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4.Tell us more about the National Center for At the center, there are several
Social and Criminal Research, and its most specializations such as Politics,

significant tools, in addition to your Economics, Sociology, and Media, in
experience until reaching your current addition to a number of departments and
position? What are the interests of the center? sections. For example, the section of
Societies and Social Groups has three
The center was founded in 1955, and it is the departments.
oldest research organization in the mena
region. it was established during a turning (A department that studies new cities and

point in Egypt’s history. The decision to urban cities - another department that
establish the center was made by President studies the Egyptian countryside and its
Gamal Abdel Nasser, as he was always keen issues - another department that studies
to benefit from various scientists due to the population and their issues such as health
changes that was happening during that time and population increase - in addition to
in the society. In the beginning, the center the Division of Institutions and the Force

was mainly focused on studying criminal of Social Development, which I belong to,
issues in order to issue deterrent laws and as there is a department that studies Mass
create legislation that regulates various Communication such as Social
issues. communication studies, Theater, and
However, after a few years, it became Television - there is an Education
obvious that the social dimension is closely Research department - and the
related to the criminal dimension, and if an department, that I have the honor to be its

appropriate social environment is available, head, which is the Public Opinion
it will consequently reduce the problems of department, and this surveys citizens’
poverty, justice, and slums. Therefore, the opinions on all issues in general)
legal dimension is not separated from the
social, political and economic aspects at all.

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