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kairouan is not a holy city... this is stories for tourists

NPOV

I cannot really see how calling it a holy city isn't POV; saying that it is regarded as holy by Muslims is NPOV. What is the objection to the latter? --Phronima 17:01, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi:) Their is nothing wrong with the latter except that it is an unnecessary circumlocation. i would say holy city is a perfectly acceptable NPOV term IMO. It simply describes a class of cities, like beach resorts, administrative centres, pilgimage centres, etc. It is not making any judgement about the validity of the religion in question. Jerusalem, Mecca, Varanasi etc, etc, are holy cities in the sense that that is their role in the world. What sort of city is Oxford? It is a university city. What sort of city is Varanasi? It is a holy city. Maybe all Hindus are deluded but that is irrelevant. Jameswilson 23:08, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Holy city

The city is not universally considered a holy city by Muslims the way Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem are. Certainly there are local traditions about the city, which developed out of the city's unique history, and they should be mentioned. But it is rather exaggerating to phrase the lead the way Chesdovi did.VR _talk 00:22, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]