2020 in religion
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This is a timeline of events during the year 2020 which relate to religion.
Events
[edit]- 3 February – The Ljubljana Mosque, the first mosque to be built in Slovenia, opens in Ljubljana.[1]
- 4 February – The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust is announced for the construction of the Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya, India.[2]
- 23 February – Riots break out in Delhi, in which Hindu rioters randomly attack and kill Muslims.[3]
- 1 June – U.S. President Donald Trump oversees the tear gassing of protesters to visit a church.[4]
- 22 June – The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces is opened.[5]
- 10 July – Hagia Sophia is converted from a museum to a mosque.[6]
- 8 October – The Ghazanchetsots Cathedral is shelled during the Battle of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh.[7]
- 16 October – A French schoolteacher is murdered for allegedly displaying a depiction of Muhammed in class.[8]
- 21 October – The documentary Francesco is released, in which Pope Francis makes comments endorsing protections for same-sex civil unions.[9]
- 29 October – As Islamic terrorist attacks the Notre-Dame de Nice in Nice.[10]
- 2 November – The Votanikos Mosque opens in Athens.[11]
- 30 December – The Islamic Defenders Front is banned in Indonesia for its involvement in Islamic terrorism.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Slovenia's first mosque opens after 50 years". Arab News. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "15 trustees in Ram Temple trust; one to be Dalit: Amit Shah". The Economic Times. 5 February 2020. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Dutta, Alisha; Tewari, Samridhi (22 February 2023). "2020 Delhi riots: three years later, the scars remain". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Gjelten, Tom (1 June 2020). "Peaceful Protesters Tear-Gassed To Clear Way For Trump Church Photo-Op". NPR. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Walker, Shaun (20 October 2020). "Angels and artillery: a cathedral to Russia's new national identity". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Romey, Kristin (10 July 2020). "Iconic Hagia Sophia stripped of museum status, paving its return to a mosque". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh: Cathedral hit by shelling". dw.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Makooi, Bahar (15 October 2021). "'The violence shook me profoundly': Teachers, students remember Samuel Paty's murder". France 24. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Winfield, Nicole (21 October 2020). "Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions". AP News. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "France attack: Three killed in 'Islamist terrorist' stabbings". BBC News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Will The New Athens Mosque Lead To The Closure Of The 90 Illegal Mosques?". Greek City Times. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Lamb, Kate (30 December 2020). "Indonesia bans hardline Islamic Defender's Front group". Reuters. Retrieved 27 March 2023.