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![Albania - Thethi - Pashke Sokol Ndocaj cries at the grave of her father](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/6ccf115d-457c-4aa0-902f-470e4bd7dc32/SFE_970201_0028_xgaplus.jpg)
Albania - Lepurush village - Selman Brahim and her family
Selman Brahim is 53 and has been living as a man for 40 years after the family's eldest son died. In the Albanian tradition of the Avowed Virgin, she now leads the family as a man. She is seen here with her family in their front room in Lepurush Village near Skhoder, Northern Albania
Photo ID: SFE_970201_0029
©Stuart Freedman
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