The six-week standoff between an Egyptian government installed by the army and supporters of ousted President Morsi came to a violent end yesterday (15 August) with at least 525 deaths and 3,572 injured (BBC report 15/8/2013). As the army crackdown occurred, reprisal attacks that had been threatened during the protests were made by Morsi sympathisers against many buildings across the […]
SAT-7 EGYPT DIRECTOR ON CRACKDOWN AFTERMATH
HUMAN RIGHTS JOURNALISM AWARD FOR SAT-7
The Lebanese Center for Human Rights recently granted Juliana Sfeir, on behalf of SAT-7, the Human Rights Journalism Award. Sfeir is a special projects manager at SAT-7 Lebanon and an executive producer of social impact programmes for SAT-7. The Lebanese Center for Human Rights granted the award to five recipients “for their dedication to promoting Human Rights through the media”. […]
Joy in a dry season – August 2013
I’ve known him since I was 5 years old. I’ve always been struck by his love for Jesus, simple as it is. Over and over, he would joyfully sing, the Arabic words to the fast-beat song: “Be victorious! Be victorious! Through Jesus’ precious blood, we will overcome!” He sang it like no one else ever does: clapping his hands, closing […]
Egyptian Children Pray To Become Change-Makers
Thousands of Christian children pray to become change-makers in Egypt In a country rocked by change and division, some 1,400 eight to fourteen-year-old Egyptian children last week gathered to worship and ask God to change them to be the salt and light for Jesus in their communities. The first ever One Thing Kids festival was held at the desert oasis […]
EGYPTIAN CHILDREN PRAY TO BECOME CHANGE-MAKERS
Thousands of Christian children pray to become change-makers in Egypt In a country rocked by change and division, some 1,400 eight to fourteen-year-old Egyptian children last week gathered to worship and ask God to change them to be the salt and light for Jesus in their communities. The first ever One Thing Kids festival was held at the desert oasis […]
Political debate: the challenge for Middle East Christians
In a month when a forest fire of protest swept around the globe, the frailty of healthy political debate – especially in the Middle East’s emerging democracies – was plain to see. Christians who long avoided political engagement are finding their voice too. But what should distinguish it? Our contributor offers some answers. June 2013 has been a month of […]
UNITE AND RESIST FEAR, CANTERBURY TELLS EGYPT'S CHRISTIANS
The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Revd & Rt Hon Justin Welby, told Christians in Egypt not to fear but to unite ahead of this Sunday’s national day of protest against President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. In an interview with Middle East Christian TV broadcaster SAT-7, the Archbishop, who was the guest speaker at a graduation ceremony on […]
Premier Radio Interview With SAT-7 Founder
On Thursday 6 June SAT-7 founder and Chief Executive Officer Dr Terry Ascott was the guest on Premier Christian Radio’s Inspirational Breakfast programme. Presenters John Pantry and Nage talked to Terry widely about SAT-7’s ministry, about developments in the Middle East and North Africa and discussed how these are affecting Christians in the region. Several listeners called to say how […]
SAT-7 ARABIC Now Live on Youtube!
SAT-7 ARABIC has been one of the first channels to take advantage of a new live broadcasting service from YouTube. On 18th May the station aired its first programme live on the YouTube Live channel, three days after the service began. The online service provider expanded its services on 15th May to all channels that have over 1,000 subscribers and […]
SAT-7 ARABIC NOW LIVE ON YOUTUBE!
SAT-7 ARABIC has been one of the first channels to take advantage of a new live broadcasting service from YouTube. On 18th May the station aired its first programme live on the YouTube Live channel, three days after the service began. The online service provider expanded its services on 15th May to all channels that have over 1,000 subscribers and […]