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

A thousand Egyptian church leaders pray for victims of NZ shootings

March 2019

A thousand Evangelical Christian leaders in Egypt this morning united in prayer for the victims and relatives affected in terrorist shootings at two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques earlier today. In a country that has experienced multiple deadly attacks on worshippers – including bombings of churches in Cairo, Alexandria and Tanta, and shootings at a mosque in the Sinai, Egyptian Christians […]

Topics: Church, Egypt, Prayer, Terrorism

SURVEY SHOWS “GREATER THAN EVER” IMPACT OF PROGRAMMING FOR MIDDLE EAST FAMILIES

February 2019

An independent survey has shown that SAT-7’s life-changing impact on families in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is now greater than ever. The research revealed that at least 8.6 million viewers watched SAT-7’s ACADEMY-branded education programmes and showed a growth of 21 per cent in the number of Arab children watching the SAT-7 KIDS channel. The remarkable increase […]

Topics: Children, Education, Family/parenting, My School, peace, reconciliation, SAT-7 ACADEMY, SAT-7 KIDS

‘This is Love’ Lent campaign links East and West

February 2019

Christian broadcaster SAT-7 is offering UK Christians the chance to bring a Middle Eastern perspective to their journey through Lent this year. Better known in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) than in the UK, SAT-7 is a network of four satellite TV channels produced by Christians in the MENA region and watched by over 25 million Arabic, Persian […]

Topics: Children, Easter, Family/parenting, Marriage, Men, Women, Youth

SAT-7 LEADS PRAYERS FOR PILGRIMAGE SHOOTING VICTIMS

November 2018

As Egypt’s Christians mourn a deadly gun attack on Coptic pilgrims, SAT-7’s Arabic channels have been leading believers across the Middle East in prayer. Several shows lifted up grieving families, injured survivors, and vulnerable Egyptian Christians, allowing viewers to pour out their pain and grief to God. At least seven people were killed on 2 November when gunmen targeted buses […]

Topics: Children, Egypt, Prayer, Terrorism

MIDDLE EAST MINISTER: GOVERNMENT HAS “UPPED ITS GAME” IN SUPPORTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

October 2018

Amid a rise in religious intolerance “sensitivity” is key, Alistair Burt told delegates at a Conservative Party fringe event on Wednesday 3 October. “Incidents of religious intolerance and religious discrimination are on the rise across the globe,” Rt Hon Alistair Burt, Minister of State for the Middle East, said on Wednesday. He was speaking at a prayer breakfast on religious […]

Topics: Afghanistan, Church Growth, Culture/Tradition, discrimination, Education, Persecution, Religious freedom, Secret believers

Labour fringe hears Christian voices on the UK’s response to refugees

September 2018

“Complex, powerful questions” were asked by a panel of MPs and NGO leaders on the UK’s treatment and integration of refugees at a Labour Party conference fringe event organised by SAT-7 and Christians on the Left. Heather Staff, of the Resettlement, Asylum & Migration Policy (RAMP) group, who acted as chair, was summing up the discussion involving MPs David Lammy, […]

Topics: Education, My School, refugees

Middle East attitudes to Christianity change and isolated believers feel supported by SAT-7

July 2018

10 July 2018 A recent viewer survey by Christian satellite and digital TV channel SAT-7 produced hundreds of viewer testimonies, demonstrating how SAT-7 is changing perceptions towards Christianity and providing valuable support for believers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Over 5,000 people responded to an online viewer survey[1], which was promoted on social media and on three […]

Topics: Church, Church Growth, Discipleship, Equality, Hope/Encouragement, Lives Changed, new believers, Press Release, SAT-7 ARABIC, SAT-7 PARS, SAT-7 TURK

New leadership for Evangelical churches in Turkey

June 2018

The Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey (TEK) has chosen a new president and board of directors, reports SAT-7’s Turkish channel, SAT-7 TÜRK. Following voting by other pastors, Mr Ali Kalkandelen, the pastor of Life Family Church, Istanbul, was elected as the new president of TEK. The association, which began informally in the 1980s and was formally established in 2009, […]

Topics: Church, Church Growth, Leaders, SAT-7 TURK, Turkey

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