Sister Alia,

I hope you got the right answer from sister
YCHikal . Being a muslim woman it is not allowed to be with a man who is not related to you. Islamic culture is totally different than western, so it may hard to your understanding but to be a good muslim, you have to live with it. I wish you a happy arrival here in doha and sister YCHikal may able to help you to find out a suitable and proper housing for you....