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Hashtag Islam Review

11 August 2020 12:03 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications | Russia | Orientalism | Methodology
Russian language review of Hashtag Islam by Sofya Ragozina which appears in Государство Религия Церковь
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Forthcoming Webinar

09 August 2020 17:24 Filed in: COVID-19 | Gary R. Bunt Publications | academia | Research
I'll be providing a webinar for the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University: "The 'Allah Algorithm': Interpreting Islamic Influencers' Online Responses to Covid-19", Tuesday, September 8, 2020 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT (RSVP required)
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MA Islamic Studies

15 July 2020 14:59 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications | academia | Research
I've been involved with the MA Islamic Studies (by distance learning) at UWTSD for fifteen years+, so thought I would share some information on it here:


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Review: Hashtag Islam

04 July 2020 18:25 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications
A thought provoking review of Hashtag Islam, in Inscriber, written by Atanas Shinikov: "The book is the most comprehensive overview I’ve come across, of the multiple ways in which the Internet as both media and a tool, represents a radical game changer within the global umma." Discover More…

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Webinar

11 June 2020 15:08 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications | Research | COVID-19
I will be providing a seminar for this webinar series in September. Check out the other speakers here: Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies (AVACGIS) at George Mason University, Covid-19 and Muslim Religiosity: an AVACGIS Webinar Series

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المدونات في بلدان العالم الإسلامي

08 June 2020 15:19 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications | Blogging

المدونات في بلدان العالم الإسلامي 
“The Islamic Blogosphere,” by Gary R. Bunt, published in Arabic in Fossoul (79) (Winter/Spring 2011): 178-210. نشرت هذه الورقة في مجلة "فصول" العدد رقم (79) شتاء/ربيع 2011: ص ص 178-210. trans. Alaaeldin Mahmoud available in Academia.edu

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Online Seminar

02 June 2020 13:00 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications

Gary R. Bunt, 'The Allah Algorithm: Islamic Influencers over Time, Space and the Internet'. garybunt_020620_presentation
Live from my living room, as part of UWTSD's Research Seminar Series on Religion, I'll be presenting at Tuesday 2nd June at 4.00 p.m. (UK time) 'The Allah Algorithm: Islamic Influencers over Time, Space and the Internet'. This is based on work in progress. It'll include some reflections on the COVID-19 situation and its impact on online discourse. The session will last for an hour or so.Access is via Teams. DM me if you require a link.

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'The Net Imam Paradox: Leadership, Authority and Representation in Cyberspace'

18 April 2020 21:22 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications | Religious Authority
In January 2019, I gave a presentation entitled 'The Net Imam Paradox: Leadership, Authority and Representation in Cyberspace' at Cardiff University, which has just been released on YouTube. Discover More…

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Surfing the App Souq

01 April 2020 12:56 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications | apps | Qur'an
Written a decade ago, this has re-surfaced on the revamped CyberOrient site as a PDF: Gary R. Bunt, Surfing the App Souq: Islamic Applications for Mobile Devices
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Review: Hashtag Islam

05 March 2020 13:35 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications
Al Bawaba, How Effective is Cyber Islam? Discover More…

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Review: 'Hashtag Islam'

20 February 2020 17:01 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications
Review of 'Hashtag Islam' in the New Arab: Discover More…

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Public Lecture

19 February 2020 13:08 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications | Religious Authority | Canada
Looking forward to meeting researchers with related interests at the Université du Québec à Montréal, where I'm giving a public lecture today - part of the Canadian Muslims Online programme. Discover More…

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Public Lecture

12 February 2020 16:09 Filed in: Canada | Gary R. Bunt Publications | Fatwa
I'm giving a Public Lecture in UQAM Montreal on 19th February 2020. Discover More…

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Review: Hashtag Islam

07 January 2020 13:42 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications
Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture review of Hashtag Islam Discover More…

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Review: Hashtag Islam

03 January 2020 18:51 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications
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Flashback to 1999

17 December 2019 12:57 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications
a trip through the archives @20 Discover More…

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ResearchGate

28 November 2019 18:12 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications

I'm now on ResearchGate (although still have to add some materials)

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Cyber Islamic Environments

23 November 2019 18:58 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications | Research | Journalism

Here's a piece in Geotimes by Ahmad Munawwir which takes a retrospective look at some of my earlier research (in Indonesian)

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Discount on 'Hashtag Islam' +

31 October 2019 17:45 Filed in: Books | Gary R. Bunt Publications
Commercial Break:

40% off UNC Press titles including #HashtagIslam and several books in the Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks series. Details: https://uncpress.org/religious-studies-sale/
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MEJ Review - Hashtag Islam

17 October 2019 15:00 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications
Andrea L. Stanton, Middle East Journal, October 2019 Discover More…

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Review - Hashtag Islam

18 October 2019 19:12 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications
Paul K Mcclure, Hashtag Islam: How Cyber-Islamic Environments Are Transforming Religious Authority, by GARY R. BUNT, Sociology of Religion, Volume 80, Issue 4, Winter 2019, Pages 542–543 Discover More…

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Islam Virtual Menjelajah Islam di Jagad Maya

17 October 2019 15:45 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications | Indonesia
Unexpected Indonesian edition of my book … Discover More…

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AICIS2019 Round-up

05 October 2019 10:02 Filed in: Indonesia | Indonesia Internet | Conferences | Research | Gary R. Bunt Publications

Conclusion of an interesting week in Jakarta at AICIS2019:

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'Inside the Fatwa Machine'

01 October 2019 16:18 Filed in: Indonesia Internet | Gary R. Bunt Publications

I'm currently attending AICIS 2019 in Jakarta. A couple of diagrams I'll be using in my presentation 'Inside the Fatwa Machine' are here:

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'Hashtag Islam'

02 September 2019 17:53 Filed in: Gary R. Bunt Publications

'Hashtag Islam' is now available through OUP as an e-book: Oxford: Oxford University Press, Oxford Index, 2019 [subscription required]

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AICIS Conference

02 September 2019 17:31 Filed in: Indonesia Internet | Indonesia | Conferences | academia | Gary R. Bunt Publications
One month to go … AICIS 19th Annual Conference on Islamic Studies [and on Facebook here] Discover More…

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