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(All
meetings were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA)
22 January 1999
A Jewish Perspective on Jerusalem
Dr. Barnett Rubin,
Council on Foreign Relations, New York
February 2 Noon
Center for Qur’anic Studies, Ramallah
Issues of
Intra-Muslim Conflicts and Discourse
Sheikh Bassam
Jarrar, Director, Noon Center for Qur’anic Studies, Al-Bireh
February 14 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
The US Congressional
Bill on Religious Freedom – Its Meaning and Its Implications
Mr. Robert
Seiple, Special Representative to the Secretary of State (Ambassadorial
Rank) for Religious Freedom, Washington, DC (accompanied by Conny Mayers,
First Political Officer, US Consulate General, Jerusalem); Dr. Mustafa
Abu Sway, Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem;
Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA
March 30 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
The Meaning
of the Muslim Feast Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Briefing
for Jewish/Israeli Labor Party leaders in preparation for their visit
to Muslim villages on the occasion of the feast
June 15 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Aspects and
Impact of Interfaith Dialogue on the Peace Process in the Middle East
Dr. Peter
Idenburg from the International Dialogues Foundation, Netherlands; Dr.
Mustafa Abu Sway
June 26 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
The Role
of NGOs in Religious Dialogue
Meeting
with the Funders Group, Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan
Chicago accompanied by Linda Epstein, Director, Israel Office, Jewish
Federation of Chicago, West Jerusalem
Izzat Abdul
Hadi, Director of Bisan Center for Research and Development, Ramallah
July 8 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Presenting
the Idea of a Discussion Group on the Holy Places in Jerusalem
Meeting
with Rabbi David Rosen, Director, Anti-Defamation League, West Jerusalem
August 10-11 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
The Crisis
in Nazareth and the Role of the World Council of Churches in Conflict
Resolution
Meeting
with Ms. Salpy Eskidjian from the World Council of Churches, Geneva
September 18 PASSIA-Religious
Study Unit, Ramallah
The PASSIA-Religious
Study Unit – Activities, Plans and Problems
Meeting
with a visiting delegation from the Ford Foundation: Stephen Lawry, Head,
Middle East Regional Office, Cairo; Alison Bernstein, Vice President for
Media, Arts and Culture, New York; Basma Al-Husseiny, Arts and Culture
Program Consultant.
December 1
PASSIA, Jerusalem
The Interfaith Conference
in Amman and PASSIA Future Role in Such Events
Meeting with Rev. Dr.
Chung Lee, Won Buddhism United Nations Office, New York
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January 12 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Afghanistan,
Iran and Islam – a Personal Perspective
Speaker:
Dr. Barnett Rubin, Council on Foreign Relations, New York
Participants:
Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Mustafa Abu Swai, Dr. Sami Musallam , Dr. Ishaq Al-Qutub,
Dr. Albert Aghazarian, Abdel Salam Abu Shkedem
February 21 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
The Fears
of the Palestinian Christian Minority Arising from the Possibility of
an Islamic State Emerging in Palestine
Speaker:
Rev. Maroun Lahham, Rector of the Latin Patriarchate Seminary of Jerusalem
Participants:
Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Khaled Al-Kutub, Abdel Salam
Abu Shkedem, Dr. Harry Ha-gopian, Adnan Al-Husseini, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein,
Atallah Hannah, Dr. Ishaq Al-Qutub, Dr. Mohammed Abdeen.
March 17 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
The Dispute
between the Christian Churches and Islamic Waqf over Al-Khanqa in the
Old City of Jerusalem
Speaker:
Adnan Husseini, Director of the Waqf, Jerusalem
Participants:
Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, Said
El-Qeiq, Dr. Ismail Nawahdah, Sheikh Ikrimah Sabrie, Sheikh Abdel Athim
Salhab., Sheikh Taiseer Tamimi, Dr. Ibrahim Abu Salem. Sami Musallam .
May 25 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Interfaith
Dialogue on Muslim-Christian-Jewish Issues
Participants:
Rabbi Yitzhaq Ralbag, Rabbi D. Brodman, Bishop Munib Younan, Father Maroun
Lahham, Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Mahdi Abdul Hadi.
