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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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Hedda Gabler Is
Intelligent,ignorant, snobbish, mean, small-minded, conservative, cold, bored, vicious.
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A ‘God’ Gene?
Define ‘spirituality’ so broadly that everyone has it, then call that god. Hmm.
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News From CDWRME
New of women’s rights in Iran, Iraq, Syria, India, Pakistan, more.
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Azam Kamguian on a ‘Piece of Clothing’
Do young girls really choose to wear the hijab?
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Mona Eltahawy on Shabina Begum Case
Instead of standing up to growing conservatism among some Muslims, many liberals simply give in.
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Most Women Accept Their Fate
NGO statement: reason for increasing violence against women in Pakistan: men rarely punished.
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Women’s Groups Angry at Court Decision
‘Women often suffer “honour punishments” to pay for crimes attributed to relatives.’
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Letters on Nagel Review of Hart Biography
Simon Blackburn and Jeremy Waldron on Austin, Wittgenstein, and meaning.
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Pakistan Plans to Appeal ‘Honour’ Rape Acquittals
Rape of woman ordered by village elders to restore ‘honour’ of prominent clan.
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Case Shocks Rights Groups in Pakistan and Elsewhere
Boy kidnapped, assaulted, accused of rape; his sister then raped.
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Blow to Struggle for Women’s Rights in Pakistan
Several hundred people watched as Mukhtaran Bibi was dragged off to be raped.
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Court Ruling Intensifies Rape Victim’s Fear
Case got international attention because the rape was approved by village council.
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Interview With Barbara Forrest
Wedge strategy is plan to promote ID creationism in US culture and education.
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Words for Physicists Not to Use
Obvious, simple, easy, and above all, trivial.
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John Gray on Bryan Appleyard
Are alien-spotters sophisticated cognitive scientists?
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Pluralism and Compromising Science
Arguments that science education should respect cultural differences help creationists.
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US Drops Effort to Limit Women’s Rights via UN
Amnesty International hails end of anti-abortion amendment.
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Women Worse Off Now Than Decade Ago
Piecemeal approach to women’s rights cannot achieve goals of Beijing conference.
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Scholars Fret: How Much to Hide Female Bodies?
How covered is covered enough? Agreement remains elusive.