A revamped youth programme on SAT-7 ARABIC has been helping young adults to explore difficult issues that affect their development and spiritual growth. What’s Up is the updated name for Catalyst and the revised programme, aimed at 18 to 24-year-olds, has been taking young viewers deeper into their emotions and encouraging them to help and support each other. “We […]
The inauguration of one of the largest churches in the Middle East, on the banks of the River Jordan, brought Christians together in prayers for peace. The ceremony to officially open the Church of the Baptism of Christ last month was broadcast on SAT-7 ARABIC programme Good Morning Beirut. Father Dr Rifaat Bader, Director of the Catholic Center for Studies […]
As people return to devastation following the ceasefire in Gaza, a young Christian woman has shared how she endured the war and even found joy while sheltering for months inside a church. Ola Saba, aged 19, took refuge at Saint Porphyrius Church along with over 300 other people. She told SAT-7 ARABIC’s You Are Not Alone programme how her family […]
SAT-7 is hearing story after story from women who have encountered the transformative love of Christ. As they enter into relationship with God, many are finding the hope and freedom they have longed for, including two SAT-7 ARABIC viewers from Morocco. Marianne Awaraji, SAT-7 ARABIC’s Audience Relations Manager, said that there has been a “surge in engagement” from women in […]
SAT-7’s Lebanon, Our Story (LOS) project is now complete, but its impact is continuing into 2025 as the drama series For Your Eyes Only is taken to huge new audiences. SAT-7 has partnered with LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) – a prominent Lebanese television channel known for its news coverage, talk shows, and dramas – as well as Alsumaria TV, […]
Barriers to education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are multiple. From restrictive social policies that limit girls’ access to learning to devastating wars that destroy school buildings and displace families, millions of children in the region are out of school. Iraq’s parliament this week passed amendments to the country’s personal status law that could allow some girls […]
Of the ten countries where Christians are most severely persecuted, five are from the MENA, according to this year’s World Watch List. Christians in Yemen, Libya, Sudan, Iran, and Afghanistan face great dangers and are subject to some of the world’s harshest restrictions on their faith. SAT-7’s satellite programmes and social media content are available in all five of these […]
As a new year dawns, there is cause for cautious hope in the Middle East: a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas; a holding ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon; and a new Syrian leadership which promises to respect the rights of minorities. But while there is cause for optimism, many people in the region begin another year amidst war […]
Live social media programme Church4Kids returns for a new season this week, using interactive Bible studies and games to help children across the Persian world connect with their heavenly Father, the Bible, and each other. Church4Kids is broadcast weekly on Instagram and YouTube for children aged 5-15, using an attractive virtual set. Each entertaining episode begins with host Maryam Rassouli […]
SAT-7 KIDS presenter Tia Ghaly was inspired to go into television ministry from a very early age. Having grown in faith and in her on-screen skills, she is now a role model for today’s young viewers. Tia, who is now aged 19, grew up watching her sister, Rana, presenting programmes on SAT-7. Rana, who is 14 years older than Tia, […]