Hikmah is Nigerian and has been living in South Jamaica for the last 7 years. She previously lived in Brooklyn. She was born in Nigeria, and left Nigeria at a very young age with her parents, whom have kept the family close to their culture. She has 4 siblings. She went to I.S. 238, then to John Bowne High School, and is now at Queens College. She likes Queens more than Brooklyn because of the quietness.