Mohamed Badawi's family originates from members of the Sufi order of the Qadiriyyah.
After graduation, he received a PhD degree from the linguistics department of the University of Konstanz in 1997.
[1] He is the author of several textbooks on learning Arabic language and editor of the "As-Sabil Sammelbände für den Kulturpluralismus" series (As-Sabil anthologies for cultural pluralism), which compiles texts on culture and religion of the Arab World.
[2] In municipal elections of 2019, he won the highest number of votes for an environmental group and became member of the Konstanz city council.
Another part of the project consists in aiding street children by giving them music education.