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title: Qarawiyyin University
author: Abdel Hassouni
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19456/qarawiyyin-university/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-09-18
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# Qarawiyyin University
_Authored by Abdel Hassouni_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19456.png)
## Image Caption
Inner courtyards of Qarawiyyin University in Fez, Morocco, the oldest continuous university in the world founded in 857-859 by a Muslim woman scholar named Fatima al-Fihri (born c. 800)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Hassouni, A. (2024, September 18). Qarawiyyin University. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Hassouni, Abdel. "Qarawiyyin University." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 18, 2024. .
### MLA
Hassouni, Abdel. "Qarawiyyin University." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Sep 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:University_of_Al_Qaraouiyine.jpg) by [**Abdel Hassouni**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:University_of_Al_Qaraouiyine.jpg). Submitted by [Sikeena Karmali Ahmed](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/sikeenakarmalia/ "User Page: Sikeena Karmali Ahmed"), published on 18 September 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.