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CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Hesham M. Hassan
Date of birth: August 1, 1975
Nationality: Egyptian
Address: Ksiroyianni 7, P.O Box 157 73, Greece
Mobile: 00306945374132
Email:heshamfilologos@hotmail.com
Education
March 2012 PhD in Byzantine Philology, Faculty of Arts, University of Athens.
Dissertation: The Image of the Arabs in Byzantine Literature of the
7th and 8th Centuries [in Greek]. General Grade (Excellent).
Supervising Committee: 1st- Professor, Dr. Taxiarchis G. Kolias
“University of Athens”, 2nd- Professor, Dr. Stavros Kourousis
“University of Athens”, 3rd-Associate Professor, Dr. Hassan Badawi
“University of Thessaloniki”.
July 2004 MA in Byzantine Philology, Faculty of Arts, University of Athens.
General Grade (Excellent, 9.10). Thesis: Amorium in Byzantine and
Arabic Poetry: A Comparative Study [in Greek].
May 2000 Sufficiency Certificate of Modern Greek Language from University of
Athens with grade «9» “Excellent”
May 1998 MA Preparation in Classics Philology, Faculty of Arts, University of
Cairo.
May 1997 Exam. art. (BA) in Classics Philology, Faculty of Arts, University of
Cairo.
June 1993 High School graduation.
Employment
2014 - present Researcher in Centre of Byzantine Research, National Hellenic
Research Foundation in Athens in the Framework of the European
Research Programme Krypidha
2009 – 2014 (June) Official Translator in the Embassy of Egypt, Commercial Office in
Athens (to, for Greek/English/Arabic).
1998 - 1999 Translator at the National Bank of Greece, Cairo Branch
1997 - 1999 Tourist Guide for Greek Groups in Egypt
Teaching Arabic for non- Native Speakers

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2008- present Professor & Supervisor at the Department of Arabic Language at
the Egyptian Cultural Centre in Athens
2008 - present Arabic language Professor at the Hellenic American University in
Athens
2006 – 2012 Arabic language Professor at Hellenic American Union/
Department of Translation & Interpretation
2011 - 2012 Arabic language Professor in Master of Arts in Translation (Arabic-
Greek) from University of Strasbourg offered in Athens via City
Unity College
2010 - 2011 Arabic language Professor at College Year in Athens: International
Centre for Hellenic and Mediterranean Studies
Peer reviews and assessments
2008 - present Peer review for Byzantina Symmeikta.
2004 - present Peer review for Journal of Oriental and African Studies.
Grants and scholarships
2000 - 2004 Greek Minister of Finance for obtaining Master
2004 - 2005 Onassis Foundation for Preparation to PhD
2006 - 2008 Greek State Scholarships Foundation for PhD completion
Papers at research seminars
December 2001 Adespotoi hymns in Analecta Hymnica Graeca in the research seminar
Byzantine Hymnography arranged by Professor, Dr. Eutychios
Tomadakis at University of Athens.
May 2002 Christian Epistles in Series of Oxyrhynchus Papyri: Commentary and
Annotations in the research seminar Byzantine Epistolography
arranged by Professor, Dr. Stavros Kourousis at University of
Athens.
January 2003 Amorium: the Capital of Anatolic Theme in the research seminar the
Themata in Byzantium arranged by Professor, Dr. Evangelos
Chryssos at National Hellenic Research Foundation.
International experience
International conferences
April 2004 Invited speaker at the 1st International Conference for Oriental and
African Studies, under auspices of Minister of Culture, Divri,
Greece
June 2005 Invited speaker at 3rd Conference of Philologists in Greece and
Cyprus, under auspices of University of Athens, Greece
December 2005 Invited speaker at the International Conference “Staging of Classical
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December 2006 Invited speaker at the 1st International Conference for Translation
and Interpretation, under auspices of Hellenic American University
in Athens
December 2008 Invited speaker at the 2nd International Conference for Translation
and Interpretation, under auspices of Hellenic American University
in Athens
December 2011 Invited speaker at the Conference “Byzantium and the Arab World:
Encounter of Civilizations”, under auspices of Aristotle University,
Thessaloniki, Greece
Guest Lecturer
February 2012 The Image of Christ and holy Mary in Qur’an. A lecture given
under auspices of Kykou Foundation in Nicosia, Cyprus
November 2012 The Influences of Ancient Greek and Byzantine Medicine on Arab
Islamic Civilization. A lecture given under auspices of Homed
International Medical Care Company, Athens, Greece
April 2013 Umm Haram and Cyprus in Arabic Sources. A lecture given under
auspices of Society of Cypriot Studies, Nicosia, Cyprus
September 2014/16-20 Ecclesiastical Conscience and Monastic Life of the Byzantines
under Arab Dominion: A Study in Arabobyzantine Primary Sources
of the 7th and 8th Century. A lecture given after invitaion from
University of Uppsala/ Dept. of Byzantine & Semitic Studies,
Sweden.
September 2014/31 The Byzantine Qur’an: A New Ethnogenesis Genre as Apologetic
Religious Weapon. A lecture given after invitation from University
of South Denmark, Dept. of Medieval History, Denmark.
Published publications
Hassan H. M., “The Poem of Abū Tammām about the fall of Amorium”, Journal of
Oriental and African Studies 13 (2004), Pp. 33-72. [in Greek]
Ibid, “The Arabic language: Challenges and Solutions”, Journal of Oriental
and African Studies 14 (2005), Pp.137-145. [in Greek]
Ibid, “The Influences of Ancient Greek Drama on Modern Egyptian
Theatre”, Pp. 102-121 in Staging of Classical Drama around 2000, ed.
