Ateqeh Rajabi reportedly publicly hanged for ‘acts incompatible with chastity.’
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Chip Chip Chipping Away
Dahlia Lithwick looks at holes in the wall between church and state.
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James Buchan Reviews Ziauddin Sardar
No journey can begin if the traveller thinks he has already arrived.
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Julian Baggini and Nick Cohen Debate
Is Blunkett’s proposed religious hatred law a good idea?
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Natural Doesn’t Mean Safe
Huitlacoche is a fungus that tastes good but has side effects.
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Too Few UK Students Taking Science Courses
Many chemistry and physics departments have closed.
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Another Shakespeare Poll
Scofield’s Lear is Topp. Hamlet also well-liked; Paulina is most inspiring.
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Noonan/Tressell Not an Elitist!
It’s not elitist to believe all should have access to the best culture, not just the easy version.
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Conviction in Faked Hate-crime
Former professor painted racist slogans on her own car, it seems.
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Blair Slashed Homelessness – and Nobody Noticed
A dense web of progressive policies that has been badly under-reported.
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A Good Word for Thoreau
You can read Tressell too though.
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Judging the Booker Prize Longlist
So many novels are competent but pointless. And all those underdogs with hearts of gold…
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McDonald’s Ad Seeks to ‘Balance’ Film
‘Super Size Me’ flawed because nobody eats every meal at McDonald’s.
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Author Admits Fabrications in Honour-Killing Book
Not helpful.
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Protests Over BBC Documentary on Black Men
Is it all stereotypes or a response to compelling statistics?
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A-Levels in the Wrong Subjects?
Physics, German and French are down, psychology and media studies up.
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Butterflies
Farmers in Tanzania are raising butterflies for export.
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Eccentric but Brilliant Doctor – Says Her PR Firm
Nutrition expert got her PhD from non-accredited correspondence course.
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Besides, She Gets It All Wrong
A menace to the public understanding of science; channel 4 should not give her a platform.
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News From ‘No to Sharia in Ontario’
Demonstration Sept. 18, news articles, press releases, open letters and more.