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So goes an old Moroccan proverb. For centuries, wise men have flocked to the city of Fez seeking knowledge from the books held within its ancient library at al-Qarawiyyin. Scholars and students at the ...

Morocco’s University of al-Qarawiyyin library is one of the world’s oldest libraries and is home to many unique and one-of-a-kind Islamic manuscripts treasured by historians. The architect leading the ...

For book nerds everywhere, a trip out of the country will soon involve a detour to Fez, Morocco, where the oldest library in the world, the Khizanat al-Qarawiyyin, will reopen to the public after a ...

Preparations are racing against the clock in Morocco to reopen the University of al-Qarawiyyin library, one of the oldest libraries in the world. Founded in 859 by a devout and wealthy Muslim woman ...

FEZ, Morocco (AP) — The settling dust from renovations and the banging of tools aren’t ideal sights and sounds for a library — but this is no ordinary library. Founded 12 centuries ago by a pioneering ...

FEZ, Morocco -- The settling dust from renovations and the banging of tools aren't ideal sights and sounds for a library , but this is no ordinary library. Founded 12 centuries ago by a pioneering ...

Home to stacks of ancient Islamic manuscripts and intricately decorated reading rooms, the world’s oldest continuously operating library will soon reopen — and, for the first time since its founding ...

FEZ, Morocco — The settling dust from renovations and the banging of tools aren’t ideal sights and sounds for a library — but this is no ordinary library. Founded 12 centuries ago by a pioneering ...

FEZ, Morocco (AP) — The settling dust from renovations and the banging of tools aren’t ideal sights and sounds for a library — but this is no ordinary library. Founded 12 centuries ago by a pioneering ...