Sipova N. P. - Sarkissian A., Cambridge Scholars Publishing, United
Kingdom 2007. Published also in Greek, «Οι Επιρροές του αρχαίου
ελληνικού δράματος στο σύγχρονο αιγυπτιακό θέατρο», Journal
of Oriental and African Studies 15 (2006), Pp. 181-200. My article et
alia reviewed by Timothy Dugan, St Francis College, N, visit,
http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2009/2009-01-18.html
Ibid, “The Swine in Arabic Literature”, Scientific Annals of the School of
Philosophy, University of Athens 39 (2007/2008), Pp. 513-553. [in
Greek]
Ibid, “The House of Flesh by Yusif Idris: Preface and Translation”,
Journal of Oriental and African Studies 16 (2007), Pp.195-201. [in
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Ibid, «Yusif Idris: Two Short Stories “The Journey & The Swallow and
the Cable”», Journal of Oriental and African Studies 17 (2008), Pp. 219-
226.
Ibid, “The Christianization of the Arabs and the Islamization of the
Byzantines: The Image of the Other in arabobyzantine Sources of the
7th and 10th Centuries”, Pp. 167-194 in Byzantium and the Arab
World: Encounter of Civilizations, ed. Kralides A. – Ghoutzioukostas
A., Thessaloniki 2013 [in Greek]
Ibid, Ecclesiastical Conscience and Monastic Life of the Byzantines under
Arab Dominion: A Study in Arabobyzantine Primary Sources of the
7th and 8th Century. Forthcoming [in Engish]
Ibid, The Byzantine Qur’an: A New Ethnogenesis Genre as Apologetic
Religious Weapon. Forthcoming [in English]
Translations (most prominent)
(Books)
1- Nikitaridis N., The Greek Communities in Egypt, Translation from Greek to Arabic:
Dr. Hesham M. Hassan, Angelakis Publications, Athens 2013
2- Camalakis S. Th., The Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa: A Brief History of
2000 Years, Translation from Greek to Arabic: Dr. Hesham M. Hassan, Angelakis
Publications, Athens 2011
3- Karatzi T. The Image of Christ and Mary in Qur’an, Translation from Greek to
Arabic: Dr. Hesham M. Hassan, Angelakis Publications, Athens 20102.
4- “Faces of Egypt: From Giza to Fayoum” The archaeological Catalogue (58 p.) of the
Exhibition which inaugurated by the ex. First Lady of Egypt Mrs. Suzan Mubarak,
and held in the Athens Opera House, presented from June to July 2003. From Arabic
into Greek language.
5- Translation of Tawfiq Al-Hakim’s philosophical novel “Dialogue with the Planet
Earth” into Greek. Forthcoming.
(Miscellaneous)
- The Script of the film of the Greek writer and Director: Costas Ferris “The Water of
the Nile” into Arabic.
- The Documentary Film of the Greek Director: Photis Konstandinidis, about the new
library of Alexandria entitled “Bibliotheca Alexandrina 2000” into Arabic. My Arabic
Translation is approved from the Board of Directors of the Library.
- The Documentary Film of the Greek Director: Photis Konstandinidis, about Athens
which was the main version for sale in the Olympic Games held in Greece 2004.
- Translation and subtitle of the Egyptian film “The Days of Sadat” into Greek, in the
framework of the cinematographical activities at the Egyptian Cultural Center in
Athens.
- Translation into Greek the booklet of S. Mauro’s foundation which is located in Egypt
about the problems and ways of beating the cancer.
Supervision

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Preparation towards publishing various short stories of the eminent Egyptian author Yusif
Idris in the context of the translation workshop of the Arabic Language Learning Program
(2008-2010), Hellenic American Union.
Languages
Arabic: Mother tongue
Modern Greek: Excellent (writing) Excellent (speaking)
English: Excellent (writing) Excellent (speaking)
French: passive (academic literature)
Classical languages: Ancient Greek (Excellent)
Latin (V. Good)
Computer skills
Microsoft Office and Linux
Cultural activities (most prominent)
- During my under graduate studies (in the third year), I played the role of the “King” in the
work entitled «The River of Madness» of Tawfiq Al-Hakim, in Greek Language, translated by
Professor, Dr. Hamdi Ibrahim (Department of Classics Cairo University).
- During the last year in the University, I became an active member in the Greek Theatrical
Group «Protoporia» whose main target was to play Classical Greek Theatrical Works in
Modern Greek Language.
- Winter 1999: I had the role of “Orestes” «in Greek» in an Ancient Greek play entitled
“Iphigeneia in Tavris” of Euripides. The play was held in The Cairo Opera House in Egypt in
the framework of Cavafy Festival, under auspices of Dr. K. Moskof, the cultural attaché of
Greece in Egypt and Middle East.
- Summer 1999, I was invited from the University of Cyprus and attended to give a lecture
about the “Classical Studies and its Perspectives in Egypt and the Arab World” in Greek.
- Winter 2001, introduced in Arabic, the book of the Greek writer, Nikos Armadoros, entitled
“The Parikos” which held in the Big Hall of Lectures of the Egyptian Cultural Center in
Athens.
- Winter 2002, introduced, in Greek, the literal book entitled “Introduction to the Literature
of the Arabs” of Professor, Dr. Eleni Kondyli, of Arabic Philology and Literature in University
of Athens in the Cultural Center of Larisa.
References-available upon request.