Virtually Islamic News – Page 75 – Researching Islam, Muslims and the Internet

Thu 12 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 1-6-2023AD
Broadcasting Media, Gender, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Internet, Streaming Media

“‘Halal’ Sex Rings” Challenged

Ola Salem, New Lines Magazine, A New Saudi Show Challenges ‘Halal’ Sex Rings, 31 May 2023 “In some Muslim countries, traffickers exploit temporary or pragmatic marriages as means to...

Thu 12 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 1-6-2023AD
Digital Islam Across Europe, Gary R. Bunt, Lithuania internet,, Poland internet,, Research, Spain internet,, Sweden internet,

Digital Islam Across Europe

The website for the CHANSE-funded Digital Islam Across Europe project is now ‘live’. I’m a Co-Investigator on the project.

Wed 11 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 31-5-2023AD
Archives, Artificial Intelligence

AI & War crimes evidence

BBC News, AI: War crimes evidence erased by social media platforms, 31 May 2023 “Platforms remove graphic videos, often using artificial intelligence – but footage that may help prosecutions...

Wed 11 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 31-5-2023AD
Human Rights, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Internet

KSA Crackdown

Middle East Eye, Saudi woman sentenced to 30 years over tweets, as crackdown deepens, 1 June 2023 “A Saudi woman...

Wed 11 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 31-5-2023AD
ChatGPT

ChatGPT and Languages

Paresh Dave, Wired, ChatGPT Is Cutting Non-English Languages Out of the AI Revolution, 31 May 2023 “Fung would like to see AI change that, not further reinforce the primacy...

Wed 11 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 31-5-2023AD
British Muslims, History, Podcasts, Radio

Bradford 12 Documentary

BBC World Service, Bradford 12: The Asian youth who took on the racists, part 1 “As a Pakistani immigrant teenager in 1970s Britain, Tariq Mehmood endured homelessness and years...

Tue 10 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 30-5-2023AD
Iran, Iran Protests 2022, Iran Protests 2023, Iranian Social Media, Journalism

Iran: Journalist on Trial

Arab News, Iran starts trial of female journalist who covered Amini’s death, 30 May 2023, “...

Tue 10 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 30-5-2023AD
'Islamic State', Deradicalisation, Kurds, Radicalisation, Syria

Orkesh Centre

AP/The National, Teenagers from ISIS families undergoing rehab in Syria’s Al Hol camp, 30 May 2023, “Fearing that a new generation of militants will emerge from Al Hol camp, the...

Tue 10 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 30-5-2023AD
China,, Hui, Human Rights, Mosques

Najiaying Mosque

Nectar Gan, CNN, Thousands of ethnic minority Muslims defy Chinese authorities in defense of mosque, 30 May 2023 “The architectural overhaul of mosques has come with allegations of shrinking...

Tue 10 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 30-5-2023AD
Politics, Turkey

Erdogan Victory Analysed

Nicholas Danforth, Byline Times, A Fetih Accompli: How Erdogan Married Religion and Nationalism, 28 May 2023. “Erdogan has a particular flair for mixing and matching political symbols. He has...

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

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