ASBARCENTER FOR

STUDIES, RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS

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Introduction Asbar Center for Studies, Research and Communication was established in 1994. Since its inception, ASBAR Center has gained a reputation as one of the leading research and consulting firms in Saudi Arabia. Its areas of specialty include:

▶ Strategic Studies ▶ Survey Research ▶ Media and Communication

Consultancy ▶ Conferences & Events

Managements ▶ Integrated Marketing

Communication ▶ Publishing

“Asbar” is derived from the Arabic word sabr which means “probe, inspect or examine.”

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Our Vision Asbar Center strive to be the most prominent consulting and think tank center in the Arab Region

Our Mission To provide our public and private clients with strategic and robust analytical studies that enhance and enrich their policies and decision-making.

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Our Objectives ▶ Providing consultancy,

operational research and studies to private and governmental sector;

▶ Emphasizing the importance of research as the most effective form of decision-making support;

▶ Linking research and systematic consulting projects to the needs and issues of the community.

Our Expertise Our expertise stems from a team of professional and academicians who possess profound knowledge and extensive experience in communication, sociology, political science, economy, marketing and related professional and academic fields.

Business

Meetings with

Clients

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▶ Gulf Research Center

▶ King Abdulaziz City for

Science and Technology

▶ Research and Development

Center, King Abdulaziz

University

▶ International Centre for

Research and Studies

(Medad)

Our Partners

We have a growing list

of local, regional and

international institutions

and organizations whom

we have partnered on

projects and studies. The

list includes:

▶ The Center for Energy and

Environment at Boston

University

Scientific

Discussion

Sessions and

Workshops

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▶ Royal Center for Social

Studies

▶ German Advisory Center

in Bahrain

▶ Arab Center for Cyberspace

Science and Research

▶ Substance Abuse Research

Center at Jazan University

Media

campaigns and

advertising for

a number of

newspapers

▶ Qiraat Center for Research

and Youth Studies

▶ Al Manhal Digital Content

Technology Company

▶ Electronic E-mall Market

▶ UNESCO Chair of Societal

Media, Imam Mohammed

bin Saud Islamic University

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Meetings of the Scientific Teams

Achievements in Strategy Planning and Media Consultation

Asbar Center has written a number of acclaimed strategies. Such as:

▶ The GCC 10-Year Media Strategy (2010 - 2020). This strategy was endorsed at the GCC Information Ministers’ Meeting in Kuwait in November 2010, at the GCC Foreign Ministers Council, and at the GCC Summit in Abu Dhabi in December 2010.

Strategies

▶ Saudi 15-Year National Strategy for Youth Culture (2015 – 2030). This strategy addresses important national issues such as: citizenship, national and cultural identity, national unity, extremism, intercultural communication, and work and productivity values. This project was supervised by a committee of fifteen governmental bodies concerned with youth issues. Nearly 200 experts, researchers and academicians participated in this project.

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Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz -may Allah have mercy - Reviews Study of “Saudi Youth: Problems, Worries and Aspirations”

At the Abu Dhabi Summit 2010, the GCC Media Strategy was adopted

▶ Saudi Arabia Media Policy Asbar Center drafted an updated version of Saudi Media Policy to accommodate the new developments and advancements in ICT, and the new media landscape in the region.

Asbar Center in 2009-2010

executed a consultancy

contract with the Ministry of

Culture and Media. Asbar

Center provided media

consultation, projects and

proposals regarding various

issues and topics related to

the activities of the Ministry.

These projects included:

▶ Drafting an electronic media

law for Saudi Arabia.

Media Consultations

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Seminars of the Major Workshop for the Nation-al Strategy for “Culture of the Generation”

▶ Foundation studies for Saheel

magazine.

▶ Assessing and evaluating the

Al-Bilad newspaper.

▶ Foundation studies for the Al-

Watan newspaper. This project

included seven specialized

studies.

▶ Assessing the feasibility of re-

establishing the Al-Nadwa

magazine. This project included

ten specialized studies.

▶ Drafting the business plan

and issuing pilot issues for Al-

Ummah magazine.

▶ Restructuring and drafting a

new business plan for Alsharqiya

Company for printing, press &

information.

