Adnan A. Musallam , Ph.D.

Interfaith and other Dialogues, 1983 – Present * “Historical, Cultural, Political and Economic Factors leading to Mutual Mistrust between the Arabs and the West: “From the Age of Exploration to the 20th Century” a lecture presented to Al-Liqa’s 22nd Session of the Arab Christian and Muslim Heritage Conference (also known as the Christian – Muslim Dialogue Conference), 16 December 2010, at the Bethlehem Hotel – Bethlehem. * Gave two lectures titled “Christianity in the Holy Land and the Phenomenon of Emigration,” at Bethlehem University. To: 1) Wayne State University, Michigan, USA, students, 9 June 2010 2) University of Maryland, Maryland, USA, students, 16 June 2010 * Gave a lecture titled “Transformations in the Map of the Arab-Israeli Conflict” to MUSALAHA women group, Beit Sahur, 21 May 2010. * Gave a lecture on “Palestinian Narrative in Conflict,” in Narratives and Collective Identities / Narratives in Conflict Programme, Jerusalem, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Truman Institute, Prime / Peace Research Institute Middle East and DED / German Development Service, YMCA (King David Str.), Friday, 29 January 2010. * Gave a lecture titled “Palestinian Historical Discourse and Narrative….” to a Palestinian Israeli reconciliation group MUSALAH, directed by Dr. Saleem Munayyir, Friday, 15 January 2010 at Talitha Qumi School, Beit Jala, PNA. * The Cardinal Martini Leadership Institute at Bethlehem University. Leadership Forum for the Executive Council, Deans, Directors and Chairs, Jericho (PNA), 29-30 November 2008. * The Christian-Muslim Dialogue Conference organized annually by Al-Liqa’ Center for Heritage & Religious Studies in the Holy Land, Jerusalem/Bethlehem, 1983-2009. (21 conferences). I serve on the committee that organizes this annual conference. * The Palestinian Contextualized Theology Conference, 1987-2009 (16 conferences); organized by Al-Liqa' Center, Bethlehem/Jerusalem. I serve on the committee that organizes this annual conference. * A lecture on “The Christian Community and Emigration” given to Professor Dror Zeevi’s class, Ben-Gorion University, 16 July 2008. * “Globalization and its Cultural impact on Palestinian Society,” in The 20th Session of the Christian – Muslim Dialogue Conference titled “Palestinian Reality: Worries and Challenges.” Al-Liqa Center, Bethlehem, 12th July 2008. * “Christian-Muslim Relations: Exploring the Middle East and the West,” A three-day conference at Bethlehem University 5 – 7 September 2007. I moderated three presentations in session #2 including Palestinian Christian identity, co-existence with Muslims (by young people), and teaching Christianity and Islam at Bethlehem University. * “The 1967 War: The Historical and Political Dimensions,” a lecture delivered at the 19th session of the Christian – Muslim Dialogue Conference, Al-Liqa’ Center, Bethlehem, 21 June 2007. * Peace Research Institute in the Middle East (PRIME): First International Seminar on the Israeli-Palestinian Textbooks (historical narratives): Workshops were held in East Jerusalem. Preliminary drafts of Learning Each Other’s Historical Narrative: Palestinians and Israelis, Part 1 (2003) and Part 2 (2005)and Part 3 (2007) were published. In addition, the three parts are being revised and integrated in one final book along with a teacher’s guide. I served as a facilitator for the Palestinian high school teachers (March 2002- August 2007). * I was invited by the Georg Eckert Institute in Braunschweig, Germany to attend seminars for Palestinian and Israeli high school history teachers which revolved around the bi-national history textbook “Learning Each Other’s Historical Narrative: Israelis and Palestinians” which the Peace Research Institute in the Middle East (PRIME) sponsors. I served as a facilitator for the Palestinian history teachers. 2nd to the 6th of August 2004, 8th to 12th of August 2005; 23rd to 29th July 2007. * “Obstacles and opportunities: Is there still Hope for Peace with Justice between Israel and Palestine”, a lecture tour of American universities campuses (Smith College, 20/21 October 2003, University of Massachusetts, 22 October 2003, and Ithaca College 29 October 2003). Sponsored by Faculty of Israeli Palestinian Peace (FFIPP). I coordinated FFIPP’s delegations’ visits to the Bethlehem and Hebron areas, 2003, 2004, 2005. * Seeking to understand each other’s Discourse: Palestinian-Israeli faculty and student encounters led by faculty members from Bar Ilan and Bethlehem, school year 2000–2001. Sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. First