Farouk Musatafa

You will never be forgotten ya Ustadhi al-atheem! ma fish tariqah munasibah lil-tabeer shukri

Farouk was my Arabic II professor in 1980-81. At his request, our class would stand at attention when he first entered the classroom and shout out in our best Arabic, "Long live the Third World!" We would all then dissolve in gales of laughter. He was such a fun person, and full of kindness and compassion. He even recommended me for a scholarship at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.. We reconnected on Facebook thirty years later, and he would often send me petitions to sign about...

Dr. Farouk Mustafa is not just a dear friend to everyone recognized him, but also more than that. He was a powerful example, humble and inspiring those who met him even for first time. Dr. Mustafa has been enthusiast of Arabic language. I still remember when I was invited by one of his Arabic students to give an Arabic speech to his entire Arabic students department at the University of Chicago. When I finished he thanked me warmly and said: "I have been worried about the speech to be...

Dr. Mustafa was our dear friend for the last thirty years and was our best advisor in the Arabic language translation. We are going to miss him a lot.
Adel and Nour Sweiss Michael-Chicago

As a professor, Farouk never failed to show his students what was truly beautiful about Egypt. Even as the second oldest member of the department, you could hear his voice booming down the hallway. I dare say he had more energy than most of his students. He will be sorely missed. Rest in Peace, yaa Ustaaz!

I will always remember him as the one who called to offer me the very first job after graduate school. The Chinese believe that in one's life there are a few "gui ren (noble person)" to bring you luck and blessings--Farouk for me was one of these gui ren. Rest well, Farouk