Morocco: One of the world’s oldest universities draws global students

Indonesian student Kamel Tahdhib traveled thousands of miles to study at a Moroccan university with such a rich history, that its renown continues to draw learners more than 1,000 years after it was founded.

The university hosts one of the world’s oldest libraries, home to unique Islamic manuscripts treasured by historians.

It was founded 12 centuries ago by a pioneering woman and nestled in the old medina of Fez in Morocco.

Tahdhib, a 22-year-old freshman, said he chose to study at al-Qarawiyyin University because of its “widespread fame around the world.”

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