Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal

Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal

Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal ( _ar. رياح حنة ابو العسل, ArTranslit|Riyāḥ Ḥannä abū 'l-‘Asal; b. 1937) is an Anglican from Nazareth. He graduated from Nazareth Baptist school where he also taught. While at Nazareth he was a member of the PLP, the Progressive List for Peace - a joint Jewish-Arab political party which, while existing only for eight years (1984-1992) is considered to have broken many previously sacroscanct taboos and profoundly influenced subsequent Israeli politics.

In 1998, Riah became the thirteenth Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem and head of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East until his retirement on March 31 2007. [http://www.j-diocese.org/about_history?th=2] History of the Episcopal Churh in the Holy Land, The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem] .

Since retirement, Riah has been engaged in a legal battle with his successor and The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem over the ownership of the Bishop Riah Educational Campus, a school established by Riah while bishop. [http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_97428_ENG_HTM.htm] Court ruling favors Jerusalem diocese, not former bishop, in dispute over school's ownership, Episcopal News Service]

Ministry

Riah has travelled widely, raising support and finances for the Bishop Riah Educational Campus and other community programmes with a vision of peace in The Holy Land.

Riah travelled to Australia in 2006 where he attended the Black Stump Music and Arts Festival.

Family

Riah is married to a niece of Emile Habibi. Riah's grandfather started the first modern pilgrim service in 1893 and opened branches in Jaffa, Jerusalem, Nazareth and Tiberias. Riah's son Hanna is currently principal of the Bishop Riah Educational Campus in Nazerth.

ee also

*Palestinian Christian
*St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem
*Progressive List for Peace

References

Further reading

*cite book | author=Riah Abu El-Assal | title=Caught In Between | publisher=Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge | year=1999| id=ISBN 0281052239 (Autobiography)

External links

* [http://trushare.com/14JUL96/JY96LOWI.htm Robbie Low interviews Riah Abu el-Assal]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4621457.stm Church urges action over Israel]
* [http://brecn.org/brecn/en/index.aspx Bishop Riah Education Campus, Nazerth]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem — This article is about the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem. For holders of offices titled Patriarch of Jerusalem , see Patriarch of Jerusalem (disambiguation). Diocese of Jerusalem Former Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, Riah Hanna Abu El Assal, in 2006 …   Wikipedia

  • Palestinian Christians — Part of a series on Palestinians …   Wikipedia

  • Naim Ateek — The Rev. Dr. Naim Stifan Ateek (Arabic: نعيم عتيق‎, Na’īm ’Ateeq) is a Palestinian Christian who is the founder and head of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem. He went to school to the Nazareth Baptist school where he… …   Wikipedia

  • Mansour Leghaei — Religion Usuli Twelver Shia Islam Other name(s) Arabic: شيخ منصور لقا ٔي‎ …   Wikipedia

  • Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem — בית הקברות הפרוטסטנטי בהר ציון Mount Zion Cemetery Zionsfriedhof Details Year established 1848 Country Israel Location Aravna haYevusi No. 3, Mount Zion, Jerusalem (access through Jerusalem University College campus) Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Cristiano palestino — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Los cristianos palestinos son los palestinos cuya religión es alguna denominación cristiana. Representan cerca del 10% de la población de Palestina. En los territorios ocupados de Cisjordania y de la Franja de Gaza… …   Wikipedia Español

  • List of Palestinians — The following is a list of prominent Palestinians. Academic figures * Rami Abuhabsah, Biologist * Nadia Abu El Haj, anthropologist * Sami Hadawi, land specialist and researcher * Ibrahim Abu Lughod, sociologist * Salman Abu Sitta * Naseer Aruri,… …   Wikipedia

  • Palästinenser — Als Palästinenser (arabisch ‏فلسطينيون‎, DMG Filasṭīnīyūn) galten ursprünglich alle Bewohner des gesamten britischen Mandatsgebiets Palästina. Heute wird diese Bezeichnung vor allem für die Arabisch sprechenden Bewohner im Westjordanland und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Palestinian Christian — The Palestinian Christians are Palestinians who follow Christianity. In both the local dialect of Palestinian Arabic and in classical or modern standard Arabic, Christians are called Nasrani (a derivative of the Arabic word for Nazareth, al… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”