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 […]
THE BRIEFING – OCTOBER 2021
October 2021Sunday 10 October marked the tenth anniversary of the martyrdom of 24 Coptic Christians in Egypt in 2011. They were killed during a demonstration by hundreds of Copts against increasing attacks on churches and the lack of any measures by the state to halt them. The peaceful protest outside the Maspero television building was confronted by armoured vehicles that rammed […]
From rock bottom, to singing his praise
Maged Shafik’s life was once so full of danger and darkness that he was the target of attempted murder three times. Today, he is a well-known worship leader in Egypt, a man of peace and faith. To encourage the many SAT-7 ARABIC viewers, from Lebanon to Yemen, who feel they are at rock bottom, Maged shared his testimony on the […]