Fatwa declares that Muslim women must stay at home and must not go out ‘uncovered.’ … 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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Norman Geras on Crimes Against Humanity 
Apr 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The actual state of international law is not the same as a philosophical underpinning.… Read the rest
‘Design’ is the Wrong Word
Apr 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Even talk of the appearance of design is misleading.… Read the rest
Sasha Simic on the Joys of the Cairo Conference
Apr 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘There were speakers from various political traditions: Hammas, Hizbullah, the Muslim Brotherhood…’… Read the rest
On the Brink of Islamicization of Indonesia
Apr 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
FPI activists almost as audacious as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards or Malaysia’s religious police.… Read the rest
Simon Blackburn on Baudrillard
Apr 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No sooner has the real moment gone than the work of memory begins, selecting, massaging, spinning.… Read the rest
Grayling’s Question Time: What is Time?
Apr 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
There has never been a time when philosophers were not interested in time.… Read the rest
Hard Wordes in Plaine English
Apr 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Scott McLemee on a new edition of the first English dictionary, published in 1604.… Read the rest
Statistical Errors in a Serial Murder Case
Apr 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If you multiply p-values together, then harmless incidents rapidly become dangerously unlikely. … Read the rest
Ben Goldacre on What to Do With the Articles
Apr 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
With real evidence, we are all better placed to communicate the truth behind the news.… Read the rest
Madrassa Students Busy in Islamabad
Apr 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Burning CDs and DVDs, loitering at traffic lights to tell women to stop driving.… Read the rest
Human Rights Activists Rally in Islamabad
Apr 6th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Protesters urged authorities to curb the rise of extremist forces promoting intolerance and violence.… Read the rest
Sharia Gangs Bully and Threaten in Islamabad
Apr 6th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Creeping campaign to Talebanise Pakistan has spread from the Afghan border to the capital.… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo Test Dawkins’s Truth Claim
Apr 6th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And triumphantly falsify it, so ha.… Read the rest
PrayerFlight
Apr 6th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What a special weekend for our airplanes to be in the air, interceding on behalf of the people of Ohio.… Read the rest
Walter Isaacson on Einstein and ‘Faith’
Apr 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He did believe in God – not the usual God, but – um – er – well he had a sense of awe.… Read the rest
Happy Cruciversary
Apr 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It is the culmination of a plan set in motion at the dawn of time. And what a plan it is.… Read the rest
Dutch Philosopher Spending a Week in a Barrel
Apr 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Parts of a week anyway. Well, a few hours most days.… Read the rest
Ugandan Adultery Law Thrown Out
Apr 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Because it treated women and men unequally; sections of inheritance law also void.… Read the rest
Howard Gardner on the Need for Five Minds
Apr 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Disciplined, synthesising, creating, respectful, ethical. Respectful? Yes.… Read the rest
