In addition to her career in Chadian Television, Yacoub has also produced several, mostly documentary, short films with her own production company, Sud Cap Production, which she founded in 2001.[6] Both in her films and off the screen, Yacoub is committed to greater human rights, especially to the equality of women in Chad, which has made her a target for repression. Her short film "Dilemme au féminin" which criticized female genital mutilation was especially controversial.[7] The film led to strong protests in the country and a fatwa was pronounced against her due to nudity and other objectionable material.[8][9]