Poets and Speakers

Foto: Goethe-Institut / Madiha Aijaz

Attiya Dawood was born in 1958 and is a celebrated Sindhi poet, writer, activist. She has been hailed as `the most important feminist writer in Sindhi’ by Shaikh Ayaz, the renowned Sindhi poet. Through her writings, Dawood highlights the oppression of women in Pakistani society in the name of tradition. She raises her voice against misogyny and bias, and advocates the empowerment of women. Her poems have been translated into German by Annemarie Schimmel, the noted scholar, who has written extensively on Islam and Sufism. They have also been translated into English and Urdu. Two of her poems were published in Jan Goodwin’s anthology, The Price of Honour. 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. She is a recipient of the Sindh Adeeb Award from Akhil Bharat Sindhi Boli Ain Sahit Sabha, India.

Poems

شرافت جي پلصراط /
Der schmale Steg der Ehre

سفر /
Die Reise

بي رنگ تصوير /
Farbloses Bild

پريت جي ريت /
Geschichte der Liebe