Op-Ed Contributor: The Destruction of Mecca
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 30th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Op-Ed Contributor: The Destruction of Mecca
The Saudis have bulldozed centuries of beauty and diversity in Islam’s holiest city.
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