title: Madrasa Saheb Ettabaâ
text: # Madrasa Saheb Ettabaâ
  
  36°48′29.2″N 10°9′58.3″E﻿ / ﻿36.808111°N 10.166194°E﻿ / 36.808111; 10.166194
  
  Madrasa Saheb Ettabaâ (Arabic: مدرسة صاحب الطابع) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis.
  
  ## Localization
  
  It is located in Sidi El Aloui Street, near Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque in El Halfaouine square.
  
  ## History
  
  The madrasa was built with the Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque during the Husainid era following the orders of Youssef Saheb Ettabaa.
  
  In 1930, it accommodated 71 students.
  
  After Tunisian independence, a part of the madrasa became the office of a Neo Destour 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.
  
  