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09/02/2023
THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD IS IN AFRICA AND WAS IDEALIZED BY A BLACK WOMAN CALLED ALFIHRI
The oldest university in the world is in Africa. And it was founded by a woman.
If you think that the oldest university in the world is in Europe or China, think again: because it is not.
The oldest university in the world is in Africa
The oldest university in the world is in Morocco. Known as Al-Qarawiyyin, it was found in 859 BC by a young princess of Tunisia, Fatima al-Fihri.
The university is recognized by UNESCO and Guinness World Records as the oldest in existence, and is still operational, as well as the first to issue educational degrees.
The university is located in the city of Fes, a historic center of educational and spiritual teachings in the Muslim world.
History tells that about 1200 years ago, al-Fihri and her family moved from Qayrawan (now Tunisia) to Fes, Morocco.
The founder of al-Fihiri University
After his father's death, al-Fihri decides to spend the family inheritance on building a mosque for the community next to a madrasa, an Islamic school whose objective was to give people the opportunity to practice their faith and expand their knowledge in spiritual matters.
The mosque, which has space for around 22,000 worshippers, is one of the largest in Africa.
Over time, Al-Qarawiyyin has become one of the world's leading centers of education and spirituality.
The madrasa was initially supposed to focus on religious instruction and memorization of the Koran but later expanded its teachings to calligraphy, Arabic grammar, Sufism (Islamic mysticism and asceticism), medicine, music and astronomy.
In 1947, the school was registered in the state educational system and ten years later, courses in chemistry, physics and languages were opened.
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In 1963, it joined a modern state education system, and in 1965 it was officially renamed “University of al-Qarawiyyin” instead of simply “al-Qarawiyyin”.
