Minka Nijhuis

works as a freelance journalist for the Dutch newspaper Trouw, the magazine Vrij Nederland and for several Dutch radio stations. In the past few years she reported on conflicts in Cambodia, Birma, Kosovo, East-Timur, Iraq and Afghanistan. Her book on a Badgad family, Het huis van Khala (The House of Khala) was nominated for the M.J. Brusse prize for best non-fiction book in The Netherlands. It was poublished in Spanish, German and Turkish. Her book Birma. Land van geheimen (Birma, Country of Secrets) was awarded the VPRO Bob den Uyl Prize for best Dutch Travel Book in 2010.