The Briefing – March 2017: Seismic shifts and fresh persecution
March 2017The region continues to see seismic shifts, the campaign against Islamic State, persecution of Christians, and worrying signs of famine in Yemen. The fighting in Syria grows ever more complex. Turkish troops and Turkish-backed groups recaptured the border town of Al-Bab from so-called Islamic State (IS), also achieving Turkey’s aim of interrupting the line of territory held by Kurdish forces along its […]
Egypt worship show prays for persecutors and victims
March 2017When over a hundred Christian families hastily fled killings and death threats in North Sinai, SAT-7 producer Andrew Gamal decided to devote the week’s live worship show to pray for them. The special edition of Keep on Singing (28 February) came after four days in which hundreds of Christians abandoned the town of El-Arish following a killing spree by so-called […]
Writing headlines in Cairo
March 2017I wanted to be a physician… then I wanted to be a physiotherapist… then a pharmacist… Instead, I became a journalist. It’s a career that – despite its pressures and dangers – is still attractive to young graduate girls and women in my home country of Egypt. But I’ll come back to that in a minute. To work or not […]
SAT-7 hears stories of Christians fleeing terror in Egypt
March 2017Hundreds of Coptic Christians have fled from northern Sinai, Egypt after a series of killings carried out by so-called Islamic State (IS). SAT-7 programmes covered the crisis in its current affairs and worship broadcasts as at least 118 Christian families fled the coastal city of El-Arish. The murders of seven Christians over four weeks triggered an exodus of most of […]
Lent 2017: SAT-7 calls on UK Christians to pray for Middle East
March 2017As part of its major ‘Answer the Cry’ campaign, launched in 2016, Christian satellite TV broadcaster SAT-7 is asking UK Christians to pledge to pray for the Middle East each day during Lent 2017. From 1 March, participants in ’40 Days of Prayer’ will embark on a journey to hear the stories, hopes and dreams of people from across the […]
SAT-7 ACADEMY: Steps towards freedom
February 2017This summer, SAT-7 is looking to break new ground when it launches a new educational channel. SAT-7 ACADEMY will build on My School broadcasts – watched by over 1.3 million children – and on the broader range of educational shows the network provides. SAT-7 is currently exploring a range of funding opportunities to enable this exciting new venture. “Education is […]
Speaking up about changed lives
February 2017Every day, people have difficult questions, face problems, or need to make important decisions, but sometimes they don’t know the right path to choose. SAT-7 receives many calls and messages requesting help and counselling in problems ranging from interpersonal issues to life-threatening situations. Around 40 per cent of the daily messages to SAT-7 include questions about marital problems, relationship issues […]
God answered despairing widow’s cry
February 2017Life had become so difficult and painful for one 60-year-old widow and viewer of SAT-7 that she wanted to die. But while watching a live prayer and worship programme on SAT-7, God spoke to her and she felt compelled to call the show and share her story with presenter Maher Fayez. “I have been a widow for 15 years. I […]