Mosques in Dakshina Kannada to Run a 100 Day Campaign Against Drug Addiction

Mosques in Dakshina Kannada to Run a 100 Day Campaign Against Drug Addiction

December 15: Bearys’ Group Chairman Syed Mohammed Beary said mosques in Dakshina Kannada will run a campaign across the district to fight against addiction.

He said that the Jamaats in each masjid and moulvi are known to the community members. The moulvis have knowledge on the drug addicts in the community. Through the moulvis, it has been decided to counsel the addicts and bring them to the mainstream of the society
The focus will be on educating the parents, the students and the youth on the issue and create an awareness in every family under their jurisdiction. The 100-day campaign will include a series of awareness programmes involving all the Masjid Jamaats and committees across the region. The drive will be held under the guidance and supervision of Twaqa Ahmed Musliyar and Bekal Ibrahim Musliyar, two prominent Qazis of the region.
During the Friday prayer, the moulvis in the mosques in their address will create awareness among the youth on the ill-effects of drugs and how to come out the menace. In the second phase, we will get volunteers from NGOs or ourselves depute volunteers to counsel the drug addicts and bring them back to the mainstream of the society. There are also plans to set up a de-addiction centre for drug addicts in the future.