Khaldounia

Entrance of the madrasa

Madrasa Al Khaldounia or simply Khaldounia (Arabic: الخلدونية‎) is the first modern school founded in Tunisia on December 22nd, 1896.

The madrasa is a good example of democracy, as all its members and presidents were elected. It was a free, public and laic institution. For years, it published regularly a review to facilitate Franco-Tunisian exchanges.

Nowadays, it is a bilingual library attached to the National Library of Tunisia.

History

Khaldounia class in 1908

Khaldounia was established by Young Tunisians lead by Bechir Sfar, who aimed to spread the scientific knowledge in the arabic culture. He had the support of René Millet,^[1] the French resident-general in Tunisia who was in charge of writing the madrasa's status that excluded political and religious discussions and emphasized on the importance of critical thinking.

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.

↑ Noureddine Sraïeb (1994). "Le collège Sadiki de Tunis et les nouvelles élites". Revue du monde musulman et de la Méditerranée (in French) 72 (72): 47. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

Madrasas of Tunis

Madrasa Al Habibia Al Kubra Madrasa Al Habibia Al Sughra Madrasa Al Husseiniya Al Kubra Madrasa Al Husseiniya Al Sughra Madrasa Al Jassoussia Madrasa Al Khaldounia Madrasa Asfouria Madrasa Andaloussiya Madrasa Ibn Tafargine Madrasa Bir Lahjar Madrasa El Jedid Madrasa Ech Chamaiya Madrasa El Achouria Madrasa El Bachia Madrasa El Maghribia Madrasa El Mountaciriya Madrasa El Mettichia Madrasa El Tawfikia Madrasa El Unqiya Madrasa El Yusefiya Madrasa Ennakhla Madrasa Hamzia Madrasa Marjania Madrasa Mouradiyya Madrasa Salhia Madrasa Slimania Madrasa Saheb Ettabaâ Madrasa of Zawiya El Bokria

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