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counteract monolithic and stereotypical views and to forge a better understanding of the heterogeneity of South Asian Muslim women in Britain today by showing their diverse and cosmopolitan lives. It is a rich empirical study. Indeed, I would have liked to hear more from her 25 research participants and at times I felt like Bhimji could have done an even richer empirical analysis. For instance, she claims ‘space’ to be one of her main analytical approaches, but at times she could have done a more thorough spatial analysis, e.g. by looking at intersections of leisure and religious spaces. How exactly are these spaces transformed? What other spatial practices are going on apart from gendering space? How are the spaces of the mosque not only gendered but also sexualised? Whilst Bhimji uses an intersectional perspective, sexuality is not part of that intersectional analysis, and at times a heteronormative framework is dominating but not critically reflected upon. Dominant images and understandings of South Asian British Muslim women are highly sexualised too which is one of Shazia Mirza’s focuses in her performances for instance. Methodologically, the rationale for including five prominent women and Internet discussion threads is not entirely clear, and the use of material from online discussions brings ethical issues with it that would have needed some reflection. Despite these few points, it is an engaging and inspiring study and I would recommend it to students, academics, and the general public alike.