Srinagar, Jul 10 (Only Kashmir): To attend to the worrying issue in society about the growing menace of drug addiction in the Valley and also issues associated with ladies in society a one-day seminar of Ulema, scholars, Imams, civil society journalists, activists and ngos was held at historic Mirwaiz Manzil, Srinagar. The seminar was administered by Mutahida Ulema council head Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
The workshop focused on understanding the factors and level of the issue particularly with regard to substance abuse in order to discover ways and means of addressing it and domestic violence and inheritance discrimination faced by ladies.
In his inaugural speech, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that the prevalence of rampant drug abuse being reported throughout and valley among both young boys and ladies and its simple schedule requires to be addressed by one and all to conserve our future generations and our society. He said that it is for this factor that the seminar has actually been called so regarding collectively handle this significant problem facing us. Mirwaiz stated that it was very troubling that despite being a Muslim society and following the great religion of Islam that gives women all dignity and guarantees their rights reports of rampant domestic violence forcing some to take the severe actions of committing suicide and other discriminations and abuse versus females are happening. Mirwaiz stressed that it was the obligation of the Ulema, Imams and Khateebs to develop awareness amongst people in this regard both among men and women about the rights ensured to the ladies by the terrific faith of Islam and regard for females.
Mirwaiz stated he was hopeful that Kashmirs Ulema, Imams, NGOs and Civil Society activists would work together to handle both the issues to their finest.
Speaking on the celebration, Karwan-e-Islami customer Ghulam Rasool Hami said that the company led by him has actually been raising voice versus the growing drug and alcohol threat for a very long time. federal government, Hami stated that it was a matter of fantastic issue that huge quantity of drugs and alcohol was quickly available in the market while as drugs like Heroin was just a call far from the addict and the federal government understood it.He said counting on the federal government to root out the menace of substance abuse will not suffice which it is high time to unite on our own and to combat it out honestly so that the young lot is saved.
Medical professionals from drug de-addiction center SMHS gave an in-depth discussion, pricing estimate official figures in the year 2018-2019, at the SMHS drug– de-addiction center, 6476 cases were signed up while as 755 patients were confessed in the medical facility. Official figures had exposed that over 46000 clients were alone treated at the SMHS health center for being addicted one or the other drug in 2018 and in the occurring year, more than 12000 in the Out Door Patients Department (OPD). While as 88 percent of the addict dealt with at SMHS medical facility were discovered as males, what was more shocking that 12 percent were women that include school and college going women and likewise the women with some domestic disagreements.
Regarding womens issues Mantasha Bint Rashid of Kashmir Womens Collective effort (KWCI) offered a comprehensive presentation highlighting numerous obstacles ladies face on day-to-day basis both at domestic and social level, including domestic violence, desertions divorce refusal to give adult inheritance to name a few. She recommended a series of measures to deal with the problems while seeking active support of the clergy in Kashmir.
Later recommendations offered by all members were talked about and a decision to form 2 panels which consisted of Ulemas, Khateebs civil Society activists and NGOs, was made that would deal with both the problems.
Mirwaiz advocated the inclusion of a member from Kashmir Womens Collective Initiative in the panel made up to attend to the problems associated with women.
Those who participated in the seminar included Mufti Nazir Ahmed Qasimi of Darul Uloom Rahimiya, Professor Ghulam Muhammad Bhat Al-Madani of Jamiat-e-Ahlihadith, who likewise spoke over the problems in information. Mufti Muhammad Yaqoob Baba Al Madani, Moulana Masroor Abas Ansari, Moulana Showkat Hussain Keng, Moulana Khursheed Ahmed Qanoongo, Aga Syed Mujtaba Hassan Al-Mousivi, Dr Yousuful Umar, Mufti Nisar Ahmed Qasimi, Mufti Sajadur Rehman, Professor Syed Tayib Kamili, Muhammad Syed Zaroo of Humsafar Marriage Council, Peerzada Abdul Hameed, Muhammad Rafiq Shah, Muhammad Yousuf Makhdoomi, Syed Bashrat Ahmed Andrabi, Azad Bashir, Ghulam Muhammad Nagoo, Dr Saleem Yousuf, Javaid Jeelani, Hayat Ahmed Bhat, Muhammad Yasin Bhat, Fouqul Amin Bhat, Khuram Wani, Advocate Syed Mujtaba, Mir Imran, Bilal Bashir Bhat, Sibt Muhammad Shabir Qami, Muhamamd Yaqoob Khan, Junaid Kathju, Manzoor Ahmed, Muhamamd Tajamul Qadiri, Mufti Ghulam Rasool Samoon, Mantasha Bint-e-Rashid, Saba, Rifat, Sabreen and many others.
The workshop was moderated by Moulana Syedur Rehman Shams.
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In his inaugural speech, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stated that the prevalence of rampant drug abuse being reported throughout and valley amongst both young boys and ladies and its simple accessibility requires to be dealt with by one and all to save our future generations and our society. Mirwaiz stated that it was really disturbing that regardless of being a Muslim society and following the great religion of Islam that provides ladies all dignity and assurances their rights reports of rampant domestic violence requiring some to take the extreme steps of dedicating suicide and other discriminations and abuse against females are occurring. Mirwaiz stressed that it was the obligation of the Ulema, Imams and Khateebs to develop awareness among people in this regard both among guys and females about the rights guaranteed to the females by the fantastic faith of Islam and respect for females.
While as 88 percent of the drug addicts dealt with at SMHS medical facility were found as males, what was more shocking that 12 percent were women that consist of school and college going ladies and likewise the women with some domestic disagreements.