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  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: Lazia Tiffany, 32, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy the contest, the only contest and festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
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  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: Magdalene Strass, 31, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy the contest, the only contest and festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
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  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: Raven, 29, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy the contest, the only contest and festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
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  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: Kamilla Molinari, 32, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy the contest, the only contest and festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
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  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: Lady Deliria, stage name for Daniele Gragnato, 21, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy and wins the contest, the only festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
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  • TORRE DEL LAGO, ITALY - JULY 31, 2011: She Wulva, 29, participates at the Miss Drag Queen Italy the contest, the only contest and festival for Drag Queens in Italy, in Torre del Lago. Torre del Lago is well known for being an important gay and gay-friendly summer resort of national and international appeal. It is considered the gay mecca of Italy. A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. Generally, drag queens dress in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics (such as make-up and eyelashes) for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: The entrance sign of the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, is here at its headquarters in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: A composite exterior view of the Pantheon, where the Honor Guards to the royal tombs by the tomb of King Victor Emmanuel II volunteer, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4565.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon chat after attending a mass that commemorated the anniversary of the assassination of King Umberto I (King of Italy between 1878 and 1900), at the headquarters of the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs at the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4543.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon step out of the Pantheon after attending a mass that commemorated the anniversary of the assassination of King Umberto I (King of Italy between 1878 and 1900), in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4428.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon attend a mass that commemorates the anniversary of the assassination of King Umberto I (King of Italy between 1878 and 1900), at the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4311.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: The tomb of King Victor Emmanuel II (First king of Italy, from 1861 to 1878) is here at the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4271.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: A flag of the Kingdom of Italy (used between 1861 and 1946) covers the tomb of Umberto I (King of Italy between 1878 and 1900) during a mass to commemorate the anniversary of his assassination, at the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4270.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: A portraits of Umberto I (King of Italy from 1878 to 1900) stands here next to his tomb during a mass to commemorate the anniversary of his assassination, at the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4257.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Honor Guard to the royal tombs of the Pantheon stop by the tomb of Umberto I (King of Italy between 1878 and 1900) before the beginning of a mass that commemorate the anniversary of his assassination, at the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4216.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: A Honor Guard to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, is here by a portrait of King Victor Emmanuel III (King of Italy from 1900 to 1946), at the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon before a mass to commemorate the death of Umberto I (King of Italy betwen 1878 and 1900) in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4142.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: a Honor Guard to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, by the tomb of King Victor Emmanuel II  in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4116.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Honor Guards chat before a mass to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Umberto I (King of Italy between 1878 and 1900), at the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4081.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Pictures of the Royal Family of the House of Savoy hang on a wall  in the office of the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4078.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Honor Guards chat before a mass to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Umberto I (King of Italy between 1878 and 1900), at the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4056.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Pins, medals and signs of the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4037.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: The oculus of the Pantheon, which hosts the tombs of Italy’s first king Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4004.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Alberto di Maria (29), an event organizer and Honor Guard to the royal tombs of the Pantheon,  covers the tomb of Umberto I (King of Italy from 1878 until his death on July 29th 1900) with the flag of the Kingdom of Italy before  a mass to commemorate the anniversary of his death, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3946.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon covercover the tomb of Umberto I (King of Italy from 1878 until his death on July 29th 1900) with the flag of the Kingdom of Italy before  a mass to commemorate the anniversary of his death, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3932.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon unfold the flag of the Kingdom of Italy that will be used to cover the tomb of Umberto I (King of Italy from 1878 until his death on July 29th 1900), before  a mass to commemorate the anniversary of his death, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3908.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Exterior view of the Pantheon, where the Honor Guards to the royal tombs by the tomb of King Victor Emmanuel II volunteer, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3869.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Ugo d'Atri, President of the National Institute  for the Honor Guard to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, poses for a portrait by a painting of Victor Emmanuel III (King of Italy between 1900 and 1946) at the headquarters in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3818.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Captain Ugo d'Atri, President of the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, stands here by the tomb of King Victor Emmanuel II  in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3734.