Mecca and Medina are under threat by the Saudi authorities. "Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam, are being systematically bulldozed to make way for gleaming sky scrapers, luxury hotels and shopping malls." "Over the past twenty years, fuelled by their petro-dollars and intolerant Wahabi backers, the Saudi authorities have embarked on cultural vandalism of breath-taking proportions." "Most appallingly dozens of early Islamic sites – including those with a direct link to the Prophet himself – have been wiped off the map. The situation is so bad that the Washington based Gulf Institute estimates that 95 percent of the millennium old buildings in the two cities have been destroyed in the past twenty years." Enough is enough! these Muslim holly sites deserve greater respect. We cannot keep silence on this topic any longer. Our voices must be heard. There are other ways of expanding Mecca and Medina than by destroying important historical sites. Please sign our petition and spread the word. See the following for further information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1vbN-rfTLk http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/why-dont-more-muslims-speak-out-against-the-wanton-destruction-of-meccas-holy-sites-8229682.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/mecca-for-the-rich-islams-holiest-site-turning-into-vegas-2360114.html