What can we learn from the life and example of Pope Francis?
May 2025By George Makeen, SAT-7 Ministry Content Advisor SAT-7’s George Makeen reflects on Pope Francis’ legacy of communicating Christian teaching to those beyond the Church, and how we all need to reject labelling and stereotypes in order to connect with those who are different from us. the danger of labels Labelling people in narrow and restrictive ways is usually condemned as […]
Hit series resonates with Middle Eastern viewers
May 2025As the latest season of The Chosen hit cinemas in the run-up to Easter, SAT-7 has been marking the impact of the show on our platforms following a visit to our Egypt studio by key project leaders and the actor who plays Little James in the series. SAT-7 has acquired the first three seasons of The Chosen – which tells […]
Country Briefing: Tunisia
April 2025Home to Africa’s northernmost point, Tunisia has a diverse and vibrant culture. Although the country has a rich Christian heritage and was once the centre of Christianity in North Africa, today less than 1% of Tunisians are Christian. As the birthplace of the Arab Spring, Tunisia has enjoyed over a decade of progressive social policy, particularly in relation to women’s […]
“Freedom must be for all”: Egyptian pastor
April 2025An Egyptian pastor has delivered a passionate and personal defence of religious freedom on SAT-7 ARABIC programme Today Not Tomorrow. “Freedom must be for all, and I must fight for the freedom of others and not just the freedom of my family,” said Youssef Nathan on the thought-provoking talk show. Today Not Tomorrow, which is the flagship programme of SAT-7’s […]
Supporting Sudanese viewers through two years of war
“Please pray for us and for the war in Sudan to end” – Fatima, SAT-7 viewer. After two years of civil war in Sudan, SAT-7 is continuing to stand with viewers there, offering prayer, support, and a special programme made by Sudanese Christians in the run-up to Easter. The situation in Sudan has been described as the “world’s largest humanitarian crisis.” […]
Free in Christ, restricted in Iran: a Christian woman’s story
April 2025For Christian women in Iran, deciding how to dress is a spiritual dilemma. In an eye-opening message to SAT-7’s Persian channel, Elika* highlights the tension of experiencing freedom in Christ while navigating the country’s restrictive rules. Following the widespread women-led protests, which broke out in September 2022 over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, the authorities have been […]
Proposed hijab law unites Iranians in calls for freedom
As a controversial new hijab law awaits implementation in Iran, SAT-7 PARS show Insiders highlighted the struggle of women and men for greater freedom in the country. The popular women’s talk show recently hosted rights activist Maryam Banihashemi, whose insights revealed the unity of the Iranian people against further attempts to enforce a strict dress code for women following widespread […]
NORTH AFRICAN CHRISTIANS COME TOGETHER FOR ‘EVENING GATHERINGS’
To celebrate Christian fellowship in North Africa, SAT-7 ARABIC aired a special devotional programme – Evening Gatherings – throughout the 30 days of Ramadan. Filmed in Tunisia with segments from Algeria and Morocco, the program was a beautiful display of unity among believers as they encouraged each other with testimonies, prayers, worship, and Bible discussions. Evening Gatherings was filmed […]