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: (L-R) Captain Ugo d'Atri, President of the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, and Honor Honor Guard Carmelo Raia (22 years old from Agrigento) stand here by the tomb of King Victor Emmanuel II  in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3720.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon chat after attending a mass that commemorated the anniversary of the assassination of King Umberto I (King of Italy between 1878 and 1900), at the headquarters of the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs at the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4552.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: The dome of the Pantheon, where the Honor Guard to the royal tombs of the Pantheon volunteer, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4276.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: a Honor Guard to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, walks up the steps of the courtyard of the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, before a mass to commemorate the death of Umberto I (King of Italy betwen 1878 and 1900) in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4126.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Photographs of the Umberto II (center and right), the last king of Italy, together with a photograph of his son Victor Emmanuel of the House of Savoy during a visit to Pope John Paul II, are here at the National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4043.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Knight Pietro Rin, a Honor Guard to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, stands by the tomb of King Umberto I as tourists sign the guestbook and photograph, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_4007.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Interior of National Institute for the Honor Guards of the real tombs of  the Pantheon, devoted to the Royal House of Savoy which ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to the end of World War II, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3805.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Interior of the office of Captain Ugo d'Atri, President of the National Institute for the Honor Guards of the real tombs of  the Pantheon, devoted to the Royal House of Savoy which ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to the end of World War II, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014. The Italian flag shown here is the variant of the Kingdom of Italy adopted in 1861, the year of its unification.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3802.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Interior of the office of Captain Ugo d'Atri, President of the National Institute for the Honor Guards of the real tombs of  the Pantheon, devoted to the Royal House of Savoy which ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to the end of World War II, in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3799.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: (L-R) Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon Alberto di Maria (29), an event organizer, and Franca Sciaraffia, a retired university professor, pose for a portrait at the National Institute for the Honor Guardsto the royal tombs of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3763.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Carmelo Raia (22 years old from Agrigento, Sicily), stands here as a Honor Guard to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, by the tomb of King Victor Emmanuel II  in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3711.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 29 JULY 2014: Carmelo Raia (22 years old from Agrigento, Sicily), stands here as a Honor Guard to the royal tombs of the Pantheon, by the tomb of King Victor Emmanuel II  in Rome, Italy, on July 29th 2014.<br />
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The National Institute for the Honor Guards to the royal tombs of the Pantheon is a monarchic-oriented whose goal is to watch over the royal tombs at the Pantheon. Italy’s first king, Vittorio Emanuele II and his son Umberto I, as well as Umberto's wife Queen Margherita are entombed in the Pantheon.
    CIPG_20140729_NYT_Pantheon__M3_3683.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (R-L) Gipsy Queen member Aninfa Hokic (31) and Grazia (12, daughter of the Gipsy Queen member Darmaz Florentina) relax during a break before heading to a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
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The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
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In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (R-L) Gipsy Queen Maria Miglescu (20) chats with volunteer Francesca, while other Gipsy Queen member Aninfa Hokic (31, left) laughs at the jokes of Grazia (12, daughter of Darmaz Florentina), during a break a break before heading to a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here at the entrance of the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
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The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
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In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_57...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Aninfa Hokic (31) serves a customer at a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_67...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queen member Codruta Balteau (24) and Aninfa Hokic (31) prepare typical Roma dishes at their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_65...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (R-L) Gipsy Queen member Codruta Balteau (24) and Aninfa Hokic (31) prepare typical Roma dishes at their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_64...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Aninfa Hokic (31) serves a customer at a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_63...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Aninfa Hokic (31) serves a customer at a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_61...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Codruta Balteau (24) is walks toward their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_61...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queen members Darmaz Florentina (33), Micescu Mieila (49),  Aninfa Hokic (31), Maria Miglescu (20) and Codruta Balteau, (24) pose for a group photo in front of the Astra 19 social center where they gathered to cook for their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_60...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queen members Maria Miglescu (20), Darmaz Florentina (33), Aninfa Hokic (31) and Micescu Mieila (49) joke around as they gather for a group photo in front of the Astra 19 social center, before heading to their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_60...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Micescu Mieila (49) shapes dough for pitas for their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_59...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Micescu Mieila (49) shapes dough for pitas for their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_59...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Maria Miglescu (20) relaxes during a break before heading to a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here at the entrance of the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_59...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Aninfa Hokic (31, top) relaxes and chats with volunteers (L-R) Francesca and her mother Maria during a break before heading to a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_57...