Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to live with a non-Muslim woman? What is the awrah (private parts) of a Muslim woman in front of a non-Muslim woman? And does the ruling differ if the non-Muslim woman is from the People of the Book?

It is forbidden for a woman to travel for education or other purposes without a mahram. Her residence in non-Muslim lands entails grave corruptions. There is no objection to a Muslim woman cohabiting with a non-Muslim woman, as long as it does not result in harm to the Muslim woman's religion or morals. She should be treated with kindness and good companionship to incline her towards Islam. Scholars have differed regarding the awrah (area of nakedness) of a Muslim woman in front of a non-Muslim woman. While the Maliki and Hanafi schools hold it to be only the face and hands, the Shafi'i school considers it to be what appears during professional work, and the Hanbali school considers it to be the area from above the navel to below the knee.