Ali Al-Kandari

Biographic Data

ID231498
NAMEAli Al-Kandari
GIVEN NAMESAli
FAMILY NAMEAl-Kandari
SIGNATUREAL-KANDARI A
AFFILIATIONSGulf University for Science & Technology
ORCID0000-0002-8552-6196
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS30
TOTAL CITATIONS29
WORKS AS AUTHOR30
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Bridging Power and People

    Ali A Dashti, Talal M Almutari et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2026References: 15

  • Ethical Public Relations Practices on Social Media in Kuwait

    Ali Al-Kandari, T Kenn Gaither et al.ARTICLEJournal of Media Ethics2025

    This study examines the response of 491 public relations professionals to a self-administered questionnaire to explore their usage of social media for public relations functions in Kuwait. It also explores the influence of various predictors on adopting ethical practices on social media for public relations functions. It found professionals are most likely to use Instagram and Twitter for public relations. It also found that although asymmetrical…

  • Testing a cognitive-decisional mediation model through the integration of the cognitive mediation model and the spiral of silence theory

    Open AccessAli Al-Kandari, Edward Frederick et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Communication2025

    Introduction This study introduces a Cognitive-Decisional Mediation Model (CDMM) to explain and predict opinion expression as a behavioral outcome. The model posits that individuals’ motives for media use—specifically surveillance gratification-seeking and heterogeneous opinion exposure motives—initiate a process of cognitive engagement that shapes opinion expression. Methods Two cross-sectional survey studies were conducted to test the CDMM. Stu…

  • Integration of the Third-Person Effect and Uses and Gratifications

    Ali Al-Kandari, Ali Alkandari et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion Media and…2025

    The Third Person Effect ( tpe ) hypothesis postulates that individuals are likely to estimate that negative news media will have greater effects on others than on themselves. This study uses tpe to explore whether an individual’s religious predispositions and use of religious media influences the impact of negative news coverage on their perceptions of Islam. Furthermore, it tests whether religious predispositions, an individual’s use of religiou…

  • Women’s use of news media and its influence on political engagement in post-Arab Spring countries

    Open AccessKhinWee Chen, Ali Al-Kandari et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Political Science2025References: 6

    Introduction The Arab Spring uprisings (2010–2011) brought renewed attention to the political agency of women in the Arab world, often referred to as the “Twitter” or “Facebook” revolution due to the prominent role of social media. This study explores whether the type and format of news media consumption are significant predictors of political attitudes and behaviors among Arab women. Methods Using data from the 2013–2014 wave of the World Values…

  • Examining the spiral of silence in offline and online expression of public opinion on recruitment of women into the Kuwaiti military

    Open AccessAli Al-Kandari, Edward Frederick et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Sociology2025Cited by: 1References: 11

    This study used the Spiral of Silence (SOS) and Uses and Gratifications (U&G) framework to examine the influence of religion on offline and online expressions of opinion about women in the Kuwaiti military. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 652 university students in Kuwait. Data were analyzed using Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) to identify predictors of opinion expression in offline and online settings. Predictor variables in…

  • A cognitive-decision mediation model as a predictor of opinion expression

    Open AccessAli Al-Kandari, Edward Frederick et al.ARTICLECommunication and the Public2025References: 12

    The responses of 1,443 individuals to a questionnaire were used to test a cognitive-decision mediation model that predicts the expression of an opinion. Fear of Social Isolation and opinion congruence predicted a media surveillance motive that was mediated by attention, interpersonal discussions, and elaboration. In turn, perceived familiarity with an issue was mediated mainly by attention, opinion perspective diversity by discussions, and struct…

  • Sense of global connectedness

    Hussain Al Sharoufi, Ali Al-KandariARTICLEGlobalisation Societies and…2025References: 14

  • Sheikh Abdullah Al‐Salem's use of soft power and public relations

    Open AccessHasan A Johar, Ali A Dashti et al.ARTICLENations and Nationalism2025References: 35

