2025 – Page 30 – Virtually Islamic News

Mon 3 Ramadan 1446AH 3-3-2025AD
Donald Trump, Keir Starmer, Ukraine

Trump-Zelensky

I’m following this situation closely. I’ve posted stories and comments into my Bluesky feed (@garyrbunt).

Mon 3 Ramadan 1446AH 3-3-2025AD
British Muslims, Business, Ramadan

Ramadan Commerce

Nadeine Asbali discusses the commercial side of Ramadan here. I encountered it myself yesterday – in the gardening aisle of B&Q, the speaker system wished me Ramadan Mubarak, and...

Sun 2 Ramadan 1446AH 2-3-2025AD
Radicalisation, Research

Online Violence Impact

Extreme online violence may be linked to rise of ‘0 to 100’ killers, experts say...

Sun 2 Ramadan 1446AH 2-3-2025AD
Deep Fakes, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet

Prabawo Deepfake Scam

AFP/France24, Indonesians swindled by scams using President Prabowo deepfakes, 2 Mar 2025 “Since last year’s Indonesian election, experts have warned of a tidal wave of deepfakes — audio, images...

Sat 1 Ramadan 1446AH 1-3-2025AD
prisons, Research

Prison Converts

This is interesting (from USA) on prisoner conversion to Islam:...

Thu 28 Shaban 1446AH 27-2-2025AD
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Gaza, Israel, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2025, Palestine

‘Future of Gaza‘ Video (update)

Sunita Patel-Carstairs, Sky News, Trump shares AI video of Gaza vision featuring golden statues, bearded belly dancers and Netanyahu on a sunbed, 26 Feb 2025 “The footage, which the...

Thu 28 Shaban 1446AH 27-2-2025AD
British Muslims

British Muslim Network

Launched, with a website Thread from @sundersays.bsky.social on yesterday's British Muslim Network launch:...

Thu 28 Shaban 1446AH 27-2-2025AD
‘Islamic State'

‘Islamic State‘ ‘Resurgence‘

ISIS is not destroyed and may present an increased terror threat if the withdrawal of US forces from Syria reverses hard-earned gains. ISIS could reconstitute to dangerous levels rapidly,...

Thu 28 Shaban 1446AH 27-2-2025AD
Afghanistan, Afghanistan Internet, Cyber Security, Surveillance, Taliban

Under Taliban Surveillance

Taliban surveillance Inside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millions www.bbc.com/news/article…...

Thu 28 Shaban 1446AH 27-2-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, chatbots, Disinformation, Research

Disinformation and Chatbots

I’m very interested in the disinformation issue in relation to my own research so have added @disinfo.eu’s fact sheet to my Reading List....

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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