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Author : Esteemed Readers
Happy to know that Aura e-magazine is making progress. The magazine will not only contribute to empowering women but also enhance their intellectual capabilities. It comes at a time when thousands of young Muslim girls get admissions at premier universities across...
EDITORIAL
Author : Editor's Desk
“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” – Mark Van Doren We live in a world where true knowledge is being replaced by misinformation, fake news and conspiracies. In addition, the teaching-learning process has been fundamentally affected by the changes...
An Ode to Teachers
Author : Sufiya Tazeen
When the normal circumstances are reversed and the world is at a standstill, one profession stands apart in the services it has rendered to everybody. While discussions about what is important enough to risk one’s own safety under lockdown rules have varied, the...
Everyone is a Teacher!
Author : Tasneem Ataullah
What truly makes one a teacher? This may sound absurd, but just living makes an individual a teacher. Is a degree needed to teach? Are qualifications a necessity to preach? Do certificates create better advisors or listeners? Not at all. Some would still argue...
Education and the Pandemic
Author : Lubna Maqdoom
In 2020, the sudden spread of COVID-19 made millions across the globe motionless. It was no longer the same competitive world we knew; rather it became a struggle for survival amidst the exasperating consequences of the invisible virus. The world of education had to...
My Mother, My Teacher
Author : Thahira Mechery
This is the time to revise and revive the existing teaching and learning practices and to reform the existing pedagogy into a post-pandemic pedagogy. We have witnessed that universities, colleges, schools all over the world were closed due to the pandemic. Emergency...
Face to Face with Dr Lajwanti Naidu
Author : Aura Staff
A PhD at 54. Tell us a little bit about this journey? The acknowledgement page of my thesis begins with a quote of American author and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar stating that “Your attitude, not your aptitude will determine your altitude.” True to this statement,...
Perceptions By Maulana Maududi
Author : Nikhat Fatima
I remember picking the Urdu version of “Perceptions” a long while back and reluctantly giving up on it because the language was too hard to understand for me. I had heard a great deal about this book and when I found out that “Tanqeehat” (The name of the original book...
Birth Control, Contraception & Population Myths
Author : Javed Gaihlot
Old stamps depicting the government’s family planning programme.Come September 26, an awareness campaign to promote contraception or birth control methods will be witnessed across the globe. The origin of ‘World Contraception Day’, as it is called, dates back to as...
The Need for Islamic Counseling in the Ummah
Author : Humaira Kapadia
Mainstream contemporary counseling relies on research in behavioural science and curative procedures to address the client whereas Islamic counseling includes the sources of Qur’an and Hadith. Therefore Islamic Counseling is a form of counseling which assimilates...
A 3D Formula for Success
Author : Rahamathunnissa A
Success is what we all want: be it in this world or the hereafter. The inevitable question that anyone who achieves success is asked is: “What is the secret of your success?” If we analyze the lives of those whom we can call successful in life, we understand that it...
Domestic Workers’ Rights: An Islamic Perspective
Author : Aman Yusuf
In the Indian sub-continent, many rich and middle-class households hire some kind of domestic workers to do their chores. According to available data, Indian homes have witnessed a 120% increase in domestic workers in the last decade. Over 50 million people are...
The Online World for Women
Author : Farha Tamanna
Considering the considerable and significant intrusion of social network into our everyday lives, securing liberty, safety and security on social media platforms is of prime importance. But speaking in the light of reality that women experience twice the amount of...
Women’s Rights in Islam “You Can Not Liberate the Free”
Author : Dr. (Mrs.) Saba Taj
Increasing and improving socio economic, legal and political strength of women, and giving them equal rights as men, thereby creating an environment where women can make decisions of their own for their personal benefits as well as for society is called Women...
The calm voice within
Author : Iman Shakeel
As my ship sails through the sea of life,I am stricken by a violent stormMy boat upturns, and I’m left behindNo one to help, no one to hearI wish someone could help meHear me and heal meAs I face the mighty waves,My heart feels weak and fragileThe wind is roaring, and...
Madrasa: The Target of Prejudice
Author : Sumna Sadaqat
“Around 4:30 pm, the police officials came back and assaulted us like animals at the madrasa and subsequently at the police station. When we were at the Civil Lines police station, the police officials said that we should be thrown in a ditch. They beat me with a...
‘Kisan Sansad’ Demonstrates Farmers’ Movement is Still Alive Passes ‘No Confidence Motion’ against Modi Government
Author : Abdul Bari Masoud
(This article was first published in Radiance Viewsweekly, Vol LIX, No 19) Kisan Sansad, part of Farmers Movement against3 Agri Laws, at a Glance 1. Farmers have been holding ‘Kisan Sansad’ at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi since July 22, 2021.2. Thousands of farmers led...
The Idea of a Happy Marriage
Author : Saida Moin
In her innocent childhood, she was told that marriage is an event with lots of festivities in it. In front of her, the entire family would dream of her looks, the groom, the food and her beauty on “the day” and laugh out of merriment. It was too early to seriously...
Children’s Corner
Author : Tasneem Fatima
Palestinians are facing forced evacuation from their own homes. They are tortured in jails and injured severely for refusing to evacuate. They are made prisoners in their own lands. As a matter of fact, many Muslims do not know the importance of the Bait al Maqdas in...
CHILDREN’S CORNER
Author : Sufiya Tazeen
The Pegasus Puzzle
Author : Sameena Afshan
The global community is still trapped in the grip of coronavirus. The virus is still on a rampage and has already ravaged the lives of people around the planet, along with the economy. While the world is struggling to overcome this grim situation, there is another...
