Egypt – Page 2 – Virtually Islamic News

Wed 25 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 27-11-2024AD
Alaa Abdel-Fattah, Egypt Internet, Egypt,, Human Rights

Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Ahdaf Soueif, The Guardian, My sister is on hunger strike to free her son Alaa Abd el-Fattah from jail in Egypt. We don’t want her to die, 27 Nov...

Sat 21 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 23-11-2024AD
Egypt,, Podcasts

Podcast – The Sound of Revolution in Modern Egypt

This one is on my Listening List: That’s my weekend listening sorted …...

Wed 20 Rabi Al Thani 1446AH 23-10-2024AD
Egypt Internet, Egypt,

The Egyptian Net Hub

Egypt’s role as an infrastructural networking hub is under the radar but has great significance strategically. This thread opens up the issue for further scrutiny.

Thu 7 Rabi Al Thani 1446AH 10-10-2024AD
Education, Egypt Internet, Egypt,, Gaza, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2024

Gaza Distance Education

Mon 23 Muharram 1446AH 29-7-2024AD
Apps, Egypt Internet, Egypt,, Gender

Women-only ride-sharing apps

Fatma Elzahraa Badaw, The New Arab, Women-only ride-sharing apps launch in Egypt after Uber sexual harassment scandals, 25 Jul 2024 “”We focused on providing job opportunities for female drivers,”...

Wed 6 Dhul Hijjah 1445AH 12-6-2024AD
Egypt,, Hajj, Mecca, Pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia

’Illegal’ Hajj (update)

‘Illegality’ is probably in the eye of the beholder here: AFP/France 24, Hajj on the cheap: off-the-books pilgrims hide out in Mecca, 5 Jun 2024. “Living on canned beans...

Mon 6 Shawwal 1445AH 15-4-2024AD
Egypt Internet, Egypt,

Egyptian Responses to Iran attack

The National, Iran’s attack on Israel met with online ridicule from Egyptians, 15 Apr 2024 “Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel has produced a wave of ridicule among Egyptians on social...

Wed 1 Shawwal 1445AH 10-4-2024AD
Egypt Internet, Egypt,, Music, Rap, Research

Women Rappers in Egypt

AFP/France24 Egypt’s women rappers fight for place in rising scene, 10 Apr 2024 “Last year, 60 percent of Spotify’s most-streamed Arab artists were in the hip-hop genre, which includes...

Tue 2 Ramadan 1445AH 12-3-2024AD
Censorship, Egypt Internet, Egypt,

Sandvine on Entity List

I’m slightly late to this article: Peter Guest, Wired UK, Dictators Used Sandvine Tech to Censor the Internet. The US Finally Did Something About It, 28 Feb 2024 “On...

Fri 6 Shaban 1445AH 16-2-2024AD
Business, Digital MENA, Egypt Internet, Egypt,, MENA

Egypt’s “Digital Nomads”

Mohamed Alaa, Guardian, Egypt’s economic woes lure digital nomads – but cast others out to sea, 16 Feb 2024 “The number of digital nomads rose sharply during the pandemic, when...

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.*

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“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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