What key details about robert darr can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: robert darr -lrb- born 1951 in orange county , california -rrb- , also known as robert abdul hayy darr , is the author of several books on sufism . a u.s. citizen and resident of the san francisco bay area , darr is a translator and interpreter of classic islamic mystical texts . he was introduced to sufism in the 1970s through the works of idries shah . by 1985 he left the shah groups and began working in afghan refugee camps in pakistan and making overland trips inside afghanistan . there he befriended a number of sufis in the region including khalilullah khalili . darr spent the next couple of decades studying traditional sufism along with specialized disciplines such as abjad -lrb- islamic numerology -rrb- . from 1988 to 1998 , he studied miniature painting with afghanistan 's great miniaturist , homayon etemadi -lrb- died 2007 -rrb- . for almost two decades he was the student of the late afghan sufi , raz mohammed zaray -lrb- died october 2010 -rrb- . since 1996 , darr has been the director of the arques school of traditional boatbuilding in sausalito , california .
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- other names is robert abdul hayy darr- known for is books on sufism- birth date is 1951- name is robert darr- nationality is american- birth place is orange county , california