Fatiha Bensalah graduated in education and communication from institutions in Algeria and France. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychosociology from the Université de Montreal, as well as a master’s degree in intercultural mediation from the Université de Sherbrooke. Her migratory experience and her academic career have led her to critical and informed positions on intercultural issues and on practices of managing cultural diversity in Quebec. She is engaged in civic involvement towards fostering social cohesion and individual well-being. Her ultimate goal in her work is the prevention and management of intercultural conflicts. She is an intercultural consultant-trainer, author, speaker and lecturer at the Université de Sherbrooke.