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The Roma

A Roma girl looks through the dirty window of her simple home, located under a bridge in Belgrade, Serbia.

These articles on the Roma were published in response, the magazine of United Methodist Women, in 2013.

The Roma: Overcoming a legacy of suffering.

Making Change: Roma in Macedonia struggle for respect

Bulgarian Roma face identity crisis

Out of Sight: Evictions in Serbia keep Roma at the margins

A safe place for Roma children in Berlin

The following year, as a way to provide updated background material for participants in a UMW-sponsored study of the Roma, I wrote the following paper:

The Roma: An update

Members of the music group GRUBB – Gypsy Roma Urban Balkan Beats – practice in an abandoned industrial building in Belgrade, Serbia. The group puts a contemporary spin on the rich musical heritage of the persecuted Roma by infusing traditional melodies with hip-hop beats. The group, which has performed in other parts of Europe and in North America, presents a message challenging the prejudice and discrimination facing the Roma of the Balkans.

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