What is the ruling on studying in coeducational universities?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on studying in coeducational universities for girls? And what is your advice to parents who want to persuade and force their daughter to enter that university?

Answer:
This is forbidden and not permissible. Studying is not a dire necessity, and free mixing of men and women is forbidden, so the forbidden is not made permissible except for a dire necessity. This is a matter that is not permissible for men or women. It is not permissible for a Muslim, male or female, to study in a coeducational setting because of the trial and evils involved. This is what the enemies want; they want to dissolve the identity of Muslims and make them abandon their religion. So they imposed coeducational study on them to remove the differences, as they say. Now they are working to remove the differences between males and females in the lands of Muslims. So Muslims must be alert to this matter.