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What is your advice to a Muslim girl who lives in a non-Muslim country with her brother and wishes to complete her university studies in education, but does not want to take out an interest-based loan from her mother's country, and cannot obtain an interest-free loan from her current country for two years, and does not want to waste time, given that her brother does not allow her to leave the house?

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A new Muslim woman whom Allah has guided to Islam is advised on several matters: facing the difficulties of adapting by changing her previous lifestyle, seeking good companionship that will help her stay steadfast, and adhering to the legal hijab despite potential difficulties. She is also advised not to attend university to avoid forbidden matters such as usury and mixing (between sexes), and to seek a Muslim husband who will keep her chaste, while striving to learn Islam to become a caller to Allah and save her family and community from polytheism, citing the verse: "And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteous deeds and says, 'Indeed, I am of the Muslims'" (Fussilat: 33).

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