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Sarah Yvonne Copland

Counting Our Losses

I miss my engagement ring.

Oct 8, 2021

Counting Our Losses

Oct 8, 2021

To My Darling Boy

A year ago, on 1 September 2020, we buried my son Isaac. Standing in front of a packed room reading his eulogy was the hardest thing I have…

Sep 1, 2021

To My Darling Boy

Sep 1, 2021

Rivers of Glass

The glass crunches beneath my feet, thousands of tiny shards piercing my skin, leaving a trail of crimson footprints in my wake. I am…

Aug 22, 2021

Rivers of Glass

Aug 22, 2021

Justice for Isaac

One year ago, a devastating explosion ripped through the city of Beirut, killing over 200 people, including my two-year-old son Isaac…

Aug 3, 2021

Justice for Isaac

Aug 3, 2021

Can the Lebanese Investigation into the Beirut Blast Deliver Justice?

On 10 March 2021, I spoke on a panel for a high-level side event to the 46th Human Rights Council. Hosted by Legal Action Worldwide and…

May 31, 2021

Can the Lebanese Investigation into the Beirut Blast Deliver Justice?

May 31, 2021

The Speech

When Isaac was just over four months old, he was baptised in the Catholic Church. I am not religious, but my husband Craig was raised…

Mar 7, 2021

The Speech

Mar 7, 2021

The Losses That Define Me

On 4 August 2020, I lived through something that defies comprehension — the Beirut explosion, which destroyed most of the city and took…

Feb 4, 2021

The Losses That Define Me

Feb 4, 2021

Awake at Night

Ever since I started writing about my grief for Isaac, the response has been overwhelming. I have been contacted by so many people showing…

Jan 30, 2021

Awake at Night

Jan 30, 2021

Once a Mother, Always a Mother

How do you continue to parent your child after they have died?

Jan 18, 2021

Once a Mother, Always a Mother

Jan 18, 2021

Five Months

Five months ago, my son died.

Jan 4, 2021

Five Months

Jan 4, 2021

Sarah Yvonne Copland

Sarah Yvonne Copland

@UN Officer working on gender equality | Feminist | Mother | Writer | Fighting for justice for my son Isaac, killed in the #BeirutBlast | @sas_yvonne

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