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To: C19fan

“The Saudis running Mecca like Disney [running] their parks” is actually appropriate in light of the history of Mohammed and Islam. In Mohammed’s time Mecca had a substantial “tourist” industry, based on pagan shrines... as I recall from a Middle East history course I took decades ago. Mohammed had considered Jerusalem and other sites as his center place but essentially made a deal with the leaders in Mecca, insuring that his followers would be obligated to visit their city. Maybe Disney had learned from Mohammed - build a place attracting visitors and then the hotels and other items to extract as much money as possible.


16 posted on 10/01/2014 7:14:35 AM PDT by LibertyOh
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To: LibertyOh

Jerusalem had nothing to do with Mohammed. He never went there.


39 posted on 10/01/2014 11:55:56 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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