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Al-Qarawiyyin

By Tatiana Fry, Cleveland State University and Kathy Curnow
In the heart of the Fez Medina is one of the largest mosques in Africa, as well what many consider the world’s oldest operating university. Al-Qarawiyyin (also known as Al Quaraouiyine or Al-Karaouine) was established in 859 C.E. by Fatima Al-Fihri,…

Nejjarine Fountain and Museum

By Tatiana Fry, Cleveland State University (edited)
The Fez medina's Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts has not always been a museum. It was built in 1711 as a fondouk (fondak), a lodging house for travelers that included a courtyard where merchants stored and sold their wares. Its name was…

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