Sweden – Virtually Islamic News

Mon 17 Jumada Al Akhira 1447AH 8-12-2025AD
Digital Islam Across Europe, Research, Sweden, Sweden internet,

Digital Islam Across Europe Reports

Two reports from the Digital Islam Across Europe project (I’m a Co-I on it): Digital Islam Across Europe: Sweden Team Göran Larsson & Erika Willander Swedish Muslim Media Consumption:...

Thu 30 Rajab 1446AH 30-1-2025AD
Qur'an, Sweden

Sweden Shooting – Update and Context

Man who burned Quran 'shot dead in Sweden' www.bbc.com/news/article… [image or embed] — Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social) 30 January 2025 at 11:12 Context/further Reading: In light of events in...

Wed 4 Jumada Al Oula 1446AH 6-11-2024AD
Denmark, Qur'an, Sweden, Sweden internet,

Rasmus Paludan Jailed

Miranda Bryant, Guardian, Swedish court jails far-right leader who burned Qur’an, 5 Nov 2024 “Danish politician Rasmus Paludan sentenced to four months for incitement against ethnic group.” I contributed...

Tue 21 Rabi Al Awwal 1446AH 24-9-2024AD
Hacking, Iran, Iran internet, Qur'an, Research, Sweden, Sweden internet,

Iran hack allegation

Reuters, Sweden accuses Iran of hacking messaging service after Koran burnings, 24 Sep 2024 “Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked into a text messaging service last year...

Screenshot: AI generated by Copilot. Mosque in foreground against industrial landscape, circuit sky and purple clouds.

Tue 16 Safar 1446AH 20-8-2024AD
Archives, Digital Archives, Environment, Gary R. Bunt, Research

EASR 2024 Conference

I’m in Gothenburg, where I presented yesterday on ‘Digital Muslim Responses to Climate Change Issues’ at the EASR 2024 Conference. I’m interested in developing further work in this area...

Tue 28 Muharram 1445AH 15-8-2023AD
European Union, Qur'an, Sweden

Qur’an Burning Responses

Deutsche Welle, EU image suffers in Malaysia, Indonesia over Quran burning, 15 Aug 2023 “The European Union’s attempts to bolster free speech in parts of Asia have taken another...

Tue 14 Muharram 1445AH 1-8-2023AD
Qur'an

Sweden: Qur’an Desecration (update)

Al Jazeera, Sweden rules out sweeping changes to free speech law amid Quran burnings, 1 August 2023 “Sweden’s government has no plans to make sweeping changes to freedom of...

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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