worstregards t1_iugbqds wrote
Al-Azhar in Egypt was founded in 972 and is still going. Wouldn’t that qualify?
scottydc91 t1_iugx6of wrote
According to the wiki page it didn't aquire University status until the 1960s, until then it was just public education. Still incredibly old but technically no it wouldn't.
Jorge5934 t1_iugh8en wrote
Oh, this debate feels as old as the universities themselves.
HugoChavezEraUnSanto t1_iuh49gq wrote
Because its university status was only established in 1961 when they added secular studies. Before that was solely a religious studies institution. I believe Christian universities in most countries also have to teach secular subjects like math to be considered an actual university rather than a place of religious learning.
SteO153 t1_iugyxjp wrote
From your link "it is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university", so only the oldest in Egypt.
cranp t1_iuhuu61 wrote
Does time work differently there than in other countries?
NoMadX00 t1_iuilerj wrote
no, history only considers stuff in europe, if it didn’t happen in europe then it didn’t happed
Mongladoid t1_iujigwd wrote
Yeah that’s also why literally no one’s ever heard of the pyramids or Cleopatra.
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