<p>I hesitate between "Asian, including Indian Subcontinent" and "Other".
And furthermore, I don't necessarily believe I am Arab. My parents are 100% Lebanese and it is a firm belief that the people of Lebanon are not to be grouped with Arabs because of many differences in culture.</p>
<p>So. I know that that part is optional, but I am very proud of my "ethnicity", whatever it may be and wish to include it on the common app.</p>
<p>Possibly essay topic haha?</p>
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Some Lebanese (predominantly Maronite Christians, but also some Muslims) also reject the label Arab in favor of a more narrowly defined Phoenician-Aramaean-based Lebanese identity.
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<p>Don't really know the answer perhaps this will be of use.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab</a></p>
<p>I had a similar problem. I was told, as an Afghan, to put Caucasian. Doesn't the common application have an area where you can specify the country?</p>
<p>Don't stress it. It sounds like you don't really want to put Asian (inc. Indian subcontinent) for cultural reasons. Put OTHER and specify Lebanon.</p>
<p>well if your country is part of asia, don't you put asian?</p>
<p>I heard Lebanese and Persian are not considered Arabs from my English class(for grammar review) teacher. He is teaching a lot of rich Arabs at the local college.</p>
<p>is the middle east apart of asia?</p>
<p>i was always unsure of what continent it belonged to...</p>
<p>Part is in Asia and part of it is in Africa.</p>
<p>yes it's asian</p>
<p>ASIAN ASIAN ASIAN</p>
<p>Every Lebanese I've known, no matter whether they were Christian or Muslim, claimed to be an Arab.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855617.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855617.html</a></p>
<p>"Lebanon -- Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%"</p>
<p>are you sure, PKswmr? look at this link:</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East</a></p>
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<p>LOL! What is this, the battle of the wikipedia links? Don't you guys know that many articles are not reliable (I'm waiting for someone to post up a wikipedia link that tells me how wrong I am)</p>
<p>the country in question - Lebanon, is in Asia</p>
<p>the middle east in general is both in Africa and Asia because it includes countries like Egypt.</p>
<p>The race is Caucasian. Lebanese is not Asian (even if on a map it is in Asia). I don't have a map in front of me but that was in another post. ^^</p>
<p>what? how is it caucasian? so if the country is in asia, the people of that country are not asians? looolllllllllllllllllllllllll</p>
<p>The reason why I hesitate to put Asian is because it suggests nothing about Middle Eastern people! It's too broad, and like most people, suggests "Oriental". Now the new addition of "including Indian Subcontinent" actually makes it more confusing because it includes Indians and Pakistanis and Bangladeshis along with the Orientals...but Lebanon and other Arab countries are NOT Indian Subcontinent.</p>
<p>And certainly NOT Caucasian.
And I disagree with me being Arab.
There's a huge debate between Lebanese themselves about who's Arab and who's not. I don't know where the line falls, but my parents always told me, you're Lebanese, not Arab. BIG cultural differences. I'm not Armenian, I'm Beiruti (from the capital), and Beirutis trace generations and generations back to...well, Beirut. Not Turkey, not Armenia, not Syria, not Palestine.</p>
<p>I'm not Asian. I'm not Caucasian. What is LEBANESE?!</p>
<p>well on the common app, there's a place where you can put the country of your origin</p>
<p>just put Lebanon or other or don't even put your race w/e</p>
<p>"The race is Caucasian. Lebanese is not Asian (even if on a map it is in Asia). I don't have a map in front of me but that was in another post. ^^"</p>
<p>Exactly. I'm Persian and was totally confused for a while too. Trust me, you're Caucasian.</p>
<p>wait, so persians are caucasian too?</p>
<p>why???? it makes no sense to me. how are you Caucasian? explain it to me.</p>
<p>i'm confused too, PKswmr. i have a Persian friend who has never considered herself caucasian...</p>