▁women ▁to ▁show ▁their ▁power ▁and ▁liber ation . ▁Mal ak , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁un ve iling ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁She ▁believed ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁wealth ier ▁women ▁who ▁un ve iled ▁were ▁doing ▁so ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁ob session ▁with ▁European ▁fashion , ▁not ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁desire ▁for ▁freedom ▁or ▁because ▁they ▁felt ▁repr essed ▁by ▁the ▁ve il . ▁She ▁also ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁ve il ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁culture ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁and ▁that ▁b anning ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁too ▁ab rupt ▁a ▁change ▁for ▁many ▁women . ▁Mal ak ▁called ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁be ▁w ary ▁of ▁men ▁who , ▁at ▁first , ▁ordered ▁women ▁to ▁wear ▁a ▁ve il ▁and ▁then ▁suddenly ▁ordered ▁them ▁not ▁to ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁their ▁‘ li ber ation .’ ▁Her ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁ve il ▁represented ▁a ▁significant ▁difference ▁between ▁her ▁and ▁other ▁femin ists . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁▁ ▁Mal ak ▁wrote ▁extens ively ▁about ▁the ▁mar ital ▁rights ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁Egypt . ▁This ▁issue ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁femin ist ▁issues ▁with ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁significant ▁personal ▁experience . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁had ▁two ▁w ives ▁caused ▁her ▁to ▁intens ely ▁opp ose ▁pol yg amy . ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁entitled ▁“ Or ▁Co - W ives ”, ▁she ▁de emed ▁pol yg amy ▁“ w omen ’ s ▁mort al ▁enemy .” ▁She