In November 2022, Crystal Palace Friends of Palestine arranged for Diana Safieh, daughter of Palestinian diplomat, Afif Safieh, to speak to the Penge and Palace Women’s Institute.

Diana related her own personal story and drew on anecdotes from her father's career as a Palestinian diplomat. She told the women of Penge and Palace about her family's dispossession in 1948, about her father losing his right to return to his homeland after the 1967 war, and of Israel's continuous violations of international law.

Diana also gave striking contemporary examples of the daily struggles of the Palestinian people and their resilience living under Israeli occupation.

We were pleased to have the opportunity to bring Palestinian history and current realities to an audience of local women who were keen to learn more.