My heart’s in Accra » Understanding #amina
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 15:36
Ethan Zuckerman: "As I observed in analyzing media coverage of the 2009 Iran green movement protests, when countries close themselves to international media, there’s a tendency to report stories relying heavily on social media. Syria was the rig…
The Washington Post: ‘A Gay Girl in Damascus’ comes clean
Monday, 13 June 2011, 12:19
"The Post on Thursday contacted Scott Palter, a board game creator from Minnesota who corresponded regularly with Amina on a Yahoo message group called “The Crescentland.’’ In a telephone interview, Palter said that he asked her several year…
NPR: The Two-Way: ‘Gay Girl In Damascus’ Turns Out To Be An American Man
Monday, 13 June 2011, 12:11
"The revelation came hours after NPR approached Britta Froelicher, his wife, with some evidence that connected her with Gay Girl In Damascus. Other news organizations appeared to be zeroing in on the couple, too. Over the past week, we've bee…
New York Times: ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ Blogger Admits to Writing Fiction Disguised as Fact
Monday, 13 June 2011, 11:58
"Tom MacMaster, a 40-year-old graduate student … explained that he had initially created Amina, his Arab lesbian character, as “a handle” he would use when he wanted to contribute comments to online discussions. His aim, he said was to use t…
Guardian: A gay girl in Damascus – or a cynical hoax?
Friday, 10 June 2011, 10:10
"Despite the efforts of major news organisations, bloggers and enterprising individuals on the internet and Twitter, no one – journalist, activist, friend or Facebook contact – has been identified who has ever spoken to Araf face to face. Sand…
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:24
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As first reported online a ten days ago…
Monday, 26 November 2007, 15:51
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"Popular social networking website Facebook is no longer available to users in Syria, according to the latest reports by Syrian internet users."
