Word: meccas
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...cities have already grown too fast, and in too haphazard a fashion - the population of the capital alone has doubled in a decade, to 4 million. Building new cities will prevent uncontrolled urban sprawl and congestion. "We just need these new cities," says Khaled al-Faisal, governor of the Mecca region. "There is no other...
...bummed to leave the music mecca of Denver for St. Paul. Though at the RNC, I'm counting on better alcohol and cigars...
...Obama?" the wife of the leader of the Red Mosque said with pronounced derision. "If he is elected president he will invade Mecca and turn it into a Christian city. Muslims will fight this man to the last drop of blood...
...very well there was no complicity with Iran in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. But it does not change the fact that, when it comes to enemies, al-Qaeda and the Taliban put Iran on a par with the United States. Just as they believe Obama will invade Mecca, they are convinced there is a dark conspiracy against them...
...have much to do, who smoke a lot of pot and who eventually pick up a guitar.'' Record executives are also looking at Halifax, Nova Scotia, a five- college town with dozens of hometown bands, as well as Portland, Oregon -- Gus Van Sant-land and a grunge Mecca in the making. But formulas aren't foolproof. San Diego, with its proximity to L.A. and its image as a dumb blond of a city, would seem like an improbable locale for a thriving anti-Establishment culture. But in fact it has spawned bands with names like Rocket from the Crypt...