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 ...

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.

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 ...