Washington Post covers the arrest two days ago of Amina Arraf, “A Gay Girl in Damascus”. Thanks to Nabil.
With that, Arraf, 35, a Syrian American who was born in Staunton, Va., joined the more than 10,000 people who have been plucked from their homes or from the streets of cities since the Syrian uprising began 11 weeks ago. Her disappearance might have gone unnoticed were it not for the attention she drew after a posting in April that propelled her to world fame.
…It was clear, however, that Arraf was wanted. Days later, security services returned to her home, but she had been living in hiding since early May. When Arraf was seized Monday, she was on her way to meet another Syrian activist, raising the possibility that she had been betrayed.
Oh and here is a story about purported pictures of Arraf that turn out not to be of her, and that have caused some to question the veracity of the whole story.
