CHILDREN SHOW REAL-WORLD IMPACT OF DISABILITY INCLUSION PROGRAMME
December 2021“When I watch City of Stars, I pray for the children with disabilities. If they were at my school, I would welcome them,” says a young Egyptian girl who watches the SAT-7 KIDS programme that models disability inclusion. As the programme produces its third season, viewer comments demonstrate its impact in a generally non-inclusive region. Openness, love, and advocacy were […]
Training for media workers seeks to bridge Lebanon’s sectarian divisions
Representatives from across Lebanon’s media landscape were brought together by SAT-7’s Beirut team for three days of workshops and training as part of Lebanon: Our Story, a project funded by the Danish Government that aims to drive social cohesion among young people from different communities in the country. Hopes for positive change were high among the local media professionals […]
SAT-7 ARABIC VIEWERS MORE LIKELY TO SUPPORT WOMEN’S RIGHTS, SURVEYS SHOW
November 2021Women and men who watched SAT-7’s Arabic women’s programme Needle and New Thread were more likely to support women’s rights to live free from violence and discrimination, says an independent evaluation that shows the programme successfully raised awareness among high percentages of viewers. The results of the final evaluation of the programme, released last month, reveal that Needle and New […]
THE MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING – NOVEMBER 2021
November 2021A year ago, Sudan stood out as the North African country where the signs of change were brightest, despite endemic poverty and a legacy of authoritarian rule and rebel movements. But on 25 October this year, the transition towards civilian rule and democracy came to an abrupt halt. Military forces arrested civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other senior officials. […]
Following Christ in Afghanistan
Fear and hopelessness are casting a shadow over the lives of people living in Afghanistan. Many Christians – afraid of discovery by the country’s new rulers – have gone into hiding and avoid even the secret meetings with other believers that some attended previously. Responding to this great need, SAT-7 has filmed a new discipleship series designed to help seekers […]
The power of gathering in unity: A blog from Egypt
November 2021Just over 10 years ago , on 11 November 2011, Christians in Egypt gathered in an extraordinary way to lift up their homeland in an interdenominational night of prayer. A decade on, Egyptian Christians’ ability to gather has been restricted by COVID-19 – until now. Mary Joseph, SAT-7’s Communications Officer in Cairo, tells us more. For the first time in […]
Modelling Church in Afghanistan – a country with no visible Church
November 2021“Afghanistan has no visible church”, explains SAT-7 broadcaster and Pastor Shoaib Ebadi. But since the year 2,000 a church with less than 100 known indigenous believers has grown to five or eight thousand. With them in mind, his programme, Secret of Life, aims to model what church can be, beginning with an “impact spot” that addresses a current situation before […]
BROADCAST CALLS FOR PEACE AFTER DEADLY BEIRUT STREET CLASH
October 2021For many in Lebanon, the gun battle that broke out at a protest rally on 14 October brought back bitter memories of the country’s 15-year civil war. A special episode of SAT-7 programme You Are Not Alone was broadcast just two days after the clashes. It shared survivors’ voices, called for peace, and encouraged prayer as life becomes more and […]