Jumada Al Oula 1447AH – Page 2 – Virtually Islamic News

Fri 23 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 14-11-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Russia

Russian Islamic AI

New and noted (posted by muslimnetwork.tv from USA)...

Ibrahim Abusharif, Social Media, Religious Authority and the Arab Gulf Crisis

Fri 23 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 14-11-2025AD
Books, Gulf Region, Religious Authority, Research

Book alert

I’m looking forward to reading this forthcoming book. Ibrahim Abusharif studied for his PhD at UWTSD with me several years ago. Ibrahim Abusharif, Social Media, Religious Authority, and the...

Tue 20 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 11-11-2025AD
Syria, Syria Internet

Syrian Tech

Syria tech transformation plans restofworld.org/2025/syria-t…...

Tue 20 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 11-11-2025AD
Gaza, Technology

Gaza Sky Geeks

Another interesting story from @restofworld.org...

Tue 20 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 11-11-2025AD
'Jihad', Mali, TikTok

Mali TikTok

Malian TikToker killed by suspected jihadists after pro-army posts...

Sat 17 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 8-11-2025AD
Arabic, Artificial Intelligence, Egypt,, Google, YouTube

YouTube Shorts Veo 3 in MENA: "The Google-owned platform also plans to broaden the reach of its auto-dubbing feature, currently available to about 51,000 Egyptian creators translating Egyptian Arabic...

Sat 17 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 8-11-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Crime, UAE, UAE Digital

UAE Deepfake Warning

UAE deepfake AI warnings: "A deepfake scam uses AI to manipulate victims into sending money, revealing sensitive information, or taking other actions beneficial to the scammer."...

Sat 17 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 8-11-2025AD
Elon Musk, Far-right, Research, X

X Analysis

Important work here from Sky News and its team: Important work and findings from @skynewsrss.bsky.social with methodological details...

Fri 16 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 7-11-2025AD
Android, Cyber Security

MENA+ Android Spyware

A newly identified Android spyware targeted Galaxy devices for close to a year, including users in the Middle East, researchers exclusively tell TechCrunch....

Tue 13 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 4-11-2025AD
Nvidia, UAE, UAE Digital

UAE NVidia Deal

This is significant: Cody Combs, The National, UAE secures Nvidia GPUs: What Microsoft’s AI announcement means, 3 Nov 2025“As part of Microsoft’s announcement on Monday that it plans to...

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

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

Explore the book

Paperback, hardback and ebook editions are available now.

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Amazon.co.uk

Prof. Gary R. Bunt, 2026

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

Bibliography and Glossary

Review by Michael Dhanoya (University of Leicester) in LSE Blogs

“Islamic Algorithms is a great contribution to the topic of Digital Religion …”

Review in The Muslim World‘ by Dr Akif Tahiiev of Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main

‘Gary R. Bunts Islamic Algorithms liefert detaillierte Einblicke in die digitalen Räume von AkteurInnen, die sich auf unterschiedliche Weise auf den Islam “

“Gary R. Bunt’s Islamic Algorithms provides detailed insights into the digital spaces of actors who relate to Islam in various ways.*

* Google Translation

Margareta Wetchy, Gary R. Bunts Islamic Algorithms unter der Lupe, Machine Against the Rage

“Overall, Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse is crucial to contemporary Islamic studies. The book is highly recommended for researchers, academics, and practitioners interested in the interaction between
technology and religion.” Reza Adeputra Tohis and Zulkifli Mansyur, Religion & Theology, 32 (2025): Issue 1-2 (Jun 2025) [PDF]

” … Bunt’s volume is an important step forward in understanding the importance of digital discourse to contemporary Islamic traditions and Muslim communities.” James Riggan, Reading Religion (American Academy of Religion)

“Islamic Algorithms provides a timely and thoughtful examination of how Islam, algorithms, and digital culture intersect. It is a valuable resource for scholars and researchers interested in digital presence of Islam, and digital culture both in theory and practice.” Mohamed Taher, Middle Eastern Librarians Association

Book cover: Dijital Dünyada Müslüman Olmak: Mecra, Kimlik ve Otorite‘

Gary R. Bunt’s chapter ‘Şeyh Google’dan Yapay Zekâ İmama Mı?: Müslüman Dijital Mecralarda İslami Etki ve Otoritenin Dönüşümü‘?‘ (trans. Necmiye Durmuş) is available in ‘Dijital Dünyada Müslüman Olmak: Mecra, Kimlik ve Otorite‘ edited by Mehmet Ali Başak (Eskiyeni). The original version was in

Scharia im Wandel edited by Mahmud El-Wereny and Alexander-Kenneth Nagel. (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2024).

Available from:

Indonesia Hacker Detention Fri 30 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 21-11-2025AD

Gaming Radicalisation Thu 29 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 20-11-2025AD

UAE Digital Currency Thu 29 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 20-11-2025AD

Qatar Airways AI Thu 29 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 20-11-2025AD

Gemini 3 Wed 28 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 19-11-2025AD

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

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 von Kodifikation, Migration und Digitalisierung,” edited by Mahmud El-Wereny and Alexander-Kenneth Nagel. (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2024). Studies on Islamic Cultural and Intellectual History, Noorhaidi Hasan et al.

The book is the result of a 2022 conference at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.

A Turkish version of the chapter is in preparation for publication in 2026.

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