In unequal Middle Eastern societies, women face great barriers to enjoying their human rights. SAT-7 ARABIC recently asked women a vital question: How do they feel about this? Their answers were striking – and inspired by their words, Needle and New Thread is helping viewers bring about change. Violence in the home. Discrimination in job markets. Harassment in the streets. […]
Rosaline’s story: A miraculous healing
Rosaline, a 13-year-old girl from Sohag, Egypt, was miraculously healed from incurable kidney failure after being prayed for at church and on SAT-7. She and her parents appeared on SAT-7 KIDS programme Family of Jesus to tell their story. A STARK DIAGNOSIS Rosaline was in the late stages of kidney failure, but didn’t yet realise, as her symptoms were initially […]
Kaya’s story: Faith despite family opposition
Kaya*, a SAT-7 TÜRK staff member, testifies about how he developed a strong faith in God at a young age, despite fierce resistance from his family. LOOKING FOR GOD “I don’t come from a Christian background, but I found God when I was twelve years old,” Kaya says. “I grew up with a lot of religious people around me. Faith […]
Taraneh’s story: “I travel for three hours to watch SAT-7”
Taraneh* is a young Afghan girl who lives in Tajikistan and regularly calls in to SAT-7 PARS’ live children’s shows. Her family do not own a television, but she travels three hours to watch her favourite programmes at a relative’s home. Taraneh’s inspiring enthusiasm and faith, despite her family’s difficult circumstances, shine through in her messages to the channel. DIFFICULT […]
Sudan guests on worship show pray for praise instead of gunshots to ring out in Sudan
A live episode of SAT-7 worship programme Keep on Singing became a focus for intercession for a country that was reeling from a day of bloodshed. During the 4 June broadcast, Sudanese Pastor Philemon Hassan wiped away tears as he sang a prayer for peace in his nation, only hours after scores of protesters were killed in the violent clearing […]
The Middle East Briefing – June 2019
Events in Sudan and the Gulf of Oman dominated headlines this month as the Middle East seemed set for a dangerous summer. Violence overtook months of peaceful protest in Sudan on 3 June. So-called Rapid Support Forces used live ammunition, severe beatings and rape to disperse a sit-in outside army headquarters in Khartoum. Two months before, pro-democracy demonstrators had succeeded […]
Whatever happened to Myriam, the Iraqi schoolgirl who forgave ISIS?
A message of forgiveness for so-called Islamic State (IS) given by a schoolgirl in a refugee camp “captured millions of hearts” when it went viral in 2014. Now a 30-minute SAT-7 film, Sequel of Hope, catches up with Myriam and her family as they celebrate their first Easter back in their Christian hometown of Qaraqosh. With World Refugee Day on […]
Nadee’s story: Faith in the flood
In March and April earlier this year, Iran was severely affected by widespread flooding, causing significant loss of life and millions of pounds worth of damage to homes and infrastructure. Amidst the chaos and fear, several viewers of SAT-7’s Persian channel got in touch to ask for prayer – including one mother, Nadee*, and her son, Kamran*, who prayed for […]
Samira’s story: Refugee mother finds faith
Samira* and her family fled conflict in Syria, and now live as refugees in Lebanon. Here she shares the challenges of raising children in the midst of uncertainty, and the security she has finally found by experiencing God’s love. “In 2012, my husband and I had just married when a bomb destroyed our home. We escaped to Lebanon, along with […]
Ladan’s story: From darkness to light
“Nothing in the world could bring me any joy,” says Ladan*, a SAT-7 PARS viewer from Iran, as she shares her radical testimony. “I chased everything you can imagine, but instead of finding peace I found myself drowning in darkness.” Ladan was born to her father’s second wife. She grew up in an environment filled with hatred and conflict, resulting […]