Seeing for Ourselves

Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan is a poet and writer whose work disrupts assumptions about history, race, violence and knowledge. She is the author of Seeing for Ourselves, Tangled in Terror and the poetry collection Postcolonial Banter; a co-author of A FLY Girl’s Guide to University; and a contributor to the anthologies Cut from the Same Cloth? and I Refuse to Condemn. Her writing has also featured in The Guardian and Al Jazeera, and her poetry has been viewed millions of times online. She is a co-founder of the Nejma Collective, a group of Muslims working in solidarity with people in prison. She is based in Leeds and is currently writing for theatre.

‘In her honest reflections, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan invites readers on a spiritual journey of self-accounting, helping us to think about how we see ourselves and want to be seen … [A] short yet stunning book.’ — Middle East Eye‘A beautiful consideration of devotion to faith, family and politics … Manzoor-Khan’s exacting thoughtfulness shines throughout.’ — The Skinny‘To read this expansive treasure of a book is to see everything differently.’ — Sabrina Mahfouz, author of These Bodies of Water‘A gift and a blessing for anyone who has ever faced invisibility and over-scrutiny at the same time … In these loving pages, we are encouraged to want more and see ourselves for ourselves.’ — Muneera Pilgrim, author of That Day She’ll Proclaim Her Chronicles‘Moves the heart and provokes thought in equal measure.’ — Preti Taneja, author of Aftermath‘A rare treat … we witness a profound thinker and remarkable poet at work.’ — Arun Kundnani, author of What Is Antiracism?‘Utterly disruptive. With grace and vulnerability … Manzoor-Khan upends the conversation on representational politics.’ — Waithera Sebatindira, author of Through an Addict’s Looking-Glass