Beirut, Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region

BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 08: The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, a sunni mosque located in Martyrs' Square, is viewed on November 8, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. According to the U.N. agency responsible for the Syrian refugees in Lebanon, 812,000 Syrian's displaced by the war are currently receiving assistance from the United Nations and its partners. As the war in neighboring Syria drags on for a third year, Lebanon, a country of only 4 million people, is now home to the largest number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict. The situation is beginning to put a huge social and political strains on Lebanon as there is currently no end in sight to the war in Syria. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)