Al-Quds University

The International Conference on the Palestinian Refugees:

Conditions and Recent Developments

November 25th and 26th 2006

Conference Program

The Opening

November 25th, 2006 (The Theater- The Main Campus, Jerusalem- Abu Dis)

Time

Event

08:45-09:45

Registration

09:15-10:00

An opening and welcome speech by the Chair of the Steering Committee

Speech of the President of Al-Quds University

Speech of his Excellency the Chairman of PNA, Mahmoud Abbas

 

The Activities of the First Day

November 25th, 2006 (The Theater- The Main Campus, Jerusalem- Abu Dis)

Time

Theme

Name

Subject

10:00-12:00

The Latest Developments in the Living Conditions of the Palestinian Refugees in the Arab Countries

Saeb Ereqat

Chairman of Panel

Nabil Shaath

Taba Agreement and the Refugees

Oraib Al-Rintawi

The Latest Developments in the Living Conditions of the Palestinian Refugees in Jordan

Richard Cook

The Latest Developments in the Living Conditions of the Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

Oroub Al-Abed

The Suffering of the Palestinian Refugees, and the Problems of Adaptation

Sari Hanafi

Palestinian Refugee Camps: A space of Exception

12:00-12:15

Break

12:15-14:00

The Refugees’ Displacement and Property Rights

Sami Imshasha?

Chairman of Panel

Atif Qubrusi

Property Rights in the Lands from which the Palestinian Refugees were Displaced

Adnan Abdelrazek

The Palestinian refugees’ property in the perspective of the United Nations

Muhammad Kayyal

The Internally Displaced Persons in Historical Palestine

Saleh  Abd-el-Jawad

New Trends in The Zionist Narrative about the birth of the Palestinian Refugee problem

14:00-15:00

Lunch Break

15:00-17:00

The Conditions of the Refugees in Palestine

Hadil Qazzaz

Chairman of Panel

Anders Fange

The Living Conditions of the Palestinian Refugees in Palestine (West Bank and Gaza)

Loay Shabaneh

The Use of the Refugees Archives in Political and Social Planning

Hazem Qawasmi

The Economical Conditions of the Palestinian Refugees

Cairo Arafat

The Psychological Side of the Palestinian Children Refugees

Mahasen Al-Imam

AWMC Director

www.ayamm.org

The Role of Media, and the Right the Palestinian Refugees to Return to their Homes in Theory and Practice

Yusef Falah

Comparative Study: Education in the Palestinian Refugee Camps

 

Cultural and Entertainment activities: Palestinian Folk Dancing, Exhibitions, Movies, …etc

 

The Activities of the Second Day

November 26th, 2006 (The Theater- The Main Campus, Jerusalem- Abu Dis)

Time

Theme

Name

Subject

09:00-11:15

The Legal Dimension of the Palestinian Refugees Issue

Camille Mansour

Chairman of Panel

Laila Hilal

The Negotiations About the Future of the Refugees

Suszan Akram

Temporary Protection and the Palestinian Refugee Case

Terry Rempel

The Right of the Palestinian Refugees to return to their homes in theory and practice

Muhammad Shalaldeh

The International Legal Protection of the Palestinian Refugees

Mustafa Mari

 

Asem Khalil

Citizenship Laws and the Palestinians’ Right to Return

11:15-11:30

Break

11:30-13:45

International Examples for Solving Refugees Problems

Ibrahim Sha’ban

Chairman of Panel

Matin Baraki

Refugees in Afghanistan

Paul Prettitore

International Examples for Solving Refugees Problems

Megan Bradley

Reparations and the return of 
refugees in ‘safety and dignity’

Alan Dodson

International Examples for Solving Refugees Problems

Veijo Heiskanen

International Claims Commissions in a Historical Perspective

13:45-14:45

Lunch

14:45-16:45

The Refugees Issue: Where to?

Ali Al-Jirbawi

Chairman of Panel

Naser Al-Qudweh

The UN and the Refugees Cause

Karma Nabulsi

The Engine Of A Solution: Political And Civic Participation Of The Refugees

Saji Salameh

The PLO and the Palestinian Refugees Issue

Nadim Rohana

The Proposed Solutions Concerning the Refugees Issue

16:45-17:00

Break

17:00-17:30

Concluding and Recommendations

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