İyad el-Baghdadi (Arabic: إياد البغدادي‎) (born June 17, 1977) is a writer, entrepreneur, and human rights activist who attained international prominence during the Arab Spring. A self-styled “Islamic libertarian,” he is an outspoken critic of both Islamic movements and secular dictatorships, and has set himself apart from many other activists through his use of humor and sarcasm.[1] He contributes to his own blog site Islam and Liberty and podcast Arab Tyrant Manual on Souncloud.[2]