Manizey Ibrahim talks about her journey with Anaphylaxis, a severe potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, and how she lost but then, regained control of her life. She discusses the important role her imagination played in making her feel powerful, liberated, and giving her the will to fight. She talks about the scars she had to endure; scars which she proudly wears today because she believes that it is through those that she is stronger now and can fight for longer. Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Manizey, who is managing her family business as the Director of Legal Affairs (Monitoring and Compliance) of Ibrahim Securities Limited, is now revolutionising how the Bangladeshi community looks at the urban fantasy genre. The product of years of blood, sweat and tears, her debut novel Aries: The Beginning (2022)’s cover was uniquely revealed with a book-themed scavenger hunt held at Bookworm Bangladesh on February 25, Friday and subsequently published the Novel on December 06. Her debut Novel received it’s first public attention at the revered Dhaka Lit Fest 2023. What also aided in her literary journey was her more-than-decade-old experience of teaching law nationally and internationally [Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in the London College of Legal Studies (North) 2010-2016 and the Bachelor of Laws Programme at Segi College, Kuching, Malaysia 2016- 2019 where she was also heavily involved in the Hornbill City Toastmasters Club and emerged as the Champion Speaker of the Humorous Speech Contest in the Toastmasters Area D1 level]. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
