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Diana Darke (born 6 March 1956) is an author, Middle East cultural writer, Arabist and occasional BBC broadcaster.[1][2][3] Her work has appeared in the Guardian,[4][5][6] the Financial Times,[7][8] the Sunday Times,[9] the Daily Telegraph[10][11] and Al Araby.[12] She graduated from Wadham College, Oxford, in 1977, where she studied German and Philosophy/Arabic,[13] then went on to work for the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and Racal Electronics Plc as an Arabic consultant. In 2005, Darke purchased a 17th-century courtyard house in the Old City of Damascus.[14]
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Diana Darke | |
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| Born | 6 March 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Middle East writer, Arabist, Broadcaster |
| Website | dianadarke |
- 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
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