He left a note calling his action the best way to “punish his wife for rebelling against Allah’s orders.”
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Turkey’s main opposition leader lambastes PM over media freedom
The Turkish Journalists Union said dozens of reporters were fired for their coverage of anti-government protests.
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Marte Dalelv is free to return to Norway
Her sentence has been dropped and she has her passport back.
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Jinan Younis started a feminist society at school
‘We were told that our “militant vaginas” were “as dry as the Sahara desert”, girls who complained of sexual objectification in their photos were given ratings out of 10.’
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Republican-led House passes bill restricting abortion
The bill would ban abortions 20 weeks after fertilization, when – Republicans claim – a fetus begins to feel pain.
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Turkish police use water cannons to clear park
At least 29 people were injured in clashes as police sealed off Taksim Square and took Gezi Park.
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Leo Igwe on Nigeria’s anti-gay marriage bill
The provisions in this bill are not in accordance with Nigeria’s human rights obligations and commitments locally and internationally.
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Some Alabama pastors say Boy Scout troops will not be allowed to meet in their churches after the Boy Scouts of America voted to allow openly gay members.
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A nightmare story from the Burzynski clinic
The case of Amelia S. tipped skeptics off to a pattern in the stories that patients at the clinic were telling, that their worsening symptoms were signs of improvement.
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“Beatriz” has been given a C-section
She is now in stable condition in intensive care.
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Panorama on the Burzynski clinic
Why has Burzynski been allowed to sell an unproven and experimental treatment for 30 years?
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Minnesota Senate passes same-sex marriage bill
Democratic Governor Mark Dayton has said he will sign the bill on Tuesday. The law would take effect August 1.
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Vaccination rates are plummeting in Sydney
Measles swept through south-western Sydney last year, with 172 young children falling ill. It was the worst outbreak in a decade.
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Saudi Arabia launches first anti-domestic violence ad
Thank the king for tiny tiny tiny favors.
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Dr. Avijit Roy on the dire situation for free expression in Bangladesh
If the bloggers are kept against their will, Bangladesh will be well on its way to being a fundamentalist autocracy.
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Hackney Citizen on Leo Igwe’s talk “The ‘taboo’ of atheism in black communities”
Meeting this funny and generous man, you could nearly forget the incredibly serious nature of his work.
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Girls who have sex should not be punished with unintended pregnancies
Last week Obama pledged his continuing support for women’s reproductive rights. Five days later his administration betrayed both reproductive rights and science.
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Justice Department appeals judge’s ruling on morning after pill
The ruling directed the FDA to make the morning-after birth control pill available to females of all ages without a prescription.
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Afghanistan: woman shot dead by her father over “honor”
The killing came after three religious leaders issued a fatwa that Halima should be killed publicly, after her father sought their advice about his daughter’s elopement.
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Martin Robbins on the cost of writing on the internet
Abuse is something that all writers just seem to be expected to accept as “the price”, as if simply having a platform makes you a legitimate target.