The Adenian October activist, Safinaz Khalifa, died today in the capital, Aden, after a life full of giving, enlightenment, and struggle against the British occupation of Aden.

 The Khalifa Adeniya family, to which Safinaz belongs, is one of the most ancient families that played a role in liberation and enlightenment and leaders of the cultural movement in Aden and the surrounding areas.

Its origins 

Safinaz Khalifa was born in the Crater neighborhood - Aden. She is the descendant of a liberal, enlightened family with a proud history in the struggle against the British occupier. Her political affiliations varied, but they were all focused on the goal of liberating Aden from the clutches of colonialism.

Her brother, Khalifa Abdullah Hassan Khalifa (1931-2007), was the first to carry out a commando operation in Aden on December 10, 1963, when he threw a bomb at Aden airport at the British delegation consisting of the High Commissioner, his deputy, and 35 companions, all of whom were wounded and killed in Operation Deputy High Commissioner.

Talk about the militant role of Safinaz Khalifa goes back to a period from the time of Aden. The one that remained imprisoned in working on the demand to improve the conditions of women since 1937, which was waged by the pioneer of enlightenment, Muhammad Ali Luqman, which resulted in the success of the demands for women’s education, and the approval of the opening of the first government primary school in the city of Sheikh Othman in Aden in 1941 for girls, and it was inclusive of all girls. From all regions of Aden, the Aden Women’s Club was also opened - the first women’s club established by the British authorities in 1943. Ruqaya Muhammad Nasser, Nabiha Hassan Ali, and Saeeda Bashraheel joined it, and later Razia Ihsan Allah, Safinaz, and a group of Aden women joined it.