A conversation with Antoni Barakat and Karl Haddad - co-founders of Naqd Media.

Looking back on Naqd Media's inception post-October 17, 2019, navigating social media narrative wars and gauging a younger audience by design, reasons for relaunching their website today (naqd.media) and a reflection on March 14, 2005.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:53 Journey through politics

7:38 Defining Naqd Media

12:31 Social media

15:01 Serving a purpose?

19:16 Achieving goals?

22:50 Utility

28:25 Relaunched website

31:59 Intended audience

35:22 Business perspective

37:58 English & Arabic

40:06 Inclusive to the region