What Ramadan Means for Non-Muslims in Nigeria
During Ramadan, Nigeria undergoes a quiet transformation. Beyond faith, the month reshapes public life.
IARJ News
News from the IARJ Board
In her latest message to Members, IARJ’s Board Chair Jelena Jorgačević invites them to share their stories and introduces the new Religion Roundtable series.
Looking for religion story ideas? (March 2026)
In March 2026, Pew Research has given us a first-of-its-kind study of people’s impressions of our relative morality. It’s an ideal story for religion journalists.
Other Religion News
- I fasted for friendship during Ramadan and Lent. Here’s what I learned. RNS
- Does religious social capital succeed where environmental bureaucracy fails? LSE Religion and Global Society
- A Pakistani Martyr for Religious Freedom The Dispatch
- Ramadan-ing in a time of fear Religion News Service
- Teeth, finger bones and blessings: Buddhist relics inspire belief AP
- Bishops to launch initiatives against violence on Ecuador-Colombia border Crux
- First-edition Book of Mormon sells for $250,000 at auction, sets new ‘world record’ Deseret News
- Archbishop of York laments ‘appalling lack of religious literacy’ at BBC Independent
- RMC Briefing: The BBC Charter Review and the future of religious broadcasting Religion Media Centre
- Factsheet: Holi Religion Media Centre
Resources
Evidence Review on Faith and Climate Migration
The Evidence Review on Faith and Climate Migration report, launched by the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI) and Christian Aid explores Faith and Climate Migration
Research on media challenges in covering religion
The IARJ is recommending to journalists a ground-breaking series of studies about media coverage of religion by a nonprofit coalition and the HarrisX research company.
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.
Meet Our Members
Teryani Mwadzaya
Meet Teryani Mwadzaya, a repoter and editor based in Kenya, where she reports both in English and Swahili.
Erick Kabendera
Meet IARJ’s founding member Erick Kabendera, a journalist and a Research Associate at African Leadership Centre, King’s College London.
Marissa Nichols
Editor and Senior Writer United States About Marissa Nichols is based in Silicon Valley, where she is the editor and senior writer for her nationally recognized, and uniquely trilingual magazine – English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. She also produces and co-hosts…
Opportunities
Journalism Fellowship for Stories for Change in American Religion Initiative
Applications are open for the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture (CRCC) journalism fellowship for CRCC’s Stories of Change in American Religion…
Global Reporting Grants
The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants support in-depth, high-impact reporting on critical issues that are often overlooked in the media. All journalists can submit their work, including writers…
Fourth World Conference for Religious Dialogue and Cooperation-Call for Papers
Conference exploring the connection between religion and war, at the University of Skopje-North Macedonia, on June 22-26.