Special TV appearance for SAT-7 founder In a special on-screen interview to mark SAT-7’s 20th anniversary year, founder and CEO Dr Terence Ascott encouraged viewers in the Arab world to test what they hear and be open to other perspectives. Appearing on Forbidden, a talk show on SAT-7 ARABIC that tackles controversial and taboo topics, Dr Ascott talked about why SAT-7 […]
SAT-7 founder tells viewers: “The truth is your friend”
Iranian seeker finds answers through SAT-7
Your channel helped me find the truth about my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I have introduced many thirsty people to your channel. They are searching for real happiness.” Masood* from Iran contacted SAT-7 to share how our Farsi channel helped him find the truth he had been desperately seeking for three years. He told us via secure messaging app […]
Lean on me
Women in the Middle East and North Africa often face restrictions and negative attitudes, leaving them crying out for worth. Here, our Bethlehem blogger Grace describes the difference following Christ has made in giving her – and other women she knows – a secure identity and sense of purpose… Not far from where I live, beautiful golden sunlight splashes […]
The Briefing – August 2016
A shock coup attempt in Turkey and its aftermath was this month’s most seismic development. Egypt, meanwhile, saw further local attacks on Christians, while efforts to counter so-called Islamic State pressed ahead in Iraq . A night of madness and days of “cleansing” The latest turn of events in the region has pushed even seasoned experts into the “We don’t […]
Chance encounters on the Turkish-Syrian border
In the second part of a report from south-east Turkey, a team member of SAT-7 TÜRK wanders the ancient border town of Mardin. In this haven from surrounding conflict, she meets a Syrian refugee family who offer hospitality, a Chaldean Christian waiting in hope for his fiancée back in Syria, and an Aramaic-speaking priest who explains the city’s secret of […]
Traumatised Iranian war veteran finds peace in Christ
“I have more peace” An Iranian war veteran who suffered post-traumatic stress for many years has told SAT-7 how he has had “more peace” since he came to know Christ. Reza*, who fought in the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-88, said he was very depressed and had marital problems that caused him and his wife to separate temporarily twice. He said: […]
New audience for SAT-7’s Turkish channel!
SAT-7’s channel for Turkish viewers is now available to four-five million people on a private subscription TV service. SAT-7 TÜRK, which became the first Christian channel on Turkey’s national satellite Türksat at the beginning of 2015, is now also available on D-Smart. The digital satellite platform broadcasts its own channels with SAT-7 TÜRK becoming the 157th in the listings. Broadcasting […]
New opportunity for SAT-7 to share Christian hope in troubled Turkey
At a time of heightened anxiety in Turkey following the failed 15 July coup, Christian satellite TV broadcaster SAT-7 has been given a new opportunity to offer Turkish viewers words of hope and healing. Just days before the events that have plunged the country into crisis, SAT-7’s Turkish language channel announced it had begun broadcasting on the country’s D-Smart subscription […]
Jordanian children express love for the stranger
Children in Jordan demonstrated Jesus’ heart of love for the stranger when they were interviewed on SAT-7 about what they would do if they met a refugee from Syria or Iraq. “I’d tell him that God loves him and invite him to our house,” said a girl named Hotaf. A young boy said: “I’d gather my friends and collect money […]
Youth Awakening in Turkey
Mardin, in south-east Turkey, has lately become a haven from surrounding conflict. A SAT-7 TÜRK team member joined the first national gathering of young Turkish Christians in the city – hearing their journeys of faith and meeting non-Christians curious to learn what it is that Christians believe. This is the first of a two-part report. Mardin is one of the […]