From flying kites to airing the Good News in Persian lands
November 2020You’re not long into a conversation with Mikael Tunér, the director of many SAT-7 PARS series, when you realise that he had more adventures in his childhood than most of us have in a lifetime. From the age of six months, Mikael spent a year travelling along the coasts of Europe and East and West Africa with his Swedish-Finnish parents, […]
Gemma Hunt helps SAT-7 spread the word about its children’s TV in the Middle East
October 2020Children’s TV presenter Gemma Hunt is fronting a special programme for UK audiences about SAT-7’s television ministry in the Middle East. In Free to Be Me Gemma and SAT-7 Lebanese children’s presenter Marianne Awaraji discuss their shared vision for television that gives children joy and helps them reach their full potential. Both also share how their Christian faith inspires their […]
Team Spotlight: Admin Team
October 2020It’s time to shine the spotlight on the unsung heroes of SAT-7 UK – our tireless Admin team. If you ever ring, email or write to the office, it will usually be one of the four friendly faces below who helps you with your enquiry! From processing your donations, adding new people to the database, sending out thank you letters […]
Studio Spotlight: Istanbul, Turkey
The next studio to feature under the Spotlight is in the vibrant metropolis of Istanbul – home of SAT-7’s Turkish language channel. SAT-7 has broadcast programmes in Turkish since 2006, but SAT-7 TÜRK officially became its own satellite channel in 2015. Over that time, the team has marvelled at God’s faithfulness. No longer a tiny operation producing a few hours’ […]
Standing firm through the pandemic
2020 will be forever remembered as the year coronavirus swept the entire globe. Despite the chaos, uncertainty and risk, SAT-7 staff across the MENA are working harder than ever to make sure broadcasts never stop. Among them is Andrew Gamal (above), SAT-7 Producer and Audio Studio Manager in Egypt. Here, he shares the story of his father’s recovery from COVID-19, […]
Psychological sitcom brings change from the inside out
With the thought-provoking new sitcom drama The Wall, SAT-7 ARABIC helps the people of the MENA to strengthen their societies from the inside out. As they laugh and empathise with characters, viewers will be offered new perspectives on gender equality, racism, disability rights, and more, creating positive personal change that will ripple outwards to others. The show’s plot centres on married psychologists […]
Lifeline for Christian families in Turkey
October 2020“Just as Jesus did, we want to embrace children in Turkey with God’s love,” says Ibrahim Deveci. Deveci is the director of Kucak Yayıncılık, a ministry serving children and parents in Turkey. He spoke on SAT-7 TÜRK’s Homemade programme in an episode raising awareness of resources for isolated Christian families. “Being a child from a Christian family in Turkey is not at […]
Unbroken faith: an Iranian Christian reflects
SAT-7 translator Omeed Jouyandé shares why he is inspired by the faith and testimony of fellow Iranian, Farshid Fathi. Fathi was jailed in two of Iran’s notorious prisons for five years for his faith and spoke recently to SAT-7’s Insiders programme. But, far from being broken by the experience, he spoke as someone who had known Jesus with him. The […]