Only on Thursdays though. Method based on healing properties of seven herbs and Koranic prayers.… 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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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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
‘Faith’ in the State 
Mar 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Does the church see itself as the last bulwark against an encroaching tide of liberalism?’… Read the rest
Peter Tatchell on Defiant Women in Iran
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Liberal western media have mostly failed to report these women’s protests and their bloody suppression.… Read the rest
Was Repressed Memory a 19th-Century Creation?
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Group of scholars led by Harrison Pope argues dissociative amnesia is a culture-bound syndrome.… Read the rest
Shakespeare as Ultimate Dead White Guy
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Shxpr scholars are irritated at his international popularity; it must be an illusion.… Read the rest
Tim Footman on Cultural Theorist Baudrillard
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘He is the thinker most associated with the notion of the simulacrum.’ Or not.… Read the rest
30 of 33 Women Activists in Tehran Released
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Increasing intimidation of campaign to change discriminatory laws.… Read the rest
Libya Forbids Women to Travel
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Government forbids women under 40 to travel abroad without a legal male guardian.… Read the rest
Turkey Blocks YouTube Access
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Clips that ‘insulted’ Ataturk had appeared on the site. … Read the rest
International Women’s Day Hijacked
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What have dancing, spice workshops and fashion shows got to do with it?… Read the rest
The St Petersburg Declaration
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
From the Secular Islam Summit: We insist upon the observance of universal human rights.… Read the rest
Phyllis Chesler on Secular Islam Summit
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Time for Western intellectuals who claim to be committed to human rights to stand with these dissidents. … Read the rest
Martial Law in Bangladesh
Mar 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Elections in Bangladesh often feature intimidation by party goons who occasionally kill. … Read the rest
Alvin Plantinga Reviews The God Delusion
Mar 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The truth is that the conflict is between science and naturalism, not between science and belief in God.… Read the rest
Sue Blackmore on the Freedom to Offend
Mar 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The freedom to laugh and poke fun at things we disagree with is fundamental to freedom of thought.… Read the rest
Scholars Challenge ‘Jesus Tomb’ Foolery
Mar 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘”Amazing,” Hoffmann writes, “how evidence falls into place when you begin with the conclusion–and a hammer.”‘… Read the rest
Jean Baudrillard
Mar 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Perhaps best known for arguing that things do not happen if they are not seen to happen.… Read the rest
Baudrillard 1929-2007
Mar 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘A cult figure among students of postmodern theory.’… Read the rest
China Rebukes Japan on Sex Slavery Issue
Mar 6th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
FM says Japan should face history, take responsibility for army’s use of sex slaves during WW II. … Read the rest
Hijab, Soccer, Rules, Accommodations
Mar 6th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
IFA at Manchester meeting upholds Quebec Soccer Federation’s ban on the hijab.… Read the rest
