Attiya Dawood (Urdu: عطیہ داؤد born April 1, 1958[1]) is a Sindhi poet, writer, feminist and activist.

She was born in Moledino Larik (a small village in Naushero Feroze, Sindh, Pakistan)[2][3] She has been hailed as one of the most important feminist Sindhi writers of her time.

Attiya's father, Muhammad Dawood Larik was a Hafiz and a poet who ran away from home to become a school teacher.

Attiya Dawood is married to Khuda Baksh Abro, a well known artist and designer who graduated from National College of Arts, Lahore.

She has also contributed to workshops and seminars by writing papers on subjects such as folk artists and men of letters in Sindhi language.

She has published six books, and her articles on women's rights, peace, justice, and gender issues have appeared in major national dailies and literary journals.

Raging to be free; a poetry collection and Sindh ki Aurat are books that talk about the hurdles of women through Attiya's experiences.

Professor Tanveer Junejo said about the Sindh Ki Aurat: " Atiya had studied the miseries of women very closely, which was mirrored in her writings.

[8] It was earlier published in Hindi in India by the same title by Rajkamal Prakashan, as Attiya wrote the story of her life during a residency at the Sanskriti Kendra in New Delhi.

[3][13][14] In Ainay kay Saamnay, Attiya narrates her personal experiences and her early life in the rural Sindh, her frustrations over the patriarchal society and culture as a young girl.