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In People Like Us, which became a bestseller in Holland, Joris Luyendijk tells the story of his five years as a correspondent in the Middle East. Extremely young for a correspondent but fluent in Arabic, he spoke with stone throwers and terrorists, taxi drivers and professors, victims and aggressors, and all of their families. He chronicles first-hand experiences of dictatorship, occupation, terror, and war. His 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. Read more... Abstract: Featuring the story of author's five years as a reporter in the Middle East, this title alerts us of the way the media gives us a filtered and manipulated version of reality in the Middle East. Read more...

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Author

Luyendijk, Joris

Publisher

Soft Skull Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781282487598

Category

reference

Subjects

Language Learning, Science, Memoir

Rating

4.11 / 5 (84 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14