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My House In Damascus: an Inside View Of the Syrian Crisis
[Paperback - 2016]
diana darke
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Publisher: Haus Publishing | ISBN: 9781908323996 | Pages: 320
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How did Syria s revolution lose its way? Using her first-hand knowledge of the country s complex religious and ethnic communities, Diana Darke illuminates the darker recesses of Syria s history, politics, and society. A fluent Arabic speaker, she became deeply embedded in all levels of Syrian society when she bought and restored a house in a mixed Sunni/ Shi a neighbourhood of the walled Old City of Damascus. As fighting intensified and millions were forced to flee their homes, she offered her house as a sanctuary to friends. By following her experiences and struggles with the realities of life on the ground inside Syria, the reader will arrive at a clearer understanding of why the country remains locked in conflict and why most ordinary Syrians are caught between a repressive government and a splintering opposition, now overshadowed by a monster called ISIS.

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Diana Darke has specialised in the Middle East for over thirty years, living and working in a range of Arab countries. She is well known as an authority on Syria, contributing to the Guardian, the Financial Times and the BBC s From Our Own Correspondent.

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