Women Who Become Men Quotes

“To Balkanize has come to be used in a derogatory sense meaning to violently fragment, disrupt or disorganize..”
― Antonia Young, Women Who Become Men: Albanian Sworn Virgins

“To these women, the veil constitutes an extremely important part of the idea of 'getting dressed', whereas in the West the veil represents a symbol of male dominance..”
― Antonia Young, Women Who Become Men: Albanian Sworn Virgins

“Some Albanians who have worn a veil say it creates a kind of freedom by giving them anonymity and symbolic invulnerability when outside the home.”
― Antonia Young, Women Who Become Men: Albanian Sworn Virgins