tS=It was a place without laws, without courts, with police who knew only <b>baksheesh</b>.<br><br><b>Baksheesh</b> is to Egypt as oil is to engines: It makes things work.&tQ=<b>Balsheesh</b> means:&tC=a back room deal| corruption| a gratuity| the threat of violence| chaos&cC=3&fB=<b>Baksheesh</b> means a tip, present, or gratuity. <b>Baksheesh</b> is pronounced BAK-sheesh.
