Meetings & Workshops

 
22
Sep
2022

The Current Situation of the Palestinian Cause and the Role of Christians in Palestine

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Ein Arik Latin Monastery: Ignazio De Francesco, Monk & Researcher; M. Caterine Pew; Alessandro Barchi; Ada Nava; Hilene Vittoni; Carla Copperlloti; Tommaso Toutanesi; Giorgio Jaracchi; Masi Claudio.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
13
Sep
2022

Religious Profile of East Jerusalem (as Part of East Jerusalem Seminar)

  • Organizer: The Jerusalem Policy Task Force Project, Terrestrial Jerusalem.
  • Location: American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Alistair Burt, Former Member, UK Parliament; Michele Dunne, Executive Director, Franciscan Action Network (FAN); Daniel C. Kurtzer, Former US Ambassador to Israel & Egypt, S. Daniel Abraham Professor, Middle East Policy Studies, Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affair; Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, Director, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Program, U.S. Institute of Peace; Ambassador Svein Sevje; Naif Abu Sharkia, Professional Mediator and Consultant in conflicts with National and Religious Dimensions; Dr. Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali; Celine Touboul, Co-Executive Director, Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF); Ambassador Hesham Youssef; Daniel (Danny) Seidemann, Member, Israeli Bar Association; Dan Rothem, Senior Policy Advisor, Herbert C. Kelman Institute for Interactive Conflict Transformation (HKI); Jess Manville, Research and Policy Associate, Terrestrial Jerusalem; Ofer Zalzberg, Middle East Program Director, Herbert Kelman Institute for Conflict Transformation.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
6
Sep
2022

Palestinian Education in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Nisreen Alayan, Advocate; Abdel Qader Husseini, Director of Faisal Al-Husseini Foundation.
Participants: Giuseppe Fedele, Consul General, Italian Consulate General; Pedro Blanco Pérez, Head, Representative Office of México; Franklin Aquilina, Head, Representative of Malta; Stephane Vrevin, Education Attaché, Consulate General of France, Jerusalem; Marie-Madeleine Santos, Cooperation Attaché, Consulate General of France, Jerusalem; Khomotso Maake, First Secretary (Political), South African Representative Office; Rima Tadros, Senior Program Advisor (Education Portfolio), Norwegian Representative Office; Basma S. Khatib, Press, Human Rights and Cultural Affairs Officer, German Representative Office; Krisztina Toth, Deputy Head, Hungarian Representative Office; Maher Daoudi, Senior Programme Manager, Humanitarian Assistance, Consulate General of Sweden; Christoffer Edberg, Intern,Consulate General of Sweden; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Terry Bullata, Senior Program Manager, Swiss Development Cooperation; Hannes Alpen, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Jerusalem; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, FES, Jerusalem; Dr. Usama Antar, Senior Program Manager, FES, Gaza; Tami Rafidi, Programs Manager, FES, Jerusalem; Leonarda Pfaus, FES Intern; Joeri Leysen, Intervention Manager, Enabel; Adv. Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Zakaria Odeh, Executive Director, Civic Coalition for Jerusalem; Ziad Hammouri, Director, Jerusalem Center for Social & Economic Rights (JCSER); Prof. Imad Khatib, Executive Vice President for Jerusalem Campus, Al-Quds University; Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Secretary-General, Presidency Council, Al-Quds University; Dr Lina Ishaq Al Qutub, Faculty Member, Al-Quds University; Bilal Abed Rabbo, Al-Iman Schools, Jerusalem; Mahira Dajani, President, Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization, Jerusalem; Dr. Mohammad Al-Khatib, General Director, Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization, Jerusalem; Iman Taji, School Principal, Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization, Jerusalem; Eng. Khaled Al-Khatib, Director, Palestinian Heritage Museum; Rania Useleh, Head of Public Relations, Jerusalem Directorate of Education; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Abdalla Hamdan, Community Activist; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, Community Activist; Hind Khoury, Secretary-General, Kairos Palestine; Wafa Dajani, Consultant, Women's Study Center; Dr. Amjad Shihab, Al-Maqdisi College; Fadwa Al-Husseini, Executive Director, Faisal Husseini Foundation; Noor Totah; Basem Thabet, Translator & Interpreter; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator; Adnan Joulani; Omar Farrah; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Alexandre Miliani, Intern.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
4
Jul
2022

Islamic Waqf Council Issues

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Islamic Waqf Council: Sheikh Abdul Azim Salhab, Head of the Islamic Waqf Council, Jerusalem; Sheikh Wasef Bakri, Acting head of the Supreme Judge Department; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Professor at Al-Quds University, former PA Health Minister; Advocate Fahd Kamel Al-Shweiki, Attorney; Yousef Dajani, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Secretary General, the Islamic Higher Committee.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
7
Jun
2022

