University of al-Karaouine

The University of al-Karaouine (or al-Qarawiyyin, ) is a university in Fes, Morocco. It was originally founded as a mosque. The mosque was founded by Fatima al-Fihri in 859. It had a school, or madrasa, that taught students about Islam. This school later became one of the most important centres of learning in the Muslim world. It was made a part of Morocco's modern university system in 1963. It is the longest continually operating school in the world. It is sometimes also called the oldest universityVerger, Jacques: "Patterns", in: Ridder-Symoens, Hilde de (ed.): A History of the University in Europe. Vol. I: Universities in the Middle Ages, Cambridge University Press, 2003, , pp. 35–76 (35)

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