A woman is raped every two hours and gang-raped every eight hours in Pakistan, according to HRC.… 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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Africans React to Gay Marriage Bill 
Nov 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In Uganda, Faridah Kenyini said South Africa had set a good example for rest of continent.… Read the rest
Press Releases from HRC of Pakistan
Nov 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lots of news there.… Read the rest
Mutual Contempt is a Sacred Liberty
Nov 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Brown should not be seen to promote, by force of law, some dubious concept of a ‘mainstream.’… Read the rest
Fears for Lesbian Facing Deportation to Uganda
Nov 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She is being deported tonight, despite facing persecution and a jail sentence of up to seven years.… Read the rest
Carlin Romano on Philosophical Detective Novels
Nov 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Combine profundities of truth and meaning with fast-paced narrative ratiocination and be another Eco.… Read the rest
Michael Dirda on Robert Irwin on Orientalism
Nov 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Irwin has, to use his own highest accolade, tried to get things right.’… Read the rest
South Africa Legalizes Same-sex Marriage
Nov 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
SA constitution the first in the world to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of sexual preference. … Read the rest
Is Feminism a War Against Boys?
Nov 14th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No: the ‘war against boys’ is a war against feminism.… Read the rest
A C Grayling on Religion’s Last Bloody Fling
Nov 13th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Media amplification makes religion seem ubiquitous, but it’s fighting a rearguard action.… Read the rest
Ralf Dahrendorf Asks Why Religion Has Returned
Nov 13th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Enlightened countries have become unsure of their values, even of the Enlightenment itself.… Read the rest
Religion and Politics: Overlapping Magisteria?
Nov 13th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We should not feel obliged to agree with people whose reasons for their political views are religious. … Read the rest
Clive James Interview
Nov 13th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Peace and freedom not natural states, but a construction that needs constant maintenance.… Read the rest
NWFP Passes Taleban-like Law
Nov 13th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Musharraf denounced a similar bill last year as a breach of fundamental human rights. … Read the rest
State Church Dangerous in Fundamentalist Era
Nov 12th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Religious leaders sit ex officio in the legislature only in the UK and Iran.… Read the rest
Help Ben Goldacre With Freedom of Inf Request
Nov 12th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It’s about those fish oil pills again.… Read the rest
Nick Cohen is Uneasy About Smug Sociologists
Nov 12th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Who say fellow citizens are addled by ‘moral panics’ which they are too sophisticated to fall for. … Read the rest
Discussion of Women and Veiling
Nov 12th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Radio Netherlands has an exchange of views.… Read the rest
Grayling on Mandatory Religion
Nov 11th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Offers the archbishops a lesson in semantics.… Read the rest
