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Maryam Salman asked this question about We Were Liars:
Why is one of the golden retrievers named Fatima? It is a Muslim name and was actually the name of a very sacred and noblewoman in Islam. She was the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H). And according to Islamic values naming a dog after the daughter Prophet (PBUH) is very disrespectful and kind of offensive.
Rhona Duncan No idea if this was Lockhart's plan - but Prince Philip (the other dog) was deified by an island tribe near New Guinea in the 1950s. But my guess is t…moreNo idea if this was Lockhart's plan - but Prince Philip (the other dog) was deified by an island tribe near New Guinea in the 1950s. But my guess is that not much thought was put into the names.

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We Were Liars
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