Rosa Parks' House Finds a New Home

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Why is the house of American civil rights hero Rosa Parks now in a German suburb? Her niece, Rhea McCauley, who grew up in the house, explains its' importance and artist Ryan Mendoza describes how he saved it from demolition in Detroit and moved it, piece by piece, to his back garden in Berlin. As Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel the Handmaid's Tale is adapted for TV, Mona Eltahawy, the author of 'Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution', argues that it depicts reality for millions of women. The subjugation of young women is also explored by the sculptor Peju Alatise whose work is presently on show in the Nigerian pavilion at the Venice Biennale. She describes the inspiration for her art work "Flying Girls" which portrays eight life-sized sculptures of a young woman with wings. Hay El-Matar, a thrice-weekly radio drama currently broadcast on the BBC Arabic service, has been recorded in English to be aired in the UK. Boz Temple-Morris, the series producer, and Hussam Sharwany who plays Ghaly, a character who runs the local mini-market and makes daily announcements on a megaphone, discuss why it’s important to reflect the reality of people living in Syria today. Presenter: Tina Daheley Picture: Ryan Mendoza and Rhea McCauley in front of Rosa Parks House in Berlin. Credit: Fabia Mendoza