Mohamed Badawi (; born 1965 in

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) is a Sudanese

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and publisher, writer, musician and composer, as well as founder of the "Sudan Education Project". Since 2019, he has also been active as a member of the city council of

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, where he has lived since 1997.

Life

Mohamed Badawi's family originates from members of the

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order of the

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. Badawi has lived in Europe since 1984. From 1984 to 1993 he studied

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and

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at the universities of

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and

. After graduation, he received a PhD degree from the

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department of the University of Konstanz in 1997. Currently, he lives with his family in

. He is the author of several textbooks on learning

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and editor of the ''"As-Sabil Sammelbände für den Kulturpluralismus"'' series (''As-Sabil anthologies for cultural pluralism''), which compiles texts on

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and religion of the

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. He is also the owner of the "Badawi artes afro arabica" publishing company. In municipal elections of 2019, he won the highest number of votes for an

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and became member of the Konstanz

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Music

Mohamed Badawi is the founder, composer and singer of the bands "Badawi Band", "Diwan" and "El Nour Ensemble". Besides singing, he is also an

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player. In musical projects, he has worked with artists and musicians from several different countries.

"Sudan Education Project"

Mohamed Badawi is also the founder of the "Sudan Education Project". Within the framework of this project, he designed a concept for the foundation of a European university in the greater area of

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, the "Nihal European University". Another part of the project consists in aiding street children by giving them

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. Website of the street children project in Sudan. Retrieved on July 4, 2010.

Selected publications

* Mohamed Badawi / Christian A. Caroli: ''As-Sabil. Praktisches Lehrbuch zum Erlernen der Arabischen Sprache der Gegenwart, Band 1'', Konstanz 2005. (''As-Sabil. Practical textbook for learning the Arabic language of today, volume 1'') * Mohamed Badawi / Christian A. Caroli: ''As-Sabil – Sammelbände für Kulturpluralismus, Band 1 (Europa und der Islam)'', Konstanz 2007. (''As-Sabil – Anthologies for cultural pluralism, volume 1 (Europe and Islam)'') * Mohamed Badawi / Christian A. Caroli: ''As-Sabil: Grundlagen der arabischen Schrift'', Konstanz 2008. (''As-Sabil: Basics of the Arab writing system'') * Mohamed Badawi / Christian A. Caroli: ''As-Sabil: Grundlagen der arabischen Verblehre'', Konstanz 2008. (''As-Sabil: Basics of Arabic verbs'') * Mohamed Badawi / Christian A. Caroli: ''As-Sabil – Sammelbände für Kulturpluralismus, Band 2 (Das Aufeinandertreffen von Kulturen)'', Konstanz 2009. (''As-Sabil – Anthologies for cultural pluralism, volume 2 (The clash of cultures)'')

External links

Website of Mohamed Badawi

Website of his publishing company Badawi artes afro arabica

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Badawi, Mohamed 21st-century Sudanese male singers People from Omdurman 1965 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Konstanz 21st-century Sudanese writers