Thu 4 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 5-12-2024AD

Thu 4 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 5-12-2024AD
Gender, Pakistan, Pakistan Internet

Pakistan Digital Rights

Kanika Gupta, Wired, She Escaped an Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment, Feb 2025. “Inspired by her own experienced of abuse, Nighat Dad fights for women’s social...

Thu 4 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 5-12-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence, Israel, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2024, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024, Palestine

Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Fourteen) – updated

This is the fourteenth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Some of these posts feature...

Poster: Jummah Aesthetics: British Muslim Men and Their Sartorial Choices exhibition at Oxford House, Bethnal Green, London, until 31 January 2025.

Thu 4 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 5-12-2024AD
Research

Fashion Statements

I’m not qualified to talk about fashion(!), but this article by Remona Aly was interesting (and within a price bracket). It’s an excellent piece, based on the Jummah Aesthetics:...

Thu 4 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 5-12-2024AD
Archives, Digital Archives, Digital Islam Across Europe, Gary R. Bunt, Influencers

Online Legacies

Anna Grasso, Gary R. Bunt, Digital Islam Across Europe, The Online Portrayal and Legacy of Deceased Influential Figures “In this short article we wish to analyse the issue of...

Scharia im Wandel book cover. Showing figures reading, a stack of books, and the background of a minaret and mosque dome.

Thu 4 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 5-12-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence, Books, Gary R. Bunt, Research

My chapter “From Sheikh Google to ImamAI? Evolving Islamic Influence and Authority in Muslim Digital Worlds” is published in “Scharia im Wandel. Beiträge zur Transformation islamischer Autorität im Spannungsfeld...

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

Gary R. Bunt, Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024)

Explore the book

Hardcover and ebook editions are available now; the paperback edition’s publication date is to be confirmed.

Gary R. Bunt, 2024

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Comments

“Gary Bunt’s Islamic Algorithms explores the dynamic relationship between technology shifts and the evolving engagement of Muslims online. Bunt emphasises the unchanging core of Islam, adapting its expression to developing technology. A testament to Bunt’s brilliance in the ever-changing Cyber Islamic Environments, this is a must-read for those interested in Islamic studies, digital Islam and Muslim metaverses.” ―Eva Nisa, Senior Lecturer of Anthropology, The Australian National University, Australia

“A timely and insightful exploration, the book offers a concise yet comprehensive glimpse into the evolving landscape of Cyber Islamic Environments. From the serene halls of Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque to the potential realms of Muslim metaverses, this book takes readers on a journey to unveil the dynamic relationship between Islam and technology. In a world where smartphones guide prayers and iPads connect elders in study groups, Bunt shares a compelling and timely perspective on the evolving relationship between Islam, technology and the digital age.” ―Umar Ryad, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Leuven, Belgium

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