photography – Virtually Islamic News

Wed 7 Safar 1445AH 23-8-2023AD
Mecca, Photography

Striking Mecca Images

Lightning strikes on Makkah captured in a sequence of images:

Wed 20 Shawwal 1444AH 10-5-2023AD
Art, Phones, Photography

Art and Photography: Cross-Cultural Identities

Thu 15 Ramadan 1444AH 6-4-2023AD
Mecca, Ramadan, umrah

Ramadan 2023 – updated

I’m posting coverage on Ramadan to show how social media is applied. Time-lapse photography is terrific when looking at Mecca from this angle:

Tue 29 Shaban 1444AH 21-3-2023AD
Digital Archives, Digital MENA, Photography

Middle East Digital Archive

Middle East Eye, Dusting off the family album: A personal history of the Middle East, 21 March 2023 “Photographs collated in a new digital Middle East archive shed new...

Fri 25 Shaban 1444AH 17-3-2023AD
Fashion, Gender, Influencers, Kashmir Internet, Photography

Kashmir Influencers

Rayan Naqash, SCMP, Not your regular influencers: how Kashmiri Instagrammers are breaking taboos – and making money while they’re at it, 15 March 2023 “With the emergence of the...

Wed 10 Rajab 1444AH 1-2-2023AD
Photography, Qur'an, Turkey

Eren Orbey, A Turkish Photographer’s Tribute to the Girls of Quranic Schools“In the book “Hafiz,” Sabiha Çimen depicts young Muslims forming their own “playground of the imagination.”” Recommended photo-essay

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

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

The ebook is out now; the hardcover will be out on the 2nd of May 2024; the paperback date is to be confirmed.

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Early Comments

“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

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Qur’an Recitation App Thu 9 Shawwal 1445AH 18-4-2024AD

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Striking Mecca Images

Art and Photography: Cross-Cultural Identities

Ramadan 2023 – updated

Middle East Digital Archive

Kashmir Influencers

Turkey Photo Essay