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The International Association of Religion Journalists announces our new board
APRIL 2020—The International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ) is proud to announce that we have formed a new board effective immediately.
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IARJ co-founder Erick Kabendera released from prison in Tanzania, but faces harsh fines
Investigative journalist Erick Kabendera, a founding member of the International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ), has been released from…
As Decade of Action
on Healthy Ageing begins, 2 IARJ co-founders join a global forum in Rome
The IARJ's Elisa Di Benedetto reports on a landmark conference in Rome that brought together 250 religious leaders, healthcare experts and…
Ahead of the Trend: Aging Populations May Slow Global Secularization
Is there an inexorable trend toward secularization in the West as younger generations in nations from the U.S. to Switzerland are less likely to affiliate with organized…
Director’s Pespective: Endy Bayuni reports on U.S. gathering Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
IARJ Executive Director Endy Bayuni, known around the world for his work as Senior Editor at the Jakarta Post, was in Washington D.C…
World Press Freedom Day Is a Reminder of the Dangers Faced by Honest Journalists
Marking this year’s United Nations World Press Freedom Day on May 3—I represented the IARJ on State of Belief, a global radio-and-internet broadcast, to…
Global Plus: End to American exceptionalism? Researchers find U.S. is part of Western drift toward secularism
Many researchers were startled by new reports that the Western trend toward secularism is also crossing the U.S., generation by…
GlobalPlus: Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand on Anti-Semitism Today
In Part 1 of a Global:Plus report on anti-Semitism, Rachel Kohn looks at a dangerous rise in this centuries-old hatred across Australia and New Zealand. She also…
GlobalPlus: Anti-Semitism in the Americas
In Part 2 of a Global:Plus report on anti-Semitism, Pedro Brieger looks at the rise in the Americas. He writes, "To combat anti-Semitism, we must both recognize its historical roots and the various…
Global Plus: My Freedoms Are Your Freedoms! The price of religious freedom denied.
This is a perilous period for religious freedom throughout the world. Most large countries officially proclaim religious freedom—but a growing body of…