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...Dubai is a very small place," says Joseph Wan, the group chief executive of Harvey Nichols, "but it's the safe haven of the whole region, the playground of the Middle East, an attractive, exclusive market with all this novelty." Indeed, mall shopping is the No. 1 leisure activity here for both the wealthy local Emirati people and the white-collar expats who outnumber them. After all, there's not much else to do in this heat?except build more malls, as South Asian migrant workers do in round-the-clock shifts...
...client is looking for one-of-a-kind products. They want small scale, not 200,000-sq.-ft. stores with untold goods," he says, noting that there are 25 dedicated Brioni stores worldwide, all staffed by trained tailors, and 400 stores that sell Brioni alongside other brands. "We haven't diversified beyond our core customer. Real luxury should not be so ubiquitous...
...setting foot on Harvard’s campus, I found that both my faith and my political affiliation were minorities,” she says. Feeling out of place, she “sought a home” in the Harvard Republican Club (HRC). The HRC has become a haven for many people like Grizzle. Although the group counts Jews, Muslims, and atheists as its members, Grizzle says the HRC is dominated by Christians who are not afraid to let their religion influence their political beliefs. HRC president Stephen E. Dewey ’07 contrasts the styles...
...MDiv students at HDS are preparing for lives as many kinds of ministers, but, whether by choice or by circumstance, most of them might not find themselves behind the pulpit after graduation.THE PEOPLEThe Reverend Peter J. Gomes is a Harvard celebrity, and for those who see Harvard as a haven for secularists, he is the first of many exceptions to the rule.Growing up, “[church] was like basketball was for some kids,” Gomes says, looking the part of Pusey Minister in his book-lined, wood-paneled office in Memorial Church. As a young...
Editor's Note: Former Harvard hurler Frank Herrmann '06, a prospect with the Cleveland Indians, reported to camp in Winter Haven, Fla. last week. This is his diary...