▁strongly ▁in ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁teaching ▁Islam ▁to ▁children . ▁Over all , ▁she ▁believed ▁that ▁most ▁aspects ▁of ▁women ' s ▁education ▁needed ▁significant ▁reform . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁▁ ▁Mal ak ▁took ▁action ▁on ▁her ▁views ▁by ▁starting ▁organizations ▁and ▁seeking ▁political ▁action . ▁One ▁aspect ▁of ▁her ▁political ▁activity ▁was ▁connection ▁with ▁women ▁from ▁other ▁countries . ▁She ▁founded ▁the ▁Union ▁for ▁the ▁Education ▁of ▁Women , ▁which ▁brought ▁Egypt ian ▁women ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁Arab ▁and ▁European ▁women . ▁Mal ak ▁later ▁founded ▁an ▁emer gency ▁health ▁service ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁a ▁n urs ing ▁school ▁for ▁women ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁home . ▁She ▁made ▁sure ▁to ▁phys ically ▁represent ▁the ▁ide als ▁that ▁she ▁supported ▁in ▁her ▁writing . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Mal ak ' s ▁most ▁significant ▁political ▁actions ▁was ▁her ▁presentation ▁of ▁a ▁ten - point ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁women ▁to ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁She ▁laid ▁out ▁five ▁points ▁as ▁to ▁how ▁education ▁should ▁be ▁improved : ▁it ▁should ▁have ▁religious ▁orientation ; ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁required ▁up ▁to ▁primary ▁school ; ▁it ▁should ▁include ▁h yg iene , ▁child re aring , ▁first ▁aid , ▁and ▁econom ics ; ▁it ▁should ▁include ▁training ▁for ▁women ▁in ▁n urs ing ▁and ▁teaching ▁prof essions ; ▁and ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁women ▁for ▁higher ▁studies . ▁She ▁asked ▁for ▁legisl ation ▁on ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁points . ▁The ▁other ▁five