As a follow up: Was his book 'The seven pillars of wisdom' well received in middle eastern countries around the time of its release in 1926?
A similar question asked a while back that should answer your question. An important thing to note is that while the arab revolt came out of Mecca in modern Saudi Arabia, the Sauds where enemies of the Hashemites. As that post says, only Jordan has reason to remember Lawrence, since he was assisting the Hashemites. The movie was filmed in Jordan's desert and with the help of jordan's military as well.