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...  More »

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  « Less