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Non-Muslims Can Still Use The Name Mecca, Makkah Is For Muslim Use Only
Reader comment on item: Hilton Hotel's "Pilgrimage to Makkah"
in response to reader comment: Macca or Makkah?
Submitted by AnneM (United States), Aug 24, 2007 at 18:19
What is the difference between the use of the word Mecca and Makkah? It is the same Muslim holy city. Non-Muslims should continue to use the name Mecca, while Makkah is really in the domain of Muslim use.
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| In Hebrew, the source of all languages, . . . [11 words] | Mordechai | Apr 1, 2007 01:12 | 88350 | ||
| It is all about money [103 words] | Egyptian Christian | Mar 27, 2007 02:17 | 88041 | ||
| see Dubai's web site re not allowing Israelis to enter that country [143 words] | Muriel | Mar 16, 2007 18:55 | 86558 | ||
| HHonors [25 words] | dgreenberg | Mar 12, 2007 21:19 | 86088 | ||
| there is not better reply than cancelling all your future business with hilton [32 words] | susan | Feb 25, 2007 14:47 | 78843 | ||
| Purpose? [151 words] | Fred Schlomka | Feb 16, 2007 13:25 | 77490 | ||
| Prices aren't the only thing that might get chopped [194 words] | Archimedes2 | Feb 15, 2007 20:57 | 77400 | ||
 Jojo's story [12 words] | Archimedes2 | Feb 16, 2007 15:41 | 77400 | ||
| The fine print [35 words] | Sanchez | Feb 15, 2007 20:15 | 77396 | ||
| For sanchez and much more [40 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 17, 2007 17:28 | 77396 | ||
| It's another indicator.. [11 words] | Joshua | Feb 18, 2007 20:56 | 77396 | ||
| Macca or Makkah? [90 words] | surjit | Mar 17, 2007 19:23 | 77396 | ||
| Macca or Makkah? [251 words] | Abdurrahman | Aug 24, 2007 00:26 | 77396 | ||
| 4 |  Non-Muslims Can Still Use The Name Mecca, Makkah Is For Muslim Use Only [38 words] | AnneM | Aug 24, 2007 18:19 | 77396 | |
| false claims [313 words] | surj | Aug 24, 2007 20:48 | 77396 | ||
| Opinions expressed [133 words] | NA | Mar 3, 2009 19:17 | 77396 | ||
| Makkah is meant to be the correct name not mecca [3 words] | Muhammad Umar | Jul 25, 2018 10:29 | 77396 | ||
| Teaching Arabic to English transliteration to our dear Umar Muhammad from Nigeria [262 words] | dhimmi no more | Jul 25, 2018 17:30 | 77396 | ||
| 2 | What is in the name? Mecca or Makkah. [206 words] | Prashant | Jul 27, 2018 08:30 | 77396 |
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