Welcome to Our New IARJ website
IARJ Executive Director Peggy Stack welcomes readers to the new IARJ website, designed to better serve our members.
IARJ News
Winners and special mention announced for the second Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award
The IARJ and the Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni XXIII (FSCIRE) announce winners in the Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award.
A Conversation with Federica Tourn
Journalist Federica Tourn was the first winner of the Piazza Grande Award. In this interview, she tell us how she started reporting on religion and what it means to be a female journalist covering religion.
Other Religion News
- In South Africa, prosecutions intensify as bogus faith groups raid bird species for rituals Baptist News Global
- The Christian exodus from China Mercator
- Danish Government introduces legislation to take action against systematic denigration of religious scriptures Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
- Church welcomes relaxation of hijab ban in Indian state Union of Catholic Asian News
- Twenty-six Baha’is in Iran sentenced to 126 years in prison as 10 Baha’i women arrested in Isfahan, and 3 Baha’is in Yazd Bahá’í International Community news service
- 10 things to know about China’s policies on religion Pew Research Center
- 5 Must-Watch Bollywood Films With Religion As Core Theme Jagran
- “When world rejected, religion took us” Times of India
- Global Catholic population rising as number of priests, religious falls Vatican News
- Putin Accuses West Of Weaponizing Religion To Destablise World; ‘Pitting Muslims Against Jews’ Hindustan Times
Resources
Pew Research Center tackles ‘Measuring Religion in China’
How Pew Research is trying to provide accurate data on China.
ARDA lets us compare religion nation by nation
ARDA’s World Religion database is a powerful tool for comparing the religious populations of nations worldwide.
Writing on religion in the digital age
Veteran religion writer David Briggs shares basic principles for reporting in the digital age.
Meet Our Members
Sofia Karekla
Journalist Greece About Sofia Karekla is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Journalism and Mass Media at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she completed her first and second degrees, specializing in Journalism and New Communications Media. Her PhD concerns the…
Gordon Haber
Writer and Editor United States About Gordon Haber writes about religion and culture. His byline has appeared in The Forward, Religion Dispatches, and Religion & Politics. Currently he edits the CANVAS Compendium, a newsletter on Jewish arts and culture. His awards include a…
Priyadarshini Sen
Independent Journalist India About Priyadarshini Sen is an Independent Journalist based in Delhi. She’s traveled widely across India, Asia, United States, Europe and North Africa to report on religion, politics, social justice, human rights, and environment.She reports in…