How the widening Middle East conflict is impacting daily lives across the region While the West counts the cost of the widening Middle East conflict at the petrol pump, people in countries across the region itself are feeling the daily pressure of energy blackouts, sharply rising costs and disruption to supply lines – on top of growing tensions and ongoing […]
How religious-based violence seeks to isolate, intimidate and silence Nearly half of the 20 countries where Christians face the world’s most extreme persecution are within SAT-7’s ministry region across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Amongst these are Yemen (ranked third), Sudan (fourth), Syria (sixth), Libya (ninth) and Iran (tenth). All nations in which, according to the Open Doors’ […]
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As conditions in Iran remain deeply unstable and people across the country are grieving and traumatised, SAT-7 PARS has launched a new daily initiative to support viewers with much-needed presence, prayer and solidarity. From this week, Iranian viewers are invited to join Standing in the Gap, a daily, participatory prayer and intercession gathering held online via Zoom. The one-hour sessions […]
As reports continue to emerge from Iran about the scale and brutality of the recent crackdown on protesters, we share this moving prayer from an Iranian viewer outside the country… “O God, just as the night seemed to be approaching its end and the light of the dawn was overcoming the night, we have heard horrifying news… The extent of […]
“Today, more than ever, the people of Iran need your prayers.” SAT-7 PARS viewer in Iran During brief windows when Iranians have been able to access the internet over the last few days, SAT-7 viewers inside Iran have contacted our Persian channel to ask for ongoing prayer and express their hopes for the country’s future after weeks of turmoil and tragedy. “Greetings to you. Our hope is the freedom of our […]
SAT-7 PARS is continuing to broadcast live and pre-recorded programmess into Iran via satellite television – a vital lifeline of hope and encouragement amid the country’s ongoing internet shutdown. All of the Persian-language channel’s live programmes are focusing on the situation in Iran, where people have been protesting on the streets for more than two weeks and thousands of […]
Live programmes on SAT-7 PARS are offering hope and intercession for the people of Iran as protests continue to spread across the country. The channel went live across all its platforms on Monday (5 January) with Towards the Light, a special program in response to the situation, which featured biblical reflections, worship and prayers for different groups of people in […]
For countless viewers across the Middle East and North Africa, faith is a solitary, dangerous road. Some are physically cut off from other Christians; others sit in busy cities yet feel emotionally alone in their walk with God. Many are persecuted simply for their beliefs. In places where leaving the majority faith can cost freedom, work or safety, SAT-7’s ministry […]
AI may be reshaping communication, but SAT-7 is finding that people still long for something deeper: genuine connection. On SAT-7 ARABIC’s Him & Her Facebook page, viewers recently shared why AI can sometimes feel safer to talk to than people. Yet beneath the technology lay a deeper, more human longing. “A recent social post