A blogger whose frank and witty thoughts on Syria's uprising, politics and being a lesbian in the country shot her to prominence was last night seized by armed men in Damascus.
Amina Arraf, who blogged under the name Amina Abdallah, holds dual Syrian and American citizenship and is the author of the blog A Gay Girl in Damascus, which has drawn fans from Syria and across the world.
She was kidnapped last night as she and a friend were on their way to a meeting in Damascus. The kidnapping was reported on her blog by a cousin.
"Amina was seized by three men in their early 20s. According to the witness (who does not want her identity known), the men were armed," wrote Rania Ismail.
"Amina hit one of them and told the friend to go find her father. One of the men then put his hand over Amina's mouth and they hustled her into a red Dacia Logan with a window sticker of Basel Assad." More...
Don't miss:
- This is what's happening in Syria (WARNING. Extremely graphic)
- Hamza Ali al-Khateeb,13, shot and had genitals removed before being killed ...
- Teen blogger in Syria sentenced to five years jail for " espionage"
- Teen blogger in Syria accused of being American spy...
- Video of tortured boy’s corpse deepens anger in Syria...