[1] Dar Fergiani operated in Libya until it was forced out of the country by the Gaddafi regime, due to the targeting and banning of privately owned publishing companies.
[1][2] Since its inception in 1980 Darf has focused on publishing books on Libya, the Middle East, and the Arab World in English.
The firm has more than 200 titles in its back catalogue of facsimile editions of rare and out of print 18th and 19th century books, mainly dealing with history, sociology, literature and languages, culture, and sport.
[1][3] Among its new publications are Chewing Gum (novel) by Mansour Bushnaf, African Titanics by Abu Bakr Khaal and Maps of the Soul by Ahmed Fagih.
[4][5][6] In 2017 Darf expanded its scope by acquiring rights to the English translation of Chiisai ouchi (The Little House) by Japanese author Kyoko Nakajima.