For almost two weeks, people across Iran have taken to the streets to express their profound anger about the continued daily suffering experienced by so many in the country. We at SAT-7 PARS stand with them, as we have done for many years. As a Christian satellite and digital media broadcaster*, we interact daily with people inside the country who share with us experiences of deep […]
Christmas programmes bring hopeful message for viewers across MENA
At the end of a year in which conflict and pain are continuing across many areas of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), SAT-7’s Christmas programmes are bringing hopeful messages of faith from believers across the region. From the Holy Land, SAT-7 ARABIC will broadcast A Christmas Message from Bethlehem, filmed by Bethlehem Bible College. This year is […]
Creating safe spaces for women affected by gender-based violence
As the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November), voices long silenced across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are finally being heard. “He chased me with a big kitchen knife.” “He grabbed me by the hair.” “He yells and hits me.” The three above are amongst them. Each woman shared her […]
Beyond disability: changing perspectives and showing Christ’s love
“Disability doesn’t mean weakness,” says Beytullah Eroğlu from Türkiye. “It just means doing things differently.” For the world champion para-swimmer, who was born without arms, this isn’t a slogan. It has been his reality since childhood: a life defined not by limitation, but by resilience, adaptation and an unshakeable sense of identity. His inspiring story is one of many featured […]
Journeying through Advent with SAT-7 viewers
“Suddenly, a light appeared…” For one believer in Iran, this was the moment that changed everything. Alone in a dark room, Yazdan was desperately praying for hope, help, peace. “An hour passed,” he said. “Then suddenly a light appeared. It illuminated the dark room for a whole minute. I couldn’t sleep from joy!” Yazdan’s experience echoes another night: a hillside […]
The silence of men in the Middle East and North Africa
As International Men’s Day approaches, messages to SAT-7 reveal the unseen emotional and spiritual battles faced by men across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Middle Eastern men are raised to stay strong: to shoulder responsibility, to endure, to provide. But in a region marked by economic strain and shifting traditions, that strength often hides silent battles: depression, guilt, […]
SAT-7: The Church without walls
For countless viewers across the Middle East and North Africa, faith is a solitary, dangerous road. Some are physically cut off from other Christians; others sit in busy cities yet feel emotionally alone in their walk with God. Many are persecuted simply for their beliefs. In places where leaving the majority faith can cost freedom, work or safety, SAT-7’s ministry […]
A heavenly hero: how God turned my childhood pain into purpose
By Andrea El-Mounayer, SAT-7 KIDS Channel Manager Sometimes I wonder how I made it through. A little girl, growing up in Lebanon’s civil war, holding on to a dream, a hope, a future, blurred by the sounds of gunfire and the weight of hatred. I grew up in a Christian family in Lebanon in the 1970s. My mum passed away […]
“I’m not a superhero” says Gaza church leader amid strikes and starvation
The leader of Gaza’s Holy Family Church has told SAT-7 that he is “not a superhero” for staying by his congregation’s side following a deadly strike on the building and a mounting famine crisis in the territory. Father Gabriel Romanelli, who is Argentinian, spoke to SAT-7 ARABIC’s You Are Not Alone programme after the Holy Family Church was hit on […]
Urgent prayer needed for Afghan Christians facing forced return
SAT-7 has received an urgent plea from a group of Afghan Christians who are facing the threat of forced return to Afghanistan from Tajikistan where they had sought refuge from danger. The message described the threat as a return “to the very mouth of death”, and called on churches around the world to pray for them and “be our voice”. […]