One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University

Fromthe author ofIn My Mosque, M. O. Yuksel, this true-life picture book biography of Fatima al-Fihri, an extraordinary Muslim woman who founded the worlds oldest university, shows the importance of never giving up on your dreams and how we all have the power to change the world for the better.

Fatima al-Fihri loved to learn. She wanted to know everything, like how birds flew, why the sky was blue, and how flowers grew. But more than anything, she wanted a school for all, where anyone could study and become whatever they wanted, like teachers, scientists, and doctors. As she grew older, Fatima carried her one wish inside her, through good times and bad. Fueled by her faith and her determination, she worked hard to make her one wish come true. For over a thousand years, Fatimas one wishher schoolserved students and scholars from around the globe, and it continues to do so today!