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”Catch the (aqua) mango!” Omar Hilal on his award-winning ads and his upcoming movie
We’re continuing my conversation with award-winning ad director and filmmaker Omar Hilal. This week, he tells me about three
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What I Did Next is a show that explores lives’ pivotal moments. Host Malak Fouad welcomes guests from our region and across a variety of industries to bring you conversations of success, failure, and everything in-between.
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Omar Hilal
I’m delighted to be joined by award-winning ad director & filmmaker Omar Hilal as this month’s guest. Omar
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The Narrative Summit 2025: My conversation with Rawya Mansour
This week, I’m joined by Rawya Mansour, Chairwoman of RAMSCO Egypt and Oasis Technologies Monaco, for a special episode
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Encore: Ahmed Alfi
Welcome back to What I Did Next Encore, our members’ segment where I check-in with some of your favourite alumni
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My guest appearance on ‘Gems of Arabia’ about Arab Representation in Media with Becky Anderson, Faisal Abbas & host Hatem AlAkeel
I’m excited to share a special episode from the podcast, Gems of Arabia about Arab Representation in Media. The
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Nouf Al Moneef on the evolution of Noor Riyadh as a festival of light and art
We’re continuing my conversation with interior architect Nouf Al Moneef, Director of the Noor Riyadh festival. On today’s
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My conversation with Noor Riyadh’s Nouf Al Moneef
I’m delighted to welcome Nouf Al Moneef, Director of Noor Riyadh, to the show this week. Noor Riyadh has
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Encore: Nada Debs
We’re continuing our new segment, Encore—where I’m checking-in with some of your favourite WIDN alumni—with Nada
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Khalid Abdalla on portraying Dodi Fayed
On this members’ bonus episode with actor Khalid Abdalla, I speak to him about his process as an actor, and
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Khalid Abdalla on the four year journey that led to ‘Nowhere’
We’re continuing my conversation with actor Khalid Abdalla this week, going behind the curtain into his solo play, Nowhere.
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My conversation with Khalid Abdalla
I’m excited to welcome actor Khalid Abdalla to What I Did Next this week! Khalid first became known to
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Bonus: Farida Osman on how she prepares for races
On this bonus episode for members, champion swimmer Farida Osman tells me how she prepares for races, and how meditation
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Farida Osman
I’m excited to welcome Farida Osman as the first athlete on the show! She’s a 3-time Olympian, 3-time
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WIDN Encore: Omar Samra
I’m super excited to kick-off 2025 with one of our new segments called WIDN Encore, where I’ll be
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Wrapping up 2024
Thank you for joining me for another exciting year at What I Did Next. This week, I’m joined by
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“You realize your role is serving the team more than directing them” Omar Elsahy on leadership, automation & AI
On this bonus episode exclusively for members, I’m continuing my conversation with Omar ElSahy, General Manager for Amazon Egypt.
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Omar Elsahy
I’m delighted to welcome Omar Elsahy to the show this week. Omar is General Manager for Amazon in Egypt,
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”It’s very important to ask for advice and mentorship” Sarah Beydoun on her learnings from building Sarah’s Bag
On this bonus episode, I'm continuing my conversation with Sarah Beydoun, the inspiring founder of Sarah’s Bag.
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Sarah Beydoun
💡We recorded this conversation before the conflict began in Lebanon earlier this year.
Sarah Beydoun is the Founder and Creative
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A little more with Louis Barthélemy
On our bonus episode exclusively for members this week, Louis Barthélemy tells me how he creates his incredible work, and