Fawziyya Abu Khalid (Arabic:فوزية أبو خالد) (born in 1955) is a Saudi Arabian poet, essayist, sociologist, and professor.
[4] Sharifa Nur al-Hashemi's quest for education and the equality of the sexes inspired Abu Khalid to write and express herself from a very young age.
Fawziyya Abu Khalid is one of the contemporary Saudi writers who has faced censorship due to the strict interpretation of Islamic law, known as Wahhabism.
[1] Fawziyya Abu Khalid's poetry is full of free verse as well as discursive strategies that represent her eastern and Arab roots.
Several conservative groups attacked her political themes and thoughts on women's education and liberation, and pushed for her work to be banned in Saudi Arabia.
In addition to her poetry, Fawziyya Abu Khalid is notable for publicly taking a stance on today's human rights issues.
In September 2011, Fawziyya Abu Khalid spoke out in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a supporter of Saudi Arabia's ruling that women would finally be given the right to vote and stand for election in 2015.