Arab Muslim Immigrant Women in Iceland: Immigration experiences and future expectations

• Published in: Nordicum-Mediterraneum
• Main Authors: Fayrouz Nouh, Andrea Sigrún Hjálmsdóttir, Markus Meckl
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Akureyri 2022
• Subjects: immigration; refugee; syria; integration; multiculturalism; refugee crisis; genre; scipo; Valentine; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.33112/nm.17.1.1; https://doaj.org/article/4b33861d0487408a816c1caee322bdbc

In the last two decades the immigrant population has increased greatly in Iceland (Statistics Iceland, 2020a). Immigrants come mainly from Europe and Scandinavia. Recently, due to the war in Syria, Iceland has experienced an influx of refugees from the Arab world. The most visible symbol of these ne...