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Terrorism has become an international phenomenon. It does not relate to a certain region or culture or society or certain religious group. Terrorism is related to social, political factors as a result of the rapid progress. The early years of the twenty first century have witnessed growth of terrorism in Iraq. Many specialists think that those years represent a turning point in the history of terrorism. Actually, terrorism is not limited to western countries but it strikes all Arab counties especially Iraq. All those explosions reflect extremist thought adopted by young people mobilized by Fatwas imported from ideologies foreign to Islamic Teachings that advocate tolerance and accepting the other. Security is not anymore the sole responsibilty of security forces rather all formal and informal institutions of society must be engaged.

Next to the family, the school represents the second social environment  where young people internalize social and cultural values. Should the school fail to do that society would loose  its srcond defence line. Hence, it is necessary to discuss the role of the educational institutions in combatting terrorism and extremism. This study  attempts to look at the role of schools in combatting terrorism, violence and extremism in all their contemporary forms, through the following two questions: what is the concept of violence, terrorism and violence? what role for the school in facing this phenomenon?