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The Gift of Giving
Muzahid Khan in Conversation - Autobiography Launch
5th December 2023
The launch of the revised edition of Muzahid Khan's memoir THE GIFT OF GIVING - an inspirational chronicle of his journey from a young boy in Bangladesh to a successful entrepreneur in the UK. Khan’s work has been recognised by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Greater Manchester in June 2021. Muzahid was in conversation with Dr Tom Sullivan.
About the book
Spanning more than fifty years, The Gift of Giving is the story of Muzahid Khan – from village boy in Bangladesh to established business entrepreneur and social activist - and presents the reader with his beliefs for how to lead a better, more fulfilling life. Beginning with his family’s desperate struggle to avoid death while he was a young boy during the 1971 War of Independence, Muzahid Khan takes us through his upbringing in the UK during the 1980s through to his maturing as a family man with a heart for communities both in the UK and in Bangladesh. Through numerous trips and projects culminating in the Singerkach health clinic in his home village, Muzahid Khan takes us through the events which shaped him and led him to be the entrepreneur and life coach he is today. He reveals how he believes in the secret of giving which empowers, enhances self-worth and bring great joy.
About the Author
Muzahid Khan has been at the heart of local and global initiatives that have made real differences to people’s lives. He serves as a volunteer governance advisor for multiple organisations including the Amana Foundation and he also holds a position as a board member of Maggie’s Cancer Centre.
In The Gift of Giving, Muzahid details his life and the lessons he’s learnt, and emphasises his mother and father’s lessons on the importance of giving.
Muzahid is a certified NLP coach, and his efforts have been recognised by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for being a young achiever in 1998, and his work was also commended by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2000. During 2013, he became one of almost 50,000 changemakers certified by the US Climate Reality Leadership Corps. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Greater Manchester in June 2021.
Dr Tom Sullivan is the lead editor at Vellum Publishing and an anthropologist from Manchester, who is passionate about growing the voices of Greater Manchester’s community heroes.
Paul Abdul Wadud Sutherland in Conversation
15th November 2023 - Poetry Collection Launch
Paul Sutherland is a Canadian-British poet and the founder of Dream Catcher, an international literary journal, and our upcoming collection brings together his greatest poems and previously unpublished poems. Holy Week Sequence and Poems on the Life of the Prophet Muhammad provide an intimate exploration of the lives of founders of two of the world’s largest religious traditions, and Seven Earth Odes takes the reader into the natural world. The collection is capped by previously unpublished mystical writings which reflect Sutherland’s continued exploration of capturing that which is beyond words, in words.
Paul discussed his work with Dr Thomas Sullivan, and took questions from the audience about his life, work, and his writing process.
Samantha Terrell - Dismantling Mountains Launch
15th November 2023 - Poetry Collection Launch
At the same event, Samantha Terrell’s poetry collection, Dismantling Mountains, was launched. Terrell is an internationally-published American poet whose poetry emphasises self-awareness as a means to social awareness. Her poetry has been shortlisted for the Anita McAndrews Poets for Human Rights Award, organised by Poets Without Borders.
Samantha performed a virtual reading of her poetry and her books were sold at the Blackwell’s, Manchester event.