Madrasa Saheb Ettabaâ ( ar, مدرسة صاحب الطابع) is one of the

madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...

hs of the

medina of Tunis The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from t ...

Localization

It is located in Sidi El Aloui Street, near

Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque, also known as Youssef Saheb Al Tabaa Mosque, is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia, located in the Halfaouine area of the city. It is an official Historical Monument. It is the last great mosque built in Tunis before the establishm ...

in El Halfaouine square.

History

The madrasa was built with the

during the Husainid era following the orders of

Youssef Saheb Ettabaa Youssef Saheb Ettabaa ( ar, يوسف صاحب الطابع; born c. 1765, died 23 January 1815), was a Tunisian politician and a mameluk of Moldavian origin. He became a Prime Minister of the Beylik of Tunis. Early career He was enslaved as a ...

. In 1930, it accommodated 71 students. After the independence, a part of the madrasa became the office of a

Neo Destour The New Constitutional Liberal Party ( ar, الحزب الحر الدستوري الجديد, '; French: ''Nouveau Parti libéral constitutionnel''), most commonly known as Neo Destour, was a Tunisian political party founded in 1934 by a group o ...

club.

Description

It is divided into two parts: The main one is called ''Madrasa Saheb Ettabaâ Al Kubra'' (big madrasa) while the other one is named ''Madrasa Saheb Ettabaâ Al Sughra'' (small madrasa).

Teachers

Sidi Brahim Riahi was one of the most popular professors to teach in this madrasa like Mohamed Laroussi Metoui. The last director of the madrasa was Omar Chachia.

References

{{Portal, Africa Saheb Ettabaâ