    This paper describes the main factors that helped facilitate the transformation of Kuwait from an Emirate ‘Emarah’ (a non‐state) to an internationally recognised state during the rule of Sheikh Abdullah Al‐Salem from 1950 to 1965. It identifies the soft power actions and public relations communication strategies that facilitated the transformation of Kuwait from Sheikhdom to statehood. Sheikh Al‐Salem's strategies set the foundations for Kuwait t…

  • Leadership in numbers

    Open AccessKhin Wee Chen, Khin-Wee Chen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Language and Politics2025References: 34

    This paper examines how former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong strategically deployed personal pronouns — especially we — in National Day Rally (NDR) speeches (2004–2023) to construct authority, manage affect, and negotiate state–citizen alignment. Situated within Singapore’s hybrid political system, the study adopts a corpus pragmatic approach combining frequency analysis, collocate profiling, and a substitution-based method to track …

  • Strategic Communication in Nation Building during the Rule of Shaikh Abdullah Al-Salim of Kuwait

    Ali A Dashti, Husain A Murad et al.ARTICLEJournal of Arabian Studies2024

  • British Photographic Propaganda in World War II

    Ali A Dashti, Yasser Abuelmakarem Abdelaziz Abdelrahim et al.ARTICLEMedia History2024References: 5

    The study of an Arabic newspaper published by the British during World War II shows how photographs played an important role in the propaganda campaign to gain Arab support in the Middle East. While the newspaper purported to cover the war, in actuality, the content contained mostly cultural photographs that contributed to the Allies' implementation of psychological warfare, particularly emphasizing Arab identity, lifestyle in England, developmen…

  • The Political Branding of a Powerless Nation

    Open AccessAli A Dashti, Ali Al-Kandari et al.ARTICLEJournal of Communication Inquiry2024Cited by: 1References: 34

    This study explores the political branding of a powerless small state, the state of Kuwait during the reign of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem, from 1950 to 1965. The study uses models developed by Anholt for a strategic perspective on nation branding and by Bolin and Miazhevich for tactical communication in nation branding. This study explores the use of strategic communication in an Islamic-Arabic culture to brand Kuwait as a sovereign nation. At the …

  • The Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait

    Open AccessAli Al-Kandari, Ali A AlkandariBOOKThe Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait2023

  • ‘It is just a tweet … do not take it seriously!’ Humour posts on Twitter during coronavirus

    Ali A Dashti, Husain A Murad et al.ARTICLEJournal of Arab & Muslim Media…2023

    The uncertainty of the COVID-19 virus outbreak triggered chaos, panic and fear worldwide. During the outbreak, many humorous posts tweeted and retweeted addressed the virus with a laugh. Humour is a way to escape reality, but at the same time it may have negative outcomes. In Kuwait, many such posts spread on social media, especially Twitter. They reduced panic, educated the public or made people ignore the seriousness of the pandemic. This study…

  • Sources of fear that inhibit the Kuwaiti youth's free expression about women serving in the military

    Ali Al-Kandari, Edward Frederick et al.ARTICLEMedia Asia2022

    Recently, the announcement by the Kuwaiti military that it would begin accepting women into its ranks has been denounced by religious and cultural conservatives who have used their positions and authority to intimidate citizens and have attempted to stifle public support for this new policy. This study utilizes the Spiral of Silence (SOS) Theory to examine the influence of varying fear sources on individuals’ willingness to express opinions in co…

  • Offline and Online Gender Differences in Opinion Expression about Women Inclusion in the Police Force in the Arab Gulf State of Kuwait

    Ali Al-Kandari, Edward Frederick et al.ARTICLEJournal of Intercultural…2022

    Employing the Spiral of Silence theory, this study examines the influence of four cultural dimensions (collectivism, resistance to change, commitment to religion, and patriarchy and hierarchy) on gender variations in opinion expression in incongruent offline and online opinion climates about women working in the police force in Kuwait. The response of 534 individuals indicated that a tendency for expressiveness and personal support for women were…

  • Juhayman al-Otaibi and the interpretation of the first violent Islamic movement in contemporary Saudi Arabia

