As Father’s Day is celebrated around the world, we consider the challenges facing fathers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and hear from SAT-7 viewers who are looking to their Heavenly Father to help them raise their own families. Arman, a father from Afghanistan, reached out to SAT-7 with this heartbreaking message: “I am truly tired of life […]
MENA FATHERS LOOK TO GOD FOR HELP RAISING FAMILIES
MEETING JESUS THROUGH POWERFUL CHILDREN’S FILM
A powerful new film on SAT-7 KIDS is introducing young viewers to the love of God. After watching the short movie Adonai, one viewer from the Holy Land said, “I was so touched… I felt that I wanted to meet Jesus.” The story unfolds in a rural village, among a group of children who love to play together but cannot […]
THE LITTLE SHOW TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT JESUS
With its handmade children’s programme, Sweet Anecdotes, SAT-7’s Persian channel is going small. The makers are taking a traditional approach to animation – filming little paper characters in a miniature set – and using it to share the Gospel with young viewers in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. “We have never made a programme like this at SAT-7 before,” says […]
CELEBRATING THE HOLY SPIRIT’S WORK IN THE MENA
SAT-7 is always excited to hear stories of what the Holy Spirit is doing in the hearts of believers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As churches in the region recently marked the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, we highlight and celebrate our viewers’ experiences of His work in their lives. SAT-7’s Viewer Support teams are […]
SUPPORT FOR ARAB FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DIVORCE
As the International Day of Families was marked on 15 May, we consider how high divorce rates are affecting people in the Arab world and how SAT-7 is using its programming and Viewer Support teams to encourage godly relationships. RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN According to a recent study, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan and Qatar – four of the MENA countries where SAT-7 broadcasts […]
Middle East Briefing – May 2024
Freedom and security seem ever more elusive in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This month, we bring you various reports on religious freedom, women’s rights and press freedom, as well as more hopeful news from Syria. Freedom of religion and of belief is “being challenged more and more” around the world, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom […]
HIT TV SHOW THE CHOSEN TO BROADCAST ON SATELLITE TELEVISION IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR THE FIRST TIME
International Christian media ministry SAT-7 has announced that hit series The Chosen is set to be broadcast on their platforms, enabling viewers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to watch its powerful portrayal of the life of Jesus. For the next three years, SAT-7 has secured the rights to broadcast The Chosen’s first three series on their satellite […]
THE FACE OF JESUS IN A TURKISH PRISON
Deniz Carey, a Turkish pastor and SAT-7 UK Ambassador, recently sat down with us to share her powerful faith journey and the challenges and persecution she experienced in Türkiye for her beliefs. As introductions to Jesus go, Deniz Carey’s may be one of the most dramatic. Soon after finishing university in her native Türkiye, Deniz was kidnapped for ransom and […]
PRISON BREAKTHROUGH FOR KURDISH MAN IN JOURNEY TO FAITH
“They put me in a 90×90 cm cell. Out of six months in prison, I spent 55 days in solitary confinement. I regard them as the best days of my life because in this place I was comforted and knew the Lord.” Pastor Nihad Hassan, a Kurdish man from Syria, had a long journey of coming to faith in Christ, […]
Young people voice hopes for world through song and prayer
As the world marks Earth Day (22 April), children and young people from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are sharing their hopes for the planet through song and prayer. SAT-7 filmed a beautiful music video, This is Our Land, with young people in Syria as part of its Youth for an Enabling Society (YES) project. The song calls […]