Figure of Fatima Al-Fihri from the Jordan Museum

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Sikeena Karmali Ahmed
by Anass Sedrati
published on 07 March 2025
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Figure of Fatima Al-Fihri (c. 800-880) from the Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan. Fatima Al-Fihri was a Muslim woman, scholar and philanthropist who is credited with founding the world’s oldest, continuously running university during the 9th century: the University of Al-Qarawiyyin, located in Fez in Morocco.

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