[1][2] Her work covers food, travel and politics and her critically acclaimed books, The Saffron Tales and Zaitoun, use everyday stories to challenge stereotypes of the Middle East.
[3] After earning a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sheffield and a Master of Science in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics, Khan went on to work as a campaigner for numerous British charities and human rights groups including INQUEST and War on Want.
In 2013, she launched a Kickstarter project[4] to create a food and travel book that would share recipes and stories from Iran, the country of her mother's birth.
It was published in the UK in 2018 by Bloomsbury and was called one of the best cookbooks of the year by The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent and the BBC Food Programme.
[1][12] Khan has worked as a presenter for BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme[13] and CNN/Roads and Kingdoms' series The Perfect Dish with Anthony Bourdain.