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  1. Right, of course - but, my point is: are people required to actually be on their regular campuses taking courses as if it was the regular Fall/ Spring term? I would be taking language classes at Middlebury related to my areas of specialization, not just goofing off doing nothing all summer. And, for the rest of the summer, I would be doing research relevant to my dissertation, but that doesn't necessarily have to be on the campus where I am earning my PhD.
  2. I heard you normally have to take classes during the summers, but my boyfriend (who is working towards a History PhD) said that is not usually the case. I ask because I want to spend my summers doing language programs at Middlebury. Thanks for your help!
  3. So, in other words, you are saying that it is not possible for someone who has lived, studied, or worked in Israel to later live, study, or work in Lebanon. Naturally, you cannot apply to graduate school programs or jobs in a country if you have to falsify your academic records and resumes to do so.
  4. "Anyway, up to you. But I would recommend any people who had done that to tell anyone in Lebanon they had. You are just setting yourself (and close colleagues) up for a world of bullshit. " Can you please clarify this? Thanks :)
  5. beefmaster - that's part my of question: so am I just supposed to leave off studying in Israel from my resumes and applications? If I applied, for instance, for a Masters degree at a Lebanese university, I would of course have to mention where I have studied. Also, my Statement of Purpose would discuss that I want to become a historian of Israeli-Lebanese relations. So, it's not like I can easily erase Israel from my life. Do all Lebanese people really hate Israelis that badly? (I tend to think that the hatred between the two is more exaggerated - for example, before I went to Egypt and the UAE, everyone told me Israelis were hated, but I found the situation a lot more complex and when I told people I'm an American living in Israel, no ordinary people seemed to care). Of course I would not tell random people or government people that I lived in Israel, but I don't see why I would need to (or how it would be possible) to hide this reality from close friends or scholars. If I did a Masters degree in Lebanon, it would be at one of the Francophone universities, like Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth. Is the situation with the French universities a bit different because of the kinds of people who go there?
  6. Thanks! It's just that everyone describes Lebanon as a really scary place today that does nothing other than hunt out Israelis (although from everything I have read that picture doesn't seem entirely accurate).
  7. I am currently studying abroad in Israel for a year and want to later pursue a PhD in Middle Eastern History (and maybe a Masters degree in History or Middle Eastern Studies prior). In particular, I want to study the Arab-Israeli Conflict and specifically Israeli-Lebanese relations. As a result, I am considering trying to get a Masters/ PhD in Lebanon, perhaps just do a short term program there for a month or so at some point, or at least do some research in the country. Of course, I would need to get a new passport if I wanted to go to Lebanon because my current one has an Israeli visa in it. However, would I then actually be able to sneak in to Lebanon or not? Now, I know that most of you will say "well, if Lebanon doesn't know you have been to Israel, how can they deny you admission? Americans who have been to Israel go on vacation in Lebanon all the time!" But, let's think about this for a moment... Living in Israel for a year and speaking Arabic with a Palestinian accent are not easy things to hide like having simply been to Israel for a week-long vacation. (Also, Palestinian Arabic includes a lot of Hebrew phrases and expressions that are not used in Lebanon.) Sure, when I enter the airport I could speak English or French and I therefore could probably get through the airport fine, but hold on a moment... If I am applying for a PhD program or networking with a Lebanese scholar, what am I supposed to do? Make up some elaborate story to replace the year I was in Israel? How would I fill out applications/ resumes for work or study, by simply saying I was actually in France or some other place instead of Israel? Am I also supposed to tell all of those people writing my letters of recommendation to not mention that I studied in Israel or can speak Hebrew? It's not as if I am simply trying to visit Lebanon for a few days after having been to Israel (although I am going to try to do that later this year). In other words, if someone like me applied to a graduate program in Lebanon and my application mentioned that I studied in Israel for a bit or can speak Hebrew, would I be denied admission for that? Do only security agents enforce the anti-Israel bans or is it a sort of phenomenon that all Lebanese people and companies exercise throughout every moment of their lives? Also, I have an other separate question: until just recently, homosexuality was criminalized in Lebanon. So, if the Lebanese security agents searched through my belongings, Googled me on the internet, or Facebook stalked me, they may notice I have a boyfriend - is there any way they could use that as a reason to deny me admission to the country or a visa for the country? So, do you see my problem? Has anyone ever tried to do what I am doing? Do you have any thoughts about my situation? Thanks for your help.
  8. This may sound kind of crazy to you, but I have a friend who is applying to History PhD programs right now and a few years ago when he was studying abroad in Israel, he failed an (Introductory) Hebrew class. He still has a really high GPA, great letters of recommendation, and proficiency/ fluency in English, French, Modern Standard Arabic, Palestinian Arabic, Hebrew, and Turkish, but he's afraid that the one E on his transcript will doom his chances for getting into a top PhD program. What do you think? He's trying to become a Middle Eastern historian. Does he have any shot at getting in anywhere? Thanks for your help.
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