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Alamy2020-04-15T15:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2019/04/03/new-book-the-last-sanctuary-in-aleppo/2019-05-07T19:25:04+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2019/03/17/islamophobia-calling-all-muslims/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/you-are-my-friends-andrew-graystone-17-march-2019.jpgYou are my friends Andrew Graystone 17 March 20192019-03-22T12:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/08/14/father-paolos-complex-philosophy/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/steep-steps-lead-up-to-the-monastery-of-mar-musa-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASteps leading up to the Monastery of Mar Mousa, steps which Father Paolo himself helped to build.https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/father-paolo-2-download-1.jpgFather Paolo 2 downloadFather Paolo in front of his beloved Mar Mousa Monasteryhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/father-paolo-2-download.jpgFather Paolo 2 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Arthttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/aleppo-room.jpgaleppo roomThe Aleppo Room in Berlin's Islamic Art Museum, dated 1600-1603, shipped to Germany in 1912 from Beit Wakil in Al-Jdeideh, a part of Aleppo that suffered heavy destruction between 2012 and 2016.https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/me-in-the-aleppo-mosque-courtyard-18-april-2018-pamela.jpgme in the aleppo mosque courtyard 18 april 2018 pamelahttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/me-examining-the-sun-dial-still-under-protection-in-the-courtyard-of-the-great-aleppo-mosque-18-april-2018-pamela.jpgme examining the sun dial still under protection in the courtyard of the great aleppo mosque 18 april 2018 pamelaCourtyard of the Aleppo Umayyad Mosque, April 2018, me examining the medieval sundial, the only item still protected from 2013 when rebels controlling the mosque built this wall round it. 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beautiful."2019-01-28T16:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2018/10/26/bashar-al-assads-signature-a-comparison-of-before-and-after-the-war-and-what-it-tells-us/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bashar-in-father-mode1.jpgBashar in father modehttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bashar-tired.jpgBashar tiredhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bashar-in-father-mode.jpgBashar in father modehttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bashar-and-asma1.jpgBashar and Asmahttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bashar-and-the-queen1.jpgBashar and the queenhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181025_1154173.jpgIMG_20181025_1154173https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/article-in-british-academy-of-graphology-journal-june-2012.jpgArticle in British Academy of Graphology journal June 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Baroudi pre-restoration courtyardhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bait-baroudi-octob-2015-beshr.jpgBait Baroudi Octob 2015 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time. 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devastated father has been pictured cradling the bometrograb: A devastated father has been pictured cradling the bodies of his dead twins after they were killed during the chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun, in the rebel-held central province of Idlib, Syriahttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/95497018_shayratairbase624.jpg_95497018_shayratairbase6242017-04-07T14:23:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2017/04/04/lessons-from-lebanons-tyre-waiting-for-a-parallel-miracle-in-syria/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170121_093901.jpgIMG_20170121_093901https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170121_094002.jpgIMG_20170121_094002https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170120_101401.jpgIMG_20170120_101401https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170120_101614_hdr.jpgIMG_20170120_101614_hdrhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170120_111905.jpgIMG_20170120_111905https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170120_131055_hdr.jpgIMG_20170120_131055_hdrhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170120_130019.jpgIMG_20170120_130019https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170120_131943.jpgIMG_20170120_131943https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170121_102217.jpgIMG_20170121_102217https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_20170121_102537.jpgIMG_20170121_1025372017-04-04T21:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2017/02/09/syria-conflict-the-biblical-river-at-the-heart-of-the-damascus-water-war/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/damascus-tell-al-ramad-quneitra-wadi-barada-nov-2010-072.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWadi Barada's ancient Roman aqueduct system, cut into the cliff, to guide water from Ain Fijeh to Damascus (2011, DD)https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-snows-of-mt-hermon-seen-from-damascus.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe distant snows of Mt Hermon, seen from Damascus rooftops (2011, DD)https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/damascus-tell-al-ramad-quneitra-wadi-barada-nov-2010-049.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/damascus-tell-al-ramad-quneitra-wadi-barada-nov-2010-053.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA Latin inscription above the Roman road in Wadi Barada connecting Damascus to Baalbek (2011, DD)https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/damascus-tell-al-ramad-quneitra-wadi-barada-nov-2010-051.