The Mysterious Case of the Syrian Blogger

Turns out she is a fake!

Existence of Syrian-American blogger questioned

The existence of a blogger who claimed to be a Syrian-American lesbian came into question on Wednesday after a woman in Britain said photographs circulating on the Internet were of her, not the blogger supposedly in Damascus. A representative for Jelena Lecic said the London woman first learned her likeness was being used on the Facebook account of a blogger known as Amina Arraf when her photo was linked to article about Arraf in the Guardian newspaper on Tuesday. The article reported that the blogger, known for frank posts about her sexuality and open criticism of President Bashar Assad's autocratic rule, was detained after weeks on the run in the Syrian capital.

Related: Syrian-American gay blogger missing in Damascus (Associated Press)

"gay girl blogger" in Syria may not actually exist

Nerve recently reported, as did most of the internet, on the alleged detaining of "gay girl blogger" Amina Arraf in Syria. Many expressed concern for the brave, queer, multinational girl who wrote passionately and eloquently about government repression and life as a lesbian in one of the least gay-friendly nations in the world. But new facts have come to light that suggest Arraf might not be who she says she is, and more to the point, might not actually exist.

"Where it gets interesting is that the "Amina Aarraf" who has been posting she is a harassed Syrian Lesbian has been tracked down (although the traces are being erased as I type this), and it turns out she is Jewish, lives in Georgia, USA, and has never even been to Syria! By way of deception..." -- Wake the Flock Up

No mystery regarding the AmriKan media; they are never to be believed again. 

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