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  • It turns out that Shakila, who was abducted along with her cousin as part of a traditional Afghan form of justice known as "baad," was the payment.

    NYT > Home Page By ALISSA J. RUBIN 2012

  • It turns out that Shakila, who was abducted along with her cousin as part of a traditional Afghan form of justice known as "baad," was the payment.

    NYT > Home Page By ALISSA J. RUBIN 2012

  • When one of her relatives eloped with a girl already promised to another man, Shabana and eight of her sisters and female cousins were given by order of the Jirga to the "wronged" man's extended family as a form of compensation known as baad.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • The practice is called baad, which usually means settling disagreements between families by the guilty party compensating the perceived victim with a young female child.

    unknown title 2009

  • Her marriage was the result of an outlawed tribal custom called "baad" in which the daughter was given away as compensation for a crime or offense committed by a male member of Bebe's family.

    David Horowitz Freedom Center Marisol 2010

  • Afghanistan that goes by the fitting name of "baad".

    The Guardian World News Andrew Anthony 2010

  • The report tried to cast a hopeful note by recognizing that the Afghan practice of "baad" had begun to decline.

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2009

  • Kinetic scrolling - the impression I got was this has been implemented by the browser team (good news as it means it is more likely too appear on other devices), but maybe 'baad' news in the sense its not at a systsem level.

    All About Symbian - News 2009

  • (good news as it means it is more likely too appear on other devices), but maybe 'baad' news in the sense its not at a systsem level.

    All About Symbian - News 2009

  • People have been hurt baad by the Madoffs and the Kenny Lays.

    Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009

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