Creator, director and performer, Producer

Aseel Tayah

Creator, director and performer, Producer

Musical Lead

Meena Shamaly

Meena Shamaly is a composer, musician, poet, and radio presenter. His work centres around storytelling through the mediums of film, video games, song writing, and performance poetry. He is also a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, specifically sought for his expertise on Middle Eastern music.
Meena regularly collaborates with other artists to highlight the best aspects of their art. He also runs workshops in poetry and music for artists to help them explore their creativity.
Meena also hosts the Game Show on ABC Classic, presenting the music of video games on radio to a national Australian and global online audience.

Poet & Writer

Rania Ahmed

Rania is a Muslim Egyptian poet and writer who aims to change perspective via her writing. Winner of the MSW poetry prize 2018, her writing humanizes all and stirs thoughts through controversial topics. She participated, in the Footscray art centre through the west writer’s group with Alia Gabres, and MSW gigs. Rania also became part of a community project called Bukjeh, with Aseel Tayah. Bukjeh creates awareness about displacement to people around the world. She writes for the Australian Muslim times and podium magazine. Rania adores connection and finds writing to be her best way of doing so.