Letter to My Readers: Why We Can No Longer Stay Silent
Letter to My Readers: Why We Can No Longer Stay Silent Dear Community, Usually, this space is dedicated to the beauty of Islamic pedagogy, the structure of our curricula, and the nurturing of our children’s spiritual lives. But today, I need to talk to you about a crisis that is unfolding right outside our front doors—one that is reaching into our homes and affecting our young men at an alarming rate. We talk often about the preservation of the 'Aql (the intellect) . It is one of the foundational goals of our faith. Yet, in the current Canadian landscape, the intellect of our youth is under a unique and devastating threat. Since legalization, the landscape of our neighborhoods has changed. There are dispensaries on every corner—often more frequent than the coffee shops we frequent. But behind the bright neon signs and the "safe" marketing is a clinical reality that no one is talking about: Cannabis-induced psychosis. ER admissions for this condition have surged. We are ...