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Qamile Stema, 88, a sworn virgin who has lived her life as a man.
Thursday, Jun. 26, 2008

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  • QAMILE STEMA,
  • 88, of Albania, where, for centuries, to swap genders was a practical solution for a family with a shortage of men — the tradition of the sworn virgin is a ritual for rural women who become patriarchs of their families
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