The Qarawiyyin mosque is also a Theological university that was built between 857 and 859 AD.
In the narrow streets of Fez’s Old City, Morocco’s first capital, centuries-old places of learning are being revived to promote moderation in Islam, as their founders originally intended.
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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