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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
The Latest Issu-ance of the Cen-ter: “Saudi Ara-bia: Earth, Men and Culture”, A Book prepared by More than 30 Researchers34 35
▶ 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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