By: Mohammed Tafraouti
In the city of Meknes, where Moroccan authenticity intertwines with the breath of Sufism, Ahmed Abdelmohcine was born. He grew up in a conservative yet culturally open family, deeply rooted in spiritual traditions. He is the grandson of the great scholar Sidi Mohammed Fadoul, one of the eminent figures of Sufism, whose voice once resonated in the mosques of Meknes and Fez, notably at the Al Quaraouiyine Mosque.
From his grandfather, he inherited nobility of character and intellectual depth; from his father, kindness of spirit and refined sensitivity. He thus became a subtle synthesis of spirituality and knowledge, inner purity and intellectual rigor.
His academic journey began with a bachelor’s degree in English Language from the University of Meknes in 1988. He then pursued postgraduate studies in France, earning in 1990 a DEA (postgraduate diploma) in English Linguistics from Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. His research focused on a comparative study of personal pronouns in Arabic and English. His scholarly ambition subsequently led him to the United Kingdom, where he completed a PhD in English and American Literature at the University of East Anglia, under the supervision of the renowned critic Lorna Sage. His doctoral dissertation, entitled Dying in Other Words: The Writing Subject in Virginia Woolf’s Novels, explores the themes of death and subjectivity in Virginia Woolf’s fiction.
Since 2001, Ahmed Abdelmohcine has been closely associated with Université d’Évry Paris-Saclay, where he serves as a professor and researcher in English and a member of the SLAM research laboratory. There, he has assumed significant pedagogical and administrative responsibilities, including heading the Department of Marketing Techniques, chairing the Language Commission, and introducing international certifications such as TOEIC and the Voltaire Certificate, thus opening broad international horizons for students. He also served as Head of International Relations, turning education into a genuine bridge for cultural exchange and global openness.
In lecture halls, Dr. Abdelmohcine teaches English through contemporary issues such as marketing and web marketing, customer relationship management, finance and insurance, journalism, translation, and professional simulation through role-playing. For him, teaching goes beyond grammatical rules; it is a holistic experience that connects language to professional and social life.
On the scholarly front, he has contributed to major reference works, notably The Cambridge Guide to Women’s Writing in English, in which he analyzed several of Virginia Woolf’s novels (The Voyage Out, Mrs Dalloway, The Waves, To the Lighthouse). He has also participated in conferences dedicated to FASP (fiction à substrat professionnel, profession-based fiction), building bridges between literature and professions, narrative and economics, imagination and reality. Although some of his research projects could not be completed due to heavy administrative responsibilities, he has remained faithful to his passion for research, particularly in the fields of language certification and pedagogical innovation.
Moreover, Ahmed Abdelmohcine stands out for his rich multilingual culture, Arabic, French, and English, with knowledge of Spanish and Russian, and for his ability to harmonize Moroccan authenticity with European modernity. This openness, combined with his achievements, earned him in 2020 the rank of Chevalier des Palmes académiques, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to French higher education.
This is the story of a man who set out from Meknes, carrying the spiritual legacy of his grandfather and the values of his father, and who has become today one of the prominent figures of higher education in France, bringing together science and spirituality, word and action, Morocco and France, along a single, coherent path.
