 In 2003 he completed a PhD in ancient Arab civilisation.Reymond is the author of academic studies in ancient Arab literature, amongst which is his analysis of Abou Hayyan Al Tawhidi's "Kitab Al Imtaa Wa-l-Muaanasah", an ancient book he became interested in studying in depth after reading about Morocco's late King HM Hassan II becoming so fascinated with it and casually reading from it.On modern Arab literature, Reymond published an analysis, in French, of Taha Hussein's "Hadeetho Al-Arbiaa", a thorough study of pre-Islamic poetry.