Róisín Tapponi is an Irish-Iraqi writer, editor, curator and archivist. In 2018, she founded Habibi Collective, a digital archive and curatorial platform for MENA women’s filmmaking. She is also founder and editor-in-chief of ART WORK, a new biannual critical art magazine for marginalised writers, artists and practices. She currently works at The Mosaic Rooms, a gallery in London dedicated to contemporary Arab art.

Hailing from Baghdad, Ahmed Habib is a word smith that uses his big mouth to create dynamic, inclusive community initiatives that uplift others and create safe spaces for people to come share their stories in creative, beautiful ways. Since 2001, Ahmed has been part of the shakomakonet team, a digital platform dedicated to Everything Iraqi. When not working, Ahmed is either watching football, listening to obscure music from the 80s, working on a book that he will never write or on the look out for the world’s best fried eggplant sandwich.