Her father, Sheikh Mustafa Assy, was one of the symbols of the Egyptian Leftist Movement, and he was one of the founders of the "National Progressive Unionist Party", which was established in the wake of the return of political parties, and the ending of the "Arab Socialist Union". It was the only political party in Egypt in 1976, which was named by the late president Anwar El-Sadat at that time “Al-Manabar". The party was founded by a group of Left-Leaning Tendencies in general, including socialists, communists, nasserists, nationalists and some liberals, but the communists were also at the heart of the group calling for the establishment of the party.
