Sheikh Salem Bouhajeb (1827‑1926)

This stamp pays tribute to a scholar and religious reformer, representative of the Tunisian modernist movement attached to the renewal of thought and teaching. The illustration associates the sheikh with a religious architectural framework, symbolizing the synthesis between tradition and intellectual openness. The message highlights the role of scholars in the cultural and educational evolution of the country, particularly in the context of the intellectual reforms of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.