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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Inevitably links go out of date.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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AC Grayling Reviews Richard Holloway
A rounded picture of the moral life must take in not only the banality of evil, but human sociality.
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Two Phantoms of the Beijing Opera
IOC president Jacques Rogge, and Ji Sizun who applied for a permit to protest.
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Living With India’s Gender Bias
In Delhi only 821 girls are born for every 1,000 boys.
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Debate in Europe on Self-Censorship and Islam
Salman Rushdie and Kurt Westergaard have protested Random House decision to pull Aisha novel.
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Aisha Novel Pulled From Bookstores in Serbia
‘Serbia’s Islamic community said the novel offended their feelings.’ The whole community said that?
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Religious Beliefs not Grounds for Discrimination
Doctors may not discriminate against gays and lesbians in medical treatment on religious grounds.
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Muslim Rebels Rock Southern Philippines
Rebels stormed several towns in the southern Philippines killing at least 34 people.
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Afghan Women in Jail for Being Raped
‘In Afghanistan whether it is forced or not forced it is a crime because the Islamic rules say that it is.’
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Imam Wants Religious Laws in Constitution
Imam made the suggestion at a seminar on ‘Nigerian Constitutional Review: Imams’ Perspective.’
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Musharraf Resigns
Said he had believed it was his destiny to save Pakistan, helped by God (and the army).
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Nigeria: Sharia Cops Go After Prostitutes
Sharia reintroduced some of the harsher Islamic penalties which had been removed under colonial rule.
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A French ‘Jewel of Medina’ [in French]
‘La France n’étant pas les Etats-Unis, ici on reste bien droit quand là-bas on se couche.’ Ouch.
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Johann Hari on Watching ‘Islamophobia’
Watchers argue that Muslims are so sensitive and uncurious that their ideas must be ring-fenced from criticism.
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God Reduces Gas/Petrol Prices by 4%!
Pray at the Pump meetings began in April; since then price has fallen more than 20 cents. Amen.
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Blog by MSF Worker in Bangladesh
Our drivers are aid workers. It’s not ‘2 aid workers and a driver killed’; it’s 3 aid workers killed.
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Conservative Imprints Get to Ignore the Truth
Why is a political propagandist running a publishing imprint? Truth is not what she’s about; campaigns are.
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Ontario Doctors Required to Practice Medicine
Will be expected to provide birth control and abortions despite ‘conscience.’
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Rushdie Attacks Censorship by Fear
‘Random House feared a repeat of the murder of Theo van Gogh.’ Really?
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Julie Burchill Has ‘Faith,’ Congratulates Self
Says atheists are immature, surly, self-satisfied killjoys. We love you too, hon.