Abulhoul founded the international affairs think tank, the Fiker Institute, in September 2021. It serves as a platform to advance two-way dialogue between the Arab world and the international community to test ideas, debate constructs, and develop deeper intellectual understanding. In November 2023, she launched the institute’s politics library as part of its expansion plans, housing over 15,000 books on foreign policy, global politics, and international development. She is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on the Future of Geopolitics and a Trustee of the Emirates Literature Foundation.