UAE – Virtually Islamic News

Fri 6 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 8-11-2024AD
China,, Ethiopia, UAE, UAE Digital

UAE AI

This is an interesting strategic collaboration associated with AI and energy development/control: The National, UAE’s Hodler Investments and China’s GCL Energy to power AI data centres in Ethiopia, 7...

Wed 6 Dhul Hijjah 1445AH 12-6-2024AD
UAE, UAE Digital

UAE AI

AFP/Al-Monitor, ‘Selective’ UAE courting US, not China, on AI: minister. “ “The United Arab Emirates is in “complete alignment” with the US on developing artificial intelligence, the oil-rich country’s...

Fri 16 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 24-5-2024AD
Bitcoin,, crypto, Cryptocurrencies, UAE, UAE Digital

UAE Bitcoin Farming No-Go

Coin Telegraph, UAE agriculture authority prohibits crypto mining on farms: Report, 24 May 2024 “While crypto mining is prohibited on farms, the UAE emerged as a pro-Bitcoin mining jurisdiction in the...

Thu 15 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 23-5-2024AD
Abu Dhabi, Artificial Intelligence, LLMs, Microsoft, Swahili, UAE, UAE Digital

LLMs in Swahili

Tue 28 Shawwal 1445AH 7-5-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence, UAE, UAE Digital

UAE AI

The National, UAE selected for Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group, 7 May 2024. “The UAE has been selected to join 49 other countries to be part of the Hiroshima...

Wed 22 Shawwal 1445AH 1-5-2024AD
Apps, UAE, UAE Digital

‘Million‘ UAE startup

Arab News, Company on track ‘to build future of social media’: Million CEO, 1 May 2024 “Million, a UAE-based startup launched in February across the Middle East and North...

Mon 20 Shawwal 1445AH 29-4-2024AD
Abu Dhabi, Archives, Digital Archives, UAE, UAE Digital

Archiving the UAE

John Dennehy, The National, How the UAE is safeguarding its history in huge recording drive, 28 Apr 2024. “It has also teamed up with the UK’s National Archives to...

Thu 9 Shawwal 1445AH 18-4-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence, China,, Digital MENA, MENA, Microsoft, UAE, UAE Digital

AI UAE

This is a significant story on influence and AI in UAE: Ryan Heath & Ina Fried, Axios, U.S., Microsoft elbow China’s AI in Gulf, 17 Apr 2024 “Microsoft’s new...

Wed 3 Ramadan 1445AH 13-3-2024AD
Business, Influencers, MENA, Ramadan, ritual, UAE, UAE Digital

Ramadan ‘Influencers‘

Cathrin Schaer, Deutsche Welle, Ramadan: How are influencers changing the Muslim holiday?, 13 March 2024 “During Ramadan, influencers in the Middle East are more active on social media than...

Thu 27 Rajab 1445AH 8-2-2024AD
Hacking, Iran, UAE, UAE Digital

Deep Fake Hack in UAE

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

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

Explore the book

Hardcover and ebook editions are available now; the paperback edition’s publication date is to be confirmed.

Gary R. Bunt, 2024

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Comments

“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

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