Gary R. Bunt – Page 6 – Virtually Islamic News

Sun 22 Shaban 1445AH 3-3-2024AD
Gary R. Bunt

ENIS Spring School

I’m looking forward to participating in the ENIS Spring School 2024, 4-7 June 2024, Lausanne. More information

Tue 4 Rajab 1445AH 16-1-2024AD
Academia, Gary R. Bunt, Religious Authority, Research

Shifting Dimensions: The Evolution of Religious Authority in Islamic Digital Spaces

This Thursday, 18th January, between 6.00-8.00 PM CET, I’m giving an online presentation as part of the Islam in Digital Spaces series organised by the Zentrum für Islamische Studien,...

Tue 21 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 5-12-2023AD
Books, Gary R. Bunt, Research, Welsh

Heştek İslam

UWTSD Press Release, ‘”Hashtag Islam”, llyfr clodwiw yr ysgolhaig amlwg, yr Athro Gary R. Bunt wedi’i gyfieithu i’r Tyrceg fel “#Heştek İslam”‘ “Mae gwaith arloesol yr Athro Gary R....

Fri 17 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 1-12-2023AD
Gary R. Bunt, Research

Book Announcement: Islamic Algorithms

Here’s the first announcement of my new book Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse (London: Bloomsbury Press, 2024). It’s out 2nd May 2024. Various editions are planned,...

Thu 16 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 30-11-2023AD
Archives, Digital Archives, Gary R. Bunt, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2023, Research

“European Digital Muslim Responses to the Israel-Hamas Crisis”

Gary R. Bunt, Anna Grasso, Avi Astor, Rosa Martinez Cuadros, Mateusz Chudziak, Arvydas Kumpis. Digital Islam Across Europe, “European Digital Muslim Responses to the Israel-Hamas Crisis” Members of the...

Thu 13 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 28-9-2023AD
Gary R. Bunt, Germany, Research

Islam in digitalen Räumen

I’m part of an Islam in Digital Spaces (Islam in digitalen Räumen) lecture series organised by Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Gießen’s Zentrum für Islamische Studien. Contact the organisers for information. Details below:

Wed 12 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 27-9-2023AD
Gary R. Bunt, Podcasts

Nostalgia Podcast

I’m on Chris Deacy’s Nostalgia podcast, which delves into my pre-academic activities, and certainly brought back some personal memories:

Thu 16 Muharram 1445AH 3-8-2023AD
Archives, Digital Archives, Gary R. Bunt, Research

Archiving Article

I wrote a short piece about archiving methodologies in the Digital British Islam project: Gary R. Bunt, Insights, Digital British Islam Project, ‘Starting Points: Initial Methodological Approaches to Archiving...

Mon 22 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 10-7-2023AD
Gary R. Bunt

Threads

I’m now on Threads, but it will take me a while to get up to speed on it. You can find my link here: https://www.threads.net/@g.r.bunt

Wed 17 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 5-7-2023AD
Gary R. Bunt

Update

I’ve been on holiday, and also putting some finishing touches to the manuscript for my next book, so there have been fewer posts over the past couple of weeks....

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.

Amazon.com

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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).

Available from:

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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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