Hashtag Islam

“Hashtag Islam – the newest work by one of the pioneers in reporting on Islam in cyberspace – reflects an incredible range of views and counterviews and provides a valuable corrective to the tendency to focus on the negative and political uses of the internet and social media by jihadists without due consideration of the more everyday uses by all kinds of Muslims.”–Daniel Varisco, Qatar University

“Hashtag Islam provides an extensive and elaborate guided tour of recent CIEs’ developments… . A real tour de force.”–Studies in Religion

“Adroitly illustrates how approaches to religious authority, interpretation, power, and communication have changed over the last two decades… . An important addition to literature on contemporary Islam.”–Publishers Weekly

“Bunt presents a variety of perspectives on online Islamic environments and provides thoughtful consideration of their implications, but overall he views them and their ongoing expansion in a positive light.”–CHOICE

“Insightful… . Bunt paints a rich and comprehensive picture of the evolving Islamic discourses in cyberspace and their cause and effect relationship with the equally shifting notion of Islamic authority in the digital age.”–American Religion

“Readers of Hashtag Islam will be struck by just how active, vibrant, and popular online Islam appears to be… . An indispensable resource.”–Sociology of Religion

“The sociological underpinnings of this work make for a touchstone for further investigation.”–Library Journal

“This slim volume by one of the major scholars writing on Muslims and digital religion packs a substantial punch… . An important addition.”–Middle East Journal

Gary R. Bunt is professor of Islamic studies at University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. His most recent book is iMuslims.