Nikhat Qureshi is a trained mediator with a special focus on cross-cultural communication and understanding diversity. After her B.A. in Political Science & Psychology, Nikhat completed a Bachelors in Law and Legislation (L.L.B) from The University of Punjab in Pakistan and later finished her post graduation certification in Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management from The Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States. She is a certified Connection Practice Trainer with Rasur Foundation International. Worked as the Court Appointed Advocate for Abused children at Dallas CASA.
Nikhat is passionate about art and philanthropy. She is an award-winning visual artist and calligrapher. Her work has been part of exhibitions in USA and Pakistan. She often conducts the basics of Arabic calligraphy workshops for beginners. Nikhat served as the Program Director of Islamic Art Revival Series (2012-2014) whose mission is to bring awareness and exposure to Islamic Art and to build cultural bridges between the Islamic world and North America. In 2018 she formed BC Muslim Art House, a group of local Muslim Art enthusiasts in British-Columbia, to come together and promote education on the arts of the Islamic world within the Muslim community and beyond to encourage cross-cultural exchange of art/art related activities.
She believes that the most selfless way to make a difference in the world is to serve as a volunteer, as evidenced in her work with the Gendercide Awareness Project. In 2014, she interviewed Beverly Hill and June Chow (of the Gendercide Awareness Project) for Radio Azad in Dallas-Fort Worth. In 2017 she contributed two works of art to the Artists Respond component of the 117 Million Missing art exhibit.
Nikhat enjoys the wit and spontaneousness in life. To her, arrogance is blindness and imperfections are human, we must embrace! Nikhat is a fashion and lifestyle enthusiast, a traveler and a nature lover. She lives with her 9-year old son and a cat named Toffee.