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Asma Assad, Syria’s First Lady and Self-Professed ‘Real Dictator’

Leaked emails offer a glimpse at the glamorous British-born former investment banker, who’s married to Syria’s oft-maligned president.

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The Questionable Music Taste of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

He’s purchased everything from Lebanese singer Nasri Shamseddine and Brit sensation Leona Lewis to LMFAO, Lil Wayne and Right Said Fred.

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The Blogger Behind ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ Turns Out to Be an American Man

It turns out that the ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ is just a 40-year-old American man from Georgia.

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‘Gay Girl in Damascus’: Fact or Fiction? Some Speculate if Syrian Blogger Exists

NewsFeed has covered the story of the ‘Gay Girl in Damascus,’ a blogger who has drawn significant attention for writing about her experiences living as a gay woman in Syria. But recent reports question Amina Abdullah’s identity and the veracity of her posts.

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‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ Blogger Kidnapped by Armed Men in Syria

The once-uplifting story of Amina Abdullah, the voice behind the blog “A Gay Girl in Damascus,” recently took a turn for the worse. 

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Fashion Friday: Princess Beatrice’s Fascinator For Sale and Other Style Scoop

NewsFeed’s Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion.

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A Gay Girl in Damascus: Lesbian Blogger Becomes Syrian Hero

Inspiring the Syrian protest movement is an honest and reflective voice of the revolution: a half-American citizen journalist who, in illustrating her country’s plight, risks death herself.