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A missed penalty is a missed penalty. If skin color determines how much hatred a person experiences, we have a serious problem. Together with @luis.bobga, I spoke on Twitch about the racist comments directed at Jonathan Tah – and why criticism should never turn into racism. ✊🏿 #againstracism #football #jonathantah #WorldCup

The East has enormous potential – and that's precisely why we mustn't let the wrong people take it. 🤝 In our live stream with Justus Geilhufe, we talked about how East Germany can remain a place where people love to live and families can build their futures. 🫂 This requires prospects, good infrastructure, and policies that unite rather than divide. #saxony #eastgermany #pastor #politics #twitch

Simson in the German Bundestag? Absolutely! 💚 I'm a Simson fan – and for about a year now, I've also been riding a green e-Schwalbe. For me, it shows that tradition and progress aren't mutually exclusive. Mobility must be affordable, reliable, and climate-friendly for everyone. It's not just about nostalgia or modernization – it's about combining the best of both worlds. 🤝 #simson #eastgermany #future #mobility

🫂 My parents wanted us to give something back to German society—otherwise, I probably would have become a rapper. I talk about my life and politics in the new MDR documentary "Power of Mandates – East German Voices in the Bundestag." 📺 Check it out, available now in the ARD Mediathek. #mdr #eastgermany #politics #saxony

Our life stories couldn't be more different. @justusgeilhufe knows the dictatorship of East Germany through his background. I know the dictatorship in Iraq. He's a pastor, I'm a Muslim. And yet, we arrive at the same conviction: Anyone who has experienced what fear, oppression, and a lack of freedom mean knows that democracy isn't a given. It thrives on our protecting it, defending it, and filling it with life every day. 🎥 That's exactly what we talked about. The conversation moved me—perhaps it will move you too. #Saxony #Religion #BridgeBuilders

[🎥] For five months, an MDR camera crew followed me – in the Bundestag, in my constituency, and at numerous appointments in between. The result is the documentary "The Power of Mandates – East German Voices in the Bundestag." It shows what parliamentary work is really like: the decisions made behind the scenes, how political compromises are forged, and how I try to represent the concerns of the people from my constituency in Berlin. Politics is rarely as simple as it seems from the outside. That's why I think it's so important to provide an honest glimpse into everyday political life – with all its challenges, successes, and limitations. I hope you'll tune in and see for yourselves. 📺 Available from July 8th in the ARD Mediathek and on July 8th at 8:45 pm on MDR television. #politics #greens #mdr #dresden #saxony

🌊 Last weekend I went to Sassnitz for the East Congress of the Green Party (@die_gruenen). Under the title "Society of Fears: How Can We Trust Each Other More?", we discussed how trust develops – and why encounters are the best antidote to fear and prejudice. 💚 I shared that as a child I experienced what existential fear means: war, fleeing, and leaving everything behind. This makes it all the more troubling for me that we increasingly talk about each other instead of with each other. Fear often grows where experience and encounter are lacking. As a child, I often felt like I had to choose: Am I Kurdish? Muslim? Saxon? Today I know: I am all of those things at once. This diversity is not a weakness, but my story. And I have witnessed how people – a sports teacher, neighbors, or a soccer club – can give trust and thereby shape a life. ⚽🤝 Especially in times when crises dominate everyday life, we need more than just descriptions of problems. Politics must show that people are part of the solution. Hope arises where solidarity becomes visible – in volunteer work, in neighborhoods, in schools, clubs, and businesses. We need to tell these stories much more often. The following day, I had the opportunity to accompany the State Council in the Presidium. Together, we gave our lead candidates in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt our full support. 💪🌻 Because strong Green voices are needed right now: for confidence, solidarity, and a policy that unites people instead of dividing them. #EastGermany Photos: Nils Leon Brauer

I spoke with Deutschlandfunk about Deniz Undav and Kurdish identity. 👆👆👆 #kurdistan #herbiji #denizundav #germany #undav

Who will score the goals for Germany tonight? 🤔🇩🇪 #denizundav #worldcup #wm #germany