About
The book How Muna Became a Millionaire is at the centre of the evening at Perdu in Amsterdam on Thursday 22 October at 20:00. It is about friendship, money and the war in Yemen.
About the book
How Muna Became a Millionaire is about a friendship of many years between Marina de Regt and Muna, and the role money played in it.
Marina de Regt is an anthropologist, lived in Yemen for years and is connected to the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
- Marina meets Muna at a wedding in Yemen
- Muna loses her job at the Central Bank
- The war in Yemen makes her situation worse
- Marina keeps sending money again and again
- The book is about friendship, loyalty and Yemen
Questions
When does How Muna Became a Millionaire start and end?
How Muna Became a Millionaire runs Friday, 22 October 2027, 20:00.
Where is How Muna Became a Millionaire?
How Muna Became a Millionaire takes place at Foundation Perdu, Kloveniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam.
What is the book about?
About the long friendship between Marina de Regt and Muna and the role money played in it:
Marina meets Muna at a wedding in Yemen
Muna needs medicines every month and asks Marina for financial help
Muna loses her job as a cash counter at the Central Bank
The war in Yemen makes her situation worse
Marina keeps sending money, even though she promises herself each time to stop
Arabic and Moroccan events
Getting there
Foundation Perdu, Kloveniersburgwal 86, 1012 CZ Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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