Name of Object:

Photograph of a classroom at a modernised school

Location:

Rabat, Morocco

Holding Institution:

National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco

 About Ministry of Culture, Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Rabat

Date of Object:

1919

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper

Dimensions:

H: 21cm, W: 28cm

Description:

In 1914, the French Protectorate put forward a new policy to modernise the education system in Morocco. Integrating the new policy with the traditional education system, scholars (the 'ulama´) of al-Qarawiyyin University modernised educational material while still respecting the old system.

Type of Object

Photograph

Citation of this web page:

"Photograph of a classroom at a modernised school" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;ma;85;en

MWNF Working Number: MO 086