a gay girl in damascus

“Gay Girl in Damascus” comes out as Tom MacMaster, Istanbul
Tom MacMaster, of Istanbul, Turkey, has just come out as the author behind A Gay Girl in Damascus. MacMaster was flushed out by Ali Abunimah and Benjamin Doherty.  Here is his message in full: Apology to readers I never expected this level of attention. While the narrative voıce may have been fictional, the facts on…
By Dimi Reider June 12, 2011
Could Damascus blogger be a married couple from Edinburgh?
The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah and Benjamin Doherty may have come as close as anyone to uncovering the real identities of “A Gay Girl in Damascus.” Having crisscrossed the information, they are now certain beyond doubt that the blog was a hoax, and that behind it wasn’t a gay Syrian woman named “Amina Arraf”, but…
By Dimi Reider June 12, 2011
Web rallies to the aid of kidnapped “A gay girl in Damascus” blogger
Prominent American-Syrian political blogger Amina Abdallah Arraf abducted by armed young men in Damascus * Whereabouts remain unknown * Letter-writing campaign begins, targeting senators, the White House and Syrian embassies * Updates below The Syrian-American author of one of the most important political blogs in Syria appears to have been apprehended by one of the…
By Dimi Reider June 6, 2011
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