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA swimming platform and ladder used by picnicing families along the river (2011, DD)https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/damascus-tell-al-ramad-quneitra-wadi-barada-nov-2010-090.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe hillsides of Wadi Barada, with a Roman quarry in the bottom left (2011, DD)https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/barada-river-and-gorge-with-roman-aqueduct-system-in-cliffs.pngbarada-river-and-gorge-with-roman-aqueduct-system-in-cliffsThe Roman aqueduct system is still visible in the cliffs of the Wadi Barada gorge (2011, DD)https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ain-fijeh-wadi-barada-29-jan-2017.jpgain-fijeh-wadi-barada-29-jan-2017Syrian soldiers reclaiming the source of the spring at Ain Fijeh, Wadi Barada 29 January 2017 (Sputnik News)2017-03-14T11:08:08+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/03/11/who-is-driving-the-car/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/travellers-syria-general-many-fine-old-cars-can-still-be-seen-on-the-streets.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAUnbelievably antiquated, an ISIS model maybe? [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/damascus-14-17-august-2007-004.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAShady saloon on Straight Street, Damascus [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/travellers-syria-general-some-wonderful-old-relics-of-cars-can-still-be-seen-in-syria.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGoing backwards, like Geneva II [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/travellers-syria-132-5-getting-around-taxis-are-plentiful-in-the-city-centres.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADamascus taxi - the FSA maybe? 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Golan and West Bank trip Feb 21-29 2016 795Bulldozer damage to the theatre at Sebastia carried out recently by Israeli workers doing 'maintenance' [DD, 2016]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/photos-from-golan-and-west-bank-trip-feb-21-29-2016-800.jpgPhotos from Golan and West Bank trip Feb 21-29 2016 8002016-06-13T10:34:03+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2016/05/12/collapsing-syrian-pound-mirrors-collapsing-confidence-in-regime-control/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/assad-votin-in-parliamentary-elections-april-13-2016.jpgAssad votin in parliamentary elections April 13 2016https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/putin-in-palmyra-may-2016.jpgPutin in Palmyra May 2016https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/assad-on-bank-note.jpgAssad on bank noteA fake Syrian banknote from 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May 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yezidis-7.jpgYezidis 7Yazidi graveyard showing peacock symbol to represent the Peacock Angel [DD, May 2014]2014-08-11T10:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/08/01/postcard-from-nusaybin-southeast-turkey/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/eastern-turkey-july-2013-124.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe defunct border crossing from Nusaybin to Qamishli [DD, 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/midyat-26.jpgMidyat 26Camp for Syrian refugees outside Midyat, Turkey [DD, 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/eastern-turkey-july-2013-125.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARoman columns of Nisibis in the no-man's land between Nusaybin (Turkey) and Qamishli (Syria) [DD, 2013]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/eastern-turkey-july-2013-123.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMar Yakoub Church and university, Nusaybin [DD, 2012]2014-08-02T13:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/07/21/syriac-christians-threatened-with-the-sword-again/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/midyat-7.jpgMidyat 7Midyat boutique hotel (Shmayaa) converted from a Syriac mansion [DD, May 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/midyat-25.jpgMidyat 25Syriac stone mansion in Midyat [DD, May 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/midyat-24.jpgMidyat 24Syriac carved stone adorns all buildings in Midyat [DD, May 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/midyat-26.jpgMidyat 26The Syriac refugee camp on a hill outside Midyat [DD, May 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/midyat-12.jpgMidyat 12Father Joaqim, Syriac monk at Mor Awgen, near Nusaybin [DD, May 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/midyat-8.jpgMidyat 8Graves in the village of Anitli (Haho) [DD, May 2014]2014-07-21T16:22:21+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/07/14/struggling-to-save-syrias-cultural-heritage/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apsa-documenting-damage-at-dead-city-shanshara-idlib-hase.jpgAPSA documenting damage at Dead City Shanshara, Idlib haseA team goes to document the damage at the Dead City of Shanshara, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in June 2011, Idlib Province https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apsa-dead-cities-barrel-bombing-hase2.jpgAPSA DEAD CITIES barrel bombing hase2Syrian aircraft dropping barrel bombs to dislodge rebels from the Byzantine Dead City of Shanshara, Idlib Provincehttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apsa-protecting-sundial-at-aleppo-mosque-meqam-8.jpgAPSA protecting sundial at Aleppo Mosque Meqam 8Protecting the sundial in the courtyard of the Aleppo Great Mosque https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apsa-zachariahs-tomb-aleppo-mosque-meqam-6.jpgAPSA Zachariah's tomb, Aleppo Mosque Meqam 6Bricking up Zachariah's Tomb, Aleppo Great Mosque https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apsa-walling-up-zachariahs-tomb-aleppo-mosque-meqam-2.jpgAPSA