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.

From 2019 to 2022, Abdul Malak served as advisor on cultural affairs and communications to President Emmanuel Macron,[5] replacing Claudia Ferrazzi.

She collaborated with the Minister of National Education, Pap Ndiaye, with a view to appeasement of memories; she referred to the words of Emmanuel Macron.

[9] A month after her appointment as Minister of Culture, Abdul Malak gave an interview to the newspaper Le Parisien where she announced her political projects.

She justified this decision by "the presumption of innocence" and also underlined his record; "He is the boss of a CNC which has faced the crisis and which, moreover, has been a pioneer in the fight against sexual violence and sexism."

During the closing ceremony of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Abdul Malak said she was "stunned" by the words of filmmaker Justine Triet during her speech as winner of the Palme d'Or.