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‘Manosphere Messiahs‘

Some important, detailed coverage across the BBC World Service on this issue, including this documentary; it’s relevant here because of its online element. The subject is explored in my...

Thu 28 Shaban 1446AH 27-2-2025AD
'Red-pill', Andrew Tate, Donald Trump, prosecutions

Andrew Tate leaves Romania for Florida after travel restrictions lifted https://www.ft.com/content/ab64f05b-d5be-4d43-8f41-c9abe1c4088e [image or embed] — Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) 27 February 2025 at 09:16 The self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate...

Thu 18 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 19-12-2024AD
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Tate Tax(ed)

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Tue 18 Rajab 1445AH 30-1-2024AD
'Red-pill', Andrew Tate

Tate Loses Appeal (Romania)

AP/Guardian, Andrew Tate loses appeal against ruling that stops him leaving Romania, 30 Jan 2024 “Andrew Tate, who has 8.7 million followers on the social media platform X, has...

Fri 7 Rajab 1445AH 19-1-2024AD
'Red-pill', Andrew Tate

Tate Channels Cut

Tim Hume, Vice, Andrew Tate Channels Culled By YouTube After Revelations About Get Rich Quick “Cult”, 18 Jan 2024 “Channels with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, including one with...

Wed 3 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 21-6-2023AD
'Red-pill', Andrew Tate, Gender

Tate Update

Rasha Al Aqeedi and Lydia Wilson, New Lines, How Andrew Tate and the Far Right Made Common Cause with Islamists, 20 June 2023 “Online discussions are directly influencing how...

Sat 21 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 10-6-2023AD
'Red-pill', Andrew Tate, Gender, Influencers

Tate Article

Nadeine Asbali, Glamour Magazine, As a Muslim woman, I’m disgusted by Andrew Tate’s attempts to align himself with Islam “Like any good influencer, he understands his audience: self-conscious men...

Thu 19 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 8-6-2023AD
'Red-pill', Andrew Tate, Gender, Influencers, Podcasts

Discussion on Tate

Tue 3 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 23-5-2023AD
'Red-pill', Andrew Tate, Gender, manosphere, Masculinity, Podcasts, Radio

‘Muslim Manosphere’ Radio Programme

BBC World Service, Heat and Soul, The emerging Muslim manosphere “Rahil Sheikh speaks to young Muslims about how social media has shaped their faith. He finds out why these...

Tue 12 Shawwal 1444AH 2-5-2023AD
'Red-pill', Andrew Tate, Influencers

Influencers and “apostasy”

Sadek Hamid, Hyphen Online, Social media influencers have no right to declare anyone an apostate, 2 May 2023 Opinion and analysis: “This generation of online activists has risen to...

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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