In our series of AskAndy interviews, We asked 7awi Media Group's Co-Founder and CEO Andy Abbar about the story behind naming the group "7awi" (pronouned hawi in Arabic) and what does it mean. Check his answer in the video.
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00:00 Today we're asking you a few questions. Are you ready?
00:02 Yalla!
00:03 My name is Anas. I'm also known as Andy Abbar.
00:09 I am the co-founder and CEO of Howie.com.
00:12 My name is Anas Abbar. I'm the CEO of Howie.
00:16 Why did you name the company Howie?
00:19 A long short story.
00:23 In a coffee shop in Seattle back in early 2012,
00:28 we wanted to put a name that focuses on Arabic content,
00:33 but also attracts the young generation.
00:38 Howie is a word that means content,
00:42 content in Arabic,
00:43 but it's also known as the wizard.
00:46 So we want to play the role of creating and curating
00:51 interesting content for the Arab youth.
00:53 [MUSIC PLAYING]