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Attiya Dawood is known for her bold stance on women's rights. She is known as a feminist writer and poet. Her poetry and writings challenge the society and contains verses that support her opinions on women and their rights. In a literary sitting in
Larkana, Attiya said: “I am proud to be a feminist
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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. She said that a
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and a poet who ran away from home to become a school teacher. He died at the age of 60 in 1965 when Attiya was 6 years old. During the 1970s, Attiya's family moved to
Karachi where she took admission in a college. During this time, she struggled a lot, socially and financially and had to work in a
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Attiya published her first poem when she was in 8th grade. Attiya Dawood, originally Attiya Larik, changed her name to Dawood in the early 70's when she published her first poem in a Sindhi-language newspaper. Attiya had received a negative feedback from her family, particularly her brothers over
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Attiya's poetry career began in the 1980s, when she started contributing to a local magazine. In 1995, Attiya published her first collection of poetry titled "Raging to be free", which were
English translations of her works in Sindhi. Since, then she has written a small volume of poetry that is
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Attiya began her career as a writer and poet in the 1980s. She has been a regular contributor to Hilal e
Pakistan and its women pages Sartiyun. 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
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Saamnay is an Urdu autobiography of Attiya Dawood. 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. In Ainay kay Saamnay, Attiya narrates her personal
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published six books, and her articles on women's rights, peace, justice, and gender issues have appeared in major national dailies and literary journals. She has also been comparing in radio programs on women and their problems. She also served in a government department
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towel factory to bear the expenses. She started writing poetry when she was introduced to Ahmed Saleem by her friend Rupa. From there, she became a member of Sindhi Adabi Sangat. Since the 1980s she has been writing poetry regularly.
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Attiya participated in the NGO segment of a
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poet but I am afraid male-dominated society interprets it wrongly.” She mentioned that male critics often found negativity in her work but the criticism will not stop her from her objectives.
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Moledino Larik; a village in Naushero Feroze. Attiya was born to her father; Muhammad Dawood's third wife Arbab Khatoon. Attiya's father, Muhammad Dawood Larik was a
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publishing a poem. In retaliation, She decided to change the title Larik, as it was her brother's name and decided to switch to Dawood, which was her father's name.
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