Category: Podcast
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Episode 17 | Fatima the Builder: The Woman Who Built a University
In Fatima the Builder: The Woman Who Built a University travel back over 1,100 years to the bustling city of Fez, Morocco, and meet Fatima al-Fihri. A visionary Muslim woman whose gift to the world still inspires learners today. Discover how her faith, generosity, and determination built Al-Qarawiyyin, the oldest continually operating university in the…
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6 Books to Inspire Explorers About The Story of Fatima al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University
Let’s step back in time to 9th-century Morocco, where a young woman named Fatima al-Fihri dreamed bigger than almost anyone around her. With determination, generosity, and a deep love of learning, she founded the University of al-Qarawiyyin. A place that has welcomed students for more than 1,100 years and is recognized as the oldest continually…
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Story into Song: Simple Chants and Tunes from Around the World
Why music matters Imagine a room full of children from different cultures sitting together. Even if they do not share a spoken language, within moments they can clap and sing together. This is because music is a universal language. Research shows it can transcend cultural and linguistic barriers, connect people across the world and elicit…