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Global Journalist: Africans With Albinism Face Discrimination, Attacks


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People in rural parts of Tanzania and other areas of East Africa face a lot of challenges. But life can be particularly difficult for people with albinism. Albinism is a genetic disorder that causes a baby to be born without melanin, a pigment that gives skin color and protects it from the sun, and people with albinism have pale white skin and hair. In parts of East Africa some traditional healers believe that body parts from people with albinism have medicinal or magical properties. Nearly 200
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Global JournalistBy Jason McLure

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