▁Report ing ▁Project ▁run ▁by ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁and ▁the ▁Bill ▁& ▁Mel inda ▁G ates ▁Foundation . ▁Her ▁role ▁is ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁international ▁development ▁issues ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁global ▁network ▁of ▁rep or ters . ▁Her ▁fifth ▁book , ▁As yl um ▁and ▁Ex ile : ▁The ▁H idden ▁Vo ices ▁of ▁London , ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁long ▁term ▁out re ach ▁work ▁with ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁and ▁refuge es . ▁ ▁B id ish a ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁jud ges ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Orange ▁Prize ▁for ▁F iction , ▁and ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁John ▁L le wel lyn ▁Rh ys ▁Prize . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁SI ▁Le eds ▁Liter ary ▁Prize ▁for ▁un pub lished ▁fiction ▁by ▁Black ▁and ▁Asian ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁B id ish a ▁is ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Book er ▁Prize ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Broadcast ing ▁and ▁film - making ▁In ▁parallel ▁with ▁her ▁writing , ▁B id ish a ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁arts ▁critic ▁and ▁present er . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁regular ▁guest ▁on ▁The ▁Big ▁Question s ▁and ▁Sunday ▁Mor ning ▁Live ▁( B BC ▁One ), ▁and ▁also ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁regular ▁pan ell ist ▁on ▁BBC ▁Two ' s ▁News night ▁Review ▁( B BC ▁Two ). ▁For ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4