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  2. Ukuthwalwa - Wikipedia

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    Raptio was assumed to be a historical practice, hence the Latin term, but the 21st century has seen a resurgence of war rape, some of which has elements of bride kidnapping; for example, women and girls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria, the Lord Resistance Army in Uganda and ISIS in the Middle East have been taken as wives by their abductors.

  3. Raptio - Wikipedia

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    Raptio (in archaic or literary English rendered as rape) is a Latin term for, among several other meanings for senses of "taking", the large-scale abduction of women: kidnapping for marriage, concubinage or sexual slavery. The equivalent German term is Frauenraub (literally woman robbery).

  4. Bride kidnapping - Wikipedia

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    Raptio was assumed to be a historical practice, hence the Latin term, but the 21st century has seen a resurgence of war rape, some of which has elements of bride kidnapping; for example, women and girls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria, the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda and ISIS in the Middle East have been taken as wives by their abductors.

  5. Ukuthwasa - Wikipedia

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    Tsonga traditional healers celebrate at initiation dedicated to the Ndau spirit. Ukuthwasa is a traditional African practice that involves a spiritual calling and initiation process for individuals chosen by their ancestors to become healers or diviners.

  6. Rape of the Sabine women - Wikipedia

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    The rape of the Sabine women (Latin: Sabinae raptae, Classical pronunciation: [saˈbiːnae̯ ˈraptae̯]; lit. ' the kidnapped Sabine women '), also known as the abduction of the Sabine women or the kidnapping of the Sabine women, was an incident in the legendary history of Rome in which the men of Rome committed a mass abduction of young women from the other cities in the region.

  7. Comparison of orbital rocket engines - Wikipedia

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    Engine Origin Designer Vehicle Use Propellant Power cycle Specific impulse (s) [a] Thrust (N) [a] Chamber pressure (bar) Mass (kg) Thrust: weight ratio [e] Oxidiser: fuel ratio ...

  8. Talk:Ukuthwalwa - Wikipedia

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    Ukuthwalwa is "the practice of a man abducting a young girl and forcing her into marriage," whereas the presumption behind marry-your-rapist is that the underage victim of a rape is pressured into marriage to save the perpetrator from prosecution. Please explain why this doesn't make the "marry-your-rapist" reference inappropriate.

  9. Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 December 2024. South African traditional healer (1921–2020) Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa Credo Mutwa in Soweto, South Africa (1997) Born (1921-07-21) 21 July 1921 Natal, Union of South Africa Died 25 March 2020 (2020-03-25) (aged 98) South Africa Nationality South African Other names Credo Mutwa ...