The Victorian period, viewed in the West as a time of self-confident progress, was experienced by Asians as a catastrophe, with foreign soldiers and merchants tearing apart the great empires which had once formed the heart of civilization.

Irna Qureshi - author of the book about the 'Coming of Age' photography exhibition by Tim Smith - talks about the history of Mela that inspired the exhibition.

Will the dispute over Iran's potential nuclear proliferation lead to war?

Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #lseIran

The Quran says 'And among His wonders is this:He creates for you mates out of your own kind, so that you might incline towards them, and He engenders love and tenderness between you: in this behold there are messages for people who reflect' (Surah 30, verse 21)

Following the huge success of the Philosophy Night in Paris, the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni in collaboration with the Maison Française d’Oxford and the Ecole Normale Supérieure are proud to launch the first ever night of philosophy, cinema, music and arts in London: My Night with Philosophers.