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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 20, 2024On November 25, 1989, Emil Ščuka and Jan Rusenko spoke to a crowd of hundreds of thousands in Letná in...
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November 20, 2024Anthropologist Andrej Belák from the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) has published a scientific study in one of the most...
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November 19, 2024A major police control operation was carried out at dawn by the Rome’s Carabinieri, with the support of the Dog...
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November 19, 2024Finally, the news makes it to the West. We reported on it already. Following the murder of a taxi driver by...
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November 19, 2024The first Roma-Serbian series in the region “Love in Silence”, which will soon start broadcasting on TV Pink, brings an...
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November 18, 2024An article which states that “Roma neighbourhoods in Petrich, and the neighbourhoods in Bulgaria in general, are a huge prerequisite...
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November 18, 2024The Centre for Inter-Ethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe” organizes the fourth National Roma Women’s Meeting “Girls with dreams – let’s...
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November 18, 2024Alex Galamb has been nominated for the I Came Volunteer Award, established with the support of the Center for Family-Friendly...
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November 17, 2024The documentary Dajori , which won the audience award at the Jihlava Film Festival, is now in...
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November 17, 2024350 Roma children will be able to attend kindergarten free of charge in Centar and Gazi Baba in the periphery...
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November 17, 2024A TV reportage in one of the largest Roma camps in France near Nantes in Western France. What is good,...
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November 16, 2024Another article, this time in the TV news about the formal complaint against a Bernese politician for racism. Since he...
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November 16, 2024The employability of Roma in Slovenia remains a challenge, as they face high levels of unemployment and limited employment opportunities....
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November 16, 2024Prof. Elena Marushiaková-Popová received the Slovak Science and Technology Award 2024 in the category Personality of Science and Technology for...
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November 15, 2024Pierre-Alain Schnegg, a politician from Bern and member of the canton’s government made statements about Roma refugees a few months...
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November 15, 2024Ivan Mako is 48 years old and comes from Banská Bystrica. He studied Roma culture at the University of Konstantin...
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November 15, 2024Roma boys were supposed to enjoy a friendly football match, but instead received a welcome that hurt at the local...
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November 14, 2024From November 1 to 3, the 24th BaruvaS meeting took place in Prague. It focused on connecting young Roma with...
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