One month ago, Beirut was devastated by an explosion that ripped through its port.
Image source: REUTERSAward-winning children’s author Basma El Khatib, whose work has been published by QF’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press, was in her home country of Lebanon when a huge explosion tore through its capital Beirut. One month on, these are her reflections on the tragedy, the anger it has unleashed – and the change it must lead to.
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