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Aninfa Hokic (31) shapes puts the pitas stuffed with zucchinis and ricotta in the oven for a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_55...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Codruta Balteau (24, center) prepares typical Roma dishes at their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_64...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Micescu Mieila (49) relaxes after shaping dough for pitas, before heading to a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_59...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Maria Miglescu (20) relaxes during a break before heading to a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here at the entrance of the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_59...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queen member Aninfa Hokic (31) shapes dough for pitas stuffed with zucchinis and ricotta for a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_55...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Customers line up at the Gipsy Queens food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_64...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens members Maria Miglescu (20) and Codruta Balteau (24) eat a pita during a break at their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_66...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Quen member Maria Miglescu (20) is here at the Ponte Nomentano park which hosts the iFest, an alternative music festival, where the Gipsy Queens have a food stand, in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_65...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queens member Micescu Mieila (49) grills meat at their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_64...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: A woman walks in the Ponte Nomentano park which hosts the iFest, an alternative music festival, where the Gipsy Queens have a food stand, in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_63...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queens members Aninfa Hokic (31) and Micescu Mieila (49) serve customers at their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_63...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queens member Aninfa Hokic (31) grills meat at their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_62...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: The entrance to the iFest, an alternative music festival where the Gipsy Queens have their food stand, is seen here  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_60...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queens members Darmaz Florentina (33, right) and Aninfa Hokic (31, 2nd from left) chat during a break together with Darmaz's daughter Grazia (12, center) and two volunteers Francesca (left) and her mother Maria (2nd from right), before heading to their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
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The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_57...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens member Darmaz Florentina (33) prepares sarmales, a typical Roma dish made of savoy cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and ground meat, for a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_56...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens member Darmaz Florentina (33) prepares sarmales, a typical Roma dish made of savoy cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and ground meat, for a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_56...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens members Codruta Balteau (24), Darmaz Florentina (33) and Maria Miglescu (20) prepare typical Roma dishes for their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_56...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens members Codruta Balteau (24) and Darmaz Florentina (33) prepare typical Roma dishes for their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_55...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (R-L) Gipsy Queens members Micescu Mieila (49) and Maria Miglescu (20) cut savoy cabbage used in sarmales (a typica Roma roll made of savoy cabbage stuffed with rice and ground meat) for their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, in the kitchen of the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_55...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens members Micescu Mieila (49) and Maria Miglescu (20) cut savoy cabbage used in sarmales (a typica Roma roll made of savoy cabbage stuffed with rice and ground meat) for their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, in the kitchen of the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_54...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Gipsy Queens member Codruta Balteau (24) shapes pita dough for the the a food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_54...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: Visitors gather at the Ponte Nomentano park which hosts the iFest, an alternative music festival, where the Gipsy Queens have a food stand, in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_63...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens members Aninfa Hokic (31) and Codruta Balteau (24) grill meat at their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_62...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens members Aninfa Hokic (31) and Codruta Balteau (24) put on their headscarves as they set up their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival  in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_61...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens members Darmaz Florentina (33), Maria Miglescu (20) and Aninfa Hokic (31) prepare typical Roma dishes for their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_56...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens members Codruta Balteau (24), Darmaz Florentina (33), Maria Miglescu (20) and Aninfa Hokic (31) prepare typical Roma dishes for their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_55...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: (L-R) Gipsy Queens members Codruta Balteau (24), Darmaz Florentina (33) and Maria Miglescu (20) prepare typical Roma dishes for their food stand at the iFest, an alternative music festival, here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
The Gipsy Queens are a travelling catering business founded by Roma women in Rome.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_54...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 3 JULY 2016: An oven cooking rice for sarmales (savoy cabbage rolls) made by the Gipsy Queens, a catering business founded by Roma women, is here in the Astra 19 social center in Rome, Italy, on July 3rd 2016.<br />
<br />
In 2015 Arci Solidarietà, an independent association for the promotion of social development, launched the “Tavolo delle donne rom” (Round table of Roma women) to both incentivise the process of integration of Roma in the city of Rome and to strengthen the Roma women’s self-esteem in the context of a culture tied to patriarchal models. The “Gipsy Queens” project was founded by ten Roma women in July 2015 after an event organised together with Arci Solidarietà in the Candoni Roma camp in the Magliana, a neighbourhood in the South-West periphery of Rome, during which people were invited to dance and eat Roma cuisine. The goal of the Gipsy Queen travelling catering business is to support equal opportunities and female entrepreneurship among Roma women, who are often relegated to the roles of wives and mothers.
