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Diniyyah Puteri Padang Panjang

Diniyyah Puteri Padang Panjang

Padang Panjang, West Sumatra

Founded in 1923 by Rahmah El Yunusiyyah, it is regarded as one of the first Islamic schools for women in the Malay world, and is often cited as an inspiration for Al-Azhar’s women’s faculty.