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Come to the launch of the book on Roma in Central and Eastern Europe

We invite you to the launch of the book Roma in Central and Southeastern Europe: Navigating Muslim Identities, Challenges and Activism, published by the Faculty of Humanities in collaboration with the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade. The event will feature presentations by Gwendolyn Albert (author, independent researcher), Zora Hesova (author, FF UK) and Selma Muhic Dizdarevic (author, editor, FHS UK), followed by a debate in English.

The editors of the book are Selma Muhič Dizdarevič from the Department of Sociology and Ivan Ejub Kostic from the Belgrade Institute. A number of experts from the fields of history, sociology, ethnography and religious studies have contributed to the publication.

The edited volume, Roma in Central and Southeastern Europe: Navigating Muslim Identities, Challenges, and Activism, addresses a complex and underexplored intersection of ethnic, religious, and activist identities. It focuses on the experiences of Roma communities with Muslim identities, situating their struggles within broader frameworks of discrimination, resilience, and ideas about societal transformation. By examining the nexus of antigypsyism and anti-Muslim hate, as well as the activism emerging from these intersecting oppressions, the volume fills a critical gap in the existing academic literature. It sheds light on a range of issues, including the effects of multiple discrimination on specific groups, such as Roma women and the diverse strategies of resistance and community engagement within these marginalized populations.

It is available in open access here.