Diana Darke

Diana Darke
Born (1956-03-06) 6 March 1956
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

  • 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.[1]
  • The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival, Hurst Publishers, 2018, ISBN 978-1-84904-940-5.[2]
  • The Last Sanctuary in Aleppo (co-author), Headline Publishing, 2019, ISBN 978-1-4722-6057-4.[3]
  • Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture shaped Europe, Hurst Publishers, 2020, [4]
  • The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy, Thames & Hudson, 2022, ISBN 978-0-50025-266-6

Notes and references

  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.