March is women’s history month and we bloggers post and paying homage to those women throughout history….most do their writing on the famous women they know….Michelle Obama, Rosa Parks, etc. I want to give a historical look at those women that never are remembered for various reasons….
My first post will be about Fatima al-Fihri.
About now if you are not scratching your head you are reaching for the Google button….cool your jets….I will explain about her….
Who established the first university in the world?
Over 1000 years ago, amongst a migrant community in the western districts of Morocco, the vision and investment of one woman paved the way for the founding of the world’s first university: the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco.
Fatima al-Fihri, who was born in Tunisia, hailed from a well-educated family. Not much is known about her early life, but sometime in the early 9th century, Fatima migrated with her father and sister from Qayrawan in Tunisia to Fez in Morocco. Upon the death of her father, Fatima inherited a large fortune. She invested this wealth in founding a mosque and educational institution for the benefit of her local community. Gradually, the establishment blossomed into the University of al-Qarawiyyin, named after Fatima’s birthplace – Qayrawan – in Tunisia.
Established in the year 859, the University of al-Qarawiyyin was the first degree-granting educational institute in the world (as recognised by UNESCO and Guinness World Records). Students from all over the world travelled to study a wide range of subjects, ranging from natural sciences to languages to astronomy, and Fatima herself studied there too. During the medieval times, the University was considered a major intellectual centre.
Fatima al-Fihri: Founder of the world’s first university
She is a forgotten woman in world history….and she should be celebrated and not ignored……as the West has a tendency to do with people they do not want to promote for whatever lame reason.
Read more in the life of Fatima al-Fihri….
She should be hailed for her contribution to education.
Be Smart!
Learn Stuff!
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
A wonderful day for Leftist women agitators to get out and scream and yell about equality as most of the public and the media completely ignore their over pampered little posteriors. As usual, they didn’t accomplish a darned thing to advance their cause.
I want to see when we get an International Men’s Day. The menses have had theirs!
Every day is Men’s Day……we get a lot more press than women. chuq
This is a historic post John……what this woman did was amazing….and hating women will not change her accomplishments. chuq
Hating women is not at issue .. despising some of the things that women do is the issue … and, of course, the results will never change … when cancer claims a victim, the results for that victim will never change … There are a lot of wonderful women in this world who are happy with themselves and their stations in life. Those are the women who have my respect and my love.
If they agree with you? Once again this is a historic post and not a commentary on women in general just the accomplishments of one. chuq
and it is to history that it rightly belongs.
Sad that you hate the idea of a woman establishing higher education…..chuq
I do not support any woman who is out to destroy the public education system, that is for sure!
This woman did the opposite. chuq
Some radical Women have forgotten their place in the Natural Order and need to be put back in their place.
Again John…this woman established the first university and she should be recognized for that and not some crap about learning her place. chuq
as you wish, Chuq —
Good history, chuq. Well done to Fatima.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanx for comment…too many cannot see the historic value of what she did….chuq