Interest bearing loans & Transactions

Taking a loan on interest

Q: Is it permissible to take out riba in order to avoid becoming homeless? I am a revert muslimah that quit college to avoid taking out more riba but I have yet to find a job and will soon be homeless since there is no family or friends I can stay with. My student loans were large enough to support me the entire semester with a part time job but since im not in school I have no job (it was a student job) and no more money. The Qur'an is very clear on riba but what else do I do? I already asked for money from my local musjid.

Taking an interest bearing loan to start a business

Q: I want to start the business with my friend. We live in India. I want to have clarification with following points

1. Can I start a business by taking loan based on interest?

2. If above thing is not possible then is it OK if my partners take loan and I restrain from it?

3. Is it ok if I work in their (my partners firm) which takes loans and take my share of profit as employee?

I wanted to have clarification because in any way the firm in which I am working currently has taken loan from banks for its functioning.

Home loan

Q: I live in Mauritius, where Islamic Finance and Interest Free loans are not available. In these circumstances, is it permissible to take a loan to construct a house. I have heard of verses of the Qur'an where Allah declares war on those who consume and pay ribaa.

Interest bearing loan

Q: I attend pharmacy school in the United States. It's my first year and as you might know I had to take out a loan because of the tuition. The tuition is extremely high so for the loan I had to take it out on a interest rate. I have taken out 2 loans so far both on interest. I am not doing well in my classes and I am on the verge of failing and getting kicked out. I have been fed up with this and I think it's because my tuition involves interest that's why. I want to leave but I do not know what I would after leaving this school and my parents don't understand; they want me stay here but inside I do not want to. What should I do? Please give me advice.