After the team arrived in Morocco, an article appeared in the "Daily Telegraph" on January 20, 2004, claiming that the film "panders to Osama bin Laden". However, the writer of the article was quickly exposed as not having seen the screenplay. Subsequently, however, a copy of the screenplay was leaked to the world press, and provoked a strong reaction in terms of its depiction of Muslims. In an article on August 12, 2004, Professor Khaled Abu el-Fadl wrote, "I believe this movie teaches people to hate Muslims. There is a stereotype of the Muslim as constantly stupid, retarded, backward, unable to think in complex forms." This new sway in criticism greatly concerned King Mohamed VI, who came to fear for Sir Ridley Scott's safety, and as such, Mohammad provided Scott with four bodyguards.
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