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...living and breathing the developing world is the only way to truly understand the “global economy.” Wu is not alone in wanting to study and work in developing nations on her study abroad trips. While students overwhelmingly still favor Western Europe in their travels—France, Italy, Spain, and England were the most popular accredited study abroad locations for Harvard students in 2006-2007, according to the Office of International Programs (OIP)—less traditional countries are quickly gaining popularity. LOOKING BEYOND EUROPEThe number of Harvard students studying in Argentina...
...pilgrimage to Mecca, makes pilgrims more peaceful and tolerant rather than fostering feelings of self-isolation. After reviewing data from a 2006 survey to 1,600 Sunni pilgrims from Pakistan, researchers Asim Ijaz Khwaja of HKS, Michael R. Kremer of the Department of Economics, and David Clingingsmith of Case Western Reserve University, concluded that participation in the Hajj bolsters pilgrims’ observance of Islamic practices, including the five daily prayers and fasting, while decreasing their adherence to local customs, like the practice of dowry. The study also found that the Hajj promotes “harmony among ethnic groups...
...complain about tightened requirements for renewing visas. Beijing's nightlife has been targeted as well. In April, police raided bars in the Sanlitun entertainment district, arresting 20 people - including eight foreigners - mostly on drug charges. The authorities said the raids were part of a standard antidrug campaign. A senior Western diplomat in Beijing reckoned, however, that the Sanlitun operation was more "political than criminal." He noted that the targeted bars were well known as expat hangouts; perhaps, said the diplomat, the intention was to send a message that foreigners in the city are on watch...
...more motivated by a desire to regain some international credibility on the issue in the three months leading up to the Games. "Of course, we all want to believe that there could be some big changes and that China may take a more conciliatory approach," says one senior Western diplomat in the capital. "But you have to weigh against that the history of the past 30 years, in which Beijing has not moved one inch...
...Aykan Erdemir, assistant professor of sociology at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, argues that the treatment of the Alevi is a crucial litmus test that Turkey is failing. "The [Alevi] are not only offering an alternative, more Western-ready version of Islam," he says. "They also show that Sunni conservatives in power in Turkey are in fact extremely bigoted and spreading hate language...