Joris Luyendijk
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Joris Luyendijk (born 1971 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch non-fiction author, news correspondent and talk show host.
Joris Luyendijk has studied in Kansas, Amsterdam, and Cairo. He earned his Master's degree equivalent "doctoraal" degree in Cairo. His first book Een goede man slaat soms zijn vrouw (1998, A good man will sometimes hit his wife) is about the Egyptian society from a Western foreigner point of view.
Then he became a news correspondent in the Middle East of which he is now retired. He was stationed in Egypt, Lebanon, and Israel. He also reported on the Second Gulf War in Iraq. His book Het zijn net mensen (2006, They are just like people) is about his experiences as a news correspondent in the Middle East.
Currently Joris Luyendijk lives in Amsterdam. In the summer of 2006 he did interviews for the talk show Zomergasten (Summer Guests).
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- Een goede man slaat soms zijn vrouw (1998)
- Een tipje van de sluier (2001)
- Het zijn net mensen (2006)
