In this blog post, Marianne Awaraji, a beloved SAT-7 presenter for almost two decades, shares her thoughts and hopes for her new role as Arabic Channels Audience Relations Manager and tells us how we can pray for her and SAT-7’s viewers. I have been a presenter on SAT-7 since I was 10 years old, and I have always been passionate […]
Sam*, an Iranian Christian who now works for SAT-7 PARS, shares his journey in search of a loving God, from drug addiction and despair to a new life in Christ. “When I was around 9 years old, I really loved God. I thought that participating in ceremonies and feasts would help me get closer to Him. I was given more […]
2021 marks 25 years since SAT-7’s first-ever broadcast – 25 years of making God’s love visible to millions of people across the MENA. To commemorate, SAT-7 will be hosting a series of online open studio events. Starting on 31 May 1996, SAT-7 aired just two hours of Arabic-language programmes each week. With very limited equipment and space, it took five […]
In this moving blog, SAT-7’s Algerian producer Samia Kessai shares how the challenges of life in North African villages leave women saying, “We were born to die.” Through her programmes, Kessai wants to show that God says these women deserve life – and life in abundance. I have seen nothing in my life. I first opened my eyes here, in […]
As refugee and minority rights remain under threat in their region, Middle Eastern Christians counter discrimination with a message of God’s love. From Iran and Afghanistan to countries across the Arab World, SAT-7 programmes promote acceptance and full human rights in many contexts where minorities face injustice. “Whether we are Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, or Turkmen, all of us are made one […]
At midday on Monday 22 February SAT-7 launches the Middle East’s first on-demand Christian video streaming service. Available worldwide in multiple languages, the new SAT-7 PLUS platform will enable the ministry to bring the message of the Gospel to a wider audience in the region, including a growing younger demographic who prefer to watch content via mobile devices. “I am […]
Sereen* from Lebanon, whose daughter was tragically killed, shared her brave and powerful story on SAT-7 ARABIC programme Spiritual Evening. Presented by two well-known Lebanese figures with their own amazing stories of transformation, the show offers Christ’s hope to large audiences through testimonies and worship music. “I am a mother of two children. I was a committed Christian, but I […]
After struggling with mental health issues, both Dr Isana and Inna* experienced healing and found peace in Jesus Christ. Now, the SAT-7 PARS presenters seek to improve awareness of mental health issues in Tajikistan, and witness to God’s hope, through a new programme in the Tajik dialect of Persian. “I have personally experienced clinical depression,” shares Dr Isana, presenter of the upcoming […]
Providing a unique window into pregnancy in Turkey, new SAT-7 TÜRK programme The Miracle Within guides viewers through this life-changing physical and emotional journey. As it helps first-time parents, the show gives viewers insight into the lives, faith, and loving marriage of a couple from the country’s Christian minority. SAT-7 TÜRK producer Can Yazırlıoğlu and his wife Nora, a presenter, recently welcomed their first […]
A new season of SAT-7 KIDS programme Bedtime Stories is in the works, with stories written by beloved My School teacher Grace Al Najjar. Grace shares how she hopes to bring the parables of Jesus closer to viewers’ hearts, to comfort children in these difficult times, grow their knowledge of Scripture, and develop their character. “The special ingredient of this series of Bedtime Stories is that it […]
