A new SAT-7 PARS initiative is gaining momentum among Persian believers in need of Bible-based support and encouragement. Bible teaching sessions hosted on Zoom, held weekly, are proving invaluable to individuals who struggle to find biblical community or discipleship elsewhere. I am really grateful for the excellent teaching sessions which have refreshed me and given me new strength,” said Afarin,* […]
On 21 March, the start of the Iranian new year, Meersa from Iran sent SAT-7 her new year greetings, tinged with longing: “Happy Norouz, in the hope of a day when the doors of churches in Iran will be open and we who love God can join in worshipping Him! “Hoping for a year full of fruitfulness and blessing and freedom […]
Easter is public in a few corners of the Middle East, but for most SAT-7’s Easter schedule offers a vital way for them to journey in faith and understanding to the cross and empty tomb Palm Sunday processions filled the streets to overflowing last weekend in some parts of the Middle East – from the old city of Jerusalem, where […]
Government restrictions continued to tighten in Afghanistan last year, making life even harder for everyone, especially Afghan women and girls. In November, Taliban authorities closed parks and universities to women and even barred female aid workers from the essential work they do. Meanwhile, SAT-7 has worked hard to increase its programming for its many devoted Afghan viewers, inside and outside […]
Finland-based Afghan Christian leader Miragha Sediqi was a “truth seeker” for many years. He shares his own journey to Christ and explains why a series of programmes he has recorded on the Book of James is an ideal tool to build the faith of Afghans living under the Taliban. The first time that Afghan-born Miragha Sediqi knocked on the door […]
Once home to flourishing and influential Christian communities, today only a few thousand believers live in Yemen. Most only meet each other in secret. But a new SAT-7 series, We Are the Arabs, uncovers the surprising ancient Christian heritage of this land. It does so with a purpose: to draw valuable lessons for today on how Arab Christians, living as a […]
SAT-7 has launched its latest programming initiative to support isolated and persecuted Christians in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Starting this month (2 November), Church4Afghanistan has begun to complement the network’s TV and digital programmes in Dari and Farsi, and take advantage of the unrestricted availability of Facebook and Instagram in the country and the interactivity this enables. Panayiotis Keenan, Executive Director of […]
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s “morality police” has sparked that nation’s most serious unrest since 2009. Mahsa, an Iranian Kurd on a visit to family in Tehran, was detained for allegedly wearing the hijab incorrectly and days later, on 16 September, died after being hospitalised in a coma. As news of Mahsa’s death […]
SAT-7 PARS presenter Rozita Hovsepian comes from a Christian family that has long played a prominent part in the growth of the Iranian Church. She tells us about the family life that shaped her and recalls the day she heard God’s call to ministry – at the funeral of her murdered uncle. Newly-weds Rozita and Michael arrived at passport control […]
A special series of Easter worship songs and Bible readings, filmed on location in Jordan, is part of a slate of Arabic content on SAT-7 across the Western and Eastern Easter festival period. A SAT-7 Egypt production team visited the Jordanian capital, Amman, and nearby Fuhais to film Hymns We Cherish in churches, on a hillside and in the pretty […]