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One of the most

important Studies

of the Center: “The

Holy City of Makkah:

Developmental Needs

& Services Provided

to Pilgrims and Umra

Performers”.

Our Research Projects

▶ Saudi Writers’ Positions Regarding

the War on Iraq

▶ Evaluation of Saudi National

Campaign Against Terrorism

▶ Evaluation of Saudi Experience

with the Municipal Elections

▶ Content Analysis of What has

Been Published About Aramco

in the Media

▶ Content Analysis of What has

Been Published in Newspapers

(Printed & Online) Regarding

Tourism in Saudi Arabia

▶ Analyzing Op-Eds on Saudi

Arabia in Egyptian Print Media

Pre- and Post- “Determination

Storm Operation” (26 March

2014 – 25 March 2016)

▶ Analyzing Op-Eds on Saudi

Arabia in Lebanese Dailies

and Weeklies Pre- and

Post- “Determination Storm

Operation” (26 March 2014

– 25 March 2016)

▶ Political Islam in the Arab

World

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, mercy of Allah lays, the foun-dation stone for the building- of Al-Watan newspaper in 2000.

HRH Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz at the launching of the build-ing and the inaugura-tion of Al-Watan press

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Ab-dulaziz, in one of the occasions of Al-Watan newspaper

▶ The Role of Islamic Centers in

the West in Maintaining Muslim

Identity and Withstanding

Islamophobia.

▶ Shiism in North Africa: Algeria,

Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania

▶ Saudi Youth: Their Concerns,

Problems and Aspirations.

▶ Internet Use in Saudi Arabia.

▶ Tourism in Saudi Arabia: Does

it Meet Saudi Youth’s Needs

and Expectations?

▶ Assessing the Performance of

Youth Rehabilitation Houses.

▶ Components of Oil Prices

Paid by End Consumers in

USA, UK, France, Germany,

Spain, Brazil and China

▶ Investors in the Saudi Stock

Market: Their Attitudes and

Expectations

▶ The Economic Feasibility

Study for Saheel Magazine

▶ The Economic Feasibility

Study of Makkah Daily

Newspaper

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▶ The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Land – People – Civilization. This book contains nearly 800 pictures presenting vivid images of the great heritage of the pioneers who united the Arabian Peninsula and brought about the modern state of Saudi Arabia. The book also has more than seventy illustrations (tables, charts, maps). Each chapter involved more than thirty scholars.

One of the Important Studies “Dwellers of Rehabilitation Hous-es and the Role of Observation in Saudi Arabia, and Reasons of their return to these houses after Release”.

Indices

Asbar Center is an active contributor of social research and studies. It has begun developing valid and reliable measurements and indices of important social phenomena and issues, including:

▶ Asbar Index for Measuring

High School Students’

Vulnerability to Drug Usage

and Addiction

▶ Asbar Index for Measuring

and Assessing a Person’s

Level of Extremism

Publications

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▶ The Painters’ GardenThis book was published in collaboration with Arabies Trends in France. It is an illustrative book depicting the traditional architecture and colorful decorations of southern Saudi Arabia. The book delves deeply into exquisite examples with their simple forms, abundant significance and variance that reflect the region’s folklore and social environment.

▶ Brides of the DesertThis book addresses the evolution of Saudi Arabia’s architectural fabric and dwelling patterns, as well as the network of streets and roads.

Scientific Partic-

ipations Locally,

Regionally and

Internationally

The workshop

was organized

by the Center

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▶ The Development of Saudi Media This book traces the history

and development of Saudi

media. It highlights the history

of the Ministry of Information,

which supervises Saudi print

media and runs the local

broadcast media.

▶ The Developmental Impacts of the Saudi Development FundThe book addresses the

contributions of various

Saudi developmental funds

in assisting developing

counties. It provides tables

and charts based on statistical

data derived from primary

governmental sources.

Part of the internal and external interviews

Meetings of Asbar with Some of its Clients in the Public and Private Sectors

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▶ Asbar Lexicon for Saudi Women (2 Volumes)

▶ Asbar Encyclopedia for Islamic Sharia Scholars and Specialists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (3 Volumes)

▶ The Lexicon of Saudi Diplomats

▶ Advertising campaign for

the launch of Al-Watan

newspaper.

