Civic driven change in West Asia

What can an organisation like Hivos do in repressive regimes like Iran and Syria? Does Civic Driven Change (CDC) offer opportunities or new insights for developing strategies in those countries? These are the questions Maaike van Adrichem poses in her research paper on Hivos programme in Syria and Iran: From civil society building to civic driven change?

Dutch National Radio interviews Ahmed Zidan

On September 18, 2011 VPRO's radio show "Foreign Desk" interviewed Ahmed Zidan and Tarek Osman who both played an important role in the Arab Spring. Ahmed Zidan,  Egyptian Blogger for Mideast Youth and participant at the Changing Face of Citizen Action, shares his thoughts on the anti-Israeli demonstration at the Israel embassy in Cairo on September 9.