Gypsy, traveller and Roma communities have been invited to share their cancer experiences as part of research to address ...

They came to Europe from India in the Middle Ages. Their Romany language is flecked with words close to Hindi and is spoken in various dialects from Transylvania to San Francisco. To the outside world ...

The NYTimes shines a light on the persistence of discrimination in France against the Roma people, also known as gypsies, who are there illegally. Excerpt: The complexity and tragedy of the problem ...

Traditionally, Roma (Gypsies) do not become filmmakers. George Eli did not know the origin of this cultural restriction. He obeyed it anyway. “Gypsies have these traditions. Nobody knows where they ...

A FAMILY of Romani Gypsies have lifted the lid on their ‘proud’ traditions, busting myths peddled by TV shows and revealing how life revolves around food, family – and bleach. The family of 15 adults ...

My classmates at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, where I am a Fulbright fellow, are talking more about Gypsy/Roma issues than last year. I wish I could claim credit for this, but it resulted from ...

It's a time both for celebration and for considering issues confronting the world's Romany community, says Professor Ian Hancock, Director of the Romany Archives and Documentation Center at the ...

Europe's largest minority group, the Romani, migrated from northwest India 1,500 years ago, new genetic study finds. The Romani, also known as the Roma, were originally dubbed "gypsies " in the 16th ...

Illuminating a history not often told, Gonzaga University is working with the United Nations to highlight stories of the Romani people locally and across the Americas. The Romani Memory Map for the ...

The sole reparations program devoted to Romani, or Gypsy, Holocaust survivors ran out of funds at the beginning of this month, leaving tens of thousands vulnerable to starvation and extreme weather.