Gary R. Bunt – Page 4 – Virtually Islamic News

Conference Hall, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia - UIII

Sat 14 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 16-11-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence, Conferences, Gary R. Bunt, Indonesia Internet, Southeast Asia,

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in/and of Islam

Back in July, I participated in a fascinating conference and masterclass organised by Project 0100/Bart Barendregt (Leiden University). It was titled ‘The Future of Artificial Intelligence in/and of Islam:...

Tue 10 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 12-11-2024AD
Conferences, Digital British Islam, Digital Islam Across Europe, Gary R. Bunt

Visual Minutes

Here are some ‘visual minutes‘ (by Julia Miranda) from recent presentations I have been involved with. Thanks to Julia and Recovira for permission to share.: Here's a photo from...

Prof. Gary R. Bunt at Recovira Conference, Manchester, Oct 2024

Tue 3 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 5-11-2024AD
Digital British Islam, Digital Islam Across Europe, Gary R. Bunt

Religious Communities in the Virtual Age

I gave a presentation on CHANSE DigitIslam along with Dr Anna Grasso at Recovira’s Religious Communities in the Virtual Age conference in Manchester on 28 Oct 2024. I also...

Screenshot: presentation by Gary R. Bunt showing an imam embedded with digital circuits. AI generated. Co-Pilot.

Thu 23 Rabi Al Awwal 1446AH 26-9-2024AD
Conferences, Digital British Islam, Digital Islam, Digital Islam Across Europe, Gary R. Bunt, Germany

“Islam online – offline – and beyond”

Last week, I participated in a fruitful two-day workshop on online Islam organised by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Forschungszentrum für Islam und Recht in Europa – FAU EZIRE in Erlangen. The workshop...

Thu 16 Rabi Al Awwal 1446AH 19-9-2024AD
Academia, Books, Gary R. Bunt

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...

Tue 23 Safar 1446AH 27-8-2024AD
Archives, Digital Archives, Digital Islam Across Europe, Gary R. Bunt, Research

CHANSE DigitIslam EASR

The CHANSE DigitIslam panel presented at EASR 2024 Gothenburg. I discussed digital archiving (with Dr Anna Grasso). Colleagues updated on other findings of the project (so far).

Screenshot: AI generated by Copilot. Mosque in foreground against industrial landscape, circuit sky and purple clouds.

Tue 16 Safar 1446AH 20-8-2024AD
Archives, Digital Archives, Environment, Gary R. Bunt, Research

EASR 2024 Conference

I’m in Gothenburg, where I presented yesterday on ‘Digital Muslim Responses to Climate Change Issues’ at the EASR 2024 Conference. I’m interested in developing further work in this area...

Professor Gary Bunt at the Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia - in front of the mosque.

Thu 26 Muharram 1446AH 1-8-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence, Gary R. Bunt, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet

Gary R. Bunt in Indonesia

Here’s a Press Release from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David on my recent Indonesia trip: UWTSD, Professor Gary R. Bunt Visits Indonesia to Deliver Key Lectures on...

Mon 9 Muharram 1446AH 15-7-2024AD
Digital Islam, Gary R. Bunt

Virtually Islamic

My first book Virtually Islamic can now be accessed on Kindle. Find out where it all started …

Wed 4 Muharram 1446AH 10-7-2024AD
Gary R. Bunt, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, Research

Presentation at Banten

I was at Fakultas Dakwah UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten, talking about Islamic Algorithms. It was great to meet the staff and students, to discuss their approaches to digital...

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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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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