Fauzia Ilyas

Fauzia Ilyas (born 1989) is a Dutch Pakistani speaker, political activist, and the president and co-founder of Atheist & Agnostic Alliance Pakistan. Ilyas, an open atheist and apostate of Islam, fled from Pakistan after receiving threats to her life and faced potential legal charges for blasphemy in Pakistan. Ilyas received asylum in the Netherlands, where she is now a critic of Islam and campaigner for feminism, secularism, and atheist rights in Pakistan.

Fauzia Ilyas
فوزیہ الیاس
Fauzia Ilyas speaking in London in 2017
Born (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989
Pakistan
Nationality
  • Pakistani
  • Dutch
Occupations
  • President and co-founder of Atheist & Agnostic Alliance Pakistan
  • Speaker
  • Political activist
Years active2012–present
Known forCriticism on Islam
MovementSecular movement
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