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Mon 14 Dhul Qidah 1446AH 12-5-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Education, Islamic Education, Religious Authority

AI and Islamic Learning

AI has ‘revolutionised’ Islamic learning. Is it coming for scholars next? – Hyphen hyphenonline.com/2025/05/06/a… [image or embed] — Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social) 11 May 2025 at 10:40 Issues of...

Wed 9 Dhul Qidah 1446AH 7-5-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Qur'an, Religious Authority

AI and Islamic Learning

Yousra Samir Imran, Hyphen Online, AI has ‘revolutionised’ Islamic learning. Is it coming for scholars next?, 6 May 2025 “In a Friday prayer sermon published on its website, the...

Fri 20 Shawwal 1446AH 18-4-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Journalism

‘Massive Blue‘ Investigation

Important investigation here on Massive Blue: American police departments are spending hundreds of thousands on Massive Blue’s unproven and secretive technology that uses AI-generated online personas designed to interact...

Thu 19 Shawwal 1446AH 17-4-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Gaza, Israel, Palestine

‘Genie‘ Intelligence Chatbot

Israel has begun operational deployment of a military-grade artificial intelligence chatbot named Genie, a system now used by commanders to make battlefield decisions in Gaza – such as deciding...

Sat 14 Shawwal 1446AH 12-4-2025AD
Research

‘AI Slop‘

Among many new terms entering my vocabulary recently (see my BlueSky), ‘AI Slop‘ is high up there: “AI slop” is now firmly in my vocabulary...

Wed 11 Shawwal 1446AH 9-4-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Bitcoin,, Pakistan, Pakistan Internet

Pakistan AI Bitcoin Power Strategy

Ariba Shahid, Reuters, Pakistan turns to bitcoin miners, AI data centers to use surplus power, 9 Apr 2025 “Pakistan plans to allocate part of its surplus electricity to Bitcoin...

Sun 8 Shawwal 1446AH 6-4-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Gaza, Palestine

Protest at Microsoft

Al Jazeera, Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Microsoft’s 50th anniversary event, 5 April 2025 “Reports say AI models from Microsoft were used as part of an Israeli military programme to select...

Fri 28 Ramadan 1446AH 28-3-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Turkey, Turkey Internet

‘Pikachu‘ and Protest

Didn't think this needed saying, but as these images of Pikachu at the protests in Turkey are going viral, it's worth saying that both of them are AI-generated and...

Mon 17 Ramadan 1446AH 17-3-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, chatbots, Disinformation, Russia, Wikipedia

Disinformation Infiltration

This article is definitely worth a deep dive: NEW 🚨 The #Pravdanetwork—a Russia-linked disinformation operation—has infiltrated #Wikipedia, AI chatbots, and #X, spreading pro-Kremlin narratives globally. @vchatelet.bsky.social & @checkfirst.network reveal...

Tue 11 Ramadan 1446AH 11-3-2025AD
Gender, LGBTQ+, Sexuality

AI relationships

Holly Baxter, Independent, Welcome to your new AI relationship, 11 Mar 2025 – I was considering the societal implications in some of this article (which mentions Middle East contexts)....

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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“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.*

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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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