Palestine – Page 4 – Virtually Islamic News

Mon 22 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 23-12-2024AD
Google, Maps, Palestine, West Bank

Mapping Palestine

Paresh Dave, Wired, How Google Maps Make It Harder for Palestinians to Navigate the West Bank A critical issue, that perhaps requires greater attention than it has received. “One...

Thu 4 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 5-12-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence, Israel, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2024, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024, Palestine

Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Fourteen) – updated

This is the fourteenth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Some of these posts feature...

Mon 9 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 11-11-2024AD
Israel, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2024, Netherlands, News Media, Palestine

Updated: There are significant social media elements to the conflict between Israeli football supporters and local Amsterdam pro-Palestine supporters. Be advised: social media captures provocative actions accompanied by incendiary...

Fri 6 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 8-11-2024AD
Journalism, Meta, Palestine, Podcasts

Meta’s censorship policies (accusations)

I have updated this post with additional content (all worthy of investigation). This story is underrepresented elsewhere. Al Jazeera, The Take: Uncovering Meta’s censorship policies on Palestine, 24 Oct...

Entisar Hijaze from Nazareth Details: https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-releases-palestinian-teacher-detained-over-tiktok-video?amp

Tue 3 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 5-11-2024AD
Crime, Gaza, Gaza Protests, Human Rights, Israel, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2024, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024, Journalism, Lebanon-Israel Crisis 2024, Palestine, War crimes

Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Thirteen) – updated

This is the thirteenth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Many of these posts feature...

Tue 19 Rabi Al Thani 1446AH 22-10-2024AD
Israel-Gaza Conflict 2024, Meta, Palestine

Meta ‘censorship‘ allegations

The New Arab, Meta Israel policy chief Jordana Cutler allegedly ‘censoring’ pro-Palestine Instagram posts, 22 Oct 2024 “Jordana Cutler, a former member of the Israeli government and advisor to...

Photo: Historic Palestine stamp showing mosque, and the word ‘Palestine‘ in Arabic, Hebrew and English. From Gary R. Bunt's collection.

Sun 3 Rabi Al Thani 1446AH 6-10-2024AD
Gaza, Gaza Protests, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2024, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024, Palestine

Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Twelve) – updated

This is the twelfth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Many of these posts feature...

AI generated image. Save_Palestine. https://pixabay.com/

Wed 25 Muharram 1446AH 31-7-2024AD
Education, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024, Palestine, Research

Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Ten) – updated

This is the tenth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Many of these posts feature...

Tue 28 Shawwal 1445AH 7-5-2024AD
Broadcasting Media, Gaza, Hamas, Human Rights, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2024, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024, Palestine, War crimes

Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Seven) – updated

This is the seventh month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Many of these posts feature...

Thu 26 Shaban 1445AH 7-3-2024AD
Gaza, Human Rights, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024, Journalism, Palestine, UK politics

Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Five) – updated

This is the fifth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Many of these posts feature...

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.*

* 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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