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Gay Girl Gone
Of all the young revolutionaries in Syria during the Arab Spring, Amina is different. An out lesbian in a country where homosexuality is illegal, she bravely documents her life on the blog Gay Girl in Damascus. Her candid posts attract readers from around the world, and soon she has a wide, ardent following. But then a post appears saying Amina has been abducted. Her fans mobilize, desperate to track down and save their fearless heroine. What they find shocks them. Journalist Samira Mohyeddin investigates what actually happened to the infamous Gay Girl in Damascus in this 6-part series....
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4.5 stars from 255 ratings
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“I’ve listened to this podcast twice and I’m still thinking about. It’s so brilliantly written, presented and produced. Thank you for this!”
every nickanme is taken 18 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/30/24
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“Like it a lot, only knew a bit of the story. A little bit reductive of “westerners” and anyone outside of the “circle” which feels a bit…well, reductive, like I said. “We” were not the ones tricked into believing that a narrative blog was written by someone who wasn’t who they said they were, so...”Read full review »
j_thirteen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/09/24
“I knew this story as a scholar of internet stories but I never knew these details. Incredible storytelling. Must listen.”
Aliiii1990 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/26/24
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