· My House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Revolution. by. Diana Darke. · Rating details · ratings · 38 reviews. The ongoing conflict in Syria has made clear just how limited the general knowledge of Syrian society and history is in the West. For those watching the headlines and wondering what led the nation to this point, and what might come next, this book is a 4/5. Diana Darke’s illustrated talk offers insights beyond the usual media coverage on the realities of life inside Syria, why ISIS chose it as their headquarters and why some – both Muslim and non-Muslim – are attracted by its message. Using the prism of her courtyard house in Damascus, bought as a semi-derelict ruin before the current war. · Based on decades of living and working in Syria, My House in Damascus offers an inside view of Syria’s cultural and complex religious and ethnic communities. Diana Darke, a 3/5(3).
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for My House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Crisis by Diana Darke (Paperback, ) at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products! This updated edition of My House in Damascus offers an insider's view on these questions and the darker recesses of Syria's history, politics, and society. Diana Darke, a fluent Arabic speaker who moved to Damascus in after decades of regular visits, details how the Assad regime, and its relationship to the people, differs from the. Books NEW BOOK, STEALING FROM THE SARACENS, inspired as a result of the fire at Notre-Dame in April , on the European debt to Islamic architecture, fully illustrated, fully footnoted, full of surprises, published in the UK on 20 August and in the USA on 1 November
My House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Revolution Diana Darke was one of the first foreigners to buy a house in Damascus, offering her a unique view into the Syrian conflict. Three years of increasingly savage fighting. The UN Women/USNC Gulf Coast Book Club met on Monday,November 9, to discuss My House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Revolution, by Diana Darke. The author has traveled through Syria since , writing guide books for the entire region. She moved to Damascus in and bought her historical villa in Diana Darke, a fluent Arabic speaker who moved to Damascus in after decades of regular visits, details how the Assad regime, and its relationship to the people, differs from the regimes in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya--and why it was thus always less likely to collapse quickly, even in the face of widespread unrest and violence.
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