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Author : Esteemed Readers
The magazine is unique in its presentation style. Particularly, the recent edition conveys a lot of information and literary knowledge to the readers. The poetry pictures the life of a woman in the present scenario.The article, ‘Girl Child in India’ depicts the naked...
Editorial
Author : Editor's Desk
‘The Money Issue’ is a common feature of most, if not all publications. The cover, usually adorned with a currency symbol or the color green; the inside, mostly about how to spend and invest. But money is a lot more than just that - particularly in today’s world where...
A Fistful of Rice: Ethical Financial Systems & Women’s Participation
Author : Shayma S
The declining economy faced another body blow in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic and has struggled to revive itself ever since. The decline of the welfare state and the retreat of the government in favour of allowing for private players to buy in almost all sectors of...
A Conversation with Aishath Muneeza
Author : Aura Staff
Q. You have held many positions in the finance world, as well as worked in governmental positions at the international level in South and South East Asia. Tell us a little bit about your journey and what it took to reach here.A. While doing postgraduate studies, I was...
The State of the Economy: Women’s Role and Responsibilities
Author : Huda B Dawood
The dynamics of the Indian economy have been unfavorable for quite a few years now. From rural to urban spaces, we have seen an unprecedented decline in our economy. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programs Implementation, India’s real GDP growth of Q1 of...
The State of the Economy: Contribution of Women To the Indian Economy
Author : Sumna Sadaqat
The Indian constitution gives equal personal, political, social, educational and economic rights to both men and women, but being a developing nation, the empowerment of women still has a long way to go in the real sense. Women constitute 48% of the Indian population,...
ASHA Workers: In Search of Fair Wages, Dignity and Safety
Author : Aura Staff
A small statistic, in the light of the much larger numbers that we encounter these days. But a very dire one, nevertheless. ASHA workers have long made up the backbone of the Indian healthcare system. In the COVID-era, they have been the most immediate and familiar...
A Conversation with Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwi (Part I)
Author : Sajida Zubair
Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwi,Dean, Cambridge Islamic College & Principal,Al Salam InstituteSajida ZubairCounselor and Life Skills Teacher.Team Aura was extremely honoured to converse with a very respected and well-known scholar, Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi. An alumnus of...
Face to Face with Irena Akbar
Author : Aura Staff
Q. First of all, you are an entrepreneur, an art curator, a journalist, an activist and a writer. Tell us a little bit about your journey and what keeps you most engaged these days.A. I was a journalist for 14 years, working with English-language media in New Delhi. I...
Money and Finance
Author : Arshad Shaikh
Money and finance is not just about earning and spending. There are some fundamental truths associated with these terms irrespective of our financial status and ‘monetary value’ in the economy. We can protect our hard-earned savings if we develop a sound understanding...
Food for Thought
Author : Sameena Afshan
During Caliph Haroon Al Rashid’s reign in the Abbasid Caliphate, the translation movement that was initiated by his predecessors gained great momentum. Baghdad became a renowned center of learning. Translations of books on medicine, mathematics, astrology, philosophy...
What Prohibits Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse?
Author : Himani Saini
According to the National Study on Child Abuse, released by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in India (2007), almost half of the children in India reported having been abused sexually in some form. The peculiarity of child sexual abuse is that it primarily...
Meer-e-Karwan
Author : Maijabeen Gaihlot Chaudhary
Azad. What better pseudonym for a mind that could neither be shackled by British imperialism nor by divisive politics on his home turf. One that towered over the scepticism of his age and shone like a pole star, leading the masses from regionalism and communalism to...
Was it Old Age…or Parkinson’s?
Author : Uzma Sarwat Beenish
When you started getting shaky while walkingyour hands tremblingwith every morsel of food you liftedyou even forgot how old I wasyour prayers were not comprehensible anymoreyour voice turning into mumbling. Right after I left for schoolyou would start calling out my...
Yours Positively…
Author : Dr. Nooshin Moosa
Allah loves it when we give. To spend a little out of what he has given us. He advises us to give without being fearful of poverty because he will compensate. Mostly, it makes us feel good and gives us a fuzzy warm feeling in our hearts when we give with the best...
When Will We Change?
Author : Fatima Choudhary
When we had the crown and didn’t care, They worked hard and took the chair. Our downfall was obvious, For success was promised to the hard-working, diligent and industrious. We were chosen as the religion’s ambassadors, But do we even offer our five daily prayers? We...
Jihad Battu
Author : By Aura Staff
Artwork by Hawwa HudaAn 85 year old Palestinian grandmother, Jihad Battu (born 1936 in Nablus during the Nakba) was recently in the news for an extraordinary achievement. Having dropped out of school in 1948 at the age of 12, due to the Nakba as well as her mother’s...
CHILDREN’S CORNER
Author : Muarrah Nisar
Environmental Thoughts
Author : TK Jameela
When we teach children at schools about the scientific aspects of rain, we don’t mention the Creator of this wonderful blessing that plays a significant role in maintaining human and animal life on this planet. While describing the chemical structure of water (H2O),...
Usha Singh
Author : Anuradha Singh
This is the story of my life. My name is Usha Singh and I’m the resident of Rath. I ventured on this journey when there were financial constraints in my family and economic stability was the need of the hour. I always had a deep regret that I could not take up further...
The Silence of the Lambs
Author : Firdaus Sayed
It is a solemn time for us. Our nation has been gripped by a disease that has shaken the very foundations of humanity. While we are still grappling with the gruesome rapes and murders of many names, there is a surge of similar incidents across the country. It is a...
COVID Vaccines: Some Questions Answered
Author : Aiman Nissar Mahajan
In India currently, there are three types of vaccines available for Covid-19 - Covaxin (inactivated virus), Covishield and Sputnik V (non-replicating viral vectors). They work in different ways to protect us from the deadly disease. There are many doubts and questions...
