The statesman and head of the universal society of Hinduism, Rajan Zed, calls Pope Franciscus to a more involved commitment to the Rroma. Zed was disappointed that the pope, in his speech of January 13th, didn’t mention the issue of Rroma with a single word. The continuing exclusion of Rroma is one of the most burning problems of Europe: „Zed further said that alarming condition of Roma people was a social blight for Europe and the rest of the world as they reportedly regularly faced social exclusion, racism, substandard education, hostility, joblessness, rampant illness, inadequate housing, lower life expectancy, unrest, living on desperate margins, language barriers, stereotypes, mistrust, rights violations, discrimination, marginalization, appalling living conditions, prejudice, human rights abuse, racist slogans on Internet, etc“ (Baltic Review 2014, Zed 2014). The origin of the Rroma is found in India. But it would be wrong to call India their homeland. Rroma are a transnational minority without an own nation-state.
- Baltic Review (2014) Europe’s unwanted people — Hindus disappointed with Pope for ignoring Roma apartheid. In: Baltic Review online vom 14.1.2014. http://baltic-review.com/2014/01/europes-unwanted-people-hindus-disappointed-with-pope-for-ignoring-roma-apartheid/
- Zed, Rajan (2014) Hindus Want Europe to Wholeheartedly Welcome Roma from Bulgaria, Romania. In: Sofia News Agency online vom 3.1.2014. http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=156944
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