Use stream of consciousness to answer the following. Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriya Al-Qurashiya (Arabic: ) was an Arab Muslim woman who is credited for founding the oldest existing, continually operating and first degree-awarding educational institution in the world, The University of Al Quaraouiyine in Fes, Morocco in 859 CE.

Who founded the first university in the world?
The relevant sentence in the passage is: Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriya Al-Qurashiya (Arabic: ) was an Arab Muslim woman who is credited for founding the oldest existing, continually operating and first degree-awarding educational institution in the world, The University of Al Quaraouiyine in Fes, Morocco in 859 CE. Final answer: Fatima bint Muhammad Al - Fihriya Al - Qurashiya.