The Black Hole

Science – Art – Culture

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The Black Hole (TBH) is a non-profit, open-to-all, casual educational and intellectual space for science, art, and culture.

Located in the G-11/3 area of Islamabad, it has a 60-capacity auditorium, small library, and a children’s science lab. Live-streamed evening events and lectures, roundtable discussions, and video screenings are scheduled throughout the week. TBH’s goals: explaining concepts of high-science and high-technology in simple Urdu and English; nurturing young people of exceptional talent in every field; and creating greater societal rationality.

Unconnected with any political or religious organization, TBH is purposed towards helping all citizens of Pakistan to participate fully in the scientific, social, economic, and cultural life of their society.

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In modern conflicts, wars are fought not only on battlefields but in headlines, hashtags and diplomatic statements. The Afghanistan crisis has been as much a struggle over narratives as it has been over territory, governance and security. ● About the Speaker: » Muhammad Amir Rana is a security and political analyst and the Director of the Pak Institute for Peace Studies. He has worked extensively on counter-terrorism, counter-extremism, and issues related to internal and regional security and politics.
In modern conflicts, wars are fought not only on battlefields but in headlines, hashtags and diplomatic statements. The Afghanistan crisis has been as much a struggle over narratives as it has been over territory, governance and security. ● About the Speaker: » Muhammad Amir Rana is a security and political analyst and the Director of the Pak Institute for Peace Studies. He has worked extensively on counter-terrorism, counter-extremism, and issues related to internal and regional security and politics.
How do we feel politics? How do we see it and emotionally relate to it? Symbols, monuments, rituals, movement and speech shapes how we understand and perceive politics. This is where we break away from the conventional understanding of politics and place ourselves as a subject to a sensory dimension of politics. This session will explore what scholars of politics have to say about it. ● About the Speaker: » Azka Durrani is a lecturer and researcher in International Relations and Peace & Conflict Studies. With an MS in Peace and Conflict Studies from NUST, she has previously taught Political Science at International Islamic University, Islamabad, and Bahria University. Her work explores the aesthetics of securitization, critical security studies and the intersection of pedagogy, art and national security. She has collaborated with various think tanks and security organizations to gain practical insights into security dynamics. --- References: ● Slide 1: Thomas Hobbes book cover : Abraham Bosse (c. 1604–1676) was a French printmaker, etcher, and artist. ● Slide 3: Soldier looking at boy - Source Ocala Star-Banner: The Second Battle of Fallujah, Iraq (2004) ● Slide 4: Man with woman and kid, statue: African Renaissance Monument (Senegal) Pierre Goudiaby Atepa ● Slide 6: Que font ces gens (What are these people doing) created by Salvador Dalí in 1945.
This lecture series is designed to serve college and university students who want to go beyond popular science and develop a deeper conceptual understanding of the universe. ● Instructor » Dr. Saeeda Sajjad is an astrophysicist. She holds a PhD from the University of Montpellier, France, and has many years of working as an academic. She is the former director of the Space and Astrophysics Research Lab in Pakistan. » For more details: https://theblackhole.pk/free-weekly-lecture-series-on-astronomy-astrophysics
Recent joint military strikes by the United States and Israel - part of a large-scale campaign targeting Iran - have dramatically escalated tensions in the Middle East, with Iranian state media confirming the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Having led the Islamic Republic for nearly four decades, Khamenei’s death marks an extraordinary turning point in regional geopolitics. The attacks reflect deepening strategic confrontation between Tehran, Washington and Jerusalem, raising urgent questions about regime change, succession and the future of U.S.–Iran-Israel relations. ● About the Speakers: » Afrasiab Khattak (Former Senator, Political Analyst, Rights’ Defender) » Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar (Author, Professor of Political Economy, Quaid-i-Azam University) » Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy (Author, Physicist, Rights’ Activist)
This lecture series is designed to serve college and university students who want to go beyond popular science and develop a deeper conceptual understanding of the universe. ● Instructor » Dr. Saeeda Sajjad is an astrophysicist. She holds a PhD from the University of Montpellier, France, and has many years of working as an academic. She is the former director of the Space and Astrophysics Research Lab in Pakistan. » For more details: https://theblackhole.pk/free-weekly-lecture-series-on-astronomy-astrophysics
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