A video featuring a Saudi engineer discussing the construction of a major entertainment project in Mecca has sparked widespread debate on social media over the appropriateness of such developments near the Kaaba and Al-Masjid Al-Haram mosque, Islam’s holiest site. The cinema is a key component of the “Smart Mecca” initiative, which according to public information aims to integrate modern entertainment facilities into the city while adhering to its religious significance. The project is being developed by Saudi Entertainment Ventures (Seven), a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund, which ha…