Reflections on Islamic Pedagogy at Al-Qarawiyyin

In recent years higher education has become increasingly internationalized and this has resulted in unprecedented student diversity. Our time living in the ancient Medina1 of Fes, Morocco, was a search for excellence in pedagogy at Al-Qarawiyyin. The University of Al-Qarawiyyin is a university close to the centre of the Medina in Fes, Morocco. It was founded in 859 as a religious school. Al-Qarawiyyin is known to be the oldest continually operating university and pre-dates for example University of Bologna. It remains one of the leading spiritual and educational centers for Islamic studies.