Long list of scholars sign protest at closure of Husain exhibition.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
WHO Calls FGM a Form of Torture 
Jun 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘By medicalising it, we will be endorsing this practice,’ Joy Phumaphi of WHO told the BBC. … Read the rest
WHO Press Release on FGM Study
Jun 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘FGM is a practice steeped in culture and tradition but it should not be allowed to carry on.’… Read the rest
WHO Fact Sheet on Female Genital Mutilation
Jun 2nd, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Number of girls and women who have undergone FGM is estimated at between 100 and 140 million.… Read the rest
On Robert Irwin on Orientalism
Jun 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Said makes charges, Irwin demands evidence.… Read the rest
On James Buchan on Adam Smith
Jun 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Few economic theorists’ views have been embraced by both Karl Marx and Margaret Thatcher.… Read the rest
Weaker UN Statement on AIDS Feared
Jun 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Some want to downplay links between HIV infection, gender inequality and violence against women.… Read the rest
Abstinence-only Policy Hurts AIDS Fight in Uganda
Jun 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The number of infections is again rising, after years of decline.’… Read the rest
Happiness and Multiculturalism
Jun 1st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Commission for Racial Equality has done work looking at the effect of diversity on well-being. … Read the rest
NATFHE Backs Boycott of Israeli Academics
May 31st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A boycott of Israeli Jewish academics and no one else in the world seems dubious.… Read the rest
AUT Statement on NATFHE Vote
May 31st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Free expression, open debate and unhampered dialogue are prerequisites of academic freedom.… Read the rest
UCL Provost Concerned Over Boycott
May 31st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Freedom of inquiry fundamental to the global dissemination and enhancement of knowledge.… Read the rest
Robert Winston Defends Animal Testing
May 31st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Some…would have people believe that animal research does not work. This is simply a lie.’… Read the rest
Blair Speaks Out in Support of Pro-Test
May 31st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In March over 800 students, staff and members of the public marched in favour of Pro-Test.… Read the rest
‘Speak’ Posts Workers’ Address on Website
May 31st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Builders’ quarters could become the target of violent protests. … Read the rest
Something Cyborgic in Academic/Biker Hybridity
May 31st, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Outlaw club: one that has refused Foucaultian regime of subjective normalization imposed by American Motorcyclist Association. … Read the rest
Bipartisan Hostility to Science and Reason
May 30th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The left mocks reason and so does the right, so what does that leave?… Read the rest
Colin Blakemore on Animal Testing
May 30th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Public not fooled by assertions that testing is unnecessary or positively dangerous for humans.… Read the rest
Anthony King on YouGov Poll on Animal Testing
May 30th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Almost no one supports vandalising property, let alone death threats and grave-robbing.… Read the rest
Katha Pollitt: Honor Killing on the Installment Plan
May 30th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Christian conservatives have a special reason to be less than thrilled about the HPV vaccine. … Read the rest
