The Qarawiyin Mosque Gives Fez an Aura of Learning and Holiness
By Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The fountainhead of Morocco’s religious life, Fez’s Qarawiyin mosque, also spelled Kairoyuine, Karaouiyine and Kairaouaine, is the symbol of the country and its most prestigious historic site. From it, as they have for eleven centuries, religious scholars control the timing of Ramadan and the many Islamic festivals for which … Continued
