Rukhsana Khan (Urdu: رخسانہ خان; born 1962) is a Canadian children's writer and storyteller, whose stories have enabled children of all cultures to connect with cultures of Eastern origins.
She graduated from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology and became a biological-chemical technician.
[citation needed] She has four children including three daughters and a son, and lives with her husband in Toronto, Ontario.
[5] Khan is a "well-known Canadian children’s author who focuses on telling tales of diversity.
[7] She presented a speech titled "Freedom of Speech Versus Cultural Sensitivity: Balancing the Right to Create Freely vs. the Need of People to be Respected", at the 2008 IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) World Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.