The Scourge of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Vol. L No. 43
Date: January 20, 2013
Jih Stand On Co-education
The suggestion of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind to stop the co-ed system in the schools as it promotes free mixing of male-female which may lead to some heinous crimes in future is…
Expose Bias With Ultimate Solution
This refers to the cover story of Radiance Viewsweekly (6-12 January). The article reveals that not a single government agency is working freely. I am ashamed at how the CBI, one of…
Promote Mutual Cooperation Between Citizens
This refers to the article “A Case of Misuse of AFSPA” in the Radiance Viewsweekly (6-12 January). There is nothing new to hear the case of Human Rights violation by the members…
Find Permanent Solution To Crimes
This is apropos the column Ultimate Success in your Viewsweekly (13-19 January). The writer has discussed thoroughly the main motives behind the tsunami of rapes in the country. Mere introduction of the…
Aidmk Demands Complete Ban On Alcohol
AIDMK organised a huge rally and a protest march on 6 November, 2012 in Chennai demanding complete ban on alcoholic substances in the state. Senior leader of the party, R…
Mushawarat Condemns Attack On Owaisi’s House
Dr. Zafarul-Islam Khan, President All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, said in a press statement on 8 January that the attack by Sangh Parivar goons on the official residence of Majlis Ittehadul…
Rjd Mla Behind Illicit Liquor In Bihar
The death of eight persons on 10 December in Gaya district after drinking illicit liquor has taken the total number of hooch deaths in Bihar to 28 in the month…
Prohibited Drugs Being Sold Fearlessly On Medical Stores
Prohibited drugs are being sold fearlessly on a dozen of medical stores under Kakarahua village of Siddarth Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The government has prohibited the use of these drugs…
Groom Drunk, Bride Refuses To Marry
In a brave step, a bride in Kathar village under Buxar district of Bihar refused to marry her groom because the groom and his father were drunk in the marriage…
Jih Chief Mourns Death Of Qazi Hussain Ahmad
Syed Jalaluddin Omari, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hind on 6 January wrote a letter to the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Syed Manuwwar Hussain, expressing his deep sorrow over the sad demise of…
Gutka Ban In Odisha
The Government of Odisha on 1 January announced a state-wide ban on the manufacture, sale and use of Gutka and chewing tobacco containing nicotine. “I appeal to people to cooperate with the…
Khap Bans Alcohol, Dj Party In Hisar
A Khap Panchayat in Hisar, Haryana, on 7 January issued an order regarding complete prohibition on liquor and organising DJ parties in the village as they alleged these are the…
Navy Sailor Kills Self Due To Alcohol Abuse
A day after sailor Melvin Raj allegedly committed suicide aboard warship INS Talwar, his family received a copy of a letter he wrote to his commanding officer. The letter states…
Alcoholism Among Youth A Cause For Concern: Hc Judge
A large number of youth taking to alcoholism in India is a cause for concern as it deters them from donating blood, said Justice V. Rama Subramanian of Madras High…
Women Raise Voice Against Sale Of Alcohol
More than a dozen of women from Basaharia village under Dhaka Panchayat in Bihar have started a campaign against drunkards and liquor sellers. They gathered in a form of rally…
Banning Is No Solution, The Need Is To Change Mentality
DR. SHAFEEQ AHMED ISLAHI, a medical practitioner by profession, talks about the ills of alcohol and how the present society of ours is responsible for this growing menace. In an…
Drive It Out, It Can’t Be Disciplined
Excise figures show that Punjab and its capital Chandigarh consumed lesser liquor in the last few days of December 2012 than it did in 2011. These figures usually register a…
The Hypocrisy Unveils Us Responsible For Drug Trade In Afghanistan
We live in a world where appearance and reality, most of the time, are exactly opposite of each other. There is always something more gigantic and appalling than what meets…
Not Even As Medicine
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) cursed ten (persons) with regard to alcohol: “The one who squeezes (the…
The Handiwork Of Satan
Believers! Intoxicants, games of chance, idolatrous sacrifices at altars, and divining arrows are all abominations, the handiwork of Satan. So turn wholly away from it that you may attain to…
Let’s Consider What Ensures Liquor-and-drug-free Society
Man has been endowed with the ability to discern right from wrong, good from bad and lawful from unlawful. It is this ability of his that elevates his status to…
Alcohol A Curse For The Mind, Body And Spirit!
Born as a human being and living up to its name of being a social animal, we live, interact and settle down in our surroundings as per our comforts, needs, belief…
Deconstructing The System That Engulfs Us
It is true that our perceptions and emotions, most of the time, are shaped by the environment which surrounds us. It is the experiences we undergo in our lives and…
Mother Of All Evils
Islam has strictly prohibited the consumption of alcohol. Allah says in the Qur’ān, “O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination…
Why We Should Shun Gutka, Other Tobacco Products
Without going into the debate whether Gutka and similar tobacco products are banned or not in Islam, let us be aware that one of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence is…
Drug Addiction A Growing Menace An Academician Perspective
Drug addiction, in recent decades, has become a matter of concern for every individual, community and nation. Mankind no doubt has been using and abusing drugs right from the very…
Alcohol The Killer And Devastator
They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: “In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit.” (2: 219)
Drugs And Tourism Make A Deadly Cocktail In Goan Tourism
Tourism has long been a matter of concern for the Goan society. On one hand, there is a myth that tourism is a money spinner. The truth is different. After…
Alcoholism And Drug Abuse In Context Of Human Freedom And
Alcoholism is dependence on alcohol. It is also characterized as ‘compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages’. This state occurs when a person becomes so dependent on alcohol that without…
Hazard Of Alcoholism Who Is Responsible?
“Drinking age increased to 25! Err…old and mature enough to vote for the country, or join army and fight for the nation, but not mature enough to be told when…
Alcoholism And Drug Abuse In Islamic Perspective
Alcohol consumption is the world’s third largest risk factor for disease and disability; in middle-income countries, it is the greatest risk. Harmful use of alcohol results in the death of…
Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker’s health,…
In The Madhouse Of Contradictions
We all – irrespective of caste, class, religion and gender – were yawning miserably. Sharma sir was, as usual, at his boring-best. Meanwhile, my mobile showed a low-battery signal implying…
Beware Of Silent Killer A North-east Perspective
What image we can draw of a society where a 10-year old child has started injecting drugs. This line is more than enough to substantiate the adage that children are…
Why Islam Forbids Alcohol?
One of the most important factors detrimental to our society is drinking of alcohol. Islam provides an integrated approach for health and well-being. Anything that is harmful for us is…
Alcohol Is The Mother Of Evils
The word alcohol is derived from the Arabic word al-kohl, which means fermented grains, fruits, or sugars that form an intoxicating beverage when fermented. Khamr or khamrah (which means ‘to…
