December 2022 – Virtually Islamic News

Thu 21 Jumada Al Oula 1444AH 15-12-2022AD
Iranian internet

Majidreza Rahnavard

A viral video shows executed Iranian protester Majidreza Rahnavard apparently saying his last words blindfolded before being executed. He says he’s written in his will he doesn’t want anyone...

Tue 19 Jumada Al Oula 1444AH 13-12-2022AD
Iranian internet, TikTok

Iran TikTok

Whitney Shylee May, The Conversation, Iranian protesters turn to TikTok to get their message past government censors “One effective method the protesters have hit on has been to use...

Sun 17 Jumada Al Oula 1444AH 11-12-2022AD
Research

Iran-net

“The Islamic Republic’s restriction of Iranian people’s access to internet is a violation of int’l human rights law that enables the regime to continue committing atrocities with full impunity,”...

Fri 15 Jumada Al Oula 1444AH 9-12-2022AD
ChatGPT

ChatGPT

This is an interesting discussion on ChatGPT – which I have been investigating in relation to #Islam issues (findings to follow in due course) Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, Five...

Thu 14 Jumada Al Oula 1444AH 8-12-2022AD
'Islamic State'

IS

Mail Online, Brother faces jail for sharing ISIS-supporting propaganda as his sibling is cleared of terror charges “One brother is facing jail while another was cleared of sharing Islamic...

Thu 14 Jumada Al Oula 1444AH 8-12-2022AD
Iranian internet

AI Iran

Sam Biddle, The Intercept, ‘The Internet’s New Favorite AI Proposes Torturing Iranians and Surveilling Mosques’, 8 Dec 2022 “And after gorging itself on an unfathomably vast training diet of...

Wed 13 Jumada Al Oula 1444AH 7-12-2022AD
Arabic, Podcasts

ArabPod

Zaira Lakhpatwala, Arab News, Podcasts: The future of media in the Arab world? ” There are estimated to be more than 10 million podcast listeners in the Middle East...

Fri 8 Jumada Al Oula 1444AH 2-12-2022AD
Indonesia Internet, TikTok

Risyiana Muthia, Al Jazeera, Indonesia’s TikTok sellers do roaring trade in hijab, handbags “Most of Cicalengka’s production caters to brick-and-mortar wholesale markets across the Southeast Asian country but Pambudi...

Thu 7 Jumada Al Oula 1444AH 1-12-2022AD
M, Music, Palestine

Palestine Tapes

BBC World Service, The Palestinian tapes, part 1 “Mo’min Swaitat unearthed a vast trove of forgotten Palestinian music. Not only did it hold long-lost recordings of his own Bedouin...

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

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

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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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“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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