Uighurs, – Virtually Islamic News

Tue 13 Jumada Al Oula 1447AH 4-11-2025AD
Academia, China,, Uighurs,

Academic Concerns

These are very significant issues across the sector; in this case (there are many others) and it also relates to Uyghur Muslims. China academic intimidation claim referred to counter-terrorism...

Fri 5 Safar 1446AH 9-8-2024AD
Broadcasting Media, China,, Human Rights, News Media, Uighurs,

Uighur Discussion

Tue 20 Dhul Qidah 1445AH 28-5-2024AD
China,, Hui, Human Rights, Uighurs,

Islam in China

Well done to the Sky News team on this interactive report:

Tue 20 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 2-1-2024AD
China,, Human Rights, Uighurs,

Hack reveals Uyghur Camp Photos

Sun 25 Safar 1445AH 10-9-2023AD
China,, Uighurs,

Uyghur culture

An important photo essay on the expression (and suppression) of Uighur culture

Thu 22 Ramadan 1444AH 13-4-2023AD
China,, Human Rights, Surveillance, Uighurs,

Uyghur Research

Important research from Sheffield University. This issue has a strong technological element, hence the inclusion in this blog: David Tobin & Nyrola Elimä, “We know you better than you...

Mon 12 Ramadan 1444AH 3-4-2023AD
Censorship, China,, Turkey, Turkey Internet, Uighurs,

Uighur Bookshop & eBooks

Frankie Vetch, Coda, In Istanbul, the last Uyghur bookshops struggle to survive, 29 March 2023 “One Uyghur software developer, Memeteli Niyaz, has built a website that has around 3,000...

Fri 19 Rajab 1444AH 10-2-2023AD
China,, Uighurs,

Uighur Issues

NEW @UyghurProject report 🗒️ The Complicity of Heritage: Cultural Heritage & Genocide in the Uyghur Region—we examine 👇🏽 ➡️ China’s “cultural cleansing” of Uyghurs➡️ How China uses heritage for...

Wed 11 Jumada Al Akhira 1444AH 4-1-2023AD
Books, China,, Uighurs,

Uighurs

Michael Dillon, London Review of Books, Somewhere in the Web, Vol. 45 No. 1 路 5 January 2023 This is an excellent article on the Uyghur situation, which also...

Wed 8 Rabi Al Thani 1444AH 2-11-2022AD
Human Rights, Uighurs,

Uighur Net

Masha Borak, Wired, The Strange Death of the Uyghur Internet, 2 Nov 2022 “China’s Muslim minority used to have its own budding cluster of websites, forums, and social media....

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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