Books – Virtually Islamic News

Scharia im Wandel book cover. Showing figures reading, a stack of books, and the background of a minaret and mosque dome.

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Artificial Intelligence, Books, Gary R. Bunt, Research

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...

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Books, Gary R. Bunt, Research

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...

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Artificial Intelligence, Books, translation

AI (Lost in) Translation

Keza MacDonald, The Guardian, ‘It gets more and more confused’: can AI replace translators?, 12 Nov 2024 “A Dutch publisher has announced that it will use AI to translate...

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Discussion on Algorithms

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Review – ‘Islamic Algorithms’

Michael Dhanoya (University of Leicester) has written the first external review of ‘Islamic Algorithms’. It’s published on the LSE Religion and Global Society social media/website. Here’s a quote: ”Comprehensive...

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Books, Digital Islam, Gary R. Bunt, Research

Islamic Algorithms – Unboxed

I had to do it. The unboxing of ‘Islamic Algorithms‘ …

Thu 9 Shawwal 1445AH 18-4-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence, Books, Gary R. Bunt

Hysbysiad am Lyfr Newydd

Newyddion PYCDDS, Hysbysiad am Lyfr Newydd: “Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse” gan Yr Athro Gary R. Bunt i’w Ryddhau’r Mis Nesaf. “Dywedodd yr Athro Gary R....

Tue 16 Ramadan 1445AH 26-3-2024AD
Books, Gary R. Bunt

Islamic Algorithms Ebook Publication

Only a couple of weeks to go, and the Islamic Algorithms ebook will be available: Gary R. Bunt, Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024) The...

Mon 8 Ramadan 1445AH 18-3-2024AD
Books, Comic books, Iran

Marjane Satrapi

Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian, ‘The little girl in Persepolis has grown up’: Marjane Satrapi on life after her hit graphic novel – and her radical new work. “As a...

Thu 13 Rajab 1445AH 25-1-2024AD
Australia, Books, Religious Authority, Research

Islamic Religious Authority in a Modern Age

New and noted: Shaheen Amid Whyte, Islamic Religious Authority in a Modern Age: Australian and Global Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan 2024). Looks interesting. It’s just come out, so I haven’t...

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

Gary R. Bunt, Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024)

Explore the book

Hardcover and ebook editions are available now; the paperback edition’s publication date is to be confirmed.

Gary R. Bunt, 2024

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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

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