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The RomaThe RomaRoma are variously known as Rroma, Gypsies, Tsiganes, Tsigan, Gitanos or Gitans, as well as Sinti, Cale, and many other names. They are Europeans, having arrived... -
HistoryHistoryApart from the non-controversial fact that Roma come from India, the rest of the Roma early history is a subject of controversy. When did Roma...
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LanguageLanguageRoma have an Indian based language, a discovery of 1753. Romanes, or Romani Čhib, is the language of the Roma. This fact is little known...
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TraditionsTraditionsThe Roma culture is not a written one and has kept its unity and consistency in spite of savage assaults. Traditions were one of the...
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MusicMusicWhat is Roma music? What is Roma music? This seemingly innocuous question has fed quite an industry. From the 18th century onward, musicians, scientist have...
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ReportsReportsAll reports presented here are strictly copyrighted to the Rroma Foundation Zürich. These reports were compiled by our staff while on surveys in various countries.
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Questions & AnswersQuestions & AnswersWhen hearing about Roma, when reading about them, a wealth of clichés, generally accepted “truths” and statements are always present. This summary presents the most...
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GalleriesGalleriesThese galleries are either the work of amateurs, documenting the situation in a specific region at a specific time (for example in Bosnia in 2001,...
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Who are Roma? Where do they come from? What is the difference between Roma, Sinti, Gypsies, Cale, Tsiganes, Zigeuner, Travellers? Do they have a language? Where do they come from? How many are there in Europe? What are their traditions?
These and many more questions are treated at length in these pages on Roma, history, language, traditions, music, but also in shorter form in the questions and answers page.
The page also has resources on literature, reports and many more items.
Recent News on Roma
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November 6, 2024Gheorghe Sarau from Romania, a well known Romanes expert speaks about the importance of the international Romanes day. Dr. Gheorghe Sarau:...
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November 6, 2024A video featuring the director of the NGO “Phiren Amenca, Elvis Beriša on preserving Romanes
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November 6, 2024Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski of North macedonia emphasised at the commemoration of the International Day of the Romani Language that...
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November 6, 2024The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), in partnership with the Council of Europe’s Roma and Travellers Division...
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November 5, 2024An article in the Slovak press on the creation and adoption of November 5th as the international Romanes Day. Začiatok odhaľovania...
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November 5, 2024The postman does not come to them, taxi companies refuse to take them home. Residents of the Farárske district of...
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November 5, 2024On today’s World Day of the Romani Language, the need to preserve this language, which is on the verge of...
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November 4, 2024Slovakian investigative reporter Kristína Kövešová was physically attacked during the reporting she was working on. The most threatening thing is...
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November 4, 2024Recent reports in the media about the collection of an estimate of the number of Roma children in primary schools...
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November 4, 2024An article about Roma in Croatia, stating there are 18’000 of them (based on census or how?) and about the...
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November 3, 2024The story of a Czech man, who founded the Christian Roma Mission in a Roma settlement in Slovakia. Success and...
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November 3, 2024The Czech Republic had ten years to take action against the segregation of Roma children in schools. However, according to...
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November 3, 20244,000 people came to an illegal rave party near Rennes in northwestern France on Saturday. But their loud music in...
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November 3, 2024Quite a number of articles this past week in France about Roma. A conference on the “Gypsy practises” mentioning nomads;...
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November 2, 2024Last week, 40-year-old Elena Sarafanova was killed in the city of Korkino (Chelyabinsk region) — two Roma teenagers were accused...
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November 2, 2024A reprint of a Guardian article in the Ukrainian press about Roma palaces in Hășdat. Both articles pander to sterotypes… Дома-дворцы: почему...
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November 2, 2024Police and the Russian National Guard conducted a raid on the night of October 30 in areas of where Roma...
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November 1, 2024The Marek Edelman Dialogue Center in Łódź invites you on Saturday, November 30 at 5:00 PM to the City Museum...
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