Gypsies seen as outcasts in new, ultra-conservative Iraq

Gypsies, or Rom, have lived in the Middle East for centuries and until the fall of Saddam Hussein, played an important, if marginal, role in the local culture. But since the war in 2003 and the subsequent rise of religious extremism, they have been pushed even further into poverty and exclusion.Duration: 01:59

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[rom90006]

Why is touching the Roma in Iraq Afghanistan and the Middle East injustice ya my people I am a Muslim jasam rom from Macedonia but I support America and Britain that Israel shall fucking mouth and Muslims we feel what we felt that oil belongs to the Roma israela American Muslims are far SEJTANI Muslims bravo ya genocide Iraq suffers some giants are both dezar

[jackymillionaire]

these are my people and im proud of them

[fiendin281]

notice how that scandalous gypsy attempts to bend the words of what was being said into an attack on art. i doubt the iraqi government has anything against art. beware of these kinds of people.

[IllegalGathering]

I think that Gypsy art is very dangerous.