Re: Defacing Mecca
Well is it to much to ask for any development that does go on, be done in a more respectable manner? I mean did the Saudis ever ask anyone elses oppinion when they built this gaudy monstrosity (and that is what it is)? Obviously there must be some development, but that being said, development should proceed keeping in mind the sensitivity of the sight. Something the Saudis dont do when they bull doze through whatever they think is in their way.
Do you really want them to turn Mecca into the Las Vegas strip like their doing in Dubai?
They can build whatever they want, its their money. Rest assured that there are no casinos or strip clubs in Makkah, so your Vegas strip fears are unfounded.