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 […]
Giving women a voice on everyday important issues
February 2017A daytime chat show aimed at supporting women in Iran and Afghanistan, is now live on SAT-7 PARS every week. Insiders discusses a wide range of cultural, lifestyle and family-oriented topics from a Christian perspective. The programme features expert opinion and viewers’ experiences on day-to-day topics as varied as the role of men in childbirth, re-marriage of widows, and fortune […]
The briefing – February 2017: MENA region enters a new uncertain phase
February 2017The Middle East has entered yet another uncertain phase. New US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is difficult to forecast, but his executive order (27 January) suspending refugee admissions and temporarily barring visits from seven Muslim-majority countries made ripples in the region. Christians in the Middle East were in the uncomfortable position of seeing people from their region barred from […]
Assaulted Christian woman still waits for justice
February 2017SAT-7 current affairs show Bridges has reported on the latest turn in the shocking case of Souad Thabet, a 70-year-old Christian woman who was stripped naked and dragged through the streets of Al-Karm village in Upper Egypt in May 2016. This and the torching of her and six other Christian-owned homes followed rumours of an affair between her son and […]