walling up Zachariah's Tomb, Aleppo mosque Meqam 2Protecting the tomb of the Prophet Zachariah, inside the Aleppo Great Mosquehttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apsa-protecting-halawiyah-niche-1004042_590742600958806_1425336105_n.jpgAPSA Protecting Halawiyah niche 1004042_590742600958806_1425336105_nBricking up the 13th century prayer niche of the Halawiye Madrasa, Aleppohttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apsa-2-alep-le-vieux-souk-2.jpgAPSA 2 Alep Le vieux Souk. (2)Aleppo's old souk, https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ghf-talk-30-june-2014-darke-talk-promotion.jpgGHF talk 30 June 2014 Darke Talk PromotionPresentation given on 30 June by Diana Darke and Zahed Tajeddin to the Global Heritage Fund UK on saving Syria's Cultural Heritage2014-07-24T08:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/07/08/syria-a-book-to-help-you-understand-it-differently/2014-07-08T14:23:35+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/06/28/living-in-the-eye-of-syrias-storm/2014-06-28T17:24:51+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/06/22/dreams-of-a-better-syria/2014-06-22T13:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/06/20/refutation-of-mother-agnes-mariams-narrative-on-syria/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/damascus-trip-july-2010-067.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAll that remains of St Simeon Stylites' pillar in St Simeon's Basilica west of Aleppo, thanks not to the current fighting, but to Christian pilgrims harvesting 'souvenirs' across the centuries [DD]2016-10-11T10:48:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/06/03/to-vote-or-not-to-vote-syrias-elections/2014-06-03T12:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/05/25/christians-in-the-middle-east-some-thoughts/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/damascus-trip-july-2010-063.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe famous 5th century St Simeon Stylites' Basilica in the heart of a lawless area south of Aleppo [DD]2014-05-25T11:59:39+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/04/14/syria-death-of-a-priest-what-can-be-learnt-from-father-franciss-murder-in-homs/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/travellers-syria-84-85-relic-of-the-virgins-belt-homs.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARelic of the Virgin's Belt, Umm Al-Zunnar Church, Homs [2010, DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/herbs-on-sale-in-the-souks-make-excellent-small-gifts.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHerbs on sale in Damascus's Souk al-Bzouriya [2012, DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/deserted-garden-of-damascus-national-museum.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADeserted garden Damascus's National Museum [2011, DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/damascus-souks-sell-all-sorts-of-wares.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADamascus carpenters' souk in the Old City [2010, DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/arab-christianity-the-virgins-belt-at-homs.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChurch of the Virgins Belt, Homs [2010, DD]2014-04-27T20:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/04/01/syria-65-years-of-bashar/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-04-14-58-43.jpg2014-03-04 14.58.43Crusader vaulting in Sidon's Great Mosque [DD, 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-04-14-59-50.jpg2014-03-04 14.59.50Entrance to Sidon's Great Mosque, once the Church of St John of the Knights Hospitaller, restored by Rafiq al-Hariri and winner of the 1989 Aga Khan Award for Architecture [DD, 2014] https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-04-12-33-23.jpg2014-03-04 12.33.23Debbane Palace in Old Sidon, now restored as a museum. 200 refugees sheltered here for five years duing the Lebanese Civil War [DD, 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-04-14-54-02.jpg2014-03-04 14.54.02Interior of Sidon's Great Mosque, formerly Church of St John of the Hospitallers - Damascus's Great Mosque was formerly the Cathedral of Jhn the Baptist. [DD, 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-05-07-40-32.jpg2014-03-05 07.40.32Sidon's old souks are indistinguishable from the souks of Old Damascus [DD, 2014] https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-03-12-17-37.jpg2014-03-03 12.17.37Sidon's Khan al-Franj, once seat of bustling commerce, sits empty [DD, 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-03-12-14-31.jpg2014-03-03 12.14.31Banner of Rafiq al-Hariri adorns the Khan al-Franj, caravanserai of the Franks, restored by Rafiq al-Hariri to be a craft centre and tourist office, now empty [DD, 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-03-12-41-38.jpg2014-03-03 12.41.38Sidon's souks are just like Damascus's - even the doves are the same. [DD 2014]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-05-07-40-48.jpg2014-03-05 07.40.48https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2005-01-01-00-00-00-12.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASidon's Crusader Sea Castle guards what was once the port of Damascus [DD, 2014]2024-05-21T10:41:25+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/03/27/syrian-heritage-the-worlds-most-perfect-crusader-castle/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/damascus-trip-july-2010-254.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAInside the Krak, a huge hall with kitchens, storage and latrines [DD, 2010]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/damascus-trip-july-2010-242.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARibbed vaulting of the refectory Great Hall of the Krak [DD, 2010]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/damascus-trip-july-2010-241.