Young Moroccans take centre stage in new programme
July 2025Young Moroccan Christians are using their creative skills in a new programme for North African children. Children of Light, which is currently broadcasting on SAT-7 KIDS in Moroccan Arabic, provides foundational Christian teaching alongside fun activities, education, and life skills such as cookery and finances. Young Moroccan Christians present a story or drama to introduce the theme at the beginning. […]
“Filming these stories was sacramental work”
June 2025Today on World Refugee Day, we share an open letter by Maggie Morgan, an award-winning filmmaker and leader of SAT-7’s Gender Equality and FoRB project, on the life-changing experience of filming refugee stories in Egypt. One of the objectives and deliverables of the Gender Equality and FoRB project in 2025 was to create video content – short pieces on deterrents […]
The Middle East war and the prayer of Habakkuk
June 2025By George Makeen, SAT-7 Ministry Content Advisor SAT-7’s George Makeen reflects on the prophetic voice of Habakkuk at a time of crisis, and what it means to pray with both faith and honesty when faced with war, injustice and unanswered questions. As conflict continues to devastate the Middle East, this reflection is a call to deeper trust, courageous lament and […]
Prayers for peace amid Middle East tension and conflict
August 2024As tensions continue to rise across the Middle East, a powerful episode of SAT-7’s Voice of the Church has offered comfort and hope to viewers in Lebanon and beyond. During the episode, entitled “Lord, Have Mercy on Us”, church leaders and other believers lifted up heartfelt prayers for Lebanon and the wider region, calling on God for peace and help. […]
Fight for peace with love and hope
October 2023SAT-7 CEO Rita El-Mounayer writes: For the last few days, I have been doing as you all have: watching the horrific scenes unfold across the Holy Land. I have felt that sick pit in my stomach, the very same one I have had before. Tonight, the world’s media is now talking about my homeland, Lebanon, as a “place of operations […]
The suffering of women in Iran: Hayat’s story
September 2023“This story is a microcosm of a world of injustice and wrong that is perpetrated against the girls and women of my nation.” As we mark one year since the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody in Iran, SAT-7 presents the true story of an Iranian woman that highlights the mistreatment and suffering of women and girls in the country. **This […]
The top five issues facing the Middle East
August 2023by Dr Terence Ascott, SAT-7 Founder and President As we explore the top issues facing the Middle East, it is important to note that generalisations about the region do not work! The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are as different to each other as the countries of Europe. So, this brief overview needs to be read […]
With Jesus and the people of impoverished East Beirut
November 2022SAT-7 Grants Coordinator Phil Good lives in East Beirut. In this personal blog, he shares how Lebanon’s economic collapse has added an older generation of poorer Lebanese to a church that has already welcomed hundreds of Syrian refugees. What should a church look like? I guess a church is situated in a location and should be a reflection of the […]