May 2022 – Page 2 – Virtually Islamic News

Mon 22 Shawwal 1443AH 23-5-2022AD
Egypt Internet, Facebook, Meta, Qur'an

Predictive Facebook

The New Arab, Quran predicted Facebook, internet says Egyptian preacher“Egyptian Islamic scholar Mabrook Atiyah has caused a stir in Egypt by saying that the Quran predicted the internet and...

Wed 17 Shawwal 1443AH 18-5-2022AD
Abdul Somad Batubara, Indonesia Internet, Singapore Internet

Reuters, Singapore denies entry to Indonesian cleric, cites extremism concerns “On Somad’s Instagram page, which has 6.5 million followers, the cleric posted a photograph of himself before leaving Singapore...

Wed 17 Shawwal 1443AH 18-5-2022AD
Iran, Iranian internet

Seminar on Fake News

ABNA, Seminar on “How to deal with fake news in cyberspace” held in Tehran University, 18 May 2022 “The 11th session of the series of Scientific Seminars of “Religion...

Wed 17 Shawwal 1443AH 18-5-2022AD
Censorship, Gaza, Palestine

Censorship and pro-Palestinian Content

Dazed, Is pro-Palestine content being censored on social media? “Hadid isn’t the first to claim digital censorship in regards to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. Last year, following the Israeli bombing...

Wed 17 Shawwal 1443AH 18-5-2022AD
Bangladesh Internet, Radicalisation

Bangladeshi Radicalisation

Shafi Md Mostofa, The Diplomat, Cyber Radicalization by Bangladeshi Islamists “A 2021 media report says that Bangladeshi militants use multiple media outlets including Telegram, Hoop, Element, the Internet Archive,...

Tue 16 Shawwal 1443AH 17-5-2022AD
'Islamic State', 'Jihad'

Media Watch

BBC Monitoring, Jihadist Media Watch Newsletter

Tue 16 Shawwal 1443AH 17-5-2022AD
'Islamic State', 'Khorasan'

Khorasan ISKP

Uran Botobekov, Modern Diplomacy, New ISIS Strategy and the Resurgence of Islamic State Khorasan “The new strategy of the Islamic Caliphate not only gave a new impetus to its...

Sat 13 Shawwal 1443AH 14-5-2022AD
Apple, Digital Qur'an, Qur'an

Qur’an “in your pocket”

So, farewell to the iPod. It was an important innovation at the time, not least in the area of Cyber Islamic Environments. I wrote about how it became possible...

Fri 12 Shawwal 1443AH 13-5-2022AD
'Islamic State', Games, Gaming

Super Mario iconography

Super Mario iconography, represented in this intriguing post on Twitter. ISIS supporters still using Super Mario Bros 1 iconography — a game fronted by an Italian plumber, presumably radicalized...

Fri 12 Shawwal 1443AH 13-5-2022AD
Nigeria internet, Religious Authority

Digital Imam

BBC Pidgin, Video of Deborah Samuel killed in Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto for alleged blasphemy spark reactions as police arrest suspects The issue of alleged digital influence...

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

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

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Paperback, hardback and ebook editions are available now.

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Prof. Gary R. Bunt, 2026

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“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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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).

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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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