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https://twistislamophobia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Madrasa-Ben-Youssef_Marrakech.jpg1200900Tristan Semiond – FUNCI Since the September 11 attacks, the assimilation between Islam and terrorism or Islam and violence became part of the media-political discourse in many Western countries, as well as of the collective imagination. This assimilation is linked to the existence of a certain number of prejudices and preconceived ideas about Islam, as well as a certain instrumentalization of them. These prejudices are in many cases the result of ignorance and excessive media coverage of radical Islam, which gives rise to fears and misunderstandings. This tendency means that many words, notions, or concepts are misused, such as jihad, salafism, sharia, or madrasa… This misuse fosters fear and feeds a discourse of division sought by all extremes. A work of deconstruction and awareness raising on this issue is essential to build bridges between people and fight against ignorance that can lead to fear and hatred. One of the notions that is often assimilated to extremism and terrorism is madrasa. In two articles, we will try to clarify, first, what this notion has meant in history and its evolutions; while a second article will be devoted to deconstructing the biases that abound in current orientalist and essentialist discourses. The madrasa ...