Palestinian Engineer Presents Ground-Breaking Proposals
At the Palestine 21 Nation-Building convention, many groups presented proposals on how to design the emerging state of Palestine. Each group chose a name and was represented by the leader of the group....
View ArticlePalestine Emergence – In the Words of one of its Enlightened Leaders
When Tom Christensen was visiting the West Bank in early 2005, he introduced Nafiz Al-Rifaie to the Spiral Dynamics theory over tea at one of Bethlehem’s small cafés. Nafiz turned around and explained...
View ArticleLarge Scale Psychology presentation at The Engaging The Other Conference in...
Dr. Beck and Elza Maalouf and I will be presenting at the Engaging the Other Conference in San Francisco http://www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_ETO_ProgSessions08.htm . Sept 4-7, 2008 For the first...
View ArticleNafiz Rifaee:" Why aren’t Arab Universities Excelling?Why aren’t they on the...
In an article published last week in Al-Quds newspaper in Jerusalem, Nafiz Rifaee, a leading Palestinian mind who is bringing cultural and systems innovation to Palestine, asks why isn’t any Arab...
View Article80 Fatah Leaders meet in Bethlehem to discuss the upcoming 6th Convention
The CHE-mideast grassroots movement continues to grow. The Build Palestine Initiative that is lead by our Palestinian partners is reaching critical mass and is now influencing the direction of the...
View ArticleMaysa Gayyusi comments on our Letter to Mr. Obama
Maysa Gayyusi, a dynamic Palestinian community leader, sent us this letter expressing her renewed faith in a potential independent Palestinian state after the election of Mr.Obama. “Dear Elza, You said...
View ArticleDeema Al-Shawa Pleads with Pres-Elect Obama to End the Attack on Gaza
In light of Israel’s invasion of Gaza, our Palestinian partner sent me this heartfelt letter expressing her pain about the death of innocent people, yet remaining optimistic about a fresh start with...
View ArticleFateh’s Sixth Convention and the Building of a Nation by Elza Maalouf
The following article was written for the news agency Common Grounds and distributed widely throughout the world and the Middle East in many languages. This article briefly summarizes our work with the...
View ArticleBreaking the Cycle of Failed Negotiations
For many reasons US Middle East policy has failed to make lasting peace a reality. Early on in his administration, President Obama sent a message to the world that things will be different. By granting...
View ArticleThe New Frontier in Geopolitics: Understanding the Indigenous Intelligence:
Indigenous Intelligence Experts In my book Emerge! I spent a considerable amount of time articulating the importance of understanding the local intelligence, what motivates people, their value...
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