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484:(PASSIA) in 1987, to provide a forum for the free debate and analysis of a plurality of local and foreign perspectives. PASSIA is involved in four main areas. As part of its Research and Publication Programme, PASSIA has published over 120 different studies on a diversity of subjects relevant to the Palestine question and the Palestinians, in addition to its annual diary. Another component is the Dialogue Programme, providing a venue for the presentation and discussion of a range of issues and viewpoints on matters of concern to Palestinians, with a focus on topical political events, interfaith issues and the question of Jerusalem. A third pillar of the work undertaken by PASSIA is its Training and Education Programme, which provides a platform for Palestinian practitioners and professionals to deepen their knowledge and expertise in specific areas of international affairs and institutional/personal capacity building.
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Belgium with the title Commander of the Order of the Crown. Since 2009, Abdul Hadi has also been active as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Yasser Arafat Foundation and has contributed to statements, meetings and dialogues to end the Palestinian
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In the following decade, Hadi received his primary and secondary education at various institutions in the West Bank, such as the national Najah School (1950–1952), Ahliya School (1952–1955), the Ibn Rushd School in Hebron (1955–1957), the German
Schneller School in Bethlehem (1958), the
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University Institute in Bucharest and was active as an external lecturer at Israeli and international universities, among them the
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and later also established it. Abdul Hadi was elected its
President and functioned as such until 1980. In 1977 Abdul Hadi co-founded the Council for Higher Education in the West Bank and served as its elected Secretary General until 1980.
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