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Wed 16 Muharram 1448AH 1-7-2026AD
Conferences, Gary R. Bunt, Religious Authority, Research

Islamic Responses to COVID-19

I organised a lockdown conference: ‘Islamic Responses to COVID-19: Authority and Religiosity in #Muslim Communities and Digital Worlds‘. There were significant contributions from international scholars exploring aspects of digital...

Mon 14 Muharram 1448AH 29-6-2026AD
Conferences, Research

Islam and Digitality Conference

Details of a forthcoming conference “Islam & Digitality: Media, Materiality, and Hermeneutics” on July 10 and 11 at Goethe University. The programme has a QR Code for online observation....

Tue 22 Rabi Al Thani 1447AH 14-10-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Conferences, Religious Authority

Adaptive Faith Conference

Maybe I should be at this one: “Adaptive Faith: Technology and Religious Change in the Digital Age” Conference. “The Centre for Inter-Religious Studies at Al-Mahdi Institute, in collaboration with The...

Sat 10 Muharram 1447AH 5-7-2025AD
Conferences, Digital British Islam, Gary R. Bunt

BRAIS 2025

I was part of the BRAIS 2025 Digital British Islam Keynote presentation at Cambridge University last week, along with Dr Sadek Hamid, Prof. Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, and Dr Laura Jones....

Wed 8 Dhul Hijjah 1446AH 4-6-2025AD
Digital Islam Across Europe, Research

CHANSE Digital Islam Across Europe

A photo gallery from the Digital Islam Across Europe conference held on 27th-28th May at the University of Edinburgh can be found here. All photos: Yvonne Howard-Bunt.

Gary R Bunt, February 2025, Barcelona, Digital religions: Technological and spiritual transformations

Wed 19 Ramadan 1446AH 19-3-2025AD
Conferences, Digital Islam Across Europe, Gary R. Bunt, Spain internet,

Digital religions conference

I attended ‘Digital religions: Technological and spiritual transformations’ in Barcelona last month on behalf of CHANSE Digital Islam Across Europe. I gave a lecture based around my ongoing research....

Mon 18 Shaban 1446AH 17-2-2025AD
Conferences, Digital British Islam

Digital British Islam Conference

Here’s a link to the Digital British Islam Conference report and photo gallery.

Wed 25 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 27-11-2024AD
Conferences, Digital British Islam

Digital British Islam Conference

We now have a poster for the Digital British Islam Conference:

Digital British Islam banner. AI generated. Co-Pilot. Apr 2024

Sat 14 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 16-11-2024AD
Conferences, Digital British Islam

Digital British Islam Conference Programme

Check out the Digital British Islam Conference’s provisional programme, now available here: https://digitalbritishislam.com/conference-programme/ Join us in Coventry 5-6 February 2025 for two days of panels, conversations, and presentations. Register...

Tue 10 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 12-11-2024AD
Conferences, Digital British Islam, Digital Islam Across Europe, Gary R. Bunt

Visual Minutes

Here are some ‘visual minutes‘ (by Julia Miranda) from recent presentations I have been involved with. Thanks to Julia and Recovira for permission to share.: Here's a photo from...

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

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

Explore the book

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

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

‘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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