Exploitation of Microcephalics in Pakistan
Religion • August 2008 • Views: 356
This link is about microcephalics — people born with small skulls and protruding noses and ears because of a genetic mutation — and their exploitation by criminal gangs to be used as beggars.
A sad story indeed.
But there’s more to the story. Microcephalism is caused by a rare recessive mutation which is more often expressed in Pakistan due to the widespread practice of cousin marriage. This practice is a direct consequence the paucity of marriageable woman in Islamic society due to the sanctioning of polygamy.