We welcome opportunities to share about SAT-7’s broadcasts to and by the Christians of the Middle East and North Africa. Our Arabic, Persian and Turkish language programmes are viewed in 25 countries across the region and we have studios in Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, and Cyprus, as well as London.

Our spokespeople can offer:

Insights into the everyday lives and experiences of Christians in the region
Details of how SAT-7 strengthens the ministry of the Middle East Church
Examples of how we promote social development in areas like education, children’s and women’s rights, and peaceful co-existence
Stories of personal transformation
Comment on events and developments in the region¹

¹Please note that exceptions are made for security reasons

We may also be able to supply high-resolution images and video content.

Get in touch

Email or call our press officer Lindsay Shaw

press@sat7uk.org

T: 01249 765865

M: 0796 9036177

Standing with the suffering in Ukraine

March 2022

“Our eyes are on the suffering Ukrainian church. We are suffering with them.” These words by SAT-7 TÜRK presenter Volkan Er opened discussion of the crisis enveloping Ukraine and its European neighbours in last Wednesday’s episode of Worldview (2 March). This weekly current affairs programme on SAT-7’s Turkish language channel, along with the daily SAT-7 TÜRK news programme, is a […]

Topics: Bible, news, peace, Prayer, Tensions/Conflict, Turkey

Pastor leads prayers in front of worship leaders and wooden cross

SAT-7 mobilises Arab Christians in prayer for Sudan

February 2022

SAT-7 has called on Christians across the Arab world to join in prayer for Sudan by airing prayers for peace from an interdenominational church service in Khartoum. Below: watch clip of Pastor Hafiz Fassaha and of worshipping congregation in Khartoum A week-long series of clips were shared on social media beginning 20 January. This followed street protests on 17 January […]

Topics: Christian unity, Church, Freedom, peace, Prayer, Sudan

Four panelists chat in room with North African decor

NEW TV SERIES SHARES A CHRISTIAN VOICE IN TROUBLED TUNISIA

February 2022

Christians in Tunisia are sharing the hope they have in Christ through a new SAT-7 programme as their homeland – once energised by the potential for change – faces political crisis and an uncertain future. The Gathering launches at a moment of heightened tension in Tunisia. On 14 January, the eleventh anniversary of Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution” uprising, hundreds of demonstrators defied a […]

Topics: Arab Spring, Bible, Discipleship, new believers, North Africa, Press Release, Tunisia

Persian Christian leaders’ message to viewers on 15th anniversary of SAT-7 PARS

December 2021

21 December 2021 SAT-7’s Persian language television channel, SAT-7 PARS, last weekend marked 15 years of broadcasting the Gospel into the Persian world. In a special video message for viewers, respected pastors, Bible teachers, worship leaders and other presenters reflected on the significance of the channel and the privilege of ministering to a growing Persian Church. Watch presenters’ messages in […]

Topics: Afghanistan, Iran, new believers, Persecution, Religious freedom, SAT-7 PARS, Tajikistan

Training for media workers seeks to bridge Lebanon’s sectarian divisions

December 2021

Representatives from across Lebanon’s media landscape were brought together by SAT-7’s Beirut team for three days of workshops and training as part of Lebanon: Our Story, a project funded by the Danish Government that aims to drive social cohesion among young people from different communities in the country. Hopes for positive change were high among the local media professionals […]

Topics: discrimination, Lebanon, reconciliation, Social cohesion, Trauma

The centrality of religious freedom highlighted at party political conferences

October 2021

SAT-7-sponsored panels on the fringes of the Labour and Conservative Party conferences have highlighted both the centrality of the right to freedom of religion or belief and the continued need for collective action to defend it. Fiona Bruce, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), spoke in an online panel during the Conservative Conference (4 […]

Topics: Afghanistan, Freedom, Human rights, Persecution, Religious freedom

TV channel supports Afghan Christians who fear the future

August 2021

“I came to Christ a year ago. The Kabul situation is dreadful. Please help us! The lives of my eight-year-old daughter and my own are both in danger.” This message from a single father in Afghanistan is typical of the urgent cries for help SAT-7 has received in the last few days. A 16-year-old girl messaged: “People are terrified, everyone […]

Topics: Afghanistan, Human rights, Persecution, Prayer, Secret believers, seekers, Women

Bereaved families share messages of hope from Beirut blast site

August 2021

5 August 2021 On Lebanon’s National Day of Mourning for the more than 200 victims of the 4 August 2020 explosion, SAT-7 aired a 90-minute programme of faith-filled testimonies from bereaved families, filmed at the site of the blast. Presenter and producer Sirene Semerdjian said, “Today we return here to tell everyone who was hurt that there is hope. To […]

Topics: Beirut, Hope/Encouragement, Lebanon, Prayer, Testimony

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