    Ali Al-Kandari, Ali A Alkandari et al.ARTICLEMiddle Eastern Studies2022

    The present study focuses on the analysis of Juhayman’s intellectual and political discourse through a dissection of intellectual-political endeavours. Texts of the movement’s letters were studied and analysed to understand this movement. Using the original texts produced by Juhayman and interviewing former members of the movement makes the research of great value since the texts are not easy to access and the members not easy for researchers to …

  • Cultural Influences on Opinion Expression in an Online and Offline Context

    Open AccessFahed Al-Sumait, Edward Frederick et al.ARTICLEAsiascape Digital Asia2021

    This study compares the expression of opinion in incongruent offline and online settings regarding the issue of gender desegregation in Kuwait’s public schools. Spiral of silence theory provides the theoretical foundation for examining the impact of certain cultural factors and religious influences on the expression of opinion, their relationship to the fundamental tenets of the theory, such as fear of social isolation, and Twitter use variables …

  • The relationship between media use, perceptions and regime preference in post-Arab Spring countries

    Open AccessAlbaraa F Altourah, Khin Wee Chen et al.ARTICLEGlobal Media and Communication2021Cited by: 1References: 22

    This paper examines the link between attitudes and perceptions and feelings of dissatisfaction predicating the Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen and their correlation to various media use. World Value Survey Report data show choice of media directly predicts governance preference and indirectly predicts governance preference through the creation of certain perceptions. Democratic rule preference is strongly linked to the us…

  • Gender differences in offline and online expression of opinion about women serving in the Kuwaiti military

    Ali Al-Kandari, Edward Frederick et al.ARTICLEGender Technology and Development2021Cited by: 2References: 12

    This study adopted the Spiral of Silence theory to examine cross-sectional data on the impact of sources of fear on opinion expression in congruent and incongruent offline and online contexts. The study’s questionnaire asked respondents about their willingness to express opinions about the issue of Kuwaiti women serving in the military. The examined predictor variables were three different sources of fear: institutional, social, and personal. The…

  • The development of Kuwaiti Islamists’ political ideology

    Ali Al-Kandari, Ali A AlkandariARTICLEMiddle Eastern Studies2019Cited by: 2

    This article aims to explore how the intellectual thinking and political actions of an Islamist could be developed and changed toward a more realistic view. The Kuwaiti Islamic Students’ movement in the UK was led by the youth of the Muslim Brotherhood under the Free Kuwait Campaign during the Second Gulf Crisis in 1990-91. This movement went through a significant development and change of ideas and practices with other political and societal gro…

  • Selfie-taking motives and social psychological dispositions as predictors of selfie-related activities among university students in Kuwait

    Open AccessAli Al-Kandari, Yasser Abuelmakarem AbdelazizARTICLEMobile Media & Communication2017Cited by: 1References: 10

    This study explores motives for taking and posting selfies on social media and whether those motives and other social psychological dispositions predict the selfie-related activities of “taking,” “posting,” and “editing” selfies. A sample of 404 university students in Kuwait indicated they took and posted selfies for motives of appraisal-seeking self-presentation (ASSP), entertainment, status-updating self-presentation (SUSP) and documentation. F…

  • Looking perfect

    Ali Al-Kandari, Ali A Al-Kandari et al.ARTICLEJournal of International and…2017Cited by: 2References: 6

    This study surveys 539 Arab university students to examine gender motivational differences in Instagram use, exploring the Self-Perfectionist Personality concept and usage activities that best predict a Self-Presentation motive on Instagram. While both genders utilized Instagram mainly for Entertainment, they varied on the priority of other motives. Females were less likely to have public accounts, post personal pictures, and disclose personal in…

  • Fatwa and the internet

    Open AccessAli Al-Kandari, Ali Dashti et al.ARTICLEPrometheus2014

    This study uses diffusion of innovations theory to examine the influence of Muslim religious scholars on internet diffusion in Saudi Arabia. It applies content analysis to the fatwa, the religious edicts that Muslim religious scholars issue, to explore fatwa decisions relating to the internet since its launch in Saudi Arabia in 1999. There are 34 fatwa in total, 11 with approving decisions, 11 with disapproving ones, and 12 with conditionally app…