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Last update - 19:45 06/08/2009
Sadat family outraged over U.S. film with dog named 'Anwar Sadat'
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press
Tags: I Love You Man, Israel News 

The family of Anwar Sadat is demanding a public apology from the U.S. embassy in Cairo over an American feature film that includes a dog named after the late Egyptian leader.

The movie, "I Love You, Man" - a romantic comedy produced by entertainment conglomerate DreamWorks - hit theatres this year.

In one scene in the film, which was recently released in cinemas across Egypt, a character refers to his dog by the name "Anwar Sadat." The name was chosen by the character "because [the dog and Sadat] look exactly alike."
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The Sadat family claims that the likening of the former Egyptian president to a dog offends its sensibilities and insults the Egyptian nation. It is also demanding that all copies of the film be turned over to its possession.



Sadat's nephew, Mohammad Asmat Sadat, told an Egyptian television station that the family is not seeking to suppress freedom of speech but to preserve the honor of one of Egypt's most recognizable symbols.

"We are talking about a historic figure that paid with his life for the sake of achieving peace and stability in the entire region," Sadat's nephew told the station.

Sadat also appealed to Egypt's state prosecutor to launch an investigation against the film's producers and its distributors in the country. "We favor a cultural struggle," Sadat's nephew said. "We will go as far as the U.S. Congress because we are fed up with the offending of Arab and Egyptian sensibilities with cheap propaganda."

This is not the first time the Sadats have expressed outrage over a film which makes reference to the slain president.

"Assassination of a Pharaoh," a film produced by an Iranian organization, caused offense in Egypt because it portrays Sadat's killer in a positive light and the former Egyptian president as a traitor for making peace with Israel.

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      1.   Dog 19:43  |  Dogs Friend 06/08/09
      2.   Im offended, too 20:06  |  judith 06/08/09
      3.   Dumb idea 20:08  |  Mike B 06/08/09
      4.   obama will soon order them to not call the dog anwar 21:01  |  zionist forever 06/08/09
      5.   Humorless thugs 21:52  |  Ali 06/08/09
      6.   ? 22:09  |  leo 06/08/09
      7.   zionist forever 22:39  |  Eaglebeak 06/08/09
      8.   Sadat Family Objects as would any Dictator 22:40  |  John Q. Public 06/08/09
      9.   judith number 2 22:57  |  Jackie 06/08/09
      10.   in the doghouse 00:16  |  sahra 07/08/09
      11.   to zionist forever 01:02  |  Mike 07/08/09
      12.   Sadat family outraged over U.S. film with dog named `Anwar Sadat` 01:04  |  Jungle George 07/08/09
      13.   quite simle, sell the rights to the Muslim Brotherhood then...... 01:05  |  Jew-and Bookburner 07/08/09
      14.   sadat 01:56  |  thierry ardicon 07/08/09
      15.   Sadat and Filmore 02:41  |  bronxite10 07/08/09
      16.   Now,I am definetely gona go and watch the movie, thanx, LOL,LOL, 07:14  |  Eugenio 07/08/09
      17.   I Agree with Zionist?? 16:29  |  Knott Bushman 07/08/09
      18.   Peace was never the Arabs strong point ! 17:06  |  Akram Zekaria 07/08/09
      19.   What did I do? 21:58  |  Insulted! 07/08/09
      20.   Where is Mubarak? 22:01  |  Iranian 07/08/09
      21.   Jackie 23:29  |  Gideon 07/08/09
      22.   A Dog Named Mohamed 23:40  |  Dogherd 07/08/09
      23.   mike call your dog what you like its your dog 10:26  |  x-ray 08/08/09
      24.   Jackie in Cairo 14:30  |  Persian Kitty 08/08/09
      25.   #17 this has already been done more than once 15:17  |  Genuine Tosefta 08/08/09
      26.   Sadat was a great man 16:11  |  Conroy 08/08/09
      27.   Sadat: Man and Dog 17:27  |  Manfreed 08/08/09
      28.   they should issue an appology 00:08  |  yonatan 09/08/09
      29.   In America we like our dogs 00:19  |  bbl 09/08/09
      30.   sick of muslims being offended 22:34  |  sabo 09/08/09
      31.   The funniest thing - the DOG DOES LOOK LIKE Anwar Sadat 20:31  |  Boris 12/08/09
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