Qarawiyyīn fostered the exchange of ideas between the Islamic world and Europe, impacting science and philosophy, especially during the European Middle Ages when Muslims ruled Andalusian Spain. The university contributed to the education of many important scholars, including Ibn Rushd (Averroës), Pope Sylvester II, Moses Maimonides, Leo Africanus, and Ibn Khaldūn.
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