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Sunday 25 Oct 2015 - 12:10 Makkah mean time-12-1-1437
 São Paulo, (Brazil) - After a British hijabi Muslim woman has been crowned recently as 'Great British Bake Off' queen defusing with this success the negative stereotypical discourse surrounding Muslim women, a Brazilian Muslim woman won the first edition of the reality cooking show “Bake Off Brazil” broadcast on the SBT TV network.
Samira Ghannoum, of Lebanese descent, won “Bake Off Brazil” recently with her wedding cake that she had to finish in two and half hours, Arab News reported.
The 42-year-old hijabi housewife, who lives in São Paulo with her husband and five children, also won the most of the weekly challenges in this 13-week competition, and won the praise of the judges, Carolina Fiorentina and Fabrizio Fasano Jr., for being the most consistent baker.
Her observance of Islamic dietary restrictions won her a spat on one of the episodes from one of the judges, Fabrizio, when she refused to use an alcoholic drink traditionally used in the preparation of the Italian dessert tiramisu, even though she had forewarned the judges that she would refuse to cook with any alcoholic or pork products. He later apologized to her, and said he hoped Samira would accept his apology.
“Winning is just the beginning. I don’t want to be remembered as just another winner of a reality show,” said Samira after winning the show. “I feel very happy to be the first Muslim woman of Arab descent to be on a reality show in Brazil, but this does not make me more special than the others, this gives me more responsibility. I believe that I will achieve my dream of having my own cake shop. I thank all of you who did not judge me and who respected my culture.”
The Federation of Islamic Associations in Brazil (FIAB) proudly posted an article about Samira’s victory on their site along with a picture of her holding a mock-up of a cooking book with her photo on the cover. As her prize for winning the competition, the producers of the show will publish a cookbook of Samira’s recipes and sell it in bookstores across Brazil.
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