Eighteen countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) feature in the 2024 World Watch List that highlights the 50 most difficult places in the world for Christians. SAT-7 is strengthening believers across the region as they face persecution and oppression, through discipleship programmes on satellite TV and social media, and by offering prayer and pastoral support. Nine countries […]
New technology revolutionises Persian programming
A cutting-edge virtual camera system installed at SAT-7 PARS’ Limassol studio in Cyprus is taking multiple Persian programs to new heights. It enables presenters and actors to move about in, and even interact with, a digitally-designed virtual environment that is bringing stories to life. The virtual production technology was introduced last year and has become a foundational element of four SAT-7 PARS programs. Two […]
WAR-TORN HOME BECOMES STUDIO FOR CHILDREN’S STORIES
Battered by war, an old family home in Lebanon seemed destined for dereliction. But now, the apartment has been stunningly renovated into a beautiful studio space for sharing children’s stories of redemption and transformation. The story of Hagar, a Kurdish refugee from Syria, was filmed there and broadcast on SAT-7 KIDS last week. Belonging to the grandmother of Marianne Awaraji, […]
RESPONDING TO A YEAR OF CRISES – BROADCASTING PEACE AND JOY TO MILLIONS IN THE MENA
SAT-7 looks back on a year of crises in the Middle East and North Africa, and explores how we have responded to viewers in need of support. From the devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria in February through to the present, tragic and ongoing conflict in the Holy Land, SAT-7 has sought to bring peace and joy to viewers […]
GREAT FAITH AMIDST BRUTAL PERSECUTION IN IRAN
The presenters of SAT-7 PARS programme New Identity recently had the honour of interviewing Iranian believer Bita Rezaei, whose remarkable story of faith is challenging, inspiring, and heart-wrenching in equal measure. Bita’s story starts with a small seed. “The Lord planted [in me] the desire to serve in children’s centres and old people’s homes… Initially, I worked at a state-funded […]
SPECIAL LIVE BROADCAST BRINGS COMFORT TO VIEWERS AMID HOLY LAND CRISIS
As cries of hate and calls for revenge permeate the media’s coverage of the conflict in the Holy Land, a special live SAT-7 event broadcast messages of peace, unity, and faith across the region. The two-hour show, “The Voice of the Church in the Midst of Hardship”, aired on Friday afternoon (20 October) on SAT-7 ARABIC, Facebook Live, and YouTube. […]
CALLS FOR CHURCH TO BE SALT AND LIGHT IN HOLY LAND
Christian leaders in the Middle East are calling on believers to “stand in the gap” as a voice for peace, justice, and reconciliation as the Holy Land is torn apart by conflict. Speaking on SAT-7’s live current affairs programme, You Are Not Alone, on Friday, Dr Salim Munayer, Executive Director and Founder of Musalaha Ministry of Reconciliation in Jerusalem, called […]
“IT TAKES FAITH TO HOPE” – FILM REVIEW: THE OLD OAK
Jon Woodward, SAT-7’s new Communications and Advocacy Officer, reviews Ken Loach’s acclaimed new drama The Old Oak, which explores themes of community, poverty, immigration, racism and hope in a small community in County Durham which receives Syrian migrants. Global movements of people continue to increase year on year, with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region a major source […]
SAT-7 statement on Holy Land violence
Statement from SAT-7 CEO Rita El-Mounayer: We at SAT-7 are deeply shocked and grieved by the events we are witnessing in the Holy Land. We can barely comprehend the pain, horror, and loss that young and old alike are suffering. Our hearts go out to all those caught up in the fighting, especially to those whose lives have already been […]
“JESUS IS ALWAYS WITH ME”: ARAB CHILDREN SHARE WHAT THEY LEARNED FROM SAT-7 KIDS
Many children in the Middle East and North Africa grow up surrounded by uncertainty, and they desperately need to know that God loves them. SAT-7’s Arabic-language children’s channel, SAT-7 KIDS, is teaching them just that. Here’s what some of our young viewers have to say about what they’ve been learning through programmes on SAT-7 KIDS: “I learned that the […]