Themes
for Cooperation
PUSH
Regional Symposium November 21-23, 2007, Jerusalem
PUSH
Welcomes Our International Guests:
Professor
Simon Goldhill is a Professor of Greek Literature
and Culture at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of
King's College, Cambridge. He has published widely on all
aspects of Greek literature, and lectured and taught all
over the world. He is currently Director of two projects in
Cambridge: "the Cambridge Victorian Studies Group," which
explores conflicting uses of the past in Victorian Britain;
and "Art and Law" which looks at the legal and intellectual
implications of using real people in artistic media. His
current project is a book entitled "Jerusalem: City of
Longing", now published by Harvard University Press. He is
an expert both on Greek culture and on the use and abuse of
the past in modern culture.
Dr. Saleh
Lamei is the Director General of the Centre for
Conservation and Preservation of Islamic Architectural
Heritage in Cairo. He has served on the Egyptian National
Committee of ICOMOS for thirty years and nine years on the
ICOMOS International Executive Committee. He is a member of
the UNESCO International Committee for the Preservation of
the Old City of Jerusalem, Kosovo and Moldova. Dr. Lamei
has undertaken numerous evaluation missions for both UNESCO
and ICOMOS in the Middle East and Europe. Lamei is one of the leading figures in
Islamic architectural preservation and conservation in the
Arab world.
Dr. Muna Hindiyeh holds a
Ph.D in Environmental Engineering. She is the Head of the
Policies and Planning Unit at the National Council for
Family Affairs in addition to serving on the faculty of
Sciences and Arts at the Jordan University of Science and
Technology. Dr. Hendiyeh is the General Secretary of JSSD
and frequent works as an Environmental Consultant for
international agencies including the World Bank, UNDP, and
the UNEP.