March 2026 – Page 2 – Virtually Islamic News

Thu 7 Shawwal 1447AH 26-3-2026AD
Gaming, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, Research

Roblox Indonesia

"Videogame platform Roblox will introduce content and communications controls for players under 16 in Indonesia to comply with the country's social media ‌block for children …" #Indonesia...

Wed 6 Shawwal 1447AH 25-3-2026AD
Academia, Research

Digital ‘Arab Spring‘ Revisited

New from Jillian C. York on the Electronic Frontier Foundation website: One for my Reading List from @eff.org … I wrote about the ‘Arab Spring‘ and the internet in...

Wed 6 Shawwal 1447AH 25-3-2026AD
Palestine

Amazon Ads Issues

Allegations: “In practice, this means that books dealing with what it believes are contentious contemporary issues — including Palestine and Gaza — are often barred from the very promotional...

Wed 6 Shawwal 1447AH 25-3-2026AD
Artificial Intelligence, Gulf Region

The AI Gulf

This is a good piece by Bobby Ghosh for RestofWorld. Important points and joined-up conflict consequences here …...

Tue 5 Shawwal 1447AH 24-3-2026AD
Archives, Digital Islam Across Europe, Research

Archiving Digital Islam

My colleague Dr Anna Grasso has had an article based on our archival work for the Digital Islam Across Europe project published in Digital Muslim Review, showing some initial...

Thu 30 Ramadan 1447AH 19-3-2026AD
chatbots

Lords‘ Chatbot Decision

Lords vote will make it illegal to supply AI chatbots that promote terrorism www.lbc.co.uk/article/lord…...

Thu 30 Ramadan 1447AH 19-3-2026AD
Research

Muzz’s Ramadan Effect

People got understandably distracted … The founder of a Muslim dating app with millions of users is hoping Eid will result in an ‘explosive’ return to normal activity on...

Fri 24 Ramadan 1447AH 13-3-2026AD
Research

Indonesia Radicalisation

#Indonesia radicalisation...

Fri 24 Ramadan 1447AH 13-3-2026AD
'Islamic State', Sport

World Cup

From @lbc.co.uk ISIS encouraging 'mass casualty' terror attacks at FIFA World Cup 2026 “The terror group publishes a monthly ‘magazine' which sets out its priorities for attacking the West...

screenshot: Digital British Islam archive-it page, showing various collections of content

Wed 22 Ramadan 1447AH 11-3-2026AD
Archives, Digital British Islam

The Digital British Islam project concluded in July 2025. The project’s monograph is currently in preparation. Open-access data are being prepared across the project’s different themes and data sources....

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.

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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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