The Ahliah School is a private, coeducational institution located in Beirut, Lebanon, and has played a significant role in the region's educational landscape.

[1] Amidst within the framework of colonial-era educational reforms mandated to France by the League of Nations, Lebanon witnessed the emergence of various types of schools, each contributing to the broader colonial administrative, political, and cultural context.

In this context, Ahliah emerged as a private, coeducational institution that transcended sectarian, religious, and class divisions.

The students (predominantly girls) organized a rally and walked into the Government Palace to defend the cause of the school before the High Commissioner.

Situated in the heart of old Beirut, Al-Ahliah found itself at the center of battles during the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) and its buildings sustained heavy damage.

Unable to keep former academic standards, Mr. Zayyat was keen on continuing the humanitarian and patriotic mission of the school by providing education to the numerous severely disadvantaged students and to children of parents reduced by the war to becoming squatters in its vicinity, though often these parents were unable to pay full fees.

Despite the dangers and insecurities faced, the idea of moving the school from its historic location was repeatedly rejected by Al-Ahliah's Board of Trustees.

After the war ended, a new principal, Dr. Najla Hamadeh, a graduate of the school and a member of its Board of Trustees, was appointed to execute its revival.