or Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriya Al-Qurashiya was an Arab woman who is credited with founding the oldest existing, continually operating, and first degree-awarding university in the world, The University of Al-Qarawiyyin at Fez in Morocco. She is also known as "Ummul Banīn".
Fatima used the money she inherited from her father to purchase a mosque that was built around 845 AD under the supervision of King Yahya ibn Muhammad. She then rebuilt it and bought the surrounding land, doubling its size. the construction project was supervised by Fatima herself. Established in the year 859, the University of al-Qarawiyyin was the first degree-granting educational institute in the world (as recognized by UNESCO and Guinness World Records). Students from all over the world traveled to study a wide range of subjects, ranging from natural sciences to languages to astronomy, and Fatima herself studied there too. it was considered one of the greatest centers of education at that time.
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