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'Baksheesh' is a Persian word, used to describe certain forms of political corruption and bribery in the Middle East.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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'Baksheesh' is a Persian word, used to describe certain forms of political corruption and bribery in the Middle East.
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The only time we were asked for 'Baksheesh' was by an Arab waiter in an Arab run restaurant on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
Desicritics 2008
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The only time we were asked for 'Baksheesh' was by an Arab waiter in an Arab run restaurant on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
Desicritics 2008
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The only time we were asked for 'Baksheesh' was by an Arab waiter in an Arab run restaurant on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
Desicritics 2008
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Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier Obviously Unfamiliar With Middle Eastern Concept Of 'Baksheesh'
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Buckdog: Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier Obviously Unfamiliar With Middle Eastern Concept Of 'Baksheesh'
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Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier Obviously Unfamiliar With Middle Eastern Concept Of 'Baksheesh'
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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In a moment of desperation, I approached a guard at a side door, dug some rupees from my pocket, and exclaimed, "Baksheesh?"
Patrick McGinnis: Learning to Negotiate and Pay Baksheesh in Egypt Patrick McGinnis 2010
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In a moment of desperation, I approached a guard at a side door, dug some rupees from my pocket, and exclaimed, "Baksheesh?"
Patrick McGinnis: Learning to Negotiate and Pay Baksheesh in Egypt Patrick McGinnis 2010
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