Tom MacMaster a US peace activist and graduate student living in Edinburgh UK has admitted being the hoax persona of Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari, a now identified fictional character presented as a Syrian lesbian blogger living as a gay girl in Damascus, blogging support for political freedoms during this ‘Arab Spring’. McMaster was outed after an investigation by the website Electronic Intifada. MacMaster admitted responsibility for the blog and the false claims made on it, claiming the blog gave him greater access to discuss middle eastern issues and he had started a novel based on the fictional character. MacMaster while having apologized does not appear to be overly remorseful in having fooled and upset a large number of fans, activists and the media, with most now clamoring for retribution. Inspired by Aditya Chakrabortty ow.ly/5lCaO image source Turkey Etcetera ow.ly/5lCtc I never expected this level of attention (June 20 2011)

Tom MacMaster a US peace activist and graduate student living in Edinburgh UK has admitted being the hoax persona of Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari, a now identified fictional character presented as a Syrian lesbian blogger living as a gay girl in Damascus, blogging support for political freedoms during this ‘Arab Spring’. McMaster was outed after an investigation by the website Electronic Intifada. MacMaster admitted responsibility for the blog and the false claims made on it, claiming the blog gave him greater access to discuss middle eastern issues and he had started a novel based on the fictional character. MacMaster while having apologized does not appear to be overly remorseful in having fooled and upset a large number of fans, activists and the media, with most now clamoring for retribution.

 

Inspired by Aditya Chakrabortty ow.ly/5lCaO image source Turkey Etcetera ow.ly/5lCtc