#1 Albinos murdered for witchcraft parts in Tanzania
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:44 pm
[quote="New York Times"]Albinos, Long Shunned, Face Threat in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Samuel Mluge steps outside his office and scans the sidewalk. His pale blue eyes dart back and forth, back and forth, trying to focus.
Samuel Mluge, center, on a bus in Dar es Salaam, says he constantly feels threatened.
The sun used to be his main enemy, but now he has others.
Mr. Mluge is an albino, and in Tanzania now there is a price for his pinkish skin.
“I feel like I am being hunted,â€
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Samuel Mluge steps outside his office and scans the sidewalk. His pale blue eyes dart back and forth, back and forth, trying to focus.
Samuel Mluge, center, on a bus in Dar es Salaam, says he constantly feels threatened.
The sun used to be his main enemy, but now he has others.
Mr. Mluge is an albino, and in Tanzania now there is a price for his pinkish skin.
“I feel like I am being hunted,â€