While a partial ceasefire in Syria has been the main story in the region, moves to recognise the extremist targeting of Christians and other religious minorities as genocide could lead to greater protection and easier asylum for those fleeing jihadists. News from the region A partial ceasefire in Syria, brokered by Russia and the US, finally came into force at […]
Contrary to popular belief, the Middle East is far more than sandy desert. Countries all across the Levant and North Africa have beautiful mountains and even snowy winters. Lebanon is one of the best Arab countries to visit during winter because of its unusual climate. The winters come with lots of rain and occasional storms that blanket Lebanon’s mountains – […]
On 8 March the world will commemorate International Women’s Day – a global celebration of women’s achievements throughout history and, perhaps more importantly, a time to call for further change and progress. UN Women (the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) is focusing its efforts on gender equality for 2016, urging governments to follow through […]
From wailing to dancing: how SAT-7 viewer’s grief was turned to joy A SAT-7 viewer in Iran has described how her mourning was turned to joy when late-night channel-hopping following the death of her mother. Sussan* recently contacted SAT-7’s Farsi-language channel, SAT-7 PARS, to share her testimony. She said that the death of her mother four months before had left […]
Freedom to practise one’s religion has been granted in a package of constitutional reforms in Algeria. The change could bring significant benefits to Christians in a country where Evangelical churches are seeing an explosion in numbers among Kabyle-speaking Berber people. Hundreds can be seen each week engaged in worship and listening to challenging biblical preaching on SAT-7’s My Church in […]
Because I am a Woman, which started on 10 February, is a documentary-style show that is investigating some of the most controversial and shocking issues that affect women in the Arab world. It takes a hard-hitting factual approach featuring statistics and expert analysis as well as covering real-life stories.
Christians of all denominations have celebrated the reopening of a Protestant church only 50 kilometres from where churches have been bombed by so-called Islamic State (IS). Located just 30 kilometres from the Syrian border, the Protestant Church in Mardin, south-eastern Turkey, rang to the praises of a packed congregation some 55 years after persecution and migration forced its closure. Local […]
‘Face to Face’ is a series on SAT-7 TURK that aims to give a biblical analysis of commonly held beliefs and superstitions. Following the programme, Serkan in Istanbul contacted SAT-7 TURK to say: I watched your programme ‘Face to Face’ with great interest. I am not a believer but I see myself as very close to Christianity. In the programme, […]
For millions of isolated Christians, SAT-7 worship programmes and broadcasts from church services are a lifeline that enables them to be part of a worshipping community and the much wider Body of Christ. Seekers, too, can safely learn what Christians believe and start to grasp what a relationship with God through Christ might be like.