Protesters at UN office in Kabul. Brave people…
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Vote on Hijab Ban in Turkey
Two thirds of Turkish women wear hijab – so the ability to refrain will erode.
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Another Afghan Journalist Under Threat
Nasim Fekrat reports on Basir Ahang; no one has heard from him for a month.
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Atheist Sees Image of Big Bang in Slice of Toast
Local hoteliers have been overwhelmed by an influx of atheists who have flocked to Huddlesfield.
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Maryam Namazie on Why She is an Ex-Muslim
Public renunciation is crucial when apostasy is punishable by death in countries ruled by Islamic law.
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Anthony Cox on Dr Katme and the MCB
Surely the MCB ought to note the entirely negative public relations influence Dr Katme is creating?
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Crimes in the Name of Honour
Violence against women possibly not such a good idea after all.
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ABC Goes Ahead With Autism-MMR Drama
Producer thinks the drama ‘shows both sides of the argument.’ But there is no ‘both’!
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Some Irreligious Questions for the Candidates
Do any of you think God speaks to you? Does God have a tax policy, a health care policy, a policy on Iraq?
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Scott McLemee on Chairman Bob
The job of providing Maoist leadership with not a peasant in sight has to get kind of depressing.
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Iran: Sisters Face Stoning for ‘Adultery’
Husband of one sister presented video showing them in the company of other men while he was away.
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AI to Iran: Stop Executions by Stoning
Iran’s Penal Code dictates that the stones must be big enough to hurt and small enough to kill slowly.
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Stone-throwing on Holocaust Day Tour
A gang of youths stoned Jewish tourists on a guided tour of London’s East End.
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Medical Scrubbing is ‘Immodest’
Islamic Medical Association says covering all but face and hands is a basic tenet of Islam.
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Why David Irving and Not David Icke?
David Irving is to free speech what McDonald’s is to Cordon Bleu cuisine.
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Teenager’s In-laws Invited Men to Rape Her
Girl’s ‘marriage’ was not recognised by the Home Office but was approved by the Islamic Sharia Council.
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Deafening Silence From the Government
The brutal coercion of women has been aided and abetted by Government policy.
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Study Alleges ‘Honour’ Killings Conspiracy
Informal networks of taxi drivers, councillors, and cops track down and return women who try to escape.
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Normblog on Reasons for not Debating
Falsehoods about the Holocaust can be combated in both speech and writing without any need to speak face to face.
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A Clever New Wheeze
Explosives strapped to two women with Down’s syndrome were remotely detonated in crowded pet markets.
