Once a world leader in medicine, mathematics and science, the Arabic-speaking world today struggles to meet the education, health and societal needs of its citizens. Brutal conflicts have left millions out of school and have increased pressure on host countries that are running shift systems for local and refugee children. But the “education gaps” in the region aren’t only the […]
BRIDGING THE EDUCATION GAP
The Briefing – July 2017
After three years of waiting and nine months of relentless conflict, the fight against so-called Islamic State (IS) has seen two major breakthroughs in the last couple of weeks. News from the Church in the region, meanwhile, revealed differing pressures and examples of believers showing great perseverance and responding to adversity with compassion and careful reflection. Iraq’s second city […]
LIVING AS A TARGET FOR TERRORISTS
A lack of parking spots used to be one of the only concerns on the busy crowded streets of Cairo. Mary, our reporter/blogger from Egypt, shares a new and very different perspective. There was a new routine on Palm Sunday this year. On a day when many families in Egypt usually go to church together to celebrate, families were separating: […]
Breaking the cycle of “an eye for an eye”
As the Middle East Christian community faces increasing attacks, SAT-7 Founder and International CEO, Dr Terence Ascott, grapples with a question that is asked more and more often – how should believers respond to violence? The recent brutal gun attacks and suicide bombings in Egypt have left many of our brothers and sisters there grieving, despairing, angry, and feeling vulnerable. SAT-7 plays a unique role in […]
Youngest baker-ambassador raises dough for children!
Across the UK over 130 volunteers play a vital part in spreading the word about SAT-7’s programmes and impact, with individuals, groups and churches as SAT-7 Ambassadors. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing our children and grandchildren follow Jesus and develop their faith. So we were thrilled to hear how eleven-year-old Caitlin Coles – granddaughter of one of our Regional […]
New live show shares God’s love with children in Turkey
Kids’ Club A new live children’s programme has launched on SAT-7 TÜRK. Kids’ Club airs live every weekday morning and is packed full of engaging Christian content for children. Presenters Selin İsaoğlu, Nora İsaoğlu and Merve Alışır play guitar and teach simple praise songs. Children are taught simple crafts from materials readily available at home. The presenters also prepare and […]
Why were they killed? Addressing children’s questions and fears
Terrible events, such as the recent Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower inferno in West London, claimed the lives of young and old. How to help children come to terms with such incidents, how to comfort and reassure them is a question many parents will have had to answer. Sadly, similar questions are all-too familiar in parts of the […]
SAT-7 appoints manager for new ACADEMY channel
A wealth of experience Lebanon-born TV producer, Juliana Sfeir, has been appointed as the Channel Manager for the new educational channel, SAT-7 ACADEMY. Juliana has a strong track record for making powerful and impactful television programmes. In 2013, she received a Human Rights Award for Journalism for two SAT-7 television campaigns tackling discrimination against women and attitudes towards disability. Juliana’s […]
The Briefing – June 2017
Just when we might have thought the Middle East had seen it all in terms of possible crises, a move by several members of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) to bring the small but ambitious country of Qatar into line has triggered another. After last month’s visit to Saudi Arabia by President Trump of the USA, and his apparent support […]
“BRIDGES” GIVES A VOICE TO SUFFERING COPTIC CHRISTIANS
As Egypt’s Coptic community was left reeling from yet another deadly attack, SAT-7 ARABIC’s current affairs programme Bridges presented a vital Christian viewpoint on the threat believers face from extremists. The show aired on 27 May, the day after 29 Christians were killed in a violent gun attack on a bus travelling from Minya province to a monastery. The gunmen demanded […]