The sacrifice of a ‘burreneshe’, one of Albania’s last sworn virgins


Lëpushë (Albania) (AFP) – In the shadow of the impressive Albanian mountains, Duni lives alone in a huge house nestling in a deep valley. She is one of the last “sworn virgins” in this small Balkan country, women who have chosen to live as men in order to become the pillars of their families.

©AFP

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