Faculty of Mass Communication Wins Research Excellence Award in Combating Human Trafficking

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Faculty of Mass Communication Wins Research Excellence Award in Combating Human Trafficking

Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Gehan Fekry, President of Sinai University, and with the participation of Prof. Dr. Al-Amira Samah Saleh, Dean of the Faculty of Mass Communication, and Dr. Engy Taha Seif El-Nasr, Lecturer in the Department of Radio and Television at the Faculty, the research study entitled “From Victim Representation to Policy Building: Egyptian Digital Media Discourse and Models for Reshaping Societal and Institutional Responses to Human Trafficking” was awarded Fourth Place and received a cash prize of EGP 20,000 in the Research Competition organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in partnership with the Human Trafficking Victims Assistance Fund of the Egyptian Cabinet, under the sponsorship of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Union.
During the awards ceremony, Dr. Engy Taha Seif El-Nasr received the award on her own behalf and on behalf of Prof. Dr. Al-Amira Samah Saleh, who is currently participating in an international scientific forum in the People’s Republic of China.
The awards were presented by Ms. Cristina Albertin, Regional Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for the Middle East and North Africa; H.E. Ambassador Dina El-Sehy, Executive Director of the Human Trafficking Victims Assistance Fund; Minister Plenipotentiary Karim Abou El-Enein; and Eng. Jehan Tawfik, Member of the Board of Directors of the Human Trafficking Victims Assistance Fund.