Attiya Dawood

Attiya Dawood
عطیہ داؤد
Dawood in 2012
Born (1958-04-01) April 1, 1958
Moledino Larik, Naushahro Feroze, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Poet, writer, feminist, activist
ChildrenSoonha Abro
Suhaee Abro

Attiya Dawood (Urdu: عطیہ داؤد born April 1, 1958) is a Sindhi poet, writer, feminist and activist. She was born in Moledino Larik (a small village in Naushero Feroze, Sindh, Pakistan) She has been hailed as one of the most important feminist Sindhi writers of her time. Attiya uses her poetry to highlight the oppression of women in Sindhi society in the name of tradition. She has been writing poetry since 1980.