Qaisra M. Khan is an internationally recognised curator and scholar of Islamic art. Educated at Cambridge and SOAS, she began her curatorial career at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, and co-curated the British Museum’s landmark Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam (2012). Since 2015, she has been Curator of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage at the Khalili Collections, London. Her recent publications include Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage (2022) and The Anis al-Hujjaj (2025). She recently co-curated William Morris and Art from the Islamic World (2025), an innovative exhibition exploring the profound influence of Islamic art and design on the work of the renowned British designer and Arts and Crafts pioneer. A sought-after lecturer and commentator, she serves on the advisory board of History of Oriental Studies (Brill) and is a recognised global voice on Islamic art.