Friday, January 31, 2014

Violence in Hungary

From what I know, Hungary is not the most violent place in the world. It is not a war zone. It is not an enemy. It is not breaking out into riots. However, Hungary has a violent past and is continuing to have some violence toward the Roma. Hungary is learning from its past. It has a very large number of museums that honor its past dealing with the Holocaust and with violence against all people.  
Roma: After doing some research, I learned more about the different types of violence within Hungary. The Roma have had many violent attacks toward them. I want to interview people in Hungary while we are there so I can get a better sense of the relationship Hungarians have with the Roma.  http://blogs.aljazeera.com/blog/europe/racism-against-roma-mainstream-phenomenon. I thought this article gave an interesting tone to it and made me want to write about this topic. I also would like to do an audio story or a photo slideshow, or even a video of the people I interview. 
There is also a new Roma Holocaust museum opening in Hungary at the end of 2014 I can write about for people to see in the future. This would be a good idea to write about for tourism promotional purposes. I think that there is not going to be a lot of articles out right now about it, and I want to be among those to publish information first.  http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/01/21/rare-roma-holocaust-documentation-center-to-open-in-hungary/         
I can't wait to be able to write articles that have not been presented in this manner before. We can all get insight onto the lives of the Roma and be able to dig deeper into the Hungarian culture. 

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