Having renounced Islam and openly criticized its political manifestations, she was condemned to a life cordoned off from the rest of society.
Category: Latest News
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
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Catherine Deveny on the dangers of being outside
Men are far more likely to cop violence on the street. So why is no one telling them not to walk alone? Don’t tell me not to walk alone at night. Tell people not to rape and kill.
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Mars Curiosity Rover finds evidence of flowing water
The finding is based on the presence of rounded pebbles and gravel near the rover’s landing site in Gale Crater.
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India: woman beaten to death for practising ‘black magic’
A man beat K Jamuna to death because he suspected she practised some witchcraft on a teenager son of his close relative.
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Afghan burqa-opponent wins Swedish rights prize
Afghan human rights activist, ex-minister and burqa opponent Sima Samar won the Swedish Right Livelihood Award honouring those who work to improve the lives of others.
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Lahore judge orders police to charge everyone with blasphemy
Everyone. YouTube, Google, everyone.
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Tunisia: cops accused of rape accuse victim of ‘indecency’
There is widespread outrage after 27-year-old victim was summoned by the investigating judge to face chargers of “indecency” from the two men accused of raping her.
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Saudi detains Nigerian women on hajj without male boss
Nigeria has suspended all Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia after the authorities there deported more than 170 women who had arrived without a male escort.
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Soraya Chemaly on Facebook’s misogyny problem
Facebook has a “12-Year-Old Slut Memes” page which posts photographs of girls and women so that others can comment on their sluttiness.
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Austin Dacey on blasphemy fusses
Those who study the history of blasphemy laws are condemned to repeat themselves: These laws don’t work.
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Greg Lukianoff notes: We Are All Blasphemers
We are quick to forget that all of us hold beliefs that are rejections of sacred cows of the past, present, or future.
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Catholic priest bans yoga from church hall
Because it’s “spiritual,” not just lolling around on mats.
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Mona Eltahawy arrested for defacing “savage” poster
The poster states: “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.” Mona spraypainted it.
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Oklahoma has a blasphemy law
Representative Randy Grau intends to file legislation that would repeal the blasphemy law in the upcoming legislative session.
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The rise of the atheist pendant
It started with the “evolve fish” in 1992, and now includes pendants by Amy Roth of Surlyramics and Rachelle Wirfs of ArtAfire.
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SPLC on misogyny on the Internet
Many of the articles that appear at Itsguycode.com under the heading “Women’s Studies” and “Whiny Feminists” are overtly political — and grossly misogynistic.
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Petition Greek parliament to free ‘Geron Pastitsios’
And to abolish Greek anti-blasphemy laws.
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Pakistani politician calls on US to ban blasphemy
The government declared this Friday a national holiday and named it ‘Love of the Prophet Day.’
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Greece: man arrested for “blaspheming” a monk
Unconfirmed reports say Golden Dawn agitated for his arrest and the government complied. #FreeGeronPastitsios
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Rushdie talks about his memoir of the fatwa years
Raising their voices against known enemies is precisely what writers have done honorably throughout the history of literature.