Palestinian Educational Institutions, Cultural Heritage and National Identity in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Father Ibrahim Faltas, Counselor of the Custody of the Holy Land & Supervisor of the Terra Santa Schools
Participants: Maria Velasco, Deputy Head, Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA); Samah Jaouny, Programme Manager, East Jerusalem Programme, Office of the European Union Representative; Patrice Budry, Attaché, Programme Manager - East Jerusalem Programme, Office of the European Union Representative; Shereen Abu-Eid, Programme Manager, Public Administration Reform TAIEX, Twinning, and SIGMA Coordinator, Office of the European Union Representative; Takashi Hattori, Counsellor, Representative Office of Japan to Palestine; Ludivine Henry, Attaché for French Language, French Consulate General; Alison McEwen, Deputy Consul General, British Consulate General; John W. Robbins, Political Officer, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; 'Alaa' Mahmoud, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; Elie Teichman, Education & Exchanges Officer, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; Rosaline Antar, Political Specialist, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; Sylvia Amer, Academic Programs Manager; Bernard Philippe, Former EU Official; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Muna Hidmi, Project Manager, UNDP; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung East-Jerusalem (FES); Malak Ammouri, Project Assistant & Media Coordinator, FES; Lisa Maria Loeffler, Junior Guest Researcher, FES; Bernard Thibaud, Director, Secours Catholique-Caritas France; Leonie Martiny, Student, Former Intern, PASSIA; Dr. Anja Zorob, DAAD Long Term Lecturer and Associate Professor of Political Science at Birzeit University; Dr. Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR); Dr. Usama Salman, Pontifical Mission, Freelance Tour Guide; Dr. George Malki, Country Representative, International Orthodox Christian Charities; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Sana' Hasna, Researcher, Jerusalem File, Palestinian Negotiation Support Project, Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; Yousef Daher, Executive Director, Jerusalem Inter-Church Center (JIC); Waad Qannam, Project Coordinator, Palestinian Vision Organization (PalVision); Mohammad Abu Khdeir, Journalist, Al-Quds Newspaper; Aziz Al-Assa, Researcher; Dr. Mohammad Dajani, WASATIA; Prof. Khuloud Khayyat Dajani, Al-Quds University; Diya' Maswadeh, Educator; Samer Nusseibeh, CEO and Vice-President, Mohammed Zaki Nuseibeh & Sons Group; Daoud Kuttab, Journalist; Rene George Zambile, Airline Instructor, Aviation International Consultant; Nora Kort, President, Atta Services-Aid to the Aged; Qusay Abbas, Project Coordinator, Youth Development Department (YDD); Danya Hirbawi, Tour Guide; Rahaf Idkeidek; Hussam Mousa, Tour Guide; Etraf Joulani, Psychological Support Counselor for Groups; Hadia Husseini, Receptionist; Motaz Dmeiri, Student; Halla Mansour, Fine Artist; Fadi Khouri, Translator; Dana Nusseibeh; Ensaf Shaheen; Counseling; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Director; Hind Husseini; Imad Farrah; Omar Farrah, Intern; Samiha Okkeh, Intern; Ibrahim Tahboub, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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3
Jun
2022

Presentation on Al-Quds at the Taawon General Assembly Meeting

  • Organizer: Al-Taawon/Welfare Association.
  • Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Amman, Jordan.
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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26
May
2022

Youth Perspectives on the Future of Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem: John W. Robbins, Political Officer; 'Alaa' Mahmoud; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Former Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security based at MIFTAH; Ahmad Hasna, Researcher; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Director.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
24
May
2022

Jerusalem - The Situation on the Ground

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Delegation Visit of Social Democratic Party (SPD) Members of the German Bundestag: Gabriela Heinrich, Deputy Chairwoman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag, Alternate Member of the Economic Cooperation and Development Parliamentary Committee, Alternate Member of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid Parliamentary Committee, Deputy member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Dr. Nils Schmid, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs of SPD Parliamentary Group, Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Transportation and Digital Infrastructure; Sanae Abdi, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Climate Change and Energy, Alternate member of the Parliamentary Committee for Building, Regional Planning, and Urban Development; Accompanied by: Dirk Sawitzky, Political Advisor of the SPD Parliamentary Group of the German Bundestag; Dr. Konstantin Witschel, Political Advisor for Israel/Palestine of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Palestine: Hannes Alpen, Director; Nidal Alayasa, Program Manager; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Apr
2022

Palestine: the Land, the People, Their Rights, and Their Leadership

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Apr
2022

Dialogue on Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Hadeel Diabeh, Coordinator, Al-Bustan Association, Silwan; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Former Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security based at MIFTAH; Dania Abu ElHaj, Lawyer, The International Center of Justice for Palestinians; Yasmin Ayyad, Communications and Events Officer, Station-J, Jerusalem; Ahmad Hasna, Researcher.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Apr
2022

Palestine, Palestinians and Female Leadership

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Secretary-General, Presidency Council, Al-Quds University
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
19
Apr
2022

Islamic Waqf Council Meeting

  • Organizer: Islamic Waqf Council.
  • Location: Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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17
Apr
2022

Islamic Waqf Council Meeting

  • Organizer: Islamic Waqf Council.
  • Location: Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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16
Apr
2022

Education in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Ishaq Qutob, President, Arab Student Aid International; Prof. Maher Natsheh, Former Acting President, Al-Najah University, Nablus; Lamis Alami, Former Minister of Education; Dr. Lina Qutob, Hind Husseini College, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem.
Tags: Jerusalem, Education
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
9
Apr
2022

Education in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Ishaq Qutob, President, Arab Student Aid International; Mohammad Qutob, Doctor of Chemistry; Dr. Hisham Dajani, Head, Arab Orphan’s Committee; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA