Being Different (Ep. 3) Meeting Mohammed Badran and discussion of passport materialities

Mohammed Badran graduated from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and his research explored citizenship and passport materialities among Palestinian refugees. He explained the connections between bodies and documents to highlight the racial bias in the immigration system and border regimes. His conversation with me is timely because it further highlights Western European racial bias in solidarity with refugees. He explains how some European universities are complicit in colonial settler processes by not paying enough attention to the Palestinian cause.