from rawanee's community practice to studio rawanee
Rawanee first sprouted in 2020, a dream that was planted some years before. It drew a circle, a small one initially, where a poem - then a few - were passed around a room. Conversations lingered in the mind, and emotions bubbled to surface, blending into a happy space of creative camaraderie.
Across the years, the circle widened. Virtual welcomed hybrid and in person. The circle grew across screens, languages, cities - we gathered around migration, memory, faith, fracture, identity, joy, responsibility. We stayed rooted, but we grew global - united by our humanness.
Alongside the Mehfils, the podcasts, the published work, an undercurrent of honesty, conversation and ideas began to surface. Questions rise that need time, space and focus to unpack. From this collective seeking, grows the branch of Studio Rawanee. Writing, colour, stories - they turn to thought, to mapping what we carry, to discovering our strength and possibility.
For many years, I have worked at the intersection of creativity, structure, and responsibility - holding rooms, guiding difficult conversations, navigating complexity with care. Studio brings that steadiness into a creative, practice-based space.
Studio FUNgah. Because seeking can be joyful, fun. Rawanee is the creative flow of the collective - a voice. Studio FUNgah is the space that works with the humans behind the voices, where creativity breeds clarity, healing, expression and resilience.
Upcoming events
Grief and Solidarity - Resilience Workshop & Poetry Reading - In-person + Hybrid
WORKSHOP - IN PERSON,
4:00-5:15 PM GMT
POETRY READING - IN PERSON + ONLINE, 5:30-6:30 PM GMT
As the world burns, and people find themselves helpless as their own people - or other people - struggle, heavy grief sets in. For those of us who believe in our common
Grief and Solidarity - Resilience Workshop & Poetry Reading - In-person + Hybrid
WORKSHOP - IN PERSON,
4:00-5:15 PM GMT
POETRY READING - IN PERSON + ONLINE, 5:30-6:30 PM GMT
As the world burns, and people find themselves helpless as their own people - or other people - struggle, heavy grief sets in. For those of us who believe in our common humanity, solidarity becomes important. We gather to speak to this grief and show solidarity toward each other.
Our guide is proportion and clarity as we reclaim our agency as humans through structured creative exercises and reflection:
• Reflections on classic poetic texts
• Guided reflective writing
• Colour-based mapping
• Moderated poetry reading & story sharing event fostering community
About the facilitator:
Muniba Mahmud is the slightly relentless engine driver behind Rawanee - who passionately believes in the power of creative expression.
Studio Rawanee is an extension of over five years of literary and performing arts work - a practice-based space where language, structure, and creative exercises are used to explore resilience, proportion, and ethical clarity in lived life.
This event is in collaboration with Song of the Red Butterfly - a humble initiative uniting hearts and changing lives through music and poetry events.
Attendance is free - but we recommend making a donation to charity.
You may add an optional donation amount when booking. All proceeds collected by us will go to our chosen cause, Hope & Play.
Alternatively, you may donate directly to them or to a charity of your choice.
Hope & Play is a UK registered charity delivering projects directly to Palestinian children since 2008 through access to food, education, play and trauma support
STUDIO RAWANEE: creative resilience in practice
FUN'gah Studio Rawanee
FUN’gah – Studio Rawanee is Rawanee’s creative resilience practice.
It extends Rawanee’s five years of literary, performing arts, and community creativity into structured, ethical, non-clinical creative resilience work. The work supports:
- clarity during periods of change
- grounded decision-making
- creative integration of experience
We offer facilitated creative and reflective practice, grounded in care, structure, and lived experience.
MORE ABOUT STUDIO RAWANEE
Resilience in Creativity
Resilience in Creativity
Resilience in Creativity
Our approach blends:
- structured creative reflection
- moments of play, lightness, and depth
- seriousness and release
Recognising that resilience is built through both structure and space.
Who we work with
Resilience in Creativity
Resilience in Creativity
We work with individuals and groups navigating:
- complexity and transition
- leadership and responsibility
- identity across cultures, generations, and contexts