BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUN 07, 2020 – 2:25 PM GMT+3 EDITED BY YASEMIN NICOLA SAKAY The University of al-Qarawiyyin is the first degree-awarding educational institution in the world. (iStock Photo) […]
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.0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 90% Watch video01:48 Fatima al-Fihri: Founder of the world’s oldest university Who was Fatima al-Fihri ? Fatima […]
Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriya Al-Qurashiya (فاطمة بنت محمد الفهرية القرشية) founded the world’s first university in 895 CE in Fez, which is now in Morocco. She is more usually known […]