We're so pleased to announce the next COM Talk, an afternoon with poet, writer & educator, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, reflecting on the Hijrah walk she embarked on from Makkah to Madinah.
Retracing the Prophetic Journey
Blessed with the opportunity to be part of a small group of walkers retracing the Prophetic Hijrah route from Makkah to Medina in Rajab just gone (January 2026), Suhaiymah will share insights into what the walkers experienced, felt and saw over the one-week trek through unmarked desert and mountains. In a religion that tells us to "follow him ﷺ" what does it mean to attempt to literally walk in the footsteps of The Beloved of Allah ﷺ?
About Our Speaker
Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan is a writer, workshop facilitator and educator whose work explores the power of words - what they conceal, reveal, and make possible. Writing across poetry, essays, and theatre, she engages with race, history, Islamophobia, and the narratives shaping ideas of belonging and freedom. She enjoys creating rooted in care, honesty, and collective imagination. Her books include Postcolonial Banter (2019), Tangled in Terror: Uprooting Islamophobia (2022), and Seeing for Ourselves: And Even Stranger Possibilities (2023). Since her widely viewed poem This Is Not a Humanising Poem (2017), she has continued to write for page and stage, with her debut play, Peanut Butter and Blueberries, premiering in London in 2024. She is also co-founder of
@nejmacollective , a group working in solidarity with Muslims affected by incarceration.
Link in our bio for more - earlybird tickets now live.
