Religion
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.
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Lesson Plans
Analyzing How the Press Depicts Islam
Students will expand their understanding of Islam by comparing press coverage to what Muslims in the Middle East are doing to try to prevent the world from misunderstanding what most Muslims believe.
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Religion and Power
Students will analyze the role of religion in many different aspects of people’s lives and analyze how deeply faith can impact a society’s progress.
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In the following global affairs lesson plan, students demonstrate understanding of current events in Saudi Arabia by providing objective summaries of three texts from journalist Caryle Murphy.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Justin Catanoso
On June 18, 2015, Pulitzer Center grantee Justin Catanoso covered the release of Pope Francis's...
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Lesson Plans
Proposing a Win for Women Worldwide
Students will integrate information from multiple news sources in order to explore gender inequality issues around the world.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/08-18-15/fri_prayers_1.jpg.webp?h=0d27ee61&itok=ss72Lcbb "Participants in Friday Prayers in Tehran frequently chant "Death to America." Image by Reese Erlich. Iran, 2015.")
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/08-07-15/erlich1.png.webp?h=d669e9be&itok=mmPHcDFM "Homayoun Sameyah Najafabadi, chair of the Tehran Jewish Committee, the country’s main Jewish organization, said the nuclear deal would "bring stability to the region." Image by Reese Erlich. Iran, 2015.")