According to Perkins "Many colonial officials believed that modern education would lay the groundwork for harmonious Franco-Tunisia relations by providing a means of bridging the gap between Arabo-Islamic and European cultures".
Perkins angiver, at "Mange koloniale embedsmænd mente, at moderne uddannelse ville lægge grunden til harmoniske forbindelser i Franco-Tunesien ved at give et middel til at bygge bro mellem Arabo-islamiske og europæiske kulturer".