Founded 12 centuries ago as a mosque by a pioneering woman in the old medina of Fez in Morocco, al-Qarawiyyin University hosts one of the world’s oldest libraries, home to unique Islamic manuscripts treasured by historians
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Studying at the 14th century Bou Inania madrassa (religious school), inside the Unesco-listed walled city, offers a life “in the embrace of a venerable academic history”, according to student Moaz Soueif.
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