She went to DePaul University completing a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Religions and is a certified Montessori teacher.
Her career in playwrighting and performance arts started in 2008 after taking a class on writing a one-person play with Tekki Lominicki in April 2008. During the same class, she started writing her much-acclaimed play Unveiled. She was offered at the end of the class to perform a sample of her play in the Fillet of Solo Festival at Live Bait Theater in July 2008. The next year, Unveiled had its world premiere at the 16th Street Theater, directed by Ann Filmer. Malik was offered a one-year residency at The Goodman Theater, in the inaugural group of The Goodman's Playwrights Unit.
Since 2010, Malik regularly performs her play Unveiled in universities, churches, synagogues, interfaith and other places of worship to open up discussion about hate crimes, identity, tolerance and discrimination.[4][5][6]
She has also participated as a keynote speaker at several conferences throughout North America including at a TedX and CueBall event.
June/July 2016 - South Africa Premiere of "Unveiled" "[1]" at 2016 National Arts Festival, Grahamstone & "[2]" 969 Festival, Johannesburg performed by Gulshan Mia
June 2015 - New York Premiere of "Unveiled" at Voyage Theater Company [10]
September 2014 - "Unveiled" performed at Edison Theatre as part of the Ovations Series[11]
April 2013 - "Unveiled" performed at Crossroads Theater Company, NJ[12]
2012 - Theater Project Baltimore
Sept 2011 - Fourth Production of "Unveiled" at Brava Theater, San Francisco, CA [13]
2010 - Third Production of "Unveiled" at Next Theater Company in Evanston, IL
March 2010 - Chicago Premiere of "Unveiled" at Victory Gardens Theater [14]
May/June 2009 - "Unveiled" was extended for an additional month at 16th Street Theater in Berwyn, IL
April/May 2009 – World Premiere of "Unveiled" at 16th Street Theater in Berwyn, IL
July 2019 - Commissioned by Big Bridge Theatre Consortium (BBTC) to be produced in 2021-22[26]
December 2018 - Speaker at a Ted X Chicago event, "Power of the Pen" Chicago USA
Spring 2018 - Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities Artist in Residence, Northwestern University, USA
September 2016 - Accepted as an artistic affiliate at American Blues Theater, Chicago IL
March 2016 - Commissioned by The Hypocrites to develop new play inspired by Syrian musician responses to the refugee crisis.[27]
September 2011 – 2017 – Accepted as one of the 4 new additions to Chicago Dramatist's resident playwrights[28]
January 2015 - Accepted as an artistic associate at Voyage Theater Company, New York, NY
November/December 2011 – Collaborated with Tanya Saracho and Elizabeth Berg in "Our Holiday Stories" which was produced by 16th Street Theater, Berwyn IL
May 2011 – Playwright Unit Series; "The Mecca Tales", Goodman Theatre commission in Chicago, IL
2010/11 – Accepted as one of the four playwrights in the inaugural Playwrights Unit at Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL
2010 – Accepted as an artistic associate at 16th Street Theater, Berwyn IL
December 2009 – New Stage Series; "Yasmina's Necklace" Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL
August 2008 – Workshopped her play "Unveiled" with Rivendale Theatre
July 2008 – Performed sample of "Unveiled" at the Filet of Solo Festival
She was requested to provide video based inspirational reflections for 30 Good Minutes (a weekly multifaith program on WTTW (Channel 11)) PBS in Chicago. Her reflections will be shown throughout 2012 as part of the weekly program.