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGothic loggia inside Krak's main courtyard: 'Apart from the cathedral of Tortosa, nothing of this period that survives in Syria can equal it in faultlessness of charm and elegance' (Boase, 1967) [DD, 2010]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/damascus-trip-july-2010-236.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAKrak des Chevaliers and its aqueduct [DD, 2010]2014-03-31T17:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/03/15/as-the-syrian-uprising-enters-its-4th-year-some-reflections/2014-03-15T09:50:18+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/03/12/cultural-curiosities-in-syria/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/damascus-trip-july-2010-111.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARoman road in Syria [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/damascus-trip-july-2010-222.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAncient Phoenician stadium at Amrit, south of Tartous [DD]2014-03-12T11:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/02/01/syrias-kurds-declare-rojavo-autonomous-western-kurdistan/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eastern-turkey-july-2013-126.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eastern-turkey-july-2013-124.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOld border gate between Nusaybin and Qamishli, new capital of Rojavo [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eastern-turkey-july-2013-125.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARoman columns of Nisibis in the no man's land between Turkey's Nusaybin and Syria's Qamishli, the new capital of Rojavo [DD]2014-02-01T15:43:43+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/02/01/a-dangerous-chemistry-the-kurds-and-water/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/rumkale-boat-trip.jpgRumkale Boat tripFlooded Rumkale in Eastern Turkey, following the damming of the Euphrates upstream 2014-02-01T15:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/01/26/geneva-ii-beware-the-rhetoric/2014-01-27T09:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2014/01/09/russia-tightens-its-grip-on-syria/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/damascus-trip-july-2010-172.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALowering above Banias, the black basalt Crusader Castle of Marqab [DD]2014-01-10T12:36:03+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/12/16/pr-battle-intensifies-as-geneva-ii-dates-approaches/2014-08-01T13:10:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/11/28/geneva-ii-needs-a-genius-to-ensure-all-parties-can-claim-victory/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/travellers-syria-12-13-bashar-is-pledged-allegiance-in-dripping-blood.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAProphetic 2007 poster of Bashar in Damascus' Hijaz Railway with the caption: 'We pledge allegiance to you with blood forever.' Blood drips from the words 'with blood'.[DD]2013-11-30T12:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/11/06/bashar-fiddles-while-syria-burns-the-remarkable-oil-story/2013-11-07T17:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/10/27/spare-a-thought-for-syrias-environmental-tragedies/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/damascus-april-2012-117.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/damascus-april-2012-090.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-10-28T14:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/10/17/death-by-extremism-in-syria/2013-10-21T17:49:06+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/10/02/chink-of-light-in-syria/2013-10-02T16:13:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/09/28/do-the-ever-changing-dynamics-of-syrias-opposition-groups-matter/2014-02-03T12:03:42+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/09/19/revenge-in-arab-proverbs-syria/2023-10-23T11:18:15+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/09/13/analysis-of-a-war-crime-syria/2013-09-13T20:46:26+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/09/10/maaloula-media-war-syria/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/travellers-syria-general-christian-town-of-maaloula.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/travellers-syria-60-61-qara-basilica-of-st-nicholas.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/travellers-syria-58-59-mar-serkis-at-maaloula.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMar Serkis (St Sergius) Monastery dating to the 4th century, one of Syria's oldest still functioning churches [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/arab-christianity-frescoes-at-mar-elian-homs.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA6th century murals at Mar Elian church in the Old City of Homs, possibly the oldest in Syria [2010, DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/arab-christianity-church-frescoes-in-homs.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA19th century church frescoes in Homs, Church of the Virgin's Belt (Al-Zunnar) [2010, DD]2013-12-23T00:40:42+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/09/05/bonanza-for-syrias-treasure-thieves/2014-06-16T14:07:35+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/09/01/syria-is-not-iraq-10-key-differences/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/travellers-syria-mosaics-of-the-great-umayyad-mosque-damascus.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/travellers-syria-90-1-byzantine-craftsmen-were-used-to-create-the-mosaic-images-of-paradise-in-the-great-umayyad-mosque.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAImages of Paradise in the mosaics of Damascus' Great Umayyad Mosque [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/travellers-syria-38-9-saladins-tomb-old-damascus.