June 17 PASSIA
-Grand Park Hotel, Ramallah
Muslim-Christian
Relations in Palestine Today (I): Minority-Majority Relationship
Speakers:
Father Maroun Laham, Archimandrite Attalah Hannah, Sheikh Bassam Jarrar,
Sheikh Hassan Yousef.
Participants
: Nahla Dibsi, Mahmoud Abu Khdeir, Mohammed Al-Katawi, Farid Majaj, Ibrahim
Assaf, Mahfouz Abu Turk, Younes Hussein Eid.
July 28 PASSIA-Religious
Study Unit Ramallah
Muslim-Christian
Relations in Palestine Today (II): Palestinian Christians in a Possible
Islamic State
Speakers:
Dr. Hamzeh Zeib, Dr. Ismael Nawahdah, Dr. Mohammed Abdeen, Dr. Abdel Mun’em
Abu Qahouq, and Dr. Said Al-Qiq.
Participants
: Sheikh Tayser Al-Tamimi, Hussein Al-Mahdy, Sheikh Jamil Hamami .
August
14 PASSIA-Religious Study Unit Ramallah
Muslim-Christian
Relations in Palestine Today (III): Christianity and Liberalism in Palestine
Speaker:
Reverend Dr. Naim Ateek, Head of Sabeel Center, Jerusalem
Participants:
Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Dr. Said Al-Qiq, Sheikh Taysir Tamimi, Hussein Al-Mahdy,
Dr. Merei’ Abdul Rahman, Dena Asfour.
August 24 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Interfaith
Dialogue on Muslim-Christian-Jewish Issues : A Suggested Statement
from the Chief Rabbinate Addressing the Issue of the Holy Places in Jerusalem
Participants:
Rabbi Yitzhaq Ralbag, Father Maroun Lahham, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Sheikh
Jamil Hamami
September 25 PASSIA-Religious
Study Unit Ramallah
Muslim-Christian
Relations in Palestine Today (IV): The Perspective of the ‘Other’ in Islam
Speaker:
Sheikh Jamil Hamami
Participants:
Samia Khoury, Rev. Hanna Mas’ad, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Father Maroun Lahham,
Suheil Odeh, Dr. Sa’id Al-Qiq, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, Elias Tabban, Father
Jamal Du’aibes, Fuad Snousian, Ajaj Ma’ay’ah, Tareq Hijazin, Ibrahim Shoufani,
Dr. Hamza Dib.
October 6 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
from an Islamic Perspective
Meeting
with the Boston Civil Rights Delegation accompanied with Tom Reilly, Massachusetts
Attorney General; Tom O’Brien, Chief Economic Development Officer; Sandra
Henriquez, Boston Housing Authority, and Districts Attorneys from various
districts in Massachusetts; with Rabbi David Rosen, Anti-Defamation League,
Jerusalem
October 31 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Interfaith
Dialogue on Muslim-Christian-Jewish Issues; continuation of the August
24 session
Participants:
Rabbi Yitzhaq Ralbag, Rabbi D. Brodman, Dr. Trond Bakkevig, Father Maroun
Lahham, Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Mahdi Abdul Hadi.
November 1 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Jerusalem
from the Muslim and Christian Perspectives
Meeting
with a visiting delegation from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs
(JCPA) accompanied by Martin Raffel, Associate Executive Vice-Chairman
and Director, Task Force on Israel and International Concerns, New York
November 28 PASSIA-Religious
Study Unit Ramallah
Muslim-Christian
Relations in Palestine Today (V): Discussion of the Perspective of the
‘Other’ in Islam and Christianity
Participants:
Lutfi Lahham, Atallah Hanna, Father Maroun Lahham, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway,
Sheikh Abdel Atheme Salhab, Sheikh Tayser Tamimi, Dr. Ibrahim Abu Salem,
Idreis Al-Hajjah , Kr. Mohammad Al-Saliebi, Dr. Peter Madrous, Rafiq Khoury,
Ibrahim Debis, Sheikh Ekrima Sabry, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein , Dr. Najie
Abdel Jabbar.
November 28 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Interfaith
Dialogue on Muslim-Christian-Jewish Issues: Justice in the Sources of
the Three Monotheistic Faiths
Participants:
Rabbi Yitzhaq Ralbag, Rabbi D. Brodman, Dr. Trond Bakkevig, Sheikh Jamil
Hamami, Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway.
