Episode 189
Episode 161 [in English]: Liz Henry on Unraveling ‘A Gay Girl In Damascus’
Photo source: https://bookmaniac.org/about/ We were joined by Liz Henry who played a vital role in 2011 in unveiling the hoax surrounding the blog ‘A Gay Girl In Damascus’ — the fictional character Amina Arraf had become a beloved figu
The Queer Arabs · Alia, Ellie, Ahmed, Nadia and Adam
May 21, 20210m 33s
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Show Notes
Photo source: https://bookmaniac.org/about/ We were joined by Liz Henry who played a vital role in 2011 in unveiling the hoax surrounding the blog ‘A Gay Girl In Damascus’ — the fictional character Amina Arraf had become a beloved figure by many around the world at the time. When Liz helped discover that Amina did not actually exist (and a catfisher in the UK was behind the scheme), many people who had been invested in Amina’s story experienced various levels of grief. To many, Amina represented a key shift in conversation surrounding the LGBT community; finally, there was an Arab lesbian…