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The shopping mecca of the Caribbean, St. Thomas is the most densely populated of the three US Virgin Islands (the others are St. John and St. Croix).
The Temple Mount was identified in Islamic tradition as “the farthest spot” (in Arabic, el-aksa), the site to which the Prophet Muhammad was transported in one night from Mecca on a winged horse, as described in the 17th chapter of the Koran.
So, too, is the influence of the Turks, who turned the church into a mosque and carved a mihrab (prayer niche) on the Mecca side of the chancel wall.
After acquiring visas, Hamlan and Nami presented their passports to Shehri for inspection and returned to Mecca.
Paris is no longer the ultimate mecca for ambitious young French from the provinces; cities around the country are attracting young professionals who want to escape the more frenetic life in the Ile de France; the number of agricultural workers has shrunk dramatically; industrial and high-tech centers have sprung up around the country; provincial cities are developing their own international reputations; and immigration and increasing migration of populations within a “border-free” European Union are blurring the edges of the French identity.