January 2025 – Page 2 – Virtually Islamic News

Sat 25 Rajab 1446AH 25-1-2025AD
Digital Islam Across Europe

Data VisuaIisation

This is something we have been working on for both Digital British Islam and Digital Islam Across Europe projects. My colleague @annagrasso.bsky.social will discuss our work on web archiving/data...

Thu 23 Rajab 1446AH 23-1-2025AD
‘Islamic State', Radicalisation

3-D Radicalisation

In other news … Tech angle in this case: news.sky.com/story/man-ja…...

Mon 20 Rajab 1446AH 20-1-2025AD
Iran, Iran internet, Iranian internet, Iranian Social Media, Rap

Amir Tataloo

Iranian court sentences pop star Tataloo to death for blasphemy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j…...

Wed 15 Rajab 1446AH 15-1-2025AD
Malaysia, Malaysia Internet, Mosques, TikTok

Malaysian Mosque TikTok

TikTok to the rescue? "Malaysians have turned to TikTok to promote the country’s mosques after claiming that Islam was sidelined in a tourism video …" sc.mp/g2xfy...

Wed 15 Rajab 1446AH 15-1-2025AD
geolocation, Maps

Geolocation

I’m tempted to try this: Post by @dw_innovation@mastodon.social View on Mastodon

Wed 15 Rajab 1446AH 15-1-2025AD
Elon Musk, Far-right, prosecutions, UK politics

Toxic Politics

Updated Arwa Mahdawi, Guardian, Is Andrew Tate going to reinvent himself as a politician and ‘save Britan [sic]’?, 14 Jan 2025. “ Charity staff 'harassed' after Musk shares X...

Wed 15 Rajab 1446AH 15-1-2025AD
Archives, Digital Archives, Gaza, Gaza Protests, Israel, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2023, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2024, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2023, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024, Lebanon, Lebanon-Israel Crisis 2024, Palestine, West Bank

Archiving Crises

This looks like a significant project: Promising project to document and digitize genocide in Gaza and war on Lebanon www.archiveslab.org/projects/fig…...

Wed 15 Rajab 1446AH 15-1-2025AD
Afghanistan, Afghanistan Internet, Sport

Not cricket

In other news, here's another very important issue (as reported by @yaldahakim.bsky.social). The idea of an Afghan women's team in exile makes perfect sense....

Wed 15 Rajab 1446AH 15-1-2025AD
Bangladesh, Politics, UK politics

Tulip Siddiq

Lots of coverage of this ongoing story, including online discussions. Irony meters are running to overload. 🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW. This week: TULIP-MANIA 🥀 Tulip Siddiq,...

Wed 15 Rajab 1446AH 15-1-2025AD
Egypt Internet, Egypt,, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Muslim Brotherhood, Syria, Syria Internet

Syria-Egypt pressure drops(?)

An interesting test for the (new) Syrian administration: "The move could help ease concern in Cairo over the rise to power of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels, who led...

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.

Amazon.com

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).

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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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