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Diana Darke

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Diana Darke
Born (1956-03-06) 6 March 1956 (age 70)
London, England, UK
OccupationsAuthor, Middle East writer, Arabist, Broadcaster
Websitedianadarke.com

Diana Darke (born 6 March 1956) is an author, Middle East cultural writer, Arabist.[1][2][3] She graduated from Wadham College, Oxford, in 1977, where she studied German and Philosophy/Arabic,[4]

Publications

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  • Syria, Bradt Travel Guides, 2010, ISBN 978-1-841-62314-6.
  • Oman, Bradt Travel Guides, 2010, ISBN 978-1-841-62332-0.
  • North Cyprus, Bradt Travel Guides, 2012, ISBN 978-1-841-62372-6.
  • Eastern Turkey, Bradt Travel Guides, 2014, ISBN 978-1-841-62490-7
  • My House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Crisis, Haus Publishing, 2016, ISBN 978-1-908-32399-6.
  • The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival, Hurst Publishers, 2018, ISBN 978-1-84904-940-5.
  • The Last Sanctuary in Aleppo (co-author), Headline Publishing, 2019, ISBN 978-1-4722-6057-4.
  • Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture shaped Europe, Hurst Publishers, 2020,
  • The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy, Thames & Hudson, 2022, ISBN 978-0-50025-266-6

References

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  1. "Syria peace talks and polls signal Assad's growing confidence". BBC News. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Syria's Golan Heights and its Druze residents, From Our Own Correspondent - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. "The strange normality of life in the middle of Syria's war". BBC News. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. "A door to Damascus". Wadham College. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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