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Tue 2 Rabi Al Thani 1445AH 17-10-2023AD
Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, Radicalisation, Research

Indonesian Cyberspace and Radicalisation

New and noted: A’an Suryana, Indonesia’s Moderate Muslim Websites and Their Fight Against Online Islamic Extremism, ISEAS “Moderate online media institutions have not been effective in counteracting the online...

Wed 19 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 4-10-2023AD
Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, TikTok

Indonesia TikTok Shop Shut

Joan Aurelia Rumengan,Rest of World, Millions of sellers stranded as TikTok Shop shutters in Indonesia, 4 Oct 2023 “The Indonesian government’s move to protect small businesses in the country...

Wed 12 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 27-9-2023AD
e-commerce, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, TikTok

Indonesian Tik-Tok Block

Dewi Kurniawati and Stanley Widianto, Reuters, In major blow to TikTok, Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media, 27 Sep 2023 “The government said the move, which takes effect immediately, is...

Wed 5 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 20-9-2023AD
Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, TikTok

TikToker Jailed

BBC News, Indonesia: TikToker jailed for two years over pork video, 20 Sep 2023 “Many conservative groups across the country also issued rulings calling the video blasphemous. They included...

Fri 2 Safar 1445AH 18-8-2023AD
Indonesia Internet, Religious Authority, Research

Recent Research: HTI and FPI in West Java and Banten

MT Rahman, Post-Prohibition Da’wah of Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia and Islamic Defenders Front – Ilmu Dakwah: Academic Journal for Homiletic Studies, 2023 Another article for the Reading List. Abstract (extract):...

Fri 17 Muharram 1445AH 4-8-2023AD
Environment, Indonesia Internet, Influencers

Bandung Indonesia Pandawara ‘clean up’

Ardila Syakriah, The Guardian, TikTok stars clean up: the influencers saving Indonesia’s polluted rivers and beaches, 3 August 2023 “On TikTok, their profile – @pandawaragroup – contains over 100 short videos...

Sat 11 Muharram 1445AH 29-7-2023AD
Indonesia Internet

Cutting the net?

Ardila Syakriah, Guardian, The Indonesian village that wants to cut off the internet, 28 July 2023“Secluded Baduy Dalam shuns money, technology and formal education and now wants to protect...

Wed 8 Muharram 1445AH 26-7-2023AD
Indonesia Internet, X

X. banned

Meera Navlakha, Mashable, Indonesia bans X.com (Twitter?) under country’s laws on pornography, 26 July 2023 “First reported by Al Jazeera, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Informatics restricted the site...

Tue 30 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 18-7-2023AD
Indonesia Internet

Indonesian ‘Cyber Law’

SCMP, Is Indonesia’s ‘elastic’ Cyber Law wrecking ordinary lives, destroying small businesses?, 15 July 2023 “A man spoke out on TikTok about a religious group’s ban on his business...

Mon 29 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 17-7-2023AD
Indonesia Internet, Music

Voice of Baceprot

Matt Mills, Guardian, ‘Music lets us be the real versions of ourselves’: Indonesian Muslim metalheads Voice of Baceprot, 17 July 2023 “With sturdy riffs and Rage Against the Machine-style...

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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“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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