[5] Abdullah works on a voluntary basis for numerous trusts, civil society organisations, non-profits, policy groups, and academic bodies.

She is a strong supporter of extremism-free education[6][7][8][9] and easy access for women from rural areas.

[10] As a strong supporter of women's rights[11][12] she always raise her voice against all kinds of gender violence.

[13][14][15][16] Topics on which she has spoken included “opening up spaces for human rights defenders”,[17] in response to the murder of Rashid Rehman (lawyer for Junaid Hafeez) in 2014.

In 2014، she opposed the actions of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in closing down a private TV station for a fortnight for allegedly broadcasting blasphemous content; Abdullah's view was that “this is not the answer”.