Saturday, February 24, 2007

"Arabs' hero 'should be Lawrence of Judea'". Look at this headline from the Daily Telegraph. The problem with it is the falsehood of the premise. Lawrence was NEVER a hero of the Arabs: he was the hero of the White Man, always. People in the West may not know that this figure is a cult figure in the West, and not in the East. Historical accounts in Arabic of the period, barely give him a footnote, Hollywood versions of history notwithstanding. (thanks Laleh)