Pascale and Najwa, married SAT-7 viewers from Lebanon, shared their story live on the programme Spiritual Evening. Before Pascale encountered Jesus through SAT-7, he was filled with anger and hopelessness and his marriage to Najwa was on the brink. Now, he is transformed – and so is their marriage and family life. When Pascale first began watching the worship and […]
As the one year anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut Port approaches, SAT-7’s Beirut-based Communications Officer Maria Al Khoury shares her experience of the blast, how the country has seen no let-up in suffering and crisis – and what the country needs more than ever, is hope. I can’t feel anything. What happened? In just a moment, everything […]
Despite the real dangers presented by militant groups, the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan could allow the country’s better educated younger population to take greater responsibility for the country’s future. Afghan broadcaster and pastor, Shoaib Ebadi, the presenter of one of SAT-7’s programmes for Afghanistan, shared his views on the country’s future and called for unity at […]
Complex histories, changing borders, migrations, and multiple ethnicities and languages mean that the Church in the Middle East and North Africa is a mosaic of different Christian communities. Sometimes the relationships between them don’t reflect the unity Jesus envisaged for His Church (John 17:21). Sometimes they just don’t know each other! One of the benefits of SAT-7’s ministry over 25 […]
1 July 2021 As thousands of women in Turkey prepare to protest the country’s formal exit on 1 July from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty to prevent violence against women, Gülsüm I., Deputy Executive Director of SAT-7 TÜRK, shares how the channel supports women to know their legal rights to protection from domestic abuse. “Please pray for women in […]
A new landmark series on SAT-7 ARABIC is drawing together women from three generations and six Arab countries to encourage change in male-dominated families and communities. From the start the Egyptian production team for The Secret Within set themselves a twofold challenge. Firstly, to find articulate, open-hearted women from three generations who understand biblical truth and women’s rights, and, secondly, […]
As SAT-7 celebrates its 25th anniversary, International CEO Rita El-Mounayer reflects on how God called her to the ministry and on being in tune with Him for its future. Twenty-five years ago, Rita (pictured below) was standing at a crossroads. She had a job with FEBA radio that she was very happy with, but a chance meeting in Beirut with […]
28 June 2021 SAT-7 was awarded the International Media award at the NRB (National Religious Broadcasters) Christian Media Convention in Dallas, Texas last week. SAT-7 CEO Rita El-Mounayer and Founder and President Dr Terence Ascott were present at the conference, where Ms El-Mounayer movingly dedicated the award to the Middle Eastern believers who make and watch SAT-7’s programmes. “I want […]
The results of two recent elections – in Iran and Israel – are set to have a major impact on the future of the region. In Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, the head of the country’s judiciary, will become the next president in August. Presidential elections on 18 June saw the lowest turnout since the founding of the Republic in 1979. But […]
The horrifying prevalence of “honour” killings in parts of Iran and Afghanistan was exposed in a recent edition of SAT-7 PARS’ Insiders programme. Fariba*, a writer and activist involved in poverty eradication and empowerment in rural areas of Iran, spoke of women she knew who live with the threat of violence from relatives. Nor are they all young, as we […]
