Murad.
February
12 Latin Partiarchate, Jerusalem
Briefing by
Bishop Sabah on His Meeting with the Two Israeli Chief Rabbis
Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway;
Adnan Husseini; Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein; Faisal Husseini;
Bishop Michel Sabah
June 18 Ambassador
Hotel, Jerusalem
Working Dinner
Hosted by PASSIA – How to Maintain and Proceed with Interfaith Dialogue
Dr. Trond Bakkevig;
Rabbi Michael Melchior; Faisal Husseini
September
8 PASSIA, Jerusalem
Preparation
of the Second Part of the Joint Academic Seminar on Abraham
Prof. Shimon Shetreet,
Director, Religion for Peace Organization (RPO), West Jerusalem
Sept.
24-26 World Council of Churches, Geneva
Workshop Reflecting
the Palestinian-Moslem Position on the Question of Jerusalem in Preparation
for the WCC Conference in Harare
WCC General Secretary
Konrad Reiser, Dwain Epps, Salpy Eskidjian
October
1 Catholic Church, Beit Jala
Moslem-Christian
Perspectives and Attitudes in Palestine
Father Maroum Laham
and Students from the Latin Convent School, Beit Jala
November
9 Swedish Christian Study Center, Jerusalem
Reflections
on the Wye River Memorandum and the Future of Jerusalem
Dr. K. G. Hammar,
Archbishop of Uppsala; Dr. Ron Pondik; Dr. Joseph Guel, Jerusalem Post
November
12 PASSIA, Jerusalem
Preliminary
Thoughts and Ideas for the 1999 Interfaith Agenda
Dr. Trond Bakkevig;
Dr. Kari Vogt, Oslo; Maroum Laham; Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway
Seminars
(All
seminars were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA)
February
4 PASSIA, Jerusalem
Moslem-Christian-Jewish
Interfaith Dialogue
[meeting took
place off the record – no details to be published]
February
12 PASSIA, Jerusalem
Secularism
and Religion: Can They Exist Together?
Rabbi Michael
Melchior (presentation given at a PASSIA Roundtable)
May 20 Sabeel,
Jerusalem
Understanding
the Question of Jerusalem - A Moslem Perspective
Lecture given by Dr.
Mahdi Abdul Hadi
June 30 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
The Question
of Palestine – Then and Now (Lecture by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi)
Dr. Mustafa Abu
Sway with MA Students of Islamic Studies
July 23 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
The Meaning
and Implications of the Oslo Accords (Lecture by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi)
Salaam – Children
of the Olive Tree, Visiting Religious Study Group
September
8 PASSIA, Jerusalem
Study Meeting
for the Moslem Paper to be Presented at the Academic Seminar on Abraham
Sheikh Jamil Hamami,
Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Adnan Husseini, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein
September
9 PASSIA, Jerusalem
The Question
of Jerusalem - A Palestinian Perspective (Lecture by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi)
US Christian Visiting
Delegation to the MECC, Jerusalem (28 persons)
October
15 PASSIA, Jerusalem
Academic Seminar
on Abraham (Part II)
Presentations by Dr.
Mustafa Abu Sway (Islamic Perspective), Maroum Laham (Christian Perspective)
and Prof. Avigdor Shenan (Jewish Perspective); participants from the three religions.
November
14 PASSIA, Jerusalem
The Question
of Jerusalem - A Palestinian Perspective (Lecture by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi)
Students from the
School of International Training (SIT) / Amideast, Jerusalem
Conferences
(Dr.
Mahdi Abdul Hadi participated in all conferences listed below)
August
12-15 Oslo, Norway
Accepting
the Challenge: Building
a Coalition to Protect the Universal Freedom of Religion or Belief
International
Conference on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, organized by the Norwegian Government
Participants were
representatives from religious institutions, governments and academia from all
over the world.
[During
the conference the following “off-the-record” meetings took place/were arranged:
closed coordination meeting with Jewish participants; closed lunch session for
participants from the Middle East; closed session with the Foreign Minister
of Norway, Knut Vollbak]
October
26-28 Latin Patriarchate, Jerusalem
Symposium on
Jerusalem - Conference of the Latin Church in Jerusalem under the Chairmanship
of Patriarch Michel Sabah
HE Archbishop Jean
Louis Tauran, Foreign Minister of the Vatican; Apostolic Delegation
December
13-14 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Middle Eastern
Minorities and Diasporas
Organized by The Harry
S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University
and Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan University
December
16 YMCA - West Jerusalem
Public Celebration
on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights
Organized by The
International Religious Liberty Association, Israeli Chapter, Jerusalem
Publications
Abraham – in the Three Monotheistic Faiths
PASSIA Publication
December 1998
Passia Files and Library
In preparation, support and follow-up of its activities, the PASSIA Religious Studies Unit is continuously compiling articles, essays and other relevant material from various sources. On many occasions throughout the year, PASSIA prepared and distributed background reading packages for participants, containing photocopied reference materials to a subject dealt with during a certain meeting.
Moreover, in order to maintain its role as a source of information about interfaith issues and research in the field of religious dialogue, PASSIA purchases publications on the three monotheistic and other religions - in English and Arabic – to further develop its library. All materials are made accessible for anyone else interested in these subjects.