meeting was held on 24 September 2000. * Workshop on academic exchange with the University of Oldenburg (Germany), held at the University of Haifa’s Center for Multiculturalism, Haifa, 28 – 30 May 2000. Bethlehem – Haifa – Oldenburg group held a follow-up workshop in Oldenburg, 11 – 14 September 2000. * “Building democracy in developing world,” a lecture presented to Palestinian, Swedish and Israeli graduate students associated with University of Gutenburg (Sweden)’s Peace College Project in Jerusalem, 20 April 2000. * Meeting of the national coordinators of the MEDA-Democracy program “Two conflicts, four countries: Teachers work with students on the respect for human rights,” which is coordinated by University of Athens’ Thalia Dragmas. Bogazici University, Istanbul, 11th,12th July 1998. Follow up meetings in Fall 1998 and Spring 1999 with local teachers as well as joint Palestinian Israeli meetings in 1999,and study days in Mermaras, Turkey, 5 - 8 Aug. 1999. * The Seminar: “Peace Game ‘99: Crisis Avoidance through Conflict Prevention,” organized by the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy, the Jordanian Armed Forces and UNESCO, April 4-5, 1999, Amman, Jordan. I Spoke on “Conflict Prevention in an Information Age.” * Organized with Professor Majed Al-Haj of Haifa University a joint Palestinian-Israeli workshop on “Pluralism/Multi culturalism and Nation -State Building.” Held in Bethlehem on 4 and 5 December 1998. Proceedings have been published. * Workshop in Germany on setting up on Israeli / Palestinian (PRIME) Peace Research Institute Middle East sponsored by Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Germany, (1) 12-15 March 1998, (2) 8 August 1998. * Workshop on “Conflict Resolution in the Middle East”, 19-20 Oct. 1997, Marmara University Research Center for International Relations, Istanbul, Turkey. I gave a paper on “Prospects for healing and reconciliation in the Arab-Israeli Conflict”. * Workshop on Palestinian and Israeli historical narratives and “Youth and History” Project, met in October 1997, March 1998, and May 1998. Encounter between Israeli and Palestinian educators. * Workshop on (healing) in the Israeli-Palestinian, Conflict. The Hebrew University’s Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace and Wi’am Conflict Resolution Center, Bethlehem, June 20-21, 1997 in Bethlehem. I gave a brief paper on a Palestinian view of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Met on several occasions in 1997, 1998 and 1999. * University of Haifa's International Workshop to prepare for an International Symposium: Social Sciences in the Service of Peace 19-20 Dec. 1996, Haifa. And workshop on 4 November 1997 where I gave a presentation on “Education for Peace and the Palestinian Curriculum”. * International Workshop on Collective Identities and Communities in the Middle East, Ben-Gurion University of Negev, Dept. of Middle East History. I presented a paper on the emergence of collective Arab identity and the role of Christian Arabs. Met every Tuesday, March-June 1995. * Al-Liqa' Center's Palestinian Young People's Conference, Aiya Napa, Cyprus, Sept. 1995. I was a group leader and gave a lecture on history of Christian Muslim relations. * Interfaith Dialogue/Al-Liqa' Center and the Israel Interfaith Association, Jerusalem. Christian-Muslim-Jewish Dialogue in light of peace developments. Jerusalem Dec. 1994; June 1995; Feb. 1998; and Sept. 2000. * Muslim-Christian Workshop, "Nationalism today: problems and challenges" organized jointly by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (the Vatican) and the Royal Academy for Islamic Civilization Research (AL Albeit Foundation), 18-20 January 1994, Amman, Jordan. I presented a paper on Christian Arabs and Arab nationalism. * World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 5 - Nov. 12, 1992. I was invited with other Palestinians , both Christians and Muslims form Al-Liqa' Center, to join Jordanians, Lebanese, and Israelis to discuss the role of religion in peace making in the Arab-Israeli conflict. * Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and World Council of Churches (WCC), Urban Rural Mission; Workshop on Spiritual Approaches and Principles in Working with the Marginalized, Ayia Napa, Cyprus, 7 – 14 October, 2002. I gave a presentation on the Palestinian situation. * International Symposium, The Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church's International Center, Bethlehem, Oct. 1-8, 1995. I presented a paper on the role of the Christian Arabs in the Modern History of the Middle East.