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASaladin's Tomb in Old Damascus. Saladin was a Kurd. [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-young-and-the-old-accept-each-other-as-they-are.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAYoung and old arm in arm in Damascus, in 2005 [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-famous-nawfara-cafe-in-old-damascus.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Nawfara Cafe behind the Damascus Umayyad Mosque, famous for its 'hikawaati' or live storyteller. What are his stories about today? [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/refreshment-for-passers-by-in-the-souk.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARefreshment for passers-by, Souk Al-Hamadiye, Damascus [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/deserted-garden-of-damascus-national-museum.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADeserted garden of Damascus' National Museum [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/maktab-anbar-courtyard-in-damascus-headquarters-for-all-restoration-projects-in-the-old-city.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/damascus-trip-july-2010-1442.jpgdamascus-trip-july-2010-1442.jpgSaladin's Castle in the mountains above Lattakia, Assad's Alawi heartlands [DD]2013-09-05T15:24:05+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/08/31/syrias-ghost/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mt-hermons-radar-stations-seen-from-the-syrian-side-damascus-is-in-clear-view-from-the-summit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/damascus-great-umayyad-mosque-with-its-jesus-minaret.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADamascus' Great Umayyad Mosque with its Jesus Minarethttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/travellers-syria-138-143-the-famous-nawfara-cafe-behind-the-umayyad-mosque-old-damascus.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Nawfara Cafe behind the Damascus Umayyad Mosque, famous for its 'hikawaati', or live story-teller. What stories is he telling now? [DD]https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/travellers-syria-12-13-assad-dynasty-hafez-al-assad-is-present-still-even-in-this-bookfair-in-the-hejaz-railway-station.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/travellers-syria-12-14-bashar-al-assad-with-the-slogan-god-is-syrias-protector.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAUnintended irony in the caption beside Bashar: 'God is Syria's Protector'https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/roman-fragments-left-behind-in-the-old-city-of-damascus.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-08-31T21:56:15+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/08/22/chemical-dangers-in-damascus/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/children-are-free-of-inhibition-in-the-mosques.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACarefree child playing the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque, June 2010 [DD]2013-08-23T14:58:33+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/08/09/a-house-in-damascus/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/restored-damascene-courtyard-house.jpgRestored Damascene courtyard househttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/traditional-damascene-tiles-used-decoratively-in-house-restoration.jpgTraditional Damascene tiles used decoratively in house restorationhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/damascus-june-2011-063.jpgDamascus June 2011 063https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/damascus-june-2011-052.jpgDamascus June 2011 052https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/damascus-june-2011-061.jpgDamascus June 2011 061https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/damascus-june-2011-057.jpgDamascus June 2011 057https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/damascus-june-2011-053.jpgDamascus June 2011 053https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/damascus-june-2011-041.jpgDamascus June 2011 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(DD)2013-07-15T22:12:46+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/07/02/echoes-of-aleppo-in-gaziantep/2013-07-11T20:56:20+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/06/30/who-or-what-was-the-target-of-the-damascus-old-city-bomb/2013-06-30T11:59:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/06/27/echoes-of-syria-in-sidons-eshmoun-temple/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/damascus-trip-july-2010-222.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoenician rock-cut stadium, Amrit, Syria https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/damascus-trip-july-2010-221.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoenician Temple of Melqhart, Amrit, Syria 2013-06-27T10:40:57+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/06/25/echoes-of-syria-in-lebanons-beiteddine-palace/https://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lebanon-may-2013-062.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASwimming pool terrace of the Mir Amin Palace Hotel, Beiteddine, Lebanonhttps://dianadarke.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lebanon-may-2013-060.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMir Amin Palace Hotel, in Lebanon's Chouf Mountains 2013-06-25T17:47:23+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/06/21/syrias-threatened-heritage/2013-07-25T19:47:38+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/06/23/spirit-of-hope-in-damascus-ice-cream/2013-06-23T22:04:58+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/06/19/arming-syrias-opposition-forces-to-do-or-not-to-do-2/2013-06-23T17:08:21+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.com/2013/06/20/hand-wringing-about-syria/2013-06-23T17:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://dianadarke.comdaily1.02026-03-12T17:45:06+00:00