She was chosen to defend Doria Shafik in court.[4] This was in regards to how in February 1951, Shafik managed to secretly bring together 1500 women from Egypt's two leading feminist groupings (Bint Al-Nil and the Egyptian Feminist Union), and organize a march of people that interrupted parliament for four hours after they gathered there with a series of demands mainly related to women's socioeconomic rights.[5] When the case went to trial, many Bint al-Nil supporters attended the courtroom, and the judge adjourned the hearing indefinitely.[6]