http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2007/10/15/hawala-islamic-prohibitions-on-usury/ public domain playground. friendly entities welcome. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:55:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2007/10/15/hawala-islamic-prohibitions-on-usury/comment-page-1/#comment-86471 Mexican Money Ethic - Top Occulture Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:21:44 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2007/10/15/hawala-islamic-prohibitions-on-usury/#comment-86471 [...] Compare this to the Hawala system in Islamic cultures. Both groups know something about “shared value communities” that whitebread middle class Americans clearly do not: EL RODEO, Mexico: For years, millions of Mexican migrants working in the United States have sent money back home to villages like this one, money that allows families to pay medical bills and school fees, build houses and buy clothes or, if they save enough, maybe start a tiny business. [...] [...] Compare this to the Hawala system in Islamic cultures. Both groups know something about “shared value communities” that whitebread middle class Americans clearly do not: EL RODEO, Mexico: For years, millions of Mexican migrants working in the United States have sent money back home to villages like this one, money that allows families to pay medical bills and school fees, build houses and buy clothes or, if they save enough, maybe start a tiny business. [...]

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