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...
From Sheikh Google to ImamAI?
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
My book ‘Islamic Algorithms’ has been reviewed in ‘The Muslim World‘ by Dr Akif Tahiiev of Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main: “Islamic Algorithms is a great contribution to the topic...
Indigenous AI
This is a slight digression, but this subject is also relevant in discussions across LLM/SLM AI development in Muslim contexts. How Indigenous engineers are using AI to preserve their...
Aleppo
There’s plenty of online coverage associated with the Aleppo situation. Syrian rebels claim to have entered city of Aleppo www.bbc.com/news/article… [image or embed] — Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social) 29...
‘Bangla Town‘ Documentary
BBC World Service, How ‘Bangla Town’ changed a nation’s food culture “Devina Gupta traces their history and flavours on Brick Lane in east London, where many people settled and...
Young Muslims in Scotland
There’s an online dimension to this report on Young Muslims in Scotland. PDF available. It’ll be interesting to see how this correlates to the Digital British Islam project findings.
‘CaliphateTok’
Jonathan Suseno Sarwono, GNet Research, CaliphateTok: How Islamic State (IS) Leverages Social Media in Indonesia and the Power of Counter-Narratives, 28 Nov 2024 “Propaganda by IS supporters in Indonesia...
Lebanon-Israel Crisis (updated)
I’m focusing on social media/tech issues and crisis coverage here. Check the earlier post on Exploding Pagers. Follow X @garybunt for updates on this shifting situation. Warning: sensitive content....
Daniel Khalife Case
Here’s a detailed read on the Daniel Khalife case: online elements to this case www.bbc.co.uk/news/article…...