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An Albino in Mozambique
Albinos in Africa are in full view within the black population of Mozambique. Parents regularly abandon them, leaving albinos to
survive on the streets alone. Tete, Mozambique. 16/09/2010
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Albinism - a congenital absence of melanin in the body which affects the color of skin, hair and eyes. In European
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In Tanzania, there are a lot of cases where albinos were killed and their organs were eaten to "heal" diseases. In
Zimbabwe, it is a popular belief that raping an albino woman will "cure" AIDS. Albinos in Mozambique however are not
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