Spotlight: What is the Origin of Some Commonly Used Derogatory Terms in Lebanon and the Levant?

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Presenter: Rachelle Mezher

Delivered: Paris on February 25, 2023

Rachelle Mezher explores the origin of some commonly usedderogatory terms in Lebanon and the Levant. She focuses on two words specifically: Nawar and Homsi.

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• Migrations of the Romani People | National Geographic

• Middle East Gypsies - Kırkayak Kültür

• Roma: No papers, no rights - RLS Geneva

• The social exclusion of the Domari society of Gypsies in Jerusalem

• Lebanon: "Acute social marginalization" of Dom community | UNHCR

• The Dom in Lebanon: Citizens, Migrants, Refugees and Nomads | The LAU School of Arts and Sciences

• Homs: Syrian revolution's fallen 'capital' - BBC News

• The Lost Heritage of Homs: From the Destruction of Monuments to the Destruction of Meaning

• Ancient Homs (Roman Emesa) in Syria

• Mock Homs at your Own Risk

• Perfect Fools: Folly for Christ's Sake in Catholic and Orthodox Spirituality

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