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The banner reads, ''The vigil for the souls of the martyrs of freedom in Syria.'' Credit: Reuters/ Jamal Saidi By Stefano Ambrogi LONDON | Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:55am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Gay and political activists reacted angrily Monday after discovering a blog purportedly written by a gay woman detained by Syrian authorities was the work of an American university student living in Scotland. Campaigners said the man had harmed their cause and potentially endangered lives. "A Gay Girl in Damascus" has since February claimed to have documented the life of lesbian activist, 25-year-old Amina Abdallah Arraf al-Omari, in the capital during the civil unrest and quickly gained a worldwide readership. The blog was closely followed by campaigners and gay activists in Syria and the Middle East who even launched an online campaign to secure her release after one blog entry spoke of her arrest by armed men believed to have been linked to President Bashar al-Assad's Baath party. Sunday, however, Tom MacMaster, a 40-year-old American student at the University of Edinburgh, stepped out of the shadows and issued an apology on his blog site, saying he was "the sole author of all posts on this blog." Sami Hamwi, the pseudonym for the Damascus editor of GayMiddleEast.com, wrote on its website: "I say shame on you!!! There are bloggers in Syria who are trying as hard as they can to report news and stories from the country." "We have to deal with more difficulties than you can imagine. What you have done has harmed many, put us all in danger, and made us fearful about (pursuing) our...activism," Hamwi said. "Your apology is not accepted, since I have myself started to investigate Amina's arrest. I could have put myself in a grave danger inquiring about a fictitious figure." The revelation attracted considerable commentary on Twitter. One user said: "Good work Tom MacMaster, now every piece of information not related to the Syrian government will be tainted with a thread of doubt." Speaking to BBC Scotland MacMaster said the entries had all been fictional, but that the facts behind the narrative were true. "So I invented a name to talk under that would keep the focus on the actual issue," he said. In his blog apology he wrote the most important thing was "to get the information out." (Editing by Louise Ireland) World Technology Syria Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (4) TheTom wrote: One user said: “Good work Tom MacMaster, now every piece of information not related to the Syrian government will be tainted with a thread of doubt.” Shouldn’t everything delivered by the internet be tainted with a thread of doubt? Especially NEWS??? Jun 13, 2011 9:44am EDT -- Report as abuse tttito wrote: Alas, people are far more interested in what meets their expectations than in what happens on the ground. What’s remarkable about this hoax is just that its author decided to come clean about it. Jun 13, 2011 9:57am EDT -- Report as abuse Data_Jack wrote: Homosexuality is associated with no more “anomolies” (sic) than heterosexuality is. It has nothing to do with sexual perversion, or an inability to use logic, reason, or sanity. “Offering” mental help to someone because of their sexual preference is insulting. The really sad thing here is that you use a story like this to spew your hateful bigotry. 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