Join SAI and The Black Hole project for a talk with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, a renowned nuclear physicist, author, and scholar, followed by a Q&A session with him.

Limited autographed copies of Pakistan: Origins, Identity and Future by Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy is available for purchase in advance of the event for $50.

About Dr Pervez Hoodboy

Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy, born in Karachi (1950), resides in Islamabad where he taught physics for 47 years (1973-2021) at Quaid-e-Azam University. From 2013-2020 he was Distinguished Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Forman Christian College-University, Lahore. Earlier, for short periods he was visiting professor at MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Maryland, and a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Washington. In 2022 he founded The Black Hole, a community space in Islamabad dedicated to the pursuit of science, art, culture.

Dr. Hoodbhoy’s best known book (1990) is titled Islam and Science – Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality, translated into 8 languages. His current book, Pakistan: Origins, Identity and Future (Routledge, 2023) has been widely reviewed. He is also a well-known commentator on Pakistani TV channels on political and social issues. As an activist against nuclear weapons in South Asia, he has written and spoken extensively for their abolition. His documentary films include, “Pakistan and India under the Nuclear Shadow” and “Crossing the Lines – Kashmir, Pakistan, India”.