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Tue 4 Jumada Al Akhira 1447AH 25-11-2025AD
Malaysia, Malaysia Internet

Malaysia Social Media Ban

It’ll be interesting to monitor the impact of this: "The Cabinet approved the move as part of a broader effort to shield young people from online harm like cyberbullying,...

Fri 18 Rabi Al Thani 1447AH 10-10-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Internet, ChatGPT, India internet, Indonesia, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet, Pakistan, Pakistan Internet

Budget ChatGPT

Ernestine Sin, CNBC, OpenAI expands budget-friendly ChatGPT Go to 16 more countries in Asia, 9 October 2025. “The rollout brings OpenAI’s cheapest plan to users across a total of...

Wed 9 Rabi Al Thani 1447AH 1-10-2025AD
Malaysia, Malaysia Internet, Meta

Malaysiakini ‘suspension‘

SCMP/Apple News, Malaysiakini’s Facebook suspension raises press freedom concerns in Malaysia, 1 Oct 2025 “The move came hours after the news portal published a report on a network of...

Wed 11 Rabi Al Awwal 1447AH 3-9-2025AD
Malaysia, TikTok

Reuters, Malaysia summons TikTok management over delays in tackling fake news, report says, 2 Sep 2025 “Malaysian authorities have summoned TikTok’s top management over the social media company’s alleged...

Tue 10 Rabi Al Awwal 1447AH 2-9-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, LLMs, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet

ILMU Malaysia AI

Elina Noor, SCMP, Opinion | Local AI models will live and die by the quality of their data sets, 2 Sep 2025 “At Asean’s first ever artificial intelligence summit in Kuala...

Mon 24 Safar 1447AH 18-8-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Environment, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet

AI Malaysia

Here are a couple of related articles which caught my attention: Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, A Fourth Path: Malaysia’s Quiet AI Revolution, 14 Aug 2025 “The recently concluded ASEAN AI...

Wed 19 Safar 1447AH 13-8-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Digital Qur'an, LLMs, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet, Qur'an

NurAI

Zetrix, Zetrix AI Launches World’s First Shariah-Aligned Large Language Model “NurAI”, 12 Aug 2025. (press release) “Zetrix AI Berhad (“Zetrix AI”), formerly known as MY E.G. Services Berhad, today...

Tue 27 Muharram 1447AH 22-7-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet

Indonesian AI Strategy

Indonesian national AI strategy is in line with competing Malaysian developments in AI, as reported by Reuters: Stanley Widianto, Reuters, Indonesia targets foreign investment with new AI roadmap, official...

Tue 27 Muharram 1447AH 22-7-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet, Nvidia, Southeast Asia,

NationGate AI Issues

Lionel Lim, Fortune, Malaysia’s AI darling NationGate sees shares tumble after it got raided in a scrap metal smuggling probe, 18 Jul 2025. “NationGate is the only company in...

Tue 27 Muharram 1447AH 22-7-2025AD
Cyber Security, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet

Malaysia Digital ID Issues

SCMP, Malaysia mulls making digital ID mandatory as security fears hinder adoption, 22 Jul 2025 “A botched roll-out and data leaks involving millions in recent years have made Malaysians...

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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