Apps – Virtually Islamic News

Wed 19 Rabi Al Thani 1448AH 30-9-2026AD
Apps, Mecca, umrah

Umrah Apps

Taken from TheIslamicInformation.com’s Facebook post: integrating apps into the ritual experience is significant (and also an expectation for pilgrims), so it has become more nuanced, including food deliveries and...

Sat 9 Rabi Al Awwal 1448AH 22-8-2026AD
Apps, Hajj, Pilgrimage, Research, umrah

Nusuk

Mon 14 Muharram 1448AH 29-6-2026AD
Apps, Palestine

UpScrolled Profiled

“”I looked at the social media landscape, and I was seeing people’s voices being suppressed, silenced, and people getting deactivated from these platforms, only for speaking out about Palestine,...

Wed 5 Dhul Qidah 1447AH 22-4-2026AD
Apps, Hajj, Mecca, Pilgrimage, Research, umrah

e-Hajj

I’ve written extensively about digital hajj in my books and related chapters, so this story is of particular interest: E-hajj tracking...

Thu 10 Shaban 1447AH 29-1-2026AD
Apps

UpScrolled

Well, of course, I am curious about this: There's been a lot of talk this week about #Upscrolled – another digital space I will have to explore …...

Tue 19 Shaban 1446AH 18-2-2025AD
Apps, Dating, Relationships

Dated Apps

I’m curious to know how this impacts Muslim dating and relationship apps (discussed in my books and at the recent Digital British Islam Conference). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article… the future of apps?...

Mon 23 Muharram 1446AH 29-7-2024AD
Apps, Egypt Internet, Egypt,, Gender

Women-only ride-sharing apps

Fatma Elzahraa Badaw, The New Arab, Women-only ride-sharing apps launch in Egypt after Uber sexual harassment scandals, 25 Jul 2024 “”We focused on providing job opportunities for female drivers,”...

Wed 21 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 29-5-2024AD
Apps, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet

Vote Counting App

Michelle Anindya, Rest of World, Indonesia rushed out a vote-counting app for this year’s election. It did not go well, 28 May 2024. “Tabulation discrepancies were blamed on technical...

Wed 22 Shawwal 1445AH 1-5-2024AD
Apps, UAE, UAE Digital

‘Million‘ UAE startup

Arab News, Company on track ‘to build future of social media’: Million CEO, 1 May 2024 “Million, a UAE-based startup launched in February across the Middle East and North...

Thu 9 Shawwal 1445AH 18-4-2024AD
Apps, Digital Qur'an, Medina, Qur'an

Qur’an Recitation App

High-quality streaming releases recorded in Medina:

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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