From 2001 to 2006, Abdul Malak directed programs of the association Clowns sans frontieres, whose mission is to provide psychosocial support to children and populations who are victims of humanitarian crises or are in situations of major precariousness. She participated in the Clowns sans frontieres book ''J'ai 10 ans'' (I am ten years old), published in 2003, and in the organization of support shows, in particular at the Olympia, with the sponsor artists of the association, such as
Matthieu Chedid. In December 2013, she participated in Michael Drucker's
Vivement dimanche program at the invitation of
Louis and Matthieu Chedid to promote the association. In 2008, Abdul Malak became a live performance advisor to the Deputy of Culture for Christophe Girard, then his director of cabinet in 2010. She worked on the reform of multiple theaters and the renewal of their management, the opening of new cultural facilities such as the Centquatre, the Gaite-Lyrique, the houses of amateur artistic practices, and organized the Estates General of the Night, following the position "When the night dies in silence". From 2012 to 2014, Abdul Malak worked as advisor on cultural affairs to
Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoë. She participated in several municipal projects such as the Philharmonie, the creation of public establishment Paris Musees bringing together the fourteen of the seventeen museums of Paris, the opening of the Louxor - Palais du Cinema, the development of libraries, and the
Nuit Blanche. From 2014 to 2018, Abdul Malak served as
cultural attaché at the
Consulate General of France, New York City. She promoted the diffusion of the "French scene" by allowing French artists to perform in the United States by encouraging translations and new creations. She set up a festival for young audiences called TILT, co-organized with the FIAF and around ten partner venues by programming artists from the French-speaking world and American artists. She also participated in the programming of the Nights of Philosophy and festivals of
Albertine Books. She was also responsible for support funds of the FACE Foundation (French American Cultural Heritage) for contemporary art, theater, dance, contemporary music, and jazz. From 2019 to 2022, Abdul Malak served as advisor on cultural affairs and communications to
President Emmanuel Macron, replacing Claudia Ferrazzi. She orchestrated the implementation of the white year for
intermittents du spectacle following the crisis caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 she was mentioned as a possible Minister of Culture, succeeding
Franck Riester. ==Political career==