    CIPG_20160703_NYT-GipsyQueens_5M3_53...jpg
  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  Three Sikhs listen to preacher Jaswinder Singh at the Gurdwara Sant Sagar Temple. The temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 3 February, 2009. Astoria, Queens, NY. Marcos Silva de Paula, 39, is here at the Silverstar Mercedes Showroom in Astoria shoe shining an employee in the morning. He also shines shoes in office buildings around Astoria. Mr. de Paula, an immigrant that came to Astoria from Brazil in 1998,  had several jobs for the past 11 years and as a shoe shine for the past 2 years. Mr. de Paula plans to go back to Brazil in November because of the bad economy. "I've been here for 11 years and I'm a bit afraid of going back, but things here are not as good as they used to be", Mr. de Paula says.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY. A client drinks beer and watches TV at Fuzzy's bar.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY. A bartender is here at Fuzzy's Bar.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY. Interior of Fuzzy's Bar<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  Entrance of the Gurdwara Sagar Temple. The temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  Pritpal Singh Walia (known as Paul), a Sikh members of the Gurdwara Sagar Temple, is bare feet. Sikh adherents must take off their shoes when entering the temple. The Gurdwara Sagar  temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  A sign at the Gurdwara Sagar Temple says: "People who come here should eat the langar but not waste it". The langar is a meal distributed to everybody as a symbol of equality. The temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  A young Sikh man is here after eating his Langar at the Gurdwara Sagar Temple. The langar consists of a meal distributed to everybody as a symbol of equality. The temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  Sikh youth gathers after prayers at the Gurdwara Sagar Temple. The temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  Sikh youth gathers after prayers at the Gurdwara Sagar Temple. The temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  Sikh youth gathers after prayers at the Gurdwara Sagar Temple. The temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  Sikh members of the Gurdwara Sagar Temple praya as Giani Charan Singh, a priest visiting Queens from the Golden Temple in India, puts the Holy Book to bed. The Gurdwara Sagar  temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  Priest Wariem Singh waits outside the room where the Holy Book is put to bed by priest Giani Charan Singh from India at the Gurdwara Sagar Temple. The temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY. Priest Giani Charan Singh from the Golden Temple in India carries the wrapped Holy Book to put it to bed at the Gurdwara Sagar Temple. The temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY. Priest Giani Charan Singh from India wraps the Holy Book and prepares it to put it to bed at the Gurdwara Sagar Temple. The temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  Sikh members of the Gurdwara Sagar Temple pray before the Holy Book is put to bed by Giani Charan Singh, a priest visiting Queens from the Golden Temple in India. Sikh adherents must take off their shoes when entering the temple. The Gurdwara Sagar  temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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  • 13 February, 2009.Bellerose, Queens, NY.  Sikh priest Wariem Singh and members of the Gurdwara Sagar Temple pray before the Holy Book is put to bed by Giani Charan Singh, a priest visiting Queens from the Golden Temple in India. The Gurdwara Sagar  temple is still in construction and is planned to be completed by mid-April. The temple has been built next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Bellerose, Queens, where demographics have changed in recent year.<br />
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