al-Fihri decided that a place of higher learning was much needed in the city and founded the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and University, naming it after her hometown. She oversaw construction of the ...

In the ancient city of Fez, Morocco's oldest museum has reopened its doors allowing visitors to see Islamic arts and ...

Fatima Al Fihri began the construction of a University in conjunction with the great mosque, which would bear the same name: Qarawiyyin. This mosque remains one of the largest in the world due to ...

This 14th century library that grew from a 9th century mosque and university, founded by an heiress, Fatima al-Fihri, was once “the soul of the city,” says Fez-born architect Aziza Chaouni.