In English, we were told to write about one article for our Let's Fight Racism reflection, and I chose The real-life Story of Honorable Al Shaymaa J. Kwegyir, an albino in Tanzania. Firstly, in Africa albinos are commonly hunted down and murdered because their organs are used by witch doctors for use in potions sold to bring wealth and good luck which I found horrible. There is this one article talks about one albino person in Tanzania named Al Shaymaa J. Kwegyir, a Tanzanian member of parliament. She describes albinism as a "disability just like any other form of disability" however, in Tanzania it's a different story, albino people were forced to suffer and hide for fear of their lives. Kwegyir was born into a family of nine children and was lucky enough that her family accepted her. Sadly, for other albinos, they are often get cast away by their own family, and what's worse, in some tribes they are immediately killed after birth because of their organs which is dreadful. There is this one quote I found interesting that Kwegyir says ‘Everyone affected by racism has a story that should be heard.’. I think this quote is trying to say that every people should realize not every person deserves to be treated badly but to be treated the same way how you want to be treated. This story teaches us the importance of equally treating one another the same how you want to be treated.
