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title: Figure of Fatima Al-Fihri from the Jordan Museum
author: Anass Sedrati
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20149/figure-of-fatima-al-fihri-from-the-jordan-museum/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-03-07
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# Figure of Fatima Al-Fihri from the Jordan Museum

_Authored by Anass Sedrati_

## Image File

[![Figure of Fatima Al-Fihri from the Jordan Museum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20149.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20149.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Figure of Fatima Al-Fihri (c. 800-880) from the [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sedrati, A. (2025, March 07). Figure of Fatima Al-Fihri from the Jordan Museum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20149/figure-of-fatima-al-fihri-from-the-jordan-museum/>
### Chicago
Sedrati, Anass. "Figure of Fatima Al-Fihri from the Jordan Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 07, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20149/figure-of-fatima-al-fihri-from-the-jordan-museum/>.
### MLA
Sedrati, Anass. "Figure of Fatima Al-Fihri from the Jordan Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20149/figure-of-fatima-al-fihri-from-the-jordan-museum/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fatima_Fihria.jpg) by [**Anass Sedrati**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fatima_Fihria.jpg). Submitted by [Sikeena Karmali Ahmed](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/sikeenakarmalia/ "User Page: Sikeena Karmali Ahmed"), published on 07 March 2025. 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.