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SUMMARY:Book Presentation: "How Muna Became a Millionaire" by Marina de R
egt
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: Anthropologist Marin
a de Regt is presenting her new book for the general public, "How Mun
a Became a Millionaire". In it, she recounts her long-standing friend
ship with a woman in Yemen and the role that money came to play in th
at friendship, especially when the war broke out.
It all b
egan with a chance encounter at a wedding in Yemen. From there, a clo
se bond developed between Marina de Regt and Muna. When Muna needed m
onthly medication, lost her job at the Central Bank, and the war made
her life increasingly difficult, financial support became a regular
part of their friendship. The book is about loyalty, the war in Yemen
, and a question many will recognize: How far do you go when someone
you care about keeps asking you for help?
"How Muna Became a Mi
llionaire" was recently published by Jurgen Maas Publishers and was r
eviewed in this article in Trouw.
Following the presentation, several sp
eakers will respond to the book, after which a plenary discussion wil
l take place. The program will be in English. The book will be availa
ble for purchase afterward, and the afternoon will conclude with a re
ception.
Marina de Regt, Associate Professor in the Department
of Social and Cultural Anthropology and chair of the VU Feminist Net
work at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She lived in Yemen for many yea
rs and conducts research on, among other topics, migration between Ye
men and the Horn of Africa.
More information about the book
.
DESCRIPTION: Anthropologist Marina de Regt is presenting her new book
for the general public, "How Muna Became a Millionaire". In it, she r
ecounts her long-standing friendship with a woman in Yemen and the ro
le that money came to play in that friendship, especially when the wa
r broke out. It all began with a chance encounter at a wedding in Yem
en. From there, a close bond developed between Marina de Regt and Mun
a. When Muna needed monthly medication, lost her job at the Central B
ank, and the war made her life increasingly difficult, financial supp
ort became a regular part of their friendship. The book is about loya
lty, the war in Yemen, and a question many will recognize: How far do
you go when someone you care about keeps asking you for help?"How Mu
na Became a Millionaire" was recently published by Jurgen Maas Publis
hers and was reviewed in this article in Trouw.Following the presentation, sev
eral speakers will respond to the book, after which a plenary discuss
ion will take place. The program will be in English. The book will be
available for purchase afterward, and the afternoon will conclude wi
th a reception.
Marina de Regt, Associate Professor in the Dep
artment of Social and Cultural Anthropology and chair of the VU Femin
ist Network at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She lived in Yemen for m
any years and conducts research on, among other topics, migration bet
ween Yemen and the Horn of Africa.
More information about t
he book.
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