Cecilia Sibony
Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies and Middle Eastern Studies
Colgate University
Class of 2008
Thomas J. Watson Fellow 2008-2009
The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship:
The mission of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program is to offer college graduates of unusual promise a year of independent, purposeful exploration and travel outside of the United States in order to enhance their capacity for resourcefulness, imagination, openness, and leadership and to foster their humane and effective participation in the world community. (www.watsonfellowship.org)
Summary of My Proposal:
Muslim Voices on the 20th Century Jewish Migration
Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Bahrain
The 20th century witnessed a mass demographic phenomenon as over 800,000 Jews left their homes in the Muslim lands of the Middle East. While the Jewish and Western account of this emigration is well documented, I have found that the Muslim point of view is less prevalent in English. I will explore and compare the Muslim perspectives on the sociopolitical circumstances of each country before and during the migration, in order to obtain a more complete picture of the factors affecting the Jewish decisions to emigrate.
View my full Thomas J. Watson Fellowship application here:
Personal Statement
http://www.cecisibony.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/personal-statement-watson.doc
Statement of Proposed Research
http://www.cecisibony.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/watson-proposal.doc
