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Thu 16 Dhul Hijjah 1446AH 12-6-2025AD
Gender, Pakistan, Pakistan Internet, Pakistan Internet,, TikTok

TikTok Pakistan

Juliette Mansour, AFP/France 24, ‘This is a culture’: TikTok murder highlights Pakistan’s unease with women online, 15 Jun 2025. “TikTok is wildly popular in Pakistan, in part because of...

Sat 11 Dhul Hijjah 1446AH 7-6-2025AD
Crime, Gender, Pakistan, Pakistan Internet, TikTok

Pakistan Influencer Murder

Abubakar Siddique, RFE/RL, Teenage TikTok Star’s Killing Sparks Outrage Over Violence Against Women In Pakistan, 6 June 20205 “For many women in Pakistan, the latest killing of a social...

Thu 24 Dhul Qidah 1446AH 22-5-2025AD
American Muslims, Gender, Influencers, Religious Authority, YouTube

Uthman ibn Farooq

Sarah Hooper, Metro/Apple News, Preacher who said sex with female prisoners of war is ‘halal’ not allowed to tour UK, 22 May 2025“Uthman ibn Farooq, a Muslim preacher based...

Sat 15 Ramadan 1446AH 15-3-2025AD
dress-code, Facial Recognition, Gender, Iran, Iran internet, Iranian internet, Surveillance

Human Rights Council, Report of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran, Fifty-eighth session. 24 February–4 April 2025, Agenda Item 4 (A/HRC/58/63) Advance unedited copy...

Tue 11 Ramadan 1446AH 11-3-2025AD
Gender, LGBTQ+, Sexuality

AI relationships

Holly Baxter, Independent, Welcome to your new AI relationship, 11 Mar 2025 – I was considering the societal implications in some of this article (which mentions Middle East contexts)....

Sat 8 Ramadan 1446AH 8-3-2025AD
Afghanistan, Afghanistan Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Gender, Taliban

AI Afghanistan

“Women in Afghanistan have been forced to turn to artificial intelligence for friendship after the Taliban government restricted their rights across the country.”...

Sun 12 Rajab 1446AH 12-1-2025AD
Afghanistan, Afghanistan Internet, Gender, Taliban

Begum TV

Ashifa Kassam, Guardian, ‘It’s a continuation of hope’: Paris-based TV station provides a lifeline for women in Afghanistan, 12 Jan 2025 “Begum TV beams educational and entertainment shows into...

Tue 23 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 24-12-2024AD
dress-code, Gender, Iran, Iran internet, Iran Protests 2022, Iran Protests 2023, Iran Protests 2024, Iranian internet

Iran and the ‘Morality Police‘

"On leaving the train station, Mahsa was arrested by… the so-called Morality Police for wearing “improper clothing” and told that she was to be taken to a detention centre…...

Thu 4 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 5-12-2024AD
Gender, Pakistan, Pakistan Internet

Pakistan Digital Rights

Kanika Gupta, Wired, She Escaped an Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment, Feb 2025. “Inspired by her own experienced of abuse, Nighat Dad fights for women’s social...

Tue 3 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 5-11-2024AD
dress-code, Gender, Iran, Iran internet

#AhooDaryaei

A variety of opinions have emerged about Ahoo Daryaei’s protest. I have captured them here alongside related links and memes for research purposes. Apologies if they are too ‘graphic‘...

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.*

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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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