Muammer Yilmaz Iran, Pakistan, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the United States, Morocco, and Spain. According to Muammer, traveling without money is "the best way to meet people". The two friends had to depend on the help of people they met to eat, sleep, and travel. According to Muammer and Milan, this approach removes fear of the unknown and demonstrates that people can count on others, regardless of their nationality, religion, or social status. The story of this journey, "Around the World in 80 Days Without a Cent" (Le tour du monde en 80 jours, sans argent) was published in 2015 by editions
Le Monde diplomatique 1996 with the creation of "Le Monde diplomatique SA". With a donation from Günter Holzmann, a German antifascist exiled before World War II to Bolivia, the monthly's employees acquired approximately one-quarter of the capital, while "Les Amis du Monde diplomatique", a 1901 Law association of readers, bought another quarter. Thus, since the end of 2000, the newspaper's employees and readers retain 49% of "Le Monde diplomatique SA"'s capital, largely above the control stock necessary to control the direction and editorial line of the "Monde diplo". The remaining 51% is owned by "Le Monde". Jean-Marie Colombani, former editor of the daily