Most Muslims worldwide eagerly support ultra-modernization of these two cities.

Are they serious?

http://www.razarumi.com/2010/02/10/the-destruction-of-holy-sites-in-mecca-medina-destroying-islamic-heritage/

The Destruction of Holy Sites in Mecca & Medina – Destroying Islamic Heritage

http://imtiazameen.wordpress.com/tag/dr-irfan-al-alawi/

Wanton Destruction of Islamic Heritage
Extract: “…Muslims were outraged after the publication of Danish Cartoons with marches organised throughout the world and a coordinated boycott of all things Danish ….. but destruction of hugely important and historic sites is met with a deathly silence as the Saudi religious authorities continue to destroy all evidence of Islamic history in the Arabia that it controls. Their behaviour in destroying graves, homes, Mosques and other important historical sites is far worse than anything a Danish newspaper ever did. …”

http://ashraf786.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=print&thread=24241

Deobandi Imam Ibrahim Mogra from Leicester Opposes Hajj Course by Dr. Irfan Al Alawi in Leicester on the 7th November 2009. (Why?)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/shame-of-the-house-of-saud-shadows-over-mecca-474736.html

Extract: “When the Prophet was insulted by Danish cartoonists thousands of people went into the streets to protest. The sites related to the Prophet are part of their heritage and religion but we see no concern from Muslims.”

http://www.yanabi.com/forum/PrintTopic259098.aspx

Why Wahhabis invited Starbucks to Islam’s holiest city.
(What? Is that to promote tourism in Mecca?)

http://www.ww4report.com/node/3319

Starbucks comes to Mecca
(Oh, what is wrong with that? Great job opportunities for emigrants.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_sites_associated_with_early_Islam

Destruction of sites associated with early Islam
(Guess where they had built their PUBLIC TOILETS over. You won’t believe this!!!)

DESTROYED MOSQUES
The mosque at the grave of Sayyid al-Shuhada’ Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib.
The Mosque of Fatima Zahra.
The Mosque of al-Manaratain.
Mosque and tomb of Sayyid Imam al-Uraidhi ibn Ja‘far al-Sadiq, destroyed by dynamite on August 13, 2002.
Four mosques at the site of the Battle of the Trench in Medina.
The Mosque of Abu Rasheed.
Salman al-Farsi Mosque, in Medina.
Raj’at ash-Shams Mosque, in Medina.

DESTROYED CEMETERIES AND TOMBS
Jannat al-Baqi in Medina, completely leveled.
Jannat al-Mu’alla, the ancient cemetery at Mecca.
Grave of Hamida al-Barbariyya, the mother of Imam Musa al-Kazim.
Grave of Amina bint Wahb, the Prophet’s mother, bulldozed and set alight in 1998.
Graves of Banu Hashim in Mecca.
Tombs of Hamza and other martyrs were demolished at Uhud.
Tomb of Eve in Jeddah, sealed with concrete in 1975.
Grave of the father of the Prophet, in Medina.

DESTROYED RELIGIOUS SITES
The house of Mawlid where Muhammad is believed to have been born in 570. Originally turned into a cattle market, it now lies under a rundown building which was built 70 years ago as a compromise after Wahhabi clerics called for it to be torn down.
The house of Khadija, Muhammad’s first wife. Muslims believe he received some of the first revelations there. It was also where his children Umm Kulthum, Ruqayyah, Zainab, Fatimah and Qasim were born. After it was rediscovered during the Haram extensions in 1989, it was covered over and public toilets were built above the site.
House of Muhammed in Medina, where he lived after the migration from Mecca.
Dar al Arqam, the first Islamic school where Muhammad taught. It now lies under the extension of the Haram.
Qubbat’ al-Thanaya, the burial site of Muhammed’s incisor that was broken in the Battle of Uhud.
Mashrubat Umm Ibrahim, built to mark the location of the house where the Prophet’s son, Ibrahim, was born to Mariah.
Dome which served as a canopy over the Well of Zamzam.
Bayt al-Ahzan of Sayyida Fatima, in Medina.
House of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, in Medina.
Mahhalla complex of Banu Hashim, in Medina.
House of Imam Ali where Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn were born.

My conclusions:
One, I thought that Muslims take Islamic heritage very seriously, but the majority had confirmed me wrong as they support ultra-modernization of Mecca.
Two, I thought that Saudi government, scholars and clerics worldwide were promoting Islam as religion, but to me, it is Islamic capitalism they are interested in. For them, Islam is a money-making racket.
Three. How come Muslims react fiercely to insults of teddy bear name Prophet Muhammad, Danish cartoons, Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses, etc, but they are indifferent and stony silent toward demolitions of Muhammad’s birthplace? Why the differences there? I don’t understand.

What do you folks think?