Hey anu, cool project, congratulations! It's great to see other implementations of the Ripple concept, and that you are here explaining it to people.
Hey Ryan (I guess its you?), many thanks for your encouragement and the link! Great to have you here.
May I use the opportunity to ask you about some history? Has the Hawala system somehow inspired Ripple? How would you compare Ripple and Hawala, aside from the Hawala network being run manually?
Also: Have you ever considered interfacing to any Hawaladar?