It sounds to me like we are only getting a fragment of the whole picture here, while the university aspect is very possibly true, I do wonder if the arranged marriage angle is an important factor.
Would an organisation or main stream charity keep a Muslim women hidden from thier community if they suspected abuse or the potential of a Muslim woman to feel unhappy or suicidal.
Not that I'm sleuthing the parents just interested to know if she may of been accepted into a refuge?
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Some definitely would. I'd have to go find it but I've read at least one or two true stories of those who did. One I know ended up being taken in by a Christian family (think she met the daughter at school? Or the mom was her school counselor or something like that) I don't remember the specifics on the other, but it was along those lines.
Actually, now that I'm just typing that - before I go into the second half of - I'm pretty sure the deal was she was being abused (I'm afraid I may be mixing the two stories, but she may have started being abused so her dad wouldn't abuse her mother) Anyway, then it also ended up including the school dynamic, and because she ended up being taken in by the other family she was able to continue in school, etc.
Which is odd, because to some extent that could possibly have parallels to Nida's life - not accusing anyone of anything though. I'll go find the title after this because now this is just deja vu-esque.
I think it would be less likely she'd be taken in by a Muslim affiliated, well, honestly probably really anything. Possibly if they were more westernized or more Muslim in culture than in actual faith (if that makes sense) Part of that would likely go back to the whole shame thing and possibly bringing shame on her family, her community, etc. (Even if it were fully justified on her part to break away from something that shouldn't have been happening...or whatever it was)
In fact, in that book, the girl first sought refuge from a friend who was also Muslim. I'm quite sure that it ended up with her being forced back home (plus the shame 'circle' broadening) after which time she left again and someone at the school basically tricked her into sharing things about what had been going on, then said it was all lies, and basically told everyone she was a loose girl...or something along those lines.
Thus making the contrast by people that embraced her incredibly clear. I honestly don't remember what ever became of her relationship with her family (although I think the book had been relatively recent when I read it, so perhaps the true 'ending' wasn't really known)
But those type of things - speaking to someone who shares her faith only to turn around and use it against her, trick her into things, etc. - are all things I wouldn't be shocked if she encountered.
But, as with every group, it's made up of individuals, and that's not to say there might not be some in Muslim circles that would taken her in, but I think the odds are less likely.
