Two-thirds of the world’s illiterate population are women—you’d think that higher education started as a boys’ club, but I’ll let you in on a little secret, universities, as we know them, were started by a refugee Muslim women in 859 CE!Instagram: @fortheloveof_historyFurther Reading The true story of Fatima al-Fihri, the founder of the world’s first known universityUniversity of Machester Press Fatima al-Fihri: Founder of the world’s first universityThe Arab Muslim Woman Who Brought Higher Education To The Entire WorldAl-Qarawiyyin University in Fes: Brainchild of a Muslim Woman