Catholic and Muslim doctors fear ‘brutal’ interpretation that would not respect doctors’ rights to freedom of conscience or religion.
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.
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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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Sage (or Satirical?) Advice From Kuwait Times
‘It is time for the politically correct Europe to come to its senses and stop defending its democratic principles at all costs.’
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John Gray Gets One Thing Right
It is not necessary to believe in any narrative of progress to think liberal societies are worth resolutely defending.
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Iran’s Moral Enforcer Busted in Brothel
Zarei said to have been with six prostitutes when he was detained by members of his own force.
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The UN’s Unscientific War on Biotechnology
FAO calls for greater allocation of resources to agriculture, then over-regulates biotechnology.
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Women in Iran Manage to Find Some Freedom
But not much.
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That Oxford Mosque
‘The call to prayer will be part of Britain and Europe in the future,’ said Inayat Bunglawala.
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Johann Hari on the Slave Trade in Bangladesh
‘I wasn’t allowed to ever leave. I had to see 10 men a day. I didn’t know anything about men before.’
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Aparjeyo-Bangladesh
A child rights organization founded to reduce the poverty, distress and vulnerability of slum life.
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Aparajeyo’s Program for Victims of Sex Abuse
In South Asia commercial sexual exploitation of children is widespread and worsened by gender discrimination.
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Forced Marriage and ‘Cultural Sensitivity’
‘You are groomed into understanding that your life is mapped out for you.’
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Iran: Morality Police Try to Roll Back Reform
Reformist newspapers have been shut. The rest do what they are told.
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Catholic Bishop Rebukes Gay ‘Community’
Member of Catholic community says gay campaigners are conspiring against Christian traditions.
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Knowledge and Logic Are Political Dirty Words
‘America is ill with a powerful mutant strain of intertwined ignorance, anti-rationalism and anti-intellectualism.’
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When Abstinence-only Educators Attack
It will just take time for abstinence-only education to work – twenty years or so.
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Mohamed Sifaoui Considers Islamism to Be Fascism
‘I would say that one must criticize Islamism. When I am criticizing Nazism, I am not being anti-German.’
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Surprising Insights From the Social Sciences
Oil production shifts economies away from sectors that employ women, so oil keeps women down.
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Worries at Forced Marriage Levels
Forced Marriage Unit sees 300 cases annually in UK, but study records 300 reports a year in Luton alone.
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Bishop Says Ban Books Critical of Catholicism
Bishop of Lancaster told MPs books critical of Catholicism should be banned from school libraries.
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OIC versus Human Rights and Free Speech
Islamic states say outright criticism of religion violates the rights of believers to enjoy respect.