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Nabil Hamadeh is a member of the approximately 2,000 strong Syrian community in the Czech Republic. Although he has strong ties to the Czech Republic and settled here five years ago he has relatives in Syria and is one of many who have been watching the worsening humanitarian crisis there with growing concern. I spoke to Nabil about the situation in his homeland, the migrant crisis and Europe’s response to it and first wanted to know how he came to be living in Brno.

The Prague Vintage Fair is an annual fashion event which presents authentic vintage clothing in the context of contemporary fashion trends. Now in its third year the fair will revolve around a “Dress for Love” theme inspired by the film The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover by Peter Greenaway. So if you thought vintage rules out sexy – pay a visit to the Prague Vintage Fair on 26th and 27th of September 2015 at the New Town Hall. I spoke to model and project manager Nora Barnhart about what’s in store for visitors this year and how the idea

An exhibition called “Václav Havel through the lens of Jiří Jírů” has just opened at the Czech centre in Prague. It offers a selection of photographs of Václav Havel taken by his personal photographer during his first term in office as Czech president. At the exhibition I talked to Jiří Jírů about some of the photographs on display and how he had come to work for Vaclav Havel.

One of the mainstays of a new school law that is to take effect in 2016 is securing inclusive education for children in schools nation-wide. This concerns not only children with physical and mental disabilities but children from socially disadvantaged families and children from the Romany minority who often end up in so-called practical or special schools with a limited curriculum. Although a series of education ministers have tried to change this practice the country has not so far made significant progress in embracing the concept to inclusive

John Mucha is the grandson of the famous Czech Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha and president of the Alphonse Mucha Foundation. Last week he visited Radio Prague’s studio to talk about his latest project –a Mucha exhibition at the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth and ambitious plans to open a Mucha museum in Paris. I first asked him to tell us more about the exhibition at Russell-Cotes.

The migrant crisis in Europe remains very much at the forefront of media attention. How many migrants can Europe take in, how much responsibility should the Czech Republic accept and is the country prepared to deal with the challenge of resettling hundreds of foreign migrants - are questions that have triggered heated debate in the media, political circles and, not least, pubs around the country. I spoke to the head of the Centre for Integration Vladislav Günter about some of the problems involved and began by asking whether the country was adequately

Foreign visitors arriving at Prague’s Václav Havel International Airport may be surprised to see an outsize Buddha statue on the premises. The sculpture is part of a summer festival of public art called Sculpture Line which runs from early June till late September. The collection of 22 sculptures by Czech and foreign artists, dotted around the city at well-known and less frequented locations, has been attracting a lot of attention. I asked Filip Tomášek from the Smart Point advertising and communication agency which organized the event, to tell

If you’ve recently visited Prague’s Wenceslas Square you may have noticed that the dilapidated benches on the town’s main square have been undergoing a transformation. The driving force behind this change is an association whose goal it is to improve the appearance of the square and make it an oasis for pedestrians in the bustling city centre. I spoke to Jan Adámek, chairman of the Association for Wenceslas Square, about a project that has generated huge public support and in which firms and individuals have been invited to “adopt” a bench on the

The Dvůr Králové Zoo which is known for its valiant efforts to try to save the Northern White Rhino, has a new attraction. This month it opened a lion safari – the only one of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. Just days after the opening I spoke to the zoo’s Jan Stejskal about the new undertaking and began by asking how the idea to establish a lion safari in central Europe emerged.

There were many cases of passive resistance to the communist regime that only came to light years after it collapsed in 1989. Reporters at Czech public television recently uncovered the story of a brave act of defiance that put the face of a young woman jailed for running a Scouts organization on the Czechoslovak crown.