Beirut, Cultural Capital In The Midst Of A Restive Region

BEIRUT, LEBANON - NOVEMBER 13: Women and children sit in the room they share with over 10 other Syrian refugees in an impoverished district of the city on November 13, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. The family fled the city of Homs two months ago. 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 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)