Several snaps show both parents smiling in the audience as Zahra crossed the stage and celebrated with friends. In her caption, Malaak praised Zahra's devotion to literature and her English degree in Narrative Studies, calling her a "brilliant, thoughtful, compassionate young woman" and thanking the supportive village around her.
Malaak noted how astonished she was by her daughter's academic work. Rock, 61, and Malaak first met in 1994, married in 1996, separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2016. They share daughters Zahra and Lola Simon, 23; Malaak is also mother to Ntombi, whom she adopted from South Africa.