طالب أمريكي يعترف بأنه صاحب مدونة "امينة عارف"
US man admits he is 'Syrian gay girl' blogger
La blogueuse lesbienne syrienne est... un homme Americain
مشاهير123- أعلن طالب أميركي مقيم في اسكتلندا أمس (الأحد) أنه صاحب المدونة التي قدمت على انها مدونة سورية شابة اسمها أمينة عبدالله اشتهرت بمواقفها المدافعة عن الديموقراطية في سوريا، وفق ما أفادت صحيفة غارديان الاثنين.وكتب توم ماكماستر في رسالة اعتذار نشرها من اسطنبول بعنوان "اعتذار من القراء" انه لم يكن يتوقع ان يستقطب هذا القدر من الاهتمام.
لكنه أضاف أنه ان لم تكن الشابة السورية موجودة فعليا إلا أن "الوقائع التي نقلت على المدونة حقيقية ولا تعطي صورة كاذبة عن الوضع على الأرض" في سوريا.
وأوضحت الصحيفة أن بعض المدونين كشفوا في الأيام الأخيرة عناصر تقود إلى توم ماكماستر وزوجته بريتا فروليشر.
ويعد ماكماستر (40 عاما) شهادة ماجستير في جامعة أدنبره وهو بحسب الصحيفة البريطانية ناشط من أجل القضايا العربية، فيما تعد زوجته أطروحة دكتوراه في الجامعة نفسها حول النمو الاقتصادي السوري.
والمدونة المنسوبة إلى أمينة عبدالله كانت تحتوي على صور التقطتها بريتا فروليشر ونشرت على موقعها الخاص لتبادل الصور.
وكتب ماكماستر "لا أعتقد انني الحقت أي أذى باي كان .. أعطيت صوتا لمشكلات تشغل بالي بقوة".
وكان شخص قال أنه أحد أقرباء أمينة عبدالله أعلن أنها "خطفت" من جانب مسلحين في أحد شوارع دمشق.
وكان اسم أمينة عبدالله يستخدم لإحياء مدونة بعنوان "مثلية في دمشق" تعترف فيها بمثليتها وتؤيد المطالبة بإرساء الديموقراطية في سوريا.
وعند صدور إعلان خطفها انشئت صفحة على موقع فيسبوك الاجتماعي بعنوان "افرجوا عن أمينة عبدالله" حيث قدمت على أنها سورية أميركية اسمها الكامل أمينة عبدالله عارف العمري.
Forty-year-old student admits he was behind a hoax that prompted a campaign for the release of "Damascus Gay blogger".
English: Machahir123 - - Human rights campaigners reacted furiously after a US student based in Scotland unmasked himself as the author of the "Gay Girl in Damascus" blogs, which charted the security crackdown in Syria.
Tom MacMaster, a 40-year-old Edinburgh University masters student, admitted on Sunday that he was "Amina Abdallah Arraf", who had described herself as a Syrian political blogger.
The Abdallah character rose to fame with her reports on the pro-reform movement, posting as "an out Syrian lesbian's thoughts on life, the universe and so on".
Last Tuesday, someone claiming to be her cousin wrote on the website that Abdallah had been snatched off the street by three armed men and bundled into a car bearing a pro-government window sticker.
The report sparked a wave of alarm among her online followers. Supporters set up a "Free Amina Abdallah" group on the social networking site Facebook, attracting nearly 15,000 followers.
Tom MacMaster, a 40-year-old Edinburgh University masters student, admitted on Sunday that he was "Amina Abdallah Arraf", who had described herself as a Syrian political blogger.
The Abdallah character rose to fame with her reports on the pro-reform movement, posting as "an out Syrian lesbian's thoughts on life, the universe and so on".
Last Tuesday, someone claiming to be her cousin wrote on the website that Abdallah had been snatched off the street by three armed men and bundled into a car bearing a pro-government window sticker.
The report sparked a wave of alarm among her online followers. Supporters set up a "Free Amina Abdallah" group on the social networking site Facebook, attracting nearly 15,000 followers.
But doubts began to emerge as to whether Abdallah was genuine and media outlets began to question her identity.
MacMaster finally came clean in a posting on his blog on Sunday and admitted that he was the sole author of the posts.
"I never expected this level of attention," MacMaster wrote in an "Apology to readers" posted on the blog.
"While the narrative voice may have been fictional, the facts on this blog are true and not misleading as to the situation on the ground.
"I do not believe that I have harmed anyone - I feel that I have created an important voice for issues that I feel strongly about.
"I only hope that people pay as much attention to the people of the Middle East and their struggles in this year of revolutions."
MacMaster finally came clean in a posting on his blog on Sunday and admitted that he was the sole author of the posts.
"I never expected this level of attention," MacMaster wrote in an "Apology to readers" posted on the blog.
"While the narrative voice may have been fictional, the facts on this blog are true and not misleading as to the situation on the ground.
"I do not believe that I have harmed anyone - I feel that I have created an important voice for issues that I feel strongly about.
"I only hope that people pay as much attention to the people of the Middle East and their struggles in this year of revolutions."
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