Dr. Hanna Kassis

I was a student of Dr. Kassis in the 1980's, an Art History major, and then Architecture. I loved every minute of his lectures on Ancient Near Eastern art, especially Egypt and the Hittites. One of my favourite life memories was walking on the roof of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, a magical moment for which he was responsible. I am very sad to hear of his passing. He was a wonderful professor and person and he had a profound influence on my life.

a year has passed....i recently found myself in the Moroccan desert somewhere and we stopped at a medieval library, all Arab texts, and i remembered how Dr. Kassis guided me through my study of the Arab Aristotelians (Averroes, Avicenna, al farabi, al ghazali) and taught me much about the dissemination of knowledge between the Greek, Arab and Latin worlds...he was a fine Professor....

with deep condoleances I wish to express my immense respect for late Dr KASSIS whose works and life were an exemple of holiness for all believers
jean-pierre guinhut
retired French ambassador and orientalist researcher

he imbued in me a love of Islam for which i am grateful....he was a fine Professor (Med. St. early '80's)

Dear Anne, Magdalena & Omar : I was saddened to hear of Hanna's passing. And sorry that I missed his service at Christ Church Cathedral. As young men, Omar, we would joke about our academic fathers, their tweed suit jackets with leather arm patches and their peculiar scholarly lives, but we won the birth lottery. There could be no finer upbringing than the one they provided. Rest in peace, Hanna Kassis.

I studied with Professor Kassis in the 70s. It is impossible to say just how brilliant and kind he was to me. Back then, he cast a light into my heart. He made everything shine.

I was a student of Dr. Kassis in the early 1990's. He was delightful and most helpful and I learned so much from him. May he rest in peace, and may his family be comforted in their grief