Sadiki College
Sadiki College, also known as Collège Sadiki (
lycée (high school) in Tunis, Tunisia. It was established in 1875. Associations formed by its alumni played a major role in the early constitutionalist movement in the country.[1]
Noted alumni include former president
Mohamed Mzali,[3] Mustapha Ben Jafar and Azzedine Guellouz.[citation needed] Another alumnus was the creative writer Mahmoud Messadi.[4]
Sadiki historically has provided a bicultural, bilingual education. Many of the Tunisian elites, including Bourguiba, graduated from this school. These elites filled the positions of top responsibility of the
The Western Political Quarterly said "[i]ts realistic strategy of struggle against colonialism became convincing even to Zitūna students, many of whom came to form the medium and lower cadres of the party."[4] The graduates of Sadiki placed a bilingual education system in Tunisia after its independence.[4]
History
Khayr al-Diyn Pacha al-Tunisi, a reformer, had founded the school in 1875.[5] On 25 June 1958 President Bourguiba delivered a speech at the school, declaring that in secondary schools, all subjects will eventually be taught in Arabic instead of French throughout Tunisia.[6]
See also
References
- Micaud, Charles A. "Bilingualism in North Africa: Cultural and Sociopolitical Implications." Jstor
Notes
- ^ International Society ‘From Below’: Civil Society and the Expansion of International Society (DRAFT VERSION; Paper Presented at the Pan-European International Relations Conference, University of Kent at Canterbury, 9 September 2001)
- ^ President Habib Bourguiba - The official site with news, interviews, photos and audio clips
- ^ International Olympic Committee - Organisation - Structures
- ^ a b c Micaud 93.
- ISSN 1050-4273
- ISSN 1050-4273
External links
Media related to Sadiki College at Wikimedia Commons
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