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About
Zaheer Khatri is a contemporary author, educator, and publisher best known as the founder of Learning Roots, the Islamic children's education brand he established in 2004 and has directed since. Under his leadership the company became a recognized name in its niche, with resources distributed in more than thirty countries. He read mathematics and economics at the London School of Economics, then earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Education followed by a master's degree in curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. Before founding Learning Roots he taught mathematics in a London secondary school, coordinated special projects at a further-education college, and served as headmaster of a private primary school, grounding his publishing in classroom experience. Khatri has authored a wide range of Learning Roots titles, both instructional and narrative. These include Tajweed Untangled, a clearly laid-out guide to the rules of Qurʾan recitation that helped set a new standard for tajwid books, along with children's resources such as The Box of Manners, Quranic Opposites, Prayer Practice, Qibla Arrow, Remind Me, and storybooks like Stories of the Prophets and My Prophet Muhammad. His stated aim across these works is to present the religion of Islam to young readers in the best possible light, combining sound content with engaging, accessible design. He lives in London.
