journalism – Virtually Islamic News

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Journalism, UAE

Sky News Arabia

Wed 28 Muharram 1447AH 23-7-2025AD
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Digital News Report

Nic Newman, Reuters Institute, Overview and key findings of the 2025 Digital News Report. “This year’s report comes at a time of deep political and economic uncertainty, changing geo-political...

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Journalism, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Internet, Twitter

KSA Journalist

Middle East Eye, Campaigners say Saudi Arabia executed prominent journalist for Twitter account, 16 Jun 2025 “Supporters of Turki al-Jasser, who had been imprisoned for seven years, say his...

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Censorship, Journalism, Pakistan, Pakistan Internet

Haroon Janjua, DW, Is Pakistan’s cybercrime law silencing dissent?, 21 May 2025 “Journalists are alarmed about the potentially wide reach of the law, which allows authorities to imprison social media users...

Fri 20 Shawwal 1446AH 18-4-2025AD
Gaza, Israel, Palestine, War crimes

War Crimes – database

Aljazeera released their entire database of war crimes and Israeli soldiers they investigated. www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor…...

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...

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Journalism, Syria

Syria report

An excellent and powerful report from Paraic O’Brien in #Syria on @channel4news.bsky.social this evening youtu.be/-9arRFAa5wk?…...

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Journalism, Meta, Palestine, Podcasts

Meta’s censorship policies (accusations)

I have updated this post with additional content (all worthy of investigation). This story is underrepresented elsewhere. Al Jazeera, The Take: Uncovering Meta’s censorship policies on Palestine, 24 Oct...

Wed 4 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 6-11-2024AD
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Fisk Archive

Holly Evans, Independent, University to set up public archive on work of renowned Independent journalist Robert Fisk, 5 Nov 2024 “Funding of €200,000 (£167,800) has been given to Trinity College...

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Tue 3 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 5-11-2024AD
Crime, Gaza, Gaza Protests, Human Rights, Israel, Israel-Gaza Conflict 2024, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2024, Journalism, Lebanon-Israel Crisis 2024, Palestine, War crimes

Social Media and Online Coverage: Israel-Hamas Conflict (Month Thirteen) – updated

This is the thirteenth month since the current Israel-Hamas conflict commenced. I have been keeping copies of selected online content since 7 October 2023. Many of these posts feature...

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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