Afghanistan – Page 2 – Virtually Islamic News

Tue 6 Ramadan 1444AH 28-3-2023AD
Afghanistan, Afghanistan Internet, Education, Gender

Afghan Net Struggle

Charlotte Greenfield and Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Reuters, Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes, 28 March 2023 “The Taliban administration has allowed girls to...

Tue 6 Ramadan 1444AH 28-3-2023AD
Afghanistan, Afghanistan Internet, Education, Islamic Education, Taliban

Matiullah Wesa

AFP/Guardian, Founder of Afghan girls’ school project arrested in Kabul, 28 March 2023 “Matiullah Wesa, head of Pen Path, beaten and arrested outside a mosque after prayers.” This has...

Thu 24 Shaban 1444AH 16-3-2023AD
Afghanistan Internet, Education, Islamic Education

Afghan Girls’ Education

AFP/IBT, Banned From School, Afghan Girls Turn To Madrassas, 15 March 2023 “Now that there are smartphones and the internet… schools are not the only way to get an...

Wed 24 Rajab 1444AH 15-2-2023AD
Afghanistan Internet, Taliban

Taliban Working 9-5 Online

Matthew Gault, Motherboard, Vice, Taliban Bureaucrats Hate Working Online All Day, ‘Miss the Days of Jihad’ ““I sometimes miss the jihad life for all the good things it had,”...

Thu 17 Rabi Al Awwal 1444AH 13-10-2022AD
Afghanistan Internet, Canada, Indonesia Internet, Refugees

Afghanistan YouTube Refugees

Ehsanullah Amiri, Toronto Star, ‘YouTube has changed my life.’ How Afghan refugees stuck in limbo built a global following. “The channel displays immigrants’ hard living conditions and their daily...

Fri 13 Safar 1444AH 9-9-2022AD
Afghanistan Internet, Taliban, TikTok

TikTok Taliban Ban

Akhtar Makoii, Mail Online, Taliban say they want to ban TikTok ‘because it promotes violence’… despite their own fighters using the app to share videos of their executions “The...

Thu 20 Muharram 1444AH 18-8-2022AD
Afghanistan, Podcasts

Podcast: From Kabul to Manchester

BBC Radio 4, From Kabul to Manchester This is an outstanding documentary about refugees from Afghanistan settling in Manchester. The presenter is Emily Wither: “Last year, Broadoak School in...

Sun 13 Dhul Qidah 1443AH 12-6-2022AD
Afghanistan, Afghanistan Internet, Taliban

Video from Amnesty International about the Taliban’s approach towards some social media content providers: Afghanistan: Since assuming power, the #Taliban have been using intimidation, harassment, and violence on anyone...

Wed 9 Dhul Qidah 1443AH 8-6-2022AD
Afghanistan, Afghanistan Internet

Comic break

Al Jazeera, Nabi Roshan: Afghanistan’s Jon Stewart forced into exile, 8 June 2022 “While most entertainment and satirical TV shows have been pulled off the air by channels that...

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

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

The ebook is out now; the hardcover will be out on the 2nd of May 2024; the paperback date is to be confirmed.

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk

Early 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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