Those sworn to enforce law have aided diocese in covering up sexual abuse by priests.… Read the rest
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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Two Professors Hired to Teach Islamic Law 
Aug 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
University of Toronto pleased, campaigners against sharia in Ontario not pleased.… Read the rest
Women Worry About Their Rights in Future Iraq
Aug 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We must fight for our rights now – in the future we might not be able to fight at all.’… Read the rest
The Bravest Women in the World
Aug 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq – they face acid, beatings, hands cut off.… Read the rest
Fear That Iraq’s Charter Will Erode Women’s Rights
Aug 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘It’s really a huge setback,’ said Shirouk al-Abayachi of Iraqi Women’s Network.… Read the rest
Artist to Recreate Bamiyan Buddhas With Lasers
Aug 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The images would remind us of what the Buddhas once looked like.… Read the rest
Inquiry into Anti-Sikh Riots Prompts Protests
Aug 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
India’s parliament has adjourned due to protests after release of inquiry into 1984 riots.… Read the rest
The Clones We Know Are Jolly Decent Sorts
Aug 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
So why does cloning creep us out?… Read the rest
Michael Kazin Reviews Christopher Hitchens
Aug 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Nearly all his writing full of sly observations as well as something to disagree with.… Read the rest
Denis Dutton on Bovary’s Ovaries
Aug 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Book on evolutionary psychology in literature is interesting but leaves too much out.… Read the rest
Why Aren’t Movies Better?
Aug 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Because the global market is the youth market.… Read the rest
Edmund Wilson Was a Journalist Not a Critic
Aug 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Alfred Kazin and Richard Hofstadter used to read aloud famous ending of Proust chapter.… Read the rest
Michael Walzer on Just War and Torture
Aug 8th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The struggle against terror in the intermediate zone hasn’t been theorised much.… Read the rest
Robin Cook Dies
Aug 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Collapsed while hill-walking in Scotland.… Read the rest
Worries About Religious State Schools
Aug 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Labour MPs worry religious schools may exacerbate religious divides.… Read the rest
No, It’s Not About Boredom
Aug 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Watching the left suck up to Islamism inspires anger and scorn, but not boredom.… Read the rest
Ian Buruma Talks to Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Aug 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I have nobody to accuse me of being decadent, westernised, a traitor, a… slut.’… Read the rest
Ni Putes ni Soumises
Aug 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Neither sluts nor submissives: Fadela Amara offers respect instead.… Read the rest
Salman Rushdie on Need for Reform in Islam
Aug 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Closed communities are places where young men’s alienations can easily deepen.… Read the rest
Johann Hari on Multiculturalism
Aug 7th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Multiculturalism demands tolerance and respect for reactionary traditions. … Read the rest
