In the Moroccan city of Fez, Fatima al-Fihri founded a mosque which developed into the famous al-Qarawiyyin university. Today it is recognized as the oldest existing university in the world. Fatima al ...

Today, two factors that are widely recognised as the main reasons why civilisation of Muslims lags behind those of others are lack of education among the populace and backwardness of their women. The ...

Did you know the first university in the world was founded by a Muslim woman? Of course you didn't. In recent years, on account of sustained negative stereotyping across the world media, the phrase ...

In an alley of Fez's old medina stands the world's oldest university. Recognised by UNESCO and Guinness World Records as the oldest existing and continuously operating university, it is remarkable for ...

This 14th century library that grew from a 9th century mosque and university, founded by an heiress, Fatima al-Fihri, was once “the soul of the city,” says Fez-born architect Aziza Chaouni. Over time, ...

In the heart of 9th century Morocco, a woman quietly rewrote the future of global education. She was Fatima al-Fihri and she founded the University of Al Quaraouiyine in 859 AD. This institution is ...

This lyrical account of the life of Fatima al-Fihri (c. 800–880 CE) surveys the eventual fulfillment of one woman’s childhood dream to bolster her community by building a school. (It would eventually ...

04/30/2020 In the Moroccan city of Fez, Fatima al-Fihri founded a mosque which developed into a famous university. Today the al-Qarawiyyin university is recognized to be the oldest existing university ...