[expat_panama]

"dangerous to relations..."

In this case the Brits are acting like idiots.  If anything, we should expect the Arabs to love the idea of Saladin being a good guy.

UNLESS, the movie shows Arabs loosing.  Unlike the USA where everyone joins the side of the poor poor minority, most of the world respects winners, nice or not.  

[NewRomeTacitus]

"Saladin, Saladin...
Have Sword Will Travel"

El Cid, now there was a guy. Cid Vicious.

Just pointing out that any culture that has to resort to making up their heros isn't a culture worth preserving.