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'It is a major contribution to our understanding of the lived experience of [Iraqi Shi'ite women in exile] and their families, and an important corrective to the widespread popular stereotype of Muslim women as passive ('veiled') victims of patriarchy which pervades European media and legislatures. Her findings in this rich study should make policy-makers concerned about 'integration', indeed all of us, pause for thought.' Ralph Grillo, University of Sussex 'Marianne Holm Pedersen's Iraqi Women in Denmark makes an important contribution to studies of Muslims and Islam in Europe.' Zainab Saleh, Haverford College, September 2016 issue of American Anthropologist, Volume 118, No. 3 -- .

'It is a major contribution to our understanding of the lived experience of [Iraqi Shi'ite women in exile] and their families, and an important corrective to the widespread popular stereotype of Muslim women as passive ('veiled') victims of patriarchy which pervades European media and legislatures. Her findings in this rich study should make policy-makers concerned about 'integration', indeed all of us, pause for thought.' Ralph Grillo, University of Sussex -- . 'In the last twenty years, Europe has seen an influx of migrants and refugees from trouble-torn regions of Asia and Africa, whose presence has evoked increasing resentment and hostility. Marianne Holm Pedersen's book, based on intensive anthropological research, explores the lives of Iraqi Shi'ite women in exile, showing how, notably through the performance of religious rituals, they are able to (re)construct a place for themselves in Danish society. It is a major contribution to our understanding of the lived experience of them and their families, and an important corrective to the widespread popular stereotype of Muslim women as passive ('veiled') victims of patriarchy which pervades European media and legislatures. Her findings in this rich study should make policy-makers concerned about 'integration', indeed all of us, pause for thought.' Ralph Grillo, University of Sussex 'Iraqi women in Denmark is an engaging and timely contribution to the scholarship on gender & migration, Iraq, as well as debates on European Islam. Marianne Holm Pedersen sensitively and insightfully explores Iraqi women's constructions of identity, belonging and home in Denmark.' Professor Nadje Al-Ali, SOAS, University of London -- .

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Marianne Holm Pedersen is Senior Researcher at the National Collections Department (Danish Folklore Archives), The Royal Library

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