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About the Author

Rukhsana Khan is an award winning author and storyteller. She was born in Lahore, Pakistan and immigrated to Canada, with her family, at the age of three.   She grew up in the small town of Dundas, Ontario.

Rukhsana has a down-to-earth, humourous style of presentation. 

Some of her presentations tackle serious subject matter such as child refugees, but she does so with a light touch that engages listeners without trivializing the situation.  With her years of storytelling experience and wide repertoire of stories, her presentations work well for various age groups and audience types. 

She has presented at schools and communities all across Canada and in many parts of the U.S. 

She has also presented at the 2006 American Library Association conference in New Orleans, and the 2004 I.B.B.Y. congress in Capetown.  She has toured South Africa, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. 

She was a featured artist at the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures in Monterrey, Mexico, and has been invited to be a plenary speaker at 2008 I.B.B.Y. congress in Denmark. 

Rukhsana began by writing for community magazines and went on to write songs and stories for the Adam's World children's videos.  She currently has seven books published and others under contract. 

Rukhsana is a member of SCBWI, The Writers Union of Canada, CANSCAIP, and the Storytelling School of Toronto.  She tells tales of India, Persia, the Middle East, as well as her own stories.  She has four children: three girls and a boy.   Two of her daughters are married and she has one granddaughter. She lives in Toronto with her husband and family. 

Rukhsana was honoured by the District 60 branch of Toastmasters for their 2004 Communication & Leadership Award.  For more information:

Islamic Etiquette & The Shaking of Hands, an article by Rukhsana.

What You Might Want to Consider when Hosting Muslims, an article by Rukhsana.