British Muslims – Virtually Islamic News

Tue 19 Rabi Al Thani 1446AH 22-10-2024AD
Anti-Muslim Hate, Anti-Muslim Prejudice, British Muslims, Digital British Islam

Home Office Report on Hate Crime in England and Wales (updated)

I’m reporting this because it is also a significant online issue, which both Digital British Islam and Digitial Islam Across Europe are investigating. The original Home Office Report is...

Fri 13 Muharram 1446AH 19-7-2024AD
'Islamophobia', Anti-Muslim Hate, Anti-Muslim Prejudice, British Muslims

Leeds Riots

There’s an online dimension to this: This sequence of events has been picked up with a variety of perspectives/’commentators’ online Guardian, Police car turned over and vehicles set alight...

Tue 30 Ramadan 1445AH 9-4-2024AD
British Muslims, History

‘Defiance‘ documentary

Channel 4‘s ‘Defiance‘ documentary series can be streamed (in the UK) via this link (requiring log-in). “The story of how – from 1976 to 1981 – Britain’s Asian community...

Sat 15 Rajab 1445AH 27-1-2024AD
British Muslims, Medical, Vaccines,

MMR Vaccine Campaign

Wed 12 Rajab 1445AH 24-1-2024AD
Anti-Muslim Prejudice, British Muslims, Education

School Prayer Spaces Discussion & Reaction

Mon 3 Rajab 1445AH 15-1-2024AD
British Muslims, Politics

H-u-T Shutdown

Dominic Casciani, BBC News, Home Office to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir as terror group, 15 Jan 2024 “Home Secretary James Cleverly said the group was “antisemitic” and “actively promotes and...

Mon 26 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 8-1-2024AD
British Muslims, Education, Influencers, Lebanon, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet, Palestine

Tube Girl Influencer Funds Schools

SCMP, Malaysian TikTok star ‘Tube Girl’ funds schooling for Palestinians: ‘you have to give back’, says influencer, real name Sabrina Bahsoon, 8 Jan 2024 “A Kuala Lumpur-born internet sensation...

Fri 2 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 15-12-2023AD
'Converts', al-Qaeda, British Muslims, Radicalisation

Hyde Park Plot

There’s an online dimension to this case: BBC News, Speakers’ Corner: Edward Little jailed over Hyde Park gun attack plot, 15 Dec 2023 “Last summer, he downloaded extremist propaganda...

Fri 12 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 30-6-2023AD
Ahmadiyya, British Muslims

Ahmadiyya Social Media

Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas, Mirror, ‘I’m one of Britain’s youngest Imams – one day I want to have my own TV show’, 30 June 2023“Based at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in...

Wed 11 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 31-5-2023AD
British Muslims, History, Podcasts, Radio

Bradford 12 Documentary

BBC World Service, Bradford 12: The Asian youth who took on the racists, part 1 “As a Pakistani immigrant teenager in 1970s Britain, Tariq Mehmood endured homelessness and years...

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

‘Cow Vigilantes‘ Wed 18 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 20-11-2024AD

‘Islam and Digital Religion’ Wed 18 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 20-11-2024AD

Muslim Podcasters Wed 18 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 20-11-2024AD

Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas… Mon 16 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 18-11-2024AD

AI ‘terrorist clones‘ Sat 14 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 16-11-2024AD

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