AL- Liqa’ Center
Board of Trustees

In Jerusalem, The city sacred to billions of diverse believers, a Palestinian interfaith initiative led to the establishment of “ Al - Liqa Center” a unique place of research, study and dialogue on the religious traditions, institutions and daily life of the people of the Holy Land and the region. The program includes, interfaith dialogue, Palestinian Contextualized Theology in the Holy Land, international activities, and the publication of journals, newsletters, books, and occasional papers.

Patriarch Michael Sabbah

President of the Board of Trustees and Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem.

Ph. D. Theology.
 

Patriarch Lutfi Laham

Ex- President of the Board of Trustees .

Dr. Geries S. Khoury

Director of Al- Liqa' Center

Lecturer in Philosophy and Theology.
Ph.D. Philosophy and Theology.

 

Dr. Thiab Ayyoush

Vice President of the Board of Trustees, Secretary of the Palestinian Council of Higher Education

Ph.D. Sociology.

 

Bishop Munib Younan

Lutheran Bishop in Jerusalem,

Treasurer of the Board

M.A. Theology

 

Fr. Dr. Rafiq Khoury

Managing Editor of Al- Liqa' quarterly review. Director of the Parish Synod in the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem.

Ph.D. Education.

 

Mr. Mousa Darwish

Deputy Director of Al- Liqa' Center.

Public Relations Officer, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem.

M.A. Education,

 

Dr. Joseph Zaknoun

Lecturer, Dept. of Humanities, Bethlehem University, Bethlehem.

Ph.D. Philosophy.

 

Dr. Younis Amr

President, Al-Quds Open University.

Ph.D. Arabic Language and Literature.

 

Dr. Adnan Musallam

Executive editor AL-Liqa' Journal Coordinator of publications in AL- Liqa' Center. Associate Professor and Lecturer in History, Politics and Cultural Studies, Bethlehem University.

Ph.D. History.

 

Dr. Peter Qumri

Director of the Government (Al- Hussein) Hospital in Bethlehem

M.D. surgery.

 

Mr. Lawrance Sammour

Teacher and active member of the Orthodox Church in Bethlehem.

B.A. English Language and Literature.

 

Mr. George Hantilian

A noted and active personality in the Armenian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, M.A. History.

 

Mrs. Hanadi Sudah

Lecturer, Bethlehem University and active member of the Jerusalem community. M.A. English Language and Literature.

 

Sheikh A.Abu Shkedem 

Mufti of the Palestinian Armed Forces. M.A. Islamic Studies.

 

Fr. Dr. Atallah Hanna

In charge of Arab affairs in the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem.

Ph.D. Theology.

 

Miss Makarem Awad

Social Worker in the United Nations in Jerusalem.

B.A. Social Work.

 

Dr. Abd al-Rahman Abbad

Lecturer in At- Tirah (Ramallah) UN Teacher's College.

Ph.D. Arabic Language and Literature.