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Thu 7 Shaban 1446AH 6-2-2025AD
Research

Paging Trump

A golden pager for Trump. What a cute commemoration of a law of war violation by a U.S. military partner. www.justsecurity.org/103184/amend…...

Fri 1 Shaban 1446AH 31-1-2025AD
Hamas, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2025, Palestine, Qatar, Research

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

This is the sixteenth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. While there is a ceasefire...

Fri 1 Shaban 1446AH 31-1-2025AD
Crime, Digital British Islam, Islamic finance, Research

Faith and Fraud in the Digital Age

New from my colleague Dr Alamgir Ahmed: Our second new article is Dr Alamgir Ahmed's ‘Faith and Fraud in the Digital Age: Financial Scams Targeting Muslims Online‘ – which...

Fri 1 Shaban 1446AH 31-1-2025AD
Academia, Influencers, Research

“God’s Influencers” Journal Special Edition

New(-ish) and noted, with many interesting articles for those working on digital religion: Volume 13 (2024): Issue 2 (Oct 2024): Special Thematic Articles: God’s Influencers: How Social Media Users...

Wed 8 Rajab 1446AH 8-1-2025AD
Research

Biometric Pakistan

Ghulam Shabir Arain, Pakistan digital identity governance changes to bridge gaps, eliminate overlapsJan 2, 2025 “Pakistan’s journey toward a unified digital identity framework is proving complicated, with overlapping obligations...

Sun 21 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 22-12-2024AD
Germany, Research, Saudi Arabia

Madgeburg Attack

Updated This is a ‘live‘ case, so full details are not available at the time of posting: Farage's tweet didn't age well. The German terrorist is a fan of...

Wed 17 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 18-12-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence, Research

AI Chatbot

Significant research here: I'm looking forward to a deep dive into this article:...

Wed 17 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 18-12-2024AD
Digital Islam Across Europe, Ramadan, Research

‘Sharing Ramadan‘

I was pleased to contribute to this with my colleagues: Anna Grasso, Dorota Wójciak, Gary R Bunt, Digital Islam Across Europe, ‘Sharing Ramadan: online and offline initiatives‘, December 2024....

Tue 16 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 17-12-2024AD
Research, Telegram

Telegram Slammed

Bronagh Munro, BC News, Telegram pushes extremist groups to users – study, 16 Dec 2024 “The social media platform Telegram uses an algorithm that promotes extremist content, a new...

Mon 15 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 16-12-2024AD
Digital Islam, Digital Islam Across Europe, Religious Authority, Research

Anonymity and Digital Islamic Authority

I’m pleased to point you to some interesting work from my Digital Islam Across Europe colleagues: Astor, A., Khir-Allah, G., & Martínez-Cuadros, R. (2024). Anonymity and Digital Islamic Authority....

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

Gary R. Bunt, Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024)

Explore the book

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

Bibliography and Glossary

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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