The Beirut explosion, through the eyes of Lebanese women

Almost four years ago, nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded at the port of Beirut. What happened to the people affected by the blast? 

Some 300,000 were left homeless by the explosion. Approximately 7,000 were injured. More than 200 people died. 

In her new book, “All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation, and The Women who Survive,” Dalal Mawad seeks to understand the impact of the event on Lebanese women.

The women are also victims of Lebanon’s modern history of protracted conflicts. Many of these women have suffered and continue to suffer silently. They never get the chance to heal. They are lurching from one crisis to another. They have endured patriarchal laws and discrimination and have been forced to be resilient, but are in reality just survivors of the country’s perpetual dysfunction and impunity. While I have given up and left the country, many of them have decided to stay and fight for justice. They cannot find peace without accountability.

That tragic event shook Lebanon and its people to the core.What was left behind amongst the rubble? We learn about what happened through the eyes of Lebanese women – then get an update on the latest news at Lebanon’s border with Israel.

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