Muslim world. On the way home, the scholars showed their humble nature by both learning from other leading scholars in Cairo, and volunteering to teach pupils of other schools in Kano, Katsina, and Walata. Mohammed Bagayogo received an honorary doctorate in Cairo on his holy pilgrimage to Mecca. See also Ancient university List of oldest universities in continuous operation Medieval university Songhai Empire Timbuktu Manuscripts Project References Further reading Gomez, Michael A. (2018). African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691177427 External links Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu, Library of Congress — exhibition of manuscripts from the Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library 980s establishments History of Mali Madrasas in Mali Medieval Islamic world Mali Empire Sudano-Sahelian architecture Universities in Mali 10th-century establishments in Africa Timbuktu Educational institutions established in the 10th century