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# Looking back, looking forward!
- URL: https://www.at-media-group.com/what-i-did-next/looking-back-looking-forward-2026/
- Published: 2026-08-25T08:00:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-25T08:23:57.000Z
- Author: Malak Fouad
- Tags: What I Did Next

This week, I'm sitting down with my producer Chirag Desai to reflect on a whirlwind first half of the year—from interviewing iconic figures and taking the show international to the importance of reclaiming our narrative. 

We talk about what drives the show, the magic of the MENA region, and what it truly means to create space for our own stories.

I’ll be back in just a couple of weeks with two incredible guests, so I hope you can join me then!

```chapters
0:00 Coming up...
1:44 WIDN goes international
4:30 Reclaiming our narrative
13:25 An updated lightning round
18:12 What's next for Malak
```