2023 – Page 13 – Virtually Islamic News

Tue 4 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 19-9-2023AD
Malaysia, Technology

Intel Malaysia

Paul Alcorn, Tom’s Hardware, Inside Intel’s CPU Packaging Factory: From Wafer to Chip “Intel and TSMC are competing furiously to provide the most advanced packaging technologies available, and Intel’s...

Tue 4 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 19-9-2023AD
Israel, Lebanon, TikTok,

TikTok Flag Controversy

Arab News, Lebanese man arrested after posting TikTok with Israeli flag, 19 Sep 2023, “A Lebanese citizen was arrested on Monday for posting a video on TikTok showing his...

Tue 4 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 19-9-2023AD
Archives, Digital Islam Across Europe

Archiving Digital Islam Across Europe

Anna Grasso & Gary R. Bunt, Approaches and Considerations towards Archiving Digital Islam Across Europe, Digital Islam Across Europe Blog, September 2023 This is a brief discussion on the...

Mon 3 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 18-9-2023AD
Iran internet, Iran Protests 2022, Iran Protests 2023

Iran Protests One Year On

Sahar Zand, Sky News, Mahsa Amini death anniversary: Underground protesters tell how they are waging war against Iranian regime, 16 Sep 2023 “Mahsa Amini, 22, died while she was...

Sat 1 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 16-9-2023AD
Business, Digital MENA, Games, Gaming, MENA, Turkey, Turkey Internet

Turkey Gaming

The National, Turkey’s gaming start-ups raise more than $1bn over five years to outpace Mena region, 16 Sep 2023 “The $1.2 billion attracted by these companies during the five-year...

Sat 1 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 16-9-2023AD
Libya, Libya Floods 2023

Libya Floods

Fri 30 Safar 1445AH 15-9-2023AD
Indonesia, Malaysia, Southeast Asia,

Southeast Asia & ‘war on terror’

Aisyah Llewellyn, How ‘war on terror’ was fought and won in Southeast Asia – for now, 15 Sep 2023 opinion/analysis. “The threat of attacks has receded, but experts believe...

Thu 29 Safar 1445AH 14-9-2023AD
Apps, Censorship, Google, Iran internet

Censorship-resistant apps

Chiara Castro, TechRadar, Developers can now build censorship-resistant apps with Google’s new tool, 14 Sep 2023 “The tool comes as a direct response to Iran’s harsh internet crackdown during...

Thu 29 Safar 1445AH 14-9-2023AD
Libya, Libya Floods 2023

Libya Floods

Wired, Libya’s Deadly Floods Show the Growing Threat of Medicanes, 14 Sep 2023 “Entire neighborhoods of the Libyan city of Derna have vanished following devastating floods wrought by Storm...

Thu 29 Safar 1445AH 14-9-2023AD
Morocco, Morocco Earthquake 2023

Satellites over Morocco

Abubakr Idris, The Messenger, Space Satellites Reveal Extent of Morocco Earthquake as Rescue Efforts Continue, 14 Sep 2023. “Global space agencies are pooling together satellite and other space-based observations...

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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