Meetings & Workshops
7
Jan
2001
American-Palestinian Relations and the New Administration of President Elect George W. Bush
Speakers: Dr. Fu’ad Mughrabi, Director of Al-Qattan Center for Educational Research and Development, Ramallah.
Participants: Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Ahmed Sharif Lutfi, Rami Shehadeh, Diana Buttu, Amjad Atallah, Khalil Assali, Salah Zuhaika, Jamil Hamami, Dr. Ibrahim Abu Lughod, Omar Dajani, Amr Shalakany, Ibrahim Sha'ban and Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
11
Nov
2000
The Role of the Palestinian NGOs in the Al Aqsa Intifada
Participants: Mohammed Jadallah, Zahira Kamal, Sama'an Khoury, Hassan El Qeiq, Adnan Husseini, Jamil Hamami, Jamil Naser.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
4
Nov
2000
Five Weeks of Al-Aqsa Intifada, What is next?
Speakers: Eng. Adnan Husseini
Participants: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Faisal Husseini, Ghassan El Khatib, Zahira Kamal, Salah Zuheikkeh, Sam'an Khoury, Ahmad Ghneim, Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Hasan El Qieq
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
15
Oct
2000
The Al-Aqsa Intifada
Speakers: Faisal Husseini
Participants: Ibrahim Sha'ban, Hatem Abdul Qader, Mohammed Jadallah, Jamil Nasser, Ismael Hasan, Abed Abu Diab, Nazmi Ju'beh, Sama'an Khoury, Salah Zuheika, Dr.Mahdi Abdul Hadi.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
26
Sep
2000
The Palestinian Refugee Question: Views from Jordan
Speakers: Rami Khouri; Journalist, Political Commentator and Archaeological Writer, Amman.
Participants: Nadege Nicolet, Dr. Elie Dibsy, Saman Khoury, Anita vitulb, Barbara Meyer, Katharina Notzold, Adin Talbar, Dr. Jorg Bremer, JoanneAdamson, Safa' Abu Assab, Magnus Cedergren, John Vinterhan, Ulla Vinterhan.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
23
Sep
2000
NGO French Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Participants: Each of the Palestinian participants gave a ten-minute talk on a topic as follows: Dr. Hanan Ashrawi-MIFTAH (Topic: Jerusalem), Dr. Salim Tamari-IPS (Topic: Refugees), Ghassan Khatib-JMCC (Topic: Settlements), Jamal Zakout-Fida (Topic: Gaza Issues), Izzat Abdul Hadi-Bisan Center (Topic: Civil Society), Jamil Rabah (Topic: Borders and Security), Isabelle Avran-French NGO's Platform, Laurence Lieutaud- French NGO's Platform, Emmanuelle Bennani, French NGO's Platform, Orsoni Pierre Alexandre-Assiociation Medicale, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi-PASSIA (Topic: Jerusalem).
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
11
Sep
2000
Palestinian Statehood - Where to?
Speakers: Amb. Richard Murphy, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, and Chairman of the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC; former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, HE Denis Pietton, French Consul General, HE Robin Kealy, British Consul General, Dr. Matthes Buhbe, Director of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Jerusalem
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
5
Sep
2000
Palestinian Refugees and the Right to Return: A View from Diaspora
Speakers: Dr. Mohammed Hallaj, member of the Palestinian National Council.
Participants: Dr. Elie Dibsy, Samar Khoury, Anita Vitullo, Kristen Ensten, Freir Pederson, Robin Kealy, Nahla Asali, Walid Asali, Saji Khalil, Asif Khan, Joanne Adamson,Nadjma Koval,Rabiha Nabolsi, Manuel Salazar, Kimery Shahin.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
1
Jun
2000
Conflict Resolution: Case Studies
Speakers: Dr. William Ury, Negotiation consultant, mediator and facilitator in conflicts, co-author of "Getting to Yes"
Participants: Imad Younis, Bessan Shonnar, Aktham Jadallah, Samar Barghouty, Suzan Nammari, Pat Kabra, Jamal Nusseibeh, Hamed Qawa smeh, Inas Abu Asab, Safa Abu Asab, Marwan Darweish, Maher Freijat, Michel Bahbah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
30
May
2000
Bi-Nationalism - Parameters for Success or Failure
Speakers: Dr. Susan Hattis Rolef, Political Scientist
Participants: Martha Myers Helga Baumgarten, Rachel Beer, Dimitri Diliani, Ahmad El-Khatib, Ibrahim Dakkak, Georges Whalem, Lucy Nusseibeh, Safa' Abu Assab, Moriel Asseborg, Matthes Buhbe, Basbel Stark, Khaled Adbel Fadil
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
18
Apr
2000
Democracy From the Ground Up: A Case Study of the Popular Mobilization in the Palestinian Society
Speakers: Dr. Orayb Najar, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Northern Illinois University, United States.
Participants: Lucas Welch, Birzeit Media Resource Center; Hazem Kawasmi, PALVEST Business Services; Nora Carmi, Coordinator International Programs, Sabeel; Ibrahim Bisharat, USAID; Michel Bahbah, Director of Patients; Services, Augusta Victoria Hospital; Ute Benck, Researcher, LAW; Azzam Abu Saud, Director, Chamber of Commerce; Susan Heher, South African Representative Office, Ramallah; Bessan Al-Shonnar, Engineer, Ministry of Public Works; Amira Barham, Director, The Old City Counseling Center; Yasser Abu Khater, Legal Advisor, Ministry of NGOs’ Affairs.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
17
Apr
2000
Pinpointing Palestinian Planning Imperatives for Arab Jerusalem
Speakers: Presentation of the results of a PASSIA project aimed to examine the means by which to shape and ensure a viable future for Arab Jerusalem (charting and mapping scenarios how to recover and regenerate Arab Jerusalem’s neighborhoods, with a case study on Anata)
Participants: Jan de Jong, Geographer and Land Planning Expert, Amsterdam.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
25
Mar
2000
What’s at Stake in Calling the Model Parliament ‘Elitist’? - Palestinian Feminism and National Reconstruction after Oslo
Speakers: Dr. Debbie Gordon, Associate Professor, Center for Women’s Studies, Wichita State University
Participants: Doris Salah, Amneh Badran, Lina Majaj, Sara Hamouda, Sabri Saidam, Sophie Shiber, Martha Myers, Dr. Eli Dibsy, Anna Bartels, Muriel Asseburg, Nidal Rafa, Nahed Abu Asbeh, Rima Tarazi, Nahla Dibsy.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
22
Dec
1999
Palestinian Planning Imperatives for the Future of East Jerusalem
Speakers: Jan de Jong, Geographer and Land Planning Expert, Amsterdam
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
12
Dec
1999
Meeting with a group of Senior Congressional Advisors from the USA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA