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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India: Damming Sacred Rivers
In the Indian border state of Sikkim, indigenous Himalayan communities charted for hydroelectric dam...
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Fight for Areng Valley
A revolution is awakening in Cambodia—with protests led by a monk who is speaking out against the...
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This Week: Why India's Lunch Program Matters
India’s free lunch program, one of the world's largest anti-poverty programs, reaches 120 million...
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The Catholic Church stands at a crossroads—church attendance in Europe has decreased and the...
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Syria: Children of ISIS
How some of northern Syria’s children are being reared into a life of praying and jihad by a new...
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/09-30-14/1.jpg.webp?h=6a4a5c49&itok=K8G2roni ""Religious leaders are here to shape the world. Everyone listens to them, everyone looks up to them. And we need to listen to all of our people, not just the ones we think are most righteous." Rachman Nagwere, Rabbinical Assistant, Kampala Jewish Synagogue. Image by Daniella Zalcman. Uganda, 2014.")
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/04-09-15/serving_kids2.jpg.webp?h=3d3524db&itok=btNGpy2E "A meal of "sweat rice" made with rice, lentils and some vegetables being served to primary school children at a government-run girls' school in the village of Dujanna, Haryana. Image by Rhitu Chatterjee. India, 2014.")
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/07-08-14/mohsen_al_awajy._image_by_caryle_murphy_riyadh_2011_jpg.jpg.webp?h=4c1fc98e&itok=YSbJJtoU "Mohsen Al Awajy, Islamist activist, calls Brotherhood ban "very illegal." Image by Caryle Murphy. Riyadh, 2014.")
