Joris Luyendijk is a Dutch non-fiction author, anthropologist, news correspondent, and TV interviewer.
13 Facts About Joris Luyendijk
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Joris Luyendijk was born on 30 December 1971 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
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Joris Luyendijk lived in Hilversum from the age of five.
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Joris Luyendijk earned his Master's degree equivalent "doctoraal" degree in Cairo.
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Joris Luyendijk eventually became a news correspondent for various Netherlands-based media organisations in the Middle East for a number of years.
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Joris Luyendijk was based in Egypt, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories.
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Joris Luyendijk reported on the Second Gulf War in Iraq.
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Joris Luyendijk's book Het zijn net mensen is a report of his experiences as a news correspondent in the Middle East, and quickly became a bestseller in the Netherlands.
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In People Like Us, Luyendijk tells the story of his five years as a correspondent in the Middle East.
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Joris Luyendijk's stories cast light on a number of major crises, from the Iraq War to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, along with less-reported issues such as underage orphan trash-collectors in Cairo.
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In September 2010 Joris Luyendijk was asked to shadow the Dutch Parliament and government in The Hague for a month, resulting in a book on Dutch politics, titled Je hebt het niet van mij, maar.
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From 2011 Joris Luyendijk was based in London where he worked for The Guardian.
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In Dutch-language newspapers NRC Handelsblad and De Standaard Joris Luyendijk commented weekly on his life in the City.