August 4, 2006
Academic Lives Changed by War
Jean-Marie Cook was evacuated from Lebanon with her husband in 1967, during the Six-Day War. Following that conflict, the couple — both Americans — decided never to be evacuated again. Although her husband has since died, Ms. Cook has no plans to break that vow.
"I've lived in Beirut for more than half of my life, and the idea of leaving is something that doesn't appeal to me," said Ms. Cook, a retired professor of English at the American University of Beirut who
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