African Albinos

And I'm not talking about myself, though I have been told by some Africans that I am African on the inside.

Meeting a few representatives from the Society for the Albinos opened my eyes to a number of issues going on throughout the continent. Basically, albinos are not only often ostracized, but they are also being killed by middlemen of witch doctors, who believe certain albino body parts can be mixed into potions and make people rich.

Very sad.



Here is a video about social shunning of albinos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKn3dNAJ7j8

And here are a few articles about the killings:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7518049.stm
http://www.modernghana.com/news/207231/1/albino-killing-craze-stares-at-ghana.html