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News: Britain embraces Muslim woman, wins Great British Bake Off
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Britain embraces Muslim woman, wins Great British Bake Off
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Nadiya Hussain has won so much more than the Great British Bake Off
That an Asian Muslim woman in a headscarf can win a thoroughly British
competition proves that ‘Britishness’ is broader than some would think
It’s official. Nadiya Hussain has been crowned as our Great British Bake Off queen.
The grand finale delivered dramatic camera angles, priceless one-liners and a healthy dose of blubbering. One of the highlights was when Mary Berry gently wiped away Nadiya’s tears and described her as “ sheer perfection”.
Nadiya’s appeal is quite simple. She is the quietly brilliant girl next door, and someone you want to be mates with. As wholesome as GBBO itself, she is what we might define as “quintessentially British”. Deeply humble – tick. Self-deprecating – tick. Unintentionally funny – tick. Or as one fan simply tweeted, “She’s just so flipping lovely.”
While Nadiya admitted she was slightly nervous that “perhaps people would look at me, a Muslim in a headscarf, and wonder if I could bake”, she seems to have united, and charmed, public opinion. Amid the waves of loyal fans, there were some less than savoury members of our society who wanted to turn up the temperature on prejudice and division.
Yet Nadiya has managed to defuse the negative, politicised and stereotypical discourse surrounding Muslims in one beat of a whisk. Such that even David Cameron – who lists pet hates that can be construed as Muslim-related, including another dig at madrasas and his declaration that “passive tolerance has turned us into a less integrated country” – backed her to win.
Nadiya’s popularity has demonstrated how the vast majority of people in Britain embrace diversity and inclusivity, and are certainly not going to dismiss her based on religion, race or attire. That an Asian Muslim woman in a headscarf can win a thoroughly British competition proves that “Britishness” is a broader and more open concept than some would like us to think. It proves that whether you choose to wear a headscarf, a turban or a bowler hat,
Britain is not limited by homogeneity but strengthened by diversity.
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UK slaying 
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She is amazing, we all cheered when she won.
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I was rooting for her. It was so important that this woman won "The Great British Bake Off"
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The fact this is newsworthy says a lot about the world today.
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I loved her, thought she was Great early on. Britain.
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So pleased for her, she slayed And I really liked the bigger message behind it that this article explains.
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This would never happen to America. Proud for Britain, though!
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I'm pretty disgusted that we in the UK need to even have a headline that we "embraced" her. She won on her talents and likeability, why must we separate her from every other Bake Off winner?
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Aw I liked her good for her
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I loved Nadiya, she was so funny.
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Good
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Originally posted by KeshasFansRose
I'm pretty disgusted that we in the UK need to even have a headline that we "embraced" her. She won on her talents and likeability, why must we separate her from every other Bake Off winner?
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This isn't "separation" 
Pretty sure another Asian, Muslim woman journalist is entitled to comment on the positivity of this representation and achievement of minorities that stretches far beyond a TV baking competition.
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Originally posted by KeshasFansRose
I'm pretty disgusted that we in the UK need to even have a headline that we "embraced" her. She won on her talents and likeability, why must we separate her from every other Bake Off winner?
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We're just appreciating that minorities are getting representation. There's nothing wrong with that.
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You haven't seen the Daily Mail piece then. Strings attached to the "acceptance.."
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I LOVE Nadiya, she deserved it!
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Originally posted by KeshasFansRose
I'm pretty disgusted that we in the UK need to even have a headline that we "embraced" her. She won on her talents and likeability, why must we separate her from every other Bake Off winner?
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I think the article is just highlighting an example of diversity having positive outcomes. Over 14 million people watched Nadiya snatch, and she was the fan favourite.
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Originally posted by Rascal
This isn't "separation"
Pretty sure another Asian, Muslim woman journalist is entitled to comment on the positivity of this representation and achievement of minorities that stretches far beyond a TV baking competition. |
tell it.
anyway,
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Originally posted by PromKing
You haven't seen the Daily Mail piece then. Strings attached to the "acceptance.."
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Screenshot on Twitter is out of context.
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Great British Bake Off's Nadiya has done more for race relations in the UK than any posturing politician
Today her adopted hometown of Leeds is bursting with pride. It was ten years ago this July — the same year Nadiya and Abdal wed — that four bombers attacked London; three of them were raised in or near Leeds.
Muslims who are burning with anger or disillusioned with life in Britain should learn from Nadiya. I know I have.
Like any young Asian woman growing up in Britain in the Nineties, she must have had her moments of rejection and hostility and developed ways to cope and to grow, by enjoying the many freedoms this country affords.
For Nadiya, this freedom came through the medium of baking — a talent that showcases not only her skill and creativity but her emotional honesty. Even the flinty Paul Hollywood was drawn to it — and melted before it.
And watching her, I realised that you can fight discrimination and exclusion in many ways.
Sometimes by forcibly opposing it; at other times by sweetly disabling it and making people laugh.
The power of the latter should not be underestimated.
Some hardline Muslims will have been incensed by this Bake Off.
To them, this is an example of cultural sin: a Muslim woman in the company of men and non-Muslim women, laughing, shaking hands, kissing and embracing her fellow competitors — including runner-up Tamal, who happens to be gay.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3oHXnNZbV
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