A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast

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'I can say that in this blast, 20 years of my professional life was on the ground,' says Husseini.

'I can say that in this blast, 20 years of my professional life was on the ground,' says Husseini, who has worked on historic landmarks including many of Beirut's churches. Photo: Reuters

"I can say that in this blast, 20 years of my professional life was on the ground," said Husseini, 60, who has worked on historic landmarks including many of Beirut's churches.The Aug 4 detonation of a massive quantity of explosive chemicals stored unsafely at Beirut port killed at least 178 people, injured some 6,000 and damaged buildings across a swathe of Beirut, carpeting streets in broken glass.

Its windows, which were particularly eye-catching at night when they were illuminated, were blown out by the blast."Every day I am getting phone calls," she said at her workshop on the outskirts of Beirut. One of the projects in which she took greatest pride was the 19th century St Louis Capuchin Cathedral in the Bab Idriss district of Beirut's historic city centre, an area where she recalls going to drink lemonade with her friends as a child.

 

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