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Iran, Iran internet, Iran Protests 2024, Iranian internet, Iranian Social Media, Radicalisation, Universities

Iran ‘influence‘

Ed Thomas, BBC News, UK officials probe Iran generals’ antisemitic talks to student, 22 Jan 2024 “The footage – which also includes a denial of the Holocaust – adds...

Mon 26 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 8-1-2024AD
'Islamic State', Iran, Iran internet

Kerman Attack: Update

Tue 20 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 2-1-2024AD
Iran, Iran internet, Iran Protests 2024, Iranian internet

Iranian Culture

Thu 8 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 21-12-2023AD
Apps, Iran internet, Iran Protests 2023, Iranian internet, Iranian Social Media

Iran Farez App

Brian-Damien Morgan, ReadWrite, Malware app to become mandatory in Iran, 19 Dec 2023 “The application named ‘Farez’ has been announced as a scanning and malware prevention tool.”

Tue 6 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 19-12-2023AD
Disinformation, Iran internet, Iran Protests 2023, Israel

Iran ‘anti-Israel disinformation‘

Ron Kampeas, Jerusalem Post, Fake journalists spread anti-Israel disinformation, part of Iranian plot, 19 Dec 2023 “Three fake journalists who seeded dozens of anti-Israel and anti-American stories on social...

Mon 5 Jumada Al Akhira 1445AH 18-12-2023AD
Iran, Iran internet, Iran Protests 2023, Iranian Social Media

Iran Targets Protesters On- and Offline

Deepa Parent, The Guardian, ‘We live with a gun to our heads’: how Iran is targeting protesters in Britain, 18 Dec 2023 “Some of the activists interviewed by the...

Wed 29 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 13-12-2023AD
Iran, Iran internet, Iran Protests 2023, Iranian internet, Iranian Social Media

Sadegh Boughi

Sat 18 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 2-12-2023AD
Iran, Iran internet, Iran Protests 2023, Iranian internet, Iranian Social Media, Music, Streaming Media

Spotlighting Toomaj on Spotify

Tue 25 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 10-10-2023AD
Hamas, Iran, Iran internet, Iranian internet, Iranian Social Media, Israel, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2023, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2023, Journalism

Iran media responses

Opinion and analysis: Amwaj.media, Inside story: Iran’s supreme leader strongly rejects role in Hamas attack, 10 Oct 2023 “Iran’s supreme leader has strongly rejected any involvement in the Hamas...

Mon 24 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 9-10-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition, Iran internet, Iran Protests 2023, Iranian internet

Iran Facial Recognition Tech.

Cindy Harper, Reclaim the Net, Iran Rolls Out Invasive Facial Recognition Tech in Colleges, 9 Oct 2023 “The tightening grip of surveillance and political suppression in Iranian universities has...

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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