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

'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

• Introduction: challenges of belongingPart I: Contextualising the study1. Setting the scene: ritual performance and place-making in everyday life2. Finding a place for oneself: processes of settlement in DenmarkPart II: Ritual as a cultural prism3. The celebration of ‘Id al-fitr: notions of relatedness among extended family4. The commemoration of Muharram: negotiating community5. Fatima’s taklif: bringing up children for a good futurePart III: Notions of belonging revised6. Living in a transnational social field: notions of belonging revised7. Conclusion: ritual performance and belongingGlossaryNotesReferences Index

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

'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

• Introduction: challenges of belongingPart I: Contextualising the study1. Setting the scene: ritual performance and place-making in everyday life2. Finding a place for oneself: processes of settlement in DenmarkPart II: Ritual as a cultural prism3. The celebration of ‘Id al-fitr: notions of relatedness among extended family4. The commemoration of Muharram: negotiating community5. Fatima’s taklif: bringing up children for a good futurePart III: Notions of belonging revised6. Living in a transnational social field: notions of belonging revised7. Conclusion: ritual performance and belongingGlossaryNotesReferences Index