Christian Worldview promotes healthy discussion
February 2018First of its kind on SAT-7’s Turkish channel, the new live show Worldview analyses relevant news topics with a Christian perspective. Co-hosts Senem Ekener and Pastor Volkan Er offer a Christian angle on current events, and are keen to promote a culture of healthy and respectful discussions as viewers share their differing opinions. “By analysing a specific matter from a […]
O Death, where is your sting?
February 2018By Archbishop Angaelos Archbishop Angaelos is the first Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in London, and a Patron of SAT-7 UK. He has been awarded an OBE for his services to religious freedom. As we journey through Lent this year in preparation for the glorious Feast of the Resurrection, we do so at a time when many are in […]
Finding truth on the big screen
February 2018As an alternative to the scandal-hit Hollywood film industry, SAT-7 recently began screening a series that introduces viewers to some of the best Arab-language films that offer valuable and truthful insights into human experience. Cinema Style is presented by Fr Botros Daniel, the head of the Egyptian Catholic Centre Cinema Festival (ECCCF). This annual showcase of films began in 1952, […]
Iran youth show aims to break negative view of religion
February 2018Religious faith has a bad image among Iran’s young adults and it’s easy to see why. Tight restrictions and harsh penalties imposed by its clerical leaders and enforced by religious police give many a very negative impression of belief – and not just their own. According to Moe Pooladfar – producer of a new SAT-7 youth show for the Persian […]
Reforming attitudes to disability
January 2018“Thank you, Lord, for changing the bitterness in my life to singing.” 28-year-old Waheed Ata broke into this spontaneous and heartfelt prayer as he shared his life story with viewers of SAT-7 ARABIC’s programme, Reforming. Left blind for life after contracting meningitis as a baby, Waheed – like so many others with a disability in the Middle East and North […]
Testimonies and tunes in the Tajik tongue
January 2018The heart language SAT-7 PARS’ mission is to provide holistic Christian television for everyone in the Persian-speaking world. Thanks to a courageous Christian musician, the channel has now produced its first series in the Tajik dialect of Persian, called Our Salvation is in Him. “There is a need for programmes in the heart language of Tajikistan,” says director and producer […]
All are welcome to learn
December 2017On a recent trip to Lebanon, Katerina Parpa, a member of SAT-7’s international Communications team, visited a learning centre that uses SAT-7 ACADEMY’s educational programmes to help refugee children thrive. Here she reflects on the experience and the heart-warming moments she shared with the Syrian and Iraqi children. “Merhaba!” (“Hello!”) said a little Syrian girl dressed in a red hoody. […]
Empowering expectant parents
First-time pregnancy can be a disorientating time for a couple, as changes occur so quickly and hopes run so high. But it can be even more confusing and isolating in a culture in which issues relating to pregnancy and childbirth are rarely discussed, and superstitions proliferate. That’s where a new SAT-7 PARS programme called Forty (“Chehel” in Farsi) comes in. […]