Mohamed Gassi joined the Arabic Program in 2006, bringing with him twenty-two years of experience teaching Arabic to native and non-native speakers. In addition to teaching Arabic at the advanced level in the Moroccan public school system, he has been the Arabic Language Instructor at the Islamic Academy of Columbia, South Carolina since 2003.

Education
Professional Diploma (1984), Arabic Language Instruction, Annakhil, Marrakech, Morocco.
BA, Arabic Literature (1983), Université Mohamed V, Marrakech, Morocco.

Teaching interests
Theoretical and practical teaching of Arabic.