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Decriminalization of prohibited drugs: a challenge to Muslim youths in a secular society

Decriminalization of illegal drugs have been proposed in different forums as the easy way out or the possible approach in preventing drug abuse. It was proposed and strongly supported by some groups of intellectuals after drug policy failed to alleviate this devastating problem in their own respecti...

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Main Authors: Tagoranao, Mariam Saidona, Gamon, Alizaman Dumangcag
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Language:English
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Published: University of Quebec, Montreal (Canada) 2017
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/61142/1/Cebu%20Decriminalization%20of%20%20Prohibited%20Drugs%20FullPaper.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.61142 http://irep.iium.edu.my/61142/ Decriminalization of prohibited drugs: a challenge to Muslim youths in a secular society Tagoranao, Mariam Saidona Gamon, Alizaman Dumangcag H Social Sciences (General) Decriminalization of illegal drugs have been proposed in different forums as the easy way out or the possible approach in preventing drug abuse. It was proposed and strongly supported by some groups of intellectuals after drug policy failed to alleviate this devastating problem in their own respective state. The advocates emphasized that legalizing drugs and regulating its sale, like alcohol, will reduce crimes. But some of those who go against it, their objections are more on moral and religious reasons against drug use. For Muslims, moral debate on the war on drugs is not hidden as clearly out in the open. But in spite of this, the Muslim youths’ involvement in drug use is increasing day by day. This study will identify how far the Muslim youths have been affected by illegal drugs and its effect if decriminalized by a secular society. In conclusion, legalizing prohibited drugs is a foolhardy and reckless proposal against the new generations’ future. Islam never allow the illegal drug use because of adverse effects on personal health and social harms. Therefore, Muslims youths need a sense of purpose and a spirit of understanding the religious legal texts to internalize the moral and ethical teaching of Islam in relation to lawful and unlawful acts. University of Quebec, Montreal (Canada) 2017-01-26 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61142/1/Cebu%20Decriminalization%20of%20%20Prohibited%20Drugs%20FullPaper.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61142/19/61142_Decriminalization%20of%20Prohibited%20Drugs.pdf Tagoranao, Mariam Saidona and Gamon, Alizaman Dumangcag (2017) Decriminalization of prohibited drugs: a challenge to Muslim youths in a secular society. In: 2017 Cebu International Conference on Studies in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (SASSH-2017), 26th-27th January 2017, Cebu, Philippines. http://hssmr.org/conference.php?slug=SASSH-17&sid=4&catDid=142
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English
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Tagoranao, Mariam Saidona
Gamon, Alizaman Dumangcag
Decriminalization of prohibited drugs: a challenge to Muslim youths in a secular society
description Decriminalization of illegal drugs have been proposed in different forums as the easy way out or the possible approach in preventing drug abuse. It was proposed and strongly supported by some groups of intellectuals after drug policy failed to alleviate this devastating problem in their own respective state. The advocates emphasized that legalizing drugs and regulating its sale, like alcohol, will reduce crimes. But some of those who go against it, their objections are more on moral and religious reasons against drug use. For Muslims, moral debate on the war on drugs is not hidden as clearly out in the open. But in spite of this, the Muslim youths’ involvement in drug use is increasing day by day. This study will identify how far the Muslim youths have been affected by illegal drugs and its effect if decriminalized by a secular society. In conclusion, legalizing prohibited drugs is a foolhardy and reckless proposal against the new generations’ future. Islam never allow the illegal drug use because of adverse effects on personal health and social harms. Therefore, Muslims youths need a sense of purpose and a spirit of understanding the religious legal texts to internalize the moral and ethical teaching of Islam in relation to lawful and unlawful acts.
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author Tagoranao, Mariam Saidona
Gamon, Alizaman Dumangcag
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Gamon, Alizaman Dumangcag
author_sort Tagoranao, Mariam Saidona
title Decriminalization of prohibited drugs: a challenge to Muslim youths in a secular society
title_short Decriminalization of prohibited drugs: a challenge to Muslim youths in a secular society
title_full Decriminalization of prohibited drugs: a challenge to Muslim youths in a secular society
title_fullStr Decriminalization of prohibited drugs: a challenge to Muslim youths in a secular society
title_full_unstemmed Decriminalization of prohibited drugs: a challenge to Muslim youths in a secular society
title_sort decriminalization of prohibited drugs: a challenge to muslim youths in a secular society
publisher University of Quebec, Montreal (Canada)
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/61142/1/Cebu%20Decriminalization%20of%20%20Prohibited%20Drugs%20FullPaper.pdf
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