November 2011

The Accidental Leader Questions for Amsterdam50
Eric Asp, pastor at Amsterdam50, discusses the struggles of unexpected leadership in the answers to questions from Arseh Sevom. ” When the founder of the project first left, I was asked, together with another young leader from the church, to step into the role

“Are we capable of managing the diversity we have?”: Human Rights in the MENA Region
Rania F is a Lebanese human rights defender working in Jordan with IKV Pax Christi. Rania spoke to Arseh Sevom about her experiences working in the […]

Fighting for Women’s Rights: An Interview with Mahnaz Afkhami
Hooman Askary reports on his discussion with the former minister of women’s affairs in pre-revolution Iran, Mahnaz Afkhami. She links the century long struggle of Iranian […]
Contributors
Amal Hamidallah-van Hees (A Letter to an Iranian Woman from Her Arab Friend) is the director of Bridging the Gulf Foundation for human security in the […]
Job Opening: Administrative Help
Arseh Sevom is looking for someone to help with our administration on a part time or consulting basis. Arseh Sevom is a not-for-profit organization working to […]

Civil Society Cookbook
Click here to read the complete post. Arseh Sevom is launching a new project: the Civil Society Cookbook. We are talking to civil society actors from around the world to learn more about what makes them successful, how they approach challenges, and the obstacl
