Mahmoud HirjiMahmoud Hirji's stories are drawn from his experiences growing up in Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika), working in Canada and as an expat abroad. Hirji studied in Tanzania and England, then emigrated to Canada where he studied Civil Engineering. Now a pofessional construction consultant, the globe-trotting Hirji has lived on four continents, worked on projects in 23-countries and travelled to 46-countries. Monkey Tales and other Short Stories is his first book.

Mahmoud Hirji lives in Toronto with his wife and daughter. They enjoy a shared passion for travel and the outdoors-hiking, canoeing, cottaging, skiing- and hope to resume their travels in a post-pandemic world. They currently actively volunteer within and outside their community. Read More Read Less