Question: Can a girl who wears
a Hijab study in co-education? This includes group studies with boys and giving
presentations and preparing reports together.
Answer: Co-education seems
to be in direct contradiction with the social values and the social set-up
Islam intends to establish in a community. All Islamic countries should
make efforts to set up schools, colleges and universities for both genders,
or make proper arrangements, if this is not possible, to accommodate female
students for this purpose. However, the way things stand at the moment,
it becomes very difficult for a lady to choose an educational institution
particularly at the undergraduate level which is free from this problem.
If studying in co-education systems becomes unavoidable, then a lady should
try to form a group with other fellow girls and remain in their company
as far as possible.
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