Ska Keller
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Ska Keller or Franziska Maria Keller (born November 22, 1981 in Guben
Guben
Guben is a town on the Lusatian Neisse river in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. Located in the Spree-Neiße district, Guben has a population of 20,049...

) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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 from the Alliance '90/The Greens
Alliance '90/The Greens
Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...

. Keller specializes in the issues of migration and the EU's relations with Turkey
Turkey
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.

Since 2001 she is a member of the Green Youth
Green Youth (Germany)
-History:The Grüne Jugend was founded on January 16, 1994, as an independent association with the name Grün-Alternatives Jugendbündnis ....

. From 2005 to 2007 was spokesperson of the Federation of Young European Greens
Federation of Young European Greens
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. In 2002 she joined the German Greens. She worked on a state-wide referendum against new coal mines in Brandenburg
Brandenburg
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.

Keller concentrated in Islamic studies
Islamic studies
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, Turkish
Turkish language
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 and Jewish Studies
Jewish studies
Jewish studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history , religious studies, archeology, sociology, languages , political science, area studies, women's studies, and ethnic studies...

 at FU Berlin. Keller is married to Finnish activist Markus Drake and speaks six languages.

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