KQ Private View: ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ at the Wellcome Collection

Wellcome Collection 183 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom

Knowledge Quarter staff and friends are welcome to join our private breakfast view of 'Smoke and Mirrors: The Psychology of Magic' at the Wellcome Collection, looking into the complex relationship between our senses and biases, and why we may ignore logic in favour of belief in the supernatural.

Free

KQ Private Tour: Central Saint Martins Degree Show 2019 Part 1 (Art)

Central Saint Martins 1 Granary Square, King's Cross , London, United Kingdom

Knowledge Quarter staff and friends are welcome to join our private evening tour of 'Show One: Art Degree Show 2019' at Central Saint Martins, in which final-year students present the culmination of their work at one of the world's most esteemed art schools.

Free

Public Lecture: Blasphemy and the State in Pakistan

Aga Khan Centre 10 Handyside Street, London, United Kingdom

Blasphemy is one of the most contentious issues in contemporary Pakistan. Founded as a safe homeland for Muslims, the country has wrestled with the role of Islam in the state since its inception. In this free public lecture, part of Aga Khan University's Governance Programme, historian Dr Yaqoob Khan Bangash will explore the history of blasphemy laws in Pakistan, and their effect on free speech and the rights of religious minority groups.

Free

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