WT: I disagree with you totally on this. It has got nothing to do with pronunciation of the word at all. It has all got to do with hitting and hurting Muslims in every way. Pray tell me why was the name Mecca used for a "gambling den" in the UK? There were thousands and thousands of other names to choose from. Why the disco and nightclub in Spain have a minaret on top along with Islamic symbols in its logo?
They were deliberate acts with a purpose in mind --- to hurt Muslim feelings.
And the world still sticks to spelling the name as Mecca and not Makkah.
WHY?