Religion serves as the social bedrock of many communities around the globe, while also acting as a source of division and conflict. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Religion” feature reporting on faith, its effects on people’s lives, and the role it plays in civil society. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on religion.
In the year since the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue that killed 11 congregants, the Jewish community and the city of Pittsburgh as a whole have been trying to heal.
In Poland, single women who have frozen embryos are now barred from accessing them.
Resurgence of faith in the formerly communist country is raising fears of foreign influence.
In the depths of the Amazon, a Catholic nun confronts a reality with few priests, a wave of evangelical preachers—and deforestation. Meanwhile in Rome, the Pope holds a special Synod on the region.
Tbilisi is home to one of only three Yezidi temples in the world. In June, Yezidis gathered at the temple to celebrate the festival Tawafa Ezid.
The Republic of Georgia is famous for its hospitality. This famed hospitality was evident during a day of interviews in the mountainous Guria region.
In Shouf, one of the most religiously diverse regions in Lebanon, communities come together to protect natural heritage and shared spaces.
Meet the nuns who run a migrant shelter in El Paso, Texas.
Support from the government has transformed a decades-old pilgrimage in India. Not only do millions of Hindus undertake the pilgrimage, but the crowds can often turn aggressive.
Climate change is threatening Lebanon's cedars, some of which are 1,000 years old.
In the forests of Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, a green initiative is uniting generations and faiths.
From actor in St. Petersburg to taxi driver in Tbilisi: one displaced person's search for a place to belong.
Where does the transgender—or Khawaja Sara—community stand socially, politically and religiously in Pakistan? Why are they viewed both as bearers of good fortune and as outcasts?
The Moroccan government is considering an end to its 30-year experiment with Arabic-only education. Are students and teachers ready and willing to return to French?
How are newly arrived refugees interacting with preexisting Muslim, Christian and other religious communities in Germany? What role does faith play in their integration, or lack thereof?
Even as they grapple with US drones, the Pakistani military, and al-Qaeda and Taliban jihadis, the seven million residents of FATA are struggling to bring the rule of law to their land.
Morocco is on the verge of transformation, maneuvering to be a financial and political leader in Africa and hub for tolerant Islam. Will a divided society go along with its liberal king?
When unmarried sex is outlawed, pregnancy out of wedlock is proof of a crime. Women are jailed—along with their babies.
The French elections are the next major test for gauging the global impact of populism, nativism and Islamophobia.
After years of the raging wars in Iraq and Syria, most people still think the conflicts are about territory and political power. But religious practice and belief have a lot to do with it.
Inside our heads is an ancient power. A tool of miracle-workers, charlatans, witch doctors, hypnotists and physicians alike. It's a basic part of who we are. It's the hidden power of suggestibility.
Amir Hassan reports from Manchester, UK, on Muslim youth who embrace their heritage, using it to promote non-violence, community building, and a sense of global citizenship.
India is building the first-ever railway to its "lost valley." What will it mean for Kashmir?
China's Muslim minorities make up only two percent of the population, but comprise 20 million people. How do they relate to Islam, the state, the majority Han Chinese and one another?
Pulitzer Center grantee Jessie Deeter reports from Tunisia, one year after the Arab Spring began.
Sharif Abdel Kouddous talks about his return to Cairo after the fall of Hosni Mubarak to report on the continuing struggle for reform and social justice.
Grantee Ian Johnson just published a book, "The Souls of China," on the return of religion after Mao's death.
Madeleine Albright and Stephen J. Hadley appeal for bipartisanship in meetings with Pulitzer Center partner schools in Philadelphia.
Journalist Amy Maxmen receives prestigious science-writing prizes for reporting on Ebola and other diseases
Connect students to this gripping modern history of the Middle East with lesson plans for K-12 and university students.
2016 fellows report on a range of complex issues from around the world—from global health and perceptions of identity to environmental degradation and innovation.
This week's news on all things Pulitzer Center Education.
Washington University in St. Louis day-long forum brings together leading academics and journalists for focus on religion and public policy. Forum concludes with speech by Shaun Casey, Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs at the US State Department.
The plan inside French jails to "save" extremists.
This week's news on all things Pulitzer Center Education.
Can education equip young Muslims against radicalization?
The Middle East has not seen peace in decades—could that be on the path to change?
"After Nepal Quakes, Worries in the Water" and "Dying to Breathe" win awards in 2016 multimedia contest.
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