History
History of the Medresa“Mehmed Fatih”
- Seat
- Donji Milješ, Tuzi
- Founded
Founding
The Medresa “Mehmed Fatih”, with its seat in Donji Milješ in the municipality of Tuzi, was founded as the first contemporary Islamic secondary school in Montenegro, with the aim of giving young Muslims a quality education in the spirit of faith, knowledge and responsibility. It officially began its work on 6 October 2008, under the auspices of the Meshihat of the Islamic Community in Montenegro.
From then until today
- 800 +
- male and female graduates
- 10 000 +
- meals prepared in the school canteen
- 15 700 +
- school lessons held
Graduates and accreditation
Since then, the Medresa has produced more than eight hundred male and female graduates who have continued their education at universities at home and abroad, and have become recognised bearers of moral and intellectual values in their communities. Since 2015 the Medresa’s programme has been officially accredited by the National Council for Education of Montenegro, so the school’s diplomas are fully recognised and equal to those of grammar and vocational schools. This has given students direct access to universities in Montenegro, the region and beyond.
The girls’ department in Tuzi
Within the main school in Tuzi, a girls’ department of the Medresa has also been developed, where girls attend lessons, live in the boarding house and have access to all of the school’s resources and programmes – both religious and general. This opened a space for the education of Muslim women in a setting that nurtures Islamic morals, pedagogical care and contemporary educational standards.
Regional girls’ department
Rožaje
In response to the needs of the Muslim community in the northern parts of the country, the Regional Girls’ Department of the Medresa “Mehmed Fatih” in Rožaje was opened on 28 September 2015. Housed in a renovated waqf building, the department is the result of the dedication of the Islamic Community, the support of the Turkish development agency TIKA and local benefactors. From the very beginning, the school in Rožaje has followed the pedagogical and spiritual standards of the main school in Tuzi, offering girls from the region a free, quality education.
Today
Today the Medresa “Mehmed Fatih” has more than 360 male and female students, in the boys’ department in Tuzi, the girls’ department in Tuzi and the girls’ department in Rožaje. Lessons are taught bilingually – in Bosnian and Albanian – and boarding life is organised so that students receive full care, supervision and guidance throughout their education and upbringing.
Welcome to the Medresa “Mehmed Fatih” – a school of knowledge, upbringing and values.Since 2008 we have been raising generations who think with their hearts and act with knowledge.
Say: “Are those who know equal to those who do not know?”