2023 Winners

  • Khawla Nuakua

    Khawla Nuakua is a freelance criminal justice reporter, covering the treatment of incarcerated Muslims and prison conditions in the U.S.

  • Ken Chitwood

    Ken Chitwood

    Ken Chitwood is a religion, travel, and culture news writer with a focus on lived religion, everyday spirituality and interreligious encounters.

  • Martha Mendoza, Claire Galofaro, and Juliet Linderman

    Martha Mendoza, Claire Galofaro, and Juliet Linderman

    The authors have written a stunning saga following a war orphan's journey, published by the Associated Press.

  • Abigail Hauslohner

    ABIGAIL HAUSLOHNER

    Hauslohner launched a year-long investigation and examined how the end of America’s longest war impacted one population in particular: the Afghans and Afghan Americans who had aligned themselves with the U.S. mission.

In 2023, the Goldziher Prize began accepting global nominations recommended by its Judges and Advisors. Final winners were selected by the judging panel.

  • British Broadcasting Corporation

    Sadhana Subramanian, Producer and Director
    Lovejit Dhaliwal, Producer
    Series Producer: Richard Cookson
    Executive Producer: Mike Radford

    India: The Modi Question is a two-part documentary series by the BBC. It investigates the allegations of the attitudes of Narendra Modi’s government towards India’s Muslim population, and examines Modi’s backstory to explore other questions about his politics when it comes to India’s largest religious minority.

    This team generously chose to donate their prize money to Disasters Emergency Committee.

  • EMILY GARTHWAITE

    Emily Garthwaite is a photojournalist, Leica Ambassador, and storyteller focusing on environmental and humanitarian stories, weaving together themes of shared humanity, displacement, and coexistence with the natural world.oes here