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Wed 18 Rabi Al Awwal 1447AH 10-9-2025AD
Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, Research, Sufism,

Digital Vernacular Sufism in Indonesia

Here’s an interesting article about vernacular Sufism and digital Islam (I haven’t read it in detail yet): Muhammad Sulthon, Mahmud Yunus Mustofa, Mishbah Khoiruddin Zuhri, Decentering Islamic Authority in...

Wed 11 Rabi Al Awwal 1447AH 3-9-2025AD
Research

Reading List

Here are some recent publications on Islam and the internet which have caught my attention (detaills via Google Scholar). I’ve noted a great deal of new research, which I...

Tue 27 Muharram 1447AH 22-7-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet

Indonesian AI Strategy

Indonesian national AI strategy is in line with competing Malaysian developments in AI, as reported by Reuters: Stanley Widianto, Reuters, Indonesia targets foreign investment with new AI roadmap, official...

Thu 9 Dhul Hijjah 1446AH 5-6-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, Languages, LLMs

Indonesia AI

An important development opening up AI interfaces across different Indonesian contexts: Meanwhile, in Indonesia: "This latest model operates in Bahasa Indonesia, the country’s national language, as well as five...

Wed 23 Dhul Qidah 1446AH 21-5-2025AD
Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, Southeast Asia,

Indonesia ‘pornography crackdown‘

SCMP, Indonesia’s online porn crackdown nets 380,000 content removals, 21 May 2025 “Indonesia ranks fourth globally and second in Southeast Asia for cases of child pornography, with about 5.6...

Sun 1 Shawwal 1446AH 30-3-2025AD
Indonesia, Ramadan

Eid Mubarak

Eid Mubarak to all who are celebrating… #eidmubarak...

Mon 17 Ramadan 1446AH 17-3-2025AD
Indonesia, Indonesia Internet

Indonesia Ramadan

Important fact-checking from Deutsche Welle‘s Afrose Jahan and Matt Ford "A viral video claims to show Christians being harassed in Indonesia for not observing Ramadan. It does show Ramadan-related harassment, but...

Tue 11 Ramadan 1446AH 11-3-2025AD
Indonesia, Ramadan, Sermons

Ramadan Indonesia Sermons

Stefanno Sulaiman, Reuters, At Ramadan, Indonesia offers sermons on inflation to keep a lid on prices, 11 Mar 2025 “The address by a central bank official and two Muslim...

Tue 11 Ramadan 1446AH 11-3-2025AD
Indonesia, Indonesia Internet, LGBTQ+

TikTok Prosecution Indonesia

BBC News, TikToker jailed in Indonesia for telling Jesus to cut his hair, 11 Mar 2025“Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender woman with more than 442,000 TikTok followers, had been...

Sun 2 Ramadan 1446AH 2-3-2025AD
Deep Fakes, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet

Prabawo Deepfake Scam

AFP/France24, Indonesians swindled by scams using President Prabowo deepfakes, 2 Mar 2025 “Since last year’s Indonesian election, experts have warned of a tidal wave of deepfakes — audio, images...

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.*

* 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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