Albinism in Tanzania has long been regarded as a curse. Albinos have been tortured and killed throughout the country and their body parts used in magic potions prepared by witch doctors. Now ...

Hundreds of albinos are thought to have been killed for black magic purposes in Tanzania and albino girls are being raped because of a belief they offer a cure for AIDS, a Canadian rights group said ...

For years, the alabaster-skinned people born on this sun-scorched constellation of islands off Panama’s Caribbean coast have been venerated as the Grandchildren of the Sun. A family with four albino ...

Albino Mary Owido sits with her children Steven, left, Stella, and Brayan, at their home in western Kenyan town of Ahero. The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa‘s albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to unscrupulous dealers ...

KABANGA, Tanzania – As an infant in rural Tanzania, Angel Salvatory was unusual. Snow white skin, blond hair, and blue eyes set her apart from others in her village. Those unique looks have also made ...

Mary Owido, who lacks pigment that gives color to skin, eyes and hair, sits with her children Steven, left, Stella, and Brayan, Tuesday at their home in the western Kenyan town of Ahero. Albino body ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Mayra Nieves is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not being able to breathe. Nieves is among hundreds of Puerto Ricans who have a ...

Albinos around the world are marking International Albinism Awareness Day today. The much-persecuted minority - composed of people with a hereditary genetic condition which causes a total absence of ...

NAIROBI, KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa’s albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to ...