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Sabeel Narrative Report 2011 SABEEL ECUMENICAL LIBERATION THEOLOGY CENTER CONTENTS Sabeel Narrative Report 2011 SABEEL ECUMENICAL LIBERATION THEOLOGY CENTER CONTENTS FOREWORD - NAIM ATEEK ....................................................................................................... 1 BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS .......................................................................... 2 COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAM ....................................................................................... 3 WOMEN’S PROGRAM ................................................................................................................... 4 CLERGY PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................5 YOUTH PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................ 6 SABEEL NAZARETH ...................................................................................................................... 8 MINISTRIES OF OUTREACH ..................................................................................................... 11 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF SABEEL ................................................................................ 12 SABEEL PUBLICATION................................................................................................................ 14 SABEEL GENERAL ASSEMBLY.................................................................................................. 15 SABEEL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.......................................................................................... 16 STAFF ............................................................................................................................................... 16 DONORS ......................................................................................................................................... 17 VISITORS ......................................................................................................................................... 17 FOREWORD Dear Friends, It gives me pleasure to present Sabeel’s Narrative Report for 2011. It includes Sabeel’s major programs and activities for both the Jerusalem and Nazareth branches. I encourage you to read through our report and familiarize yourselves with Sabeel’s last year activities. To begin with, I would like to express my thanks to all of our partners who have been faithful in their support of Sabeel’s work. Your moral encouragement and financial support has given us the incentive and impetus to carry out our responsibilities as well as the ability to meet our budget. I also express my thanks to all of our friends who have supported us through small gifts. You too are our partners and we appreciate your help and prayers. In this foreword, I would like to highlight Sabeel’s Eighth International Conference that was held in Bethlehem last year; and to express again our deep appreciation for all those friends and partners that made the conference possible through their prayers and financial support. It is worth reminding our friends that Sabeel has published the conference proceedings in a book entitled, Challenging Empire: God, Faithfulness, and Resistance. One of the most important changes that took place toward the end of 2011 was the election of a new board for Sabeel. For the last twenty years, Sabeel was blessed with a dedicated board of men and women, some of whom were the founding members. They have faithfully served Sabeel for many years. In the last few years, they presided over the preparation of the financial regulations and procedures for Sabeel; and more recently, by charting Sabeel’s by-laws. They also expanded the number of the general assembly by including a good number of young adults. Consequently, on the 18th of November 2011 the general assembly of Sabeel elected a new board. In its first meeting, the new board elected its executive committee. The new board consists of 9 members including myself as chair. The first four make up the Executive Committee. Hind Khoury – vice president Salwa Duaibis – secretary Estiphan Salameh – treasurer Eliane Abdennour – member Abla Nasser Maher Hanna Peter Khoury Sami Khoury Their biographies will follow the foreword. I am thankful for the new board, most of whose members are young adults; and I hope and pray that they will enrich, extend, and deepen the ministry of Sabeel during their time of service. At the same time, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the outgoing board members who served faithfully and especially the Executive Committee. Special thanks to Samia Khoury and Cedar Duaybis who gave Sabeel so much of their time, energy, and dedicated work. Although their commitment for justice and peace was done to the glory of God, I owe them much gratitude for always being ready to help me, come what may, rain or sunshine. I am sure that they will continue to serve Sabeel beyond the call of duty. This is also a good time to express my thanks to all of our friends local and international; and especially, to all the Sabeel coordinators in the various countries. It is also important to remember past coordinators who gave very much of their time for the work of justice and peace. I thank God for everyone and am grateful for all the dedicated sacrificial voluntary work that was offered. For us as Christians, it is a faith commitment to work for justice and peace and to be in the center where God wants us to be standing with the oppressed and the marginalized. We urge all of our friends to pray for us and support this important ministry. With best wishes, Naim Ateek Director - 1 - BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS The Sabeel Board members’ bios and group pictures: Naim Ateek (Board President) is the Founder and Director of Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center. He is a retired Episcopal priest, with a doctorate from San Francisco Theological Seminary. His writing and speaking have reached broad audiences, locally and internationally. Salwa Duaibis (Board Secretary) is an Israeli Palestinian currently living in the West Bank town of Ramallah. She studied Biochemistry at Birzeit University and Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). She heads the International Advocacy programme at the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC). Before joining WCLAC in 2009, Salwa was a partner with the Mattin Group. Maher Hanna is a lawyer working with Attorney Jonathan Kuttab in Jerusalem, focusing on adjudication in the area of land laws and confiscations, international law, and human rights issues. He obtained his first law degree from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the second from American University in Washington, DC. Hind Khoury (Board Vice-President) had a long career in economic development with international organizations such as UNDP where she headed the economic development unit and coordinated the work of UN economic agencies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. She also worked for USAID, SIDA, UNESCO, and the Norwegian Government. She joined President Mahmoud Abbas’ government in 2005 as Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, and from 2006-2010 as the Ambassador of Palestine in France. She studied economics at the American University of Beirut and business management at Boston University. Peter E. Khoury is a Certified Public Accountant currently working as the Deputy Finance Manager at St. John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem. Previous to this he was the Senior Accountant at the Lutheran World Federation. He majored in Accounting & International Business with a minor in Finance at North Park University (Chicago, IL, United States) and obtained his CPA certification in 2009. He received the NGO Financial Management Diploma- provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Sami Khoury works for World Vision in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza as the Design Team Manager. Prior to that he worked as a project coordinator for Caritas Jerusalem. He has a Master’s Degree in International Cooperation and Development from Bethlehem University and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Brewton Parker’s College (Georgia, United States). Abla Nasir recently retired from an illustrious career in education, administration, and institutional governance. Most recently she was the National General Secretary of the YWCA of Palestine. She also held positions at Tamer Institute for Community Education as General Director, and at the Friends’ Schools in Ramallah as Counselor and later Principal of the Friends Girls School. She holds an EdM in Counseling Processes and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She received her BA in Developmental Psychology and Education from Beirut University College in Lebanon (now known as Lebanese American University LAU). Eliane Abdinnour (Executive Committee member) worked in the youth programs at Sabeel, then for many years as the head of the Higher Certificate Program and Student Affairs at Notre Dame. She currently works as the Director of Development and Fundraising at Notre Dame. She graduated from Bethlehem University with a major in Hotel Management. Estephan Salameh (Board Treasurer) is a Special Advisor to the Palestinian Minister of Planning, heading the Aid Management and Coordination Directorate. He holds a PhD in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Masters degree in Community Economic Development from North Park University. Prior to completing graduate school in the United States, Dr. Salameh
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