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Academic relevance
Programme is built around peer-reviewed papers from university professors at home and abroad, with proceedings collected in the Book of Abstracts & Summaries and the Journal of Halal Quality and Certification.
Cross-stakeholder dialogue
Brings the academic community, industry (food, pharma, chemicals) and state institutions into a single value-chain conversation.
Standards & certification focus
Sessions led by SMIIC, JAKIM and national certifiers tackle halal quality infrastructure, accreditation, logistics and ethics.
Signing of Memorandum of Understanding & Congress Awards
Opening ceremony
Meeting of Initiative for Revival AHC-Europe
Day 1 parallel section
Sarajevo Halal EXPO group visit
Post-Congress
Call for Abstracts (academic paper track)
More info →Mahmoud Tatari
CEO, Halal Control LTD
Opening ceremony
Mustafa Hasani
Dean, Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo
Opening ceremony
Iszam Bin Padil
Senior Principal Assistant Director, JAKIM
Opening ceremony
İhsan Övüt
Secretary General, OIC/SMIIC
Plenary: SMIIC and OIC Global Halal Quality Infrastructure
Ahmed Purdić
Fatwa-i emin, Envoy of the Grand Mufti
Opening ceremony
Mian Riaz
Professor, Texas A&M University
Plenary: Halal Cosmetics – An Emerging Paradigm in the Beauty Industry
Pornpimol Mahamad
Halal Science Center, Chulalongkorn University
Plenary: Implementing Halal Forensic Science through Advanced DNA-Based Assurance
Nureesun Mahamud
Halal Science Center, Chulalongkorn University
Invited: Metabolomics-Based Profiling of Porcine and Bovine Gelatin for Halal Authentication
Mohammed Ali Alsheikh
Hotel Hills Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organising Entity
HQ: BA
Visit official website →Industry Memberships
Damir Alihodžić
President, Organizing Committee
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Midhat Jašić
Editor of proceedings and journals; Congress contact person
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Professor; editor of the Journal of Halal Quality and Certification.
Results from previous editions — the proof of what exhibitors and visitors can expect. Figures are organiser-reported.
Hotel Hills Sarajevo
3rd European Halal Congress. Plenary sessions on SMIIC/OIC global halal quality infrastructure, halal cosmetics, halal forensic science, halal in medicine & pharmaceuticals, halal tourism & gastronomy. Speakers from BiH, Türkiye, Malaysia, Thailand, USA, Croatia, UAE, Switzerland, Belgium, UK, Pakistan.
Direct contacts at the organising team.
Congress general enquiries
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market-research
A market entry guide for halal food manufacturers targeting Europe — covering France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK, distribution channels, regulatory requirements, and trade shows to find European distribution partners.
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certification-standards
Turkey is emerging as a halal certification hub bridging Europe and the Middle East. Learn about TSE halal standards, certification bodies, and how Turkey's unique position creates export advantages.
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business-development
The European Union is the world's largest trading bloc and home to over 26 million Muslim consumers — but it has no unified halal standard. Exporting halal food to the EU means navigating country-specific certifiers, national labelling laws, and fragmented border inspection regimes. This guide cuts through the complexity.
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The European Halal Congress is an academic and industry congress hosted at Hotel Hills Sarajevo (4th edition scheduled 9–10 June 2026). Organized by the Halal Quality Certification Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Congress connects the academic community, industry (food, pharmaceutical, chemical and other sectors) and state institutions into a single halal value chain. Programme content spans halal certification & accreditation, halal in medicine & pharmaceuticals, halal in the cosmetic industry, halal tourism and gastronomy, and halal sustainability — delivered through plenary lectures, invited speakers and academic paper presentations. Outputs include a Book of Abstracts & Summaries and the Journal of Halal Quality and Certification (intended for indexing in scientific databases).
SMIIC Secretariat
Invited: Integrating Halal Education into Academia
Yasin Zülfikaroğlu
SMIIC Secretariat
Invited: Halal Tourism Services from the Standardization Point of View
Biljana Đilas
Vindija Group
Invited: Halal Standard as a Driver of Quality and Internationalization
Tharwat Mamdouh Al-Bataineh
Invited: Future Foresight of Halal in Sustainable Technologies
Jawad Alzeer
Halal in Medicine & Pharmaceuticals: Lifestylopathy and Halalopathy
Kadrija Hodžić
Professor
Day 2 plenary: Impact of New US Tariffs on Global Halal Market Expansion
Ismet Kalić
Rector, FINRA University Tuzla
Day 2 plenary: Halal Quality and Islamic Economy in Higher Education in BiH
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