▶ Advertising campaign

for the launch of Jeddah

Development Holding

Company.

▶ Media campaign Aseer

Establishment for Media

and Press: Publisher of Al-

Watan Newspaper 1998.

Advertising and Media Campaigns

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ASBAR World Forum

Asbar Center in December 2016

launched an annual conference:

ASBAR World Forum. It comprises

workshops and panel sessions

on ICT, information society and

knowledge economy, presented

by local and international

scholars. Asbar World Forum

2016 was a strategic partnership

with the Ministry of Labor and

Social Development, Human

Resources Development Fund

(HADAF) and Saudi Aramco.

▶ The Saudi Iranian Crisis and

its Security and Political

Implications

▶ Portrayal of Saudi Arabia

in the Western Media

▶ Lebanon: From Crisis to Crisis

▶ Correcting the View on

Saudi Salafism in Terms of

its Relation with Terrorism

▶ ISIS: From Where and to

Where

Workshops and Symposia

Photo of theopening cere- mony ASBAR World Forum

2016and Sessions

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▶ Arabism of the Arab Shiia -

The Damaged Relationship

▶ Workshop: The Future

of American Ties with

Saudi Arabia and other

GCC states in light of the

outcome of last American

elections

Workshops

and Meetings

organized by

Asbar Center

Center’s Clientele

Asbar Center provided its services to a number of governmental and private clients, including but not limited to:

▶ Council of Ministers ▶ Ministry of Defense and

Aviation ▶ Ministry of Interior ▶ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ▶ Ministry of Finance ▶ Ministry of Culture and

Information ▶ Ministry of Education ▶ Ministry of Municipal and

Rural Affairs ▶ Ministry of Health ▶ Ministry of Transport ▶ General Intelligence Presidency ▶ Principality of Riyadh

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▶ Principality of Makkah ▶ General Presidency for

Youth Welfare ▶ General Directorate of

Civil Defense ▶ Saudi ARAMCO ▶ SABIC Company ▶ King Faisal Center for

Research and Islamic Studies

▶ King Abdulaziz Foundation for Giftedness & Creativity

▶ Al Watan Newspaper ▶ Al Nadwa Magazine ▶ Okaz Newspaper ▶ Al Bilad Newspaper ▶ Riyadh Chamber of Commerce

and Industry ▶ Jeddah Chamber of

Commerce and Industry ▶ Saudi British Bank ▶ Banque Saudi Fransi

▶ Abdullatif Jameel Company ▶ White Cement Company ▶ Riyadh Cement Company ▶ Kawasaki Helicopter Services

Ltd. ▶ Euromarché ▶ The Saudi Electricity Company ▶ The National Gas Company ▶ Rashed Abdulrahman Al

Rashed Company ▶ Al Saedan Real Estate Company ▶ Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin

Aboud Al Amoudi ▶ The Association for Disabled

Children ▶ The National Society for

Human Rights ▶ Adam Biro- Paris ▶ Trends Arabies – The International

Magazine On Arab Affairs ▶ American Petroleum Institute ▶ Saudi Commission for Tourism

& National Heritage

Some

Documentary

Studies Issued

by the Center

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▶ Sheikh Hassan bin Mohammed Al Zahrani Company

▶ Sheikh Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al Ibrahim’s Establishment

▶ Jeddah Holding Company for Development

▶ Al Bustan Fertilizers Company ▶ Blue-Gold Exhibition ▶ Alsharqiyah Company for

Media, Information and Publication

▶ Ministry of Labor ▶ The Human Resource

Development Fund ▶ Saudi Abarian Airlines ▶ Al Madinah Daily Newspape. ▶ 3M Company. ▶ Saudi Fransi Bank. ▶ Sabaq ▶ Arqam ▶ Arabian International Ads

In recognition of the Asbar

Center’s outstanding research

efforts, the Board of Trustees

of the Arab Network for Public

Opinion Surveys elected it

as a member. The Board of

Trustees consists of seven

research centers out of 70

competing centers from

various Arab countries.

Furthermore, Asbar Center

was elected as a member

of the Executive Committee

that manages the Network.

International Recognition

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