“Because of SAT-7 KIDS, our daughter loves Jesus!”
April 2019An independent survey has shown that SAT-7’s life-changing impact on families in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is now greater than ever. The research, carried out by IPSOS in 2018, revealed that at least 8.6 million viewers watched SAT-7’s ACADEMY-branded education programmes, and showed a growth of 21 per cent in the number of Arab children watching the […]
Challenging the stigma of mental health
In the Middle East, people who suffer with mental health problems are often treated with stigma and shame. SAT-7 KIDS show City of Stars aims to address and challenge this attitude. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could be headed for a mental health crisis. Countless young lives have been disrupted by conflict and political turmoil, and this early […]
Rita El-Mounayer takes the helm as SAT-7 CEO
SAT-7 has a new international CEO! Rita El-Mounayer assumed the role on 1 April, taking over from Dr Terence Ascott. Dr Ascott will continue to serve in a new role, as Founder and President of SAT-7. “SAT-7 is a unique ministry – reaching so many people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) who have no other way of […]
Worshipping in silence
Singing worship songs openly, free of fear, is something that we in the UK often take for granted. But it is a freedom many Persian-speaking Christians in countries such as Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan cannot currently enjoy. What are you doing this Sunday? If you belong to a congregation, you will probably make your way to church – and won’t […]
A new heart for Iranian believers
April 2019It is not long since we celebrated the birth of Jesus and now we are fast approaching Easter. I don’t know about you, but I find that unless I take the time to deliberate on Christ’s work on the cross it is possible that the celebration of Easter may become a mere tradition. It is amazing to dwell on […]
SAT-7 appoints female broadcaster as new international CEO
March 2019Christian broadcasting network SAT-7 has announced that Rita El-Mounayer will assume the role of International Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from 1 April, taking over from SAT-7 Founder, Dr Terence Ascott. Dr Ascott will continue to serve in his new role as Founder and President of SAT-7. Since joining SAT-7 in 1996 as the Producer and Presenter of SAT-7’s flagship children’s […]
Westminster hears call to strengthen women’s rights in the Middle East
March 2019A SAT-7-arranged panel discussion in Westminster sent parliament a powerful reminder of the need to continue to stand up for women’s rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Rachel Fadipe, Executive Director of SAT-7 UK, spoke of the slow progress towards gender equality in the region. She described how “many women are confined to the domestic sphere and […]
A thousand Egyptian church leaders pray for victims of NZ shootings
March 2019A thousand Evangelical Christian leaders in Egypt this morning united in prayer for the victims and relatives affected in terrorist shootings at two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques earlier today. In a country that has experienced multiple deadly attacks on worshippers – including bombings of churches in Cairo, Alexandria and Tanta, and shootings at a mosque in the Sinai, Egyptian Christians […]