International Conference "Badr – Writing and Remembering the Battle of Badr (7th-21st Century)",
University of Strasbourg,
13-14 November 2025
The Battle of Badr (2/624), the first major victory of the Muslims led by Muḥammad and the only battle explicitly named in the Qur'an, is a key event in early Islam.
Themes of the conference:
1. Development and transmission of accounts of the Battle of Badr.
2. Badr in contemporary political and religious contexts.
3. Materiality and visual culture of the Battle of Badr.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2025.