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...industry's hub is the oil emirate of Dubai, home to many gangsters from both India and Pakistan who maintain legitimate enterprises there but also operate hawala networks. Dubai is a free trade zone with no limitations on the movement of goods or currency. In the absence of laws expressly prohibiting the practice of hawala, it is difficult to track and arrest the offenders. And since hawala does not affect the Dubai economy, and it's not a priority for local law enforcement...
...cruising down Mass Ave singing along to Britney, the essential–but oftentimes missing–element in most students’ college adventures is a trusty set of wheels. Zipcar.com, a web-based company that offers an alternative to traditional car-rental services, has travelled from its hub in Europe to set up shop in our very own Porter Square (growing center of international trade and world commerce...
...large numbers of temperate Arabs who were quietly pleased to see American arrogance taken down a notch--business people and family people who smiled and sent messages of congratulations to one another when the Twin Towers fell. The middle sphere forms a substantial recruiting base for the toxic inner hub. It and the outer loop are the reason the U.S. faces an enormous challenge persuading even its allies among Arab governments to sign on to its war against terror. And the entire web of ill will invites the question, Will the U.S. go to war against Middle East enemies...
...It’s not the Hong Kong, but it’s not the Top of the Hub,” Singled Out Host and Prefect Officer Michael J. Giordano ’02 said. “It’s in between...
...attack this past weekend—at least, if you believe The Boston Globe and the numerous forwarded e-mail messages making their way around campus. Some residents fled to the suburbs, or to another state entirely. A fearless few challenged fate by heading to the heart of the Hub. Though it turned out to be a false alarm, Boston’s reactions to the perceived threat illustrate the loss of innocence, and of comfort, that Americans must face after the tragedy of Sept...