There is no homosexuality in Islam. Amadrasdinnerjacket told us.

One thing the movie pointed out is the bane of tribalism that has held these people back. The intrigues are truly Byzantine.

Wikipedia Hashemite:

From the 10th century onwards, the Sharif (religious leader) of Mecca and its Emir was by traditional agreement a Hashemite. Before World War I, Hussein bin Ali of the Hashemite Dhawu-’Awn clan ruled the Hejaz on behalf of the Ottoman sultan. … In 1908, Hussein bin Ali was appointed Emir of Mecca.

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Hussein bin Ali had five sons:

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* Abdullah, later became the king of Transjordan, and whose descendants rule the … Kingdom of Jordan.
* Faisal, was briefly proclaimed King of Syria, and ended up becoming King of Iraq. …

Faisal was portrayed in the Movie by Alec Guinness.

Wikipedia Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca

When Hussein declared himself king of the Hejaz [the province on the west side of Arabia that includes Mecca], he also declared himself king of all Arabs … . This aggravated his conflict with Ibn Saud, with whom he had fought before WWI on the side of the Ottomans in 1910. Two days after the Turkish Caliphate was abolished … on March 3, 1924, Hussein declared himself Caliph … he was soon ousted and driven out of Arabia by the Saudis, a rival clan that had no interest in the Caliphate. Saud defeated Hussein in 1924. …

Though the British had supported Hussein from the start of the Arab Revolt …, they elected not to help Hussein repel the Saudi attack, which eventually took Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah. He was then forced to flee …
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The Wahabis were clients of the family Sa’ud. Even if the Hashemites still controlled the Hejaz, the Sa’uds would still have the oil because it is on the east side of the peninsula, which they controlled before the Arab Revolt.

But, Lawrence did not do anything to bring the Wahabis to the world.