Ras Beirut (Arabic: رأس بيروت, lit. 'tip of Beirut') is an upscale residential neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. It has a mixed population of Christians, Muslims and Druze, and is associated with nonsectarian relations between members of thee groupings.[1]
Ras Beirut is home to some of Beirut's historically prominent families, such as the Bekhazi Rebeiz family, the Daouk family, the Itani family, the Sinno family, and the Sidani family,[2] the Beyhum family and others.[3] Included in the area are a number of international schools and universities, including the American University of Beirut (AUB) and International College Beirut (IC).
^Deeb, Lara . It is described as a (multisectarian haven).Lara Deeb, Tsolin Nalbantian, & Nadya Sbaiti. (2023). Practicing Sectarianism : Archival and Ethnographic Interventions on Lebanon. Stanford University Press. MLA 9th Edition (Modern Language Assoc.) Lara Deeb, et al. Practicing Sectarianism : Archival and Ethnographic Interventions on Lebanon. Stanford University Press, 2023. APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Assoc.) Lara Deeb, Tsolin Nalbantian, & Nadya Sbaiti. (2023).; Nalbantian, Tsolin; Sbaiti, Nadya (2022). "8: When Exposure is Not Enough". Practicing Sectarianism: Archival and Ethnographic Interventions on Lebanon. Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press. pp. 167–177. ISBN9781503631090.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)