Editing Cyclopia (section)

== Cultural significance ==

The [[Islamic State]] used photos of babies born with cyclopia in its recruitment campaign. ISIS claimed the photos depicted [[Masih ad-Dajjal]], who according to the Hadith, would have only one eye. Mainstream Islamic scholars consider the prophecy as referring to a one-eyed man, not a cyclops.<ref name="isil">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-use-picture-cyclops-baby-recruit-fighters-apocalyptic-battle-1465323|title=Isis Use Picture of 'Cyclops Baby' to Recruit Fighters for Apocalyptic Battle|date=13 September 2014 }}</ref> One infant whose image was circulated in 2014 was claimed to be [[Israel|Israeli]], but was actually [[Bolivia|Bolivian]] and from 2008. The baby girl from India born in 2006 (see notable cases above) also had her image used.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Tom |date=2014-09-13 |title=Isis Use Picture of 'Cyclops Baby' to Recruit Fighters for Apocalyptic Battle |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-use-picture-cyclops-baby-recruit-fighters-apocalyptic-battle-1465323 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=International Business Times UK |language=en}}</ref>