December 5 PASSIA-Religious
Study Unit Ramallah
Muslim-Christian
Relations in Palestine Today (VI): Discussion of the Perspective of the
‘Other’ in Islam and Christianity
Participants:
Hanna Mas’ad, Father Maroun Lahham, Ekrima Sabry, Sheikh Tayser Tamimi,
Rafiq Khoury, Lutfi Laham, Dr. Mohammed Salibi, Dr. Kamal Salman, Dr.
Mustafa Abu Sway, Dr. Ibrahim Abu Salem, Sheikh Jamil Hamami.
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January 22 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
Seminar
on the Muslim, Christian and Jewish Perspectives on Jerusalem
Speakers:
Rev. Maroun Lahham, Rector of the Latin Seminary of Jerusalem (Christian
perspective), Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA (Muslim perspective),
and Rabbi Yitzhak Ralbag, Head of the Religious Jewish Council, Jerusalem,
(Jewish perspective); attended by a group of 20 future priests of the
Latin Church, Beit Jala.
March 15 PASSIA,
Jerusalem
The Role
of German Churches in Development Assistance towards Palestinian Civil
Society in East Jerusalem
Meeting
with members of a visiting delegation from the Protestant Association
for Cooperation in Development (EZE), Bonn, led by Cay Gabbe, Ministerial
Counselor at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,
Bonn; co-organized by Judeh Majaj, Director of the East Jerusalem YMCA
Participants:
Cay Gabbe, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,
Germany; Monika Huber, Protestant Association for Cooperation in Development;
Gabriele Fischer-Wilms, Protestant Association for Co-operation in Development;
Judeh Majaj, Director, YMCA, East Jerusalem; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Al-Quds
University.
September 14 PASSIA-Religious
Study Unit, Ramallah
Workshop: Arabic
Language Study in Japan - Translating the Holy Qur’an to Japanese’
Speaker:
Professor Osamu Ikeda, Professor and Former President, University of Osaka
for Foreign Studies, Japan
Participants:
Katsuyoshi Hayashi, Head of the Japanese Representative Office to the
PA; Sheikh Bassam Jarrar, Head of Noon Center for Qur’anic Studies, Al-Bireh;
Tareq Hamida; Lecturer in Islamic Studies; Hussein Al-Mahdi, Lecturer
in Islamic Studies, Al-Quds University; Said Al-Qiq, Lecturer in Islamic
Studies, Al-Quds University; Bassem Al-Bassoumi, Lecturer, Educational-Scientific
College, Ramallah; Jamal Basha, Arabic Language Teacher, Ramallah; Imad
Hamdi Qadi, Teacher, Hashemite School, Ramallah; Nidal Mahmoud, Computer
Engineer; Abeer Amro, Assistant Manager; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Al-Quds
University; Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Marwan Khawaja.
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January 11-13 Bari,
Italy
Towards Jerusalem
– Mediterranean Nations, Cultures and Religions Looking for Center
International
Congress organized by the Europe-Near East Center (ENEC), Bari/Italy
March 15 YWCA,
Jerusalem
Holy Land
– Hollow Jubilee: God, Justice and the Palestinians
Organized
by the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem
9-11
April 1999 London, UK
International
Conference on Islamic Art, Culture and Civilization: Iran
Organized
by the Institute of Islamic Studies, London, the University of Tehran,
UNESCO, and the University of Strasbourg
9-10
May 1999 Bari, Italy
Religions
between History and Present
Organized
by the Europe-Near East Center (ENEC), Italy
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June 1999 King David Hotel, Jerusalem
Encounter
with His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and Richard C. Blum, Co-Founder,
Inter-religious Friendship Group, Israel
Organized
by the Inter-religious Friendship Council in Israel
5-7 November 1999 Ditchley
Park, Oxfordshire, UK
Islam and
the West: Images, Media and Mutual Understanding
Organized
by Wilton Park in association with the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies,
UK
9-11 November 1999
Amman, Jordan
Conflicts
and Religions in the Middle East
Organized
by the Center for Research on Arms Control and Security (CRACS), Amman
22-25 November 1999 Wilton
Park, UK
Islam and
the West in the 21st Century
Organized
by Wilton Park in association with the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies,
UK
24 November–1 December
1999 Geneva, Switzerland
The World
Council of Churches
Organized
by the World Council of Churches, Cluster on Relations, Geneva
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