Romanipe

Recent linguistic, anthropological and biblical studies have shed light on the history and origins of the Roma people. The Romani language has Indo-aryan roots, member of the Indo-european languages spoken from the beginning of the Middle Ages in the diaspora...

Roma history has many waves of immigration of Roma people coming from the Indian subcontinent towards Europe. The first deportation of Roma people occurred around the 6th century. The second migration, referred also as “Aresajipe”, is believed to have...

The Romani language is one of the most visible elements of the Roma culture.   For centuries, Romani has been spoken in the family and with other Roma, and until recently it has not been present in schools, media...

April 8 – International Roma Day symbolizes resistance, dignity, freedom and pride of Roma, and this date coincides with the anniversary of the Roma World Congress, which was held at Orpington, London, in 1971. This day also represents the...

With pride, we say, that perhaps the biggest contribution Roma have made to society is in the field of music. “…topa bore hedhin shokët tanë…” (“...snow balls thrown by our friends...”) are verses that accompany a ‘whiteness’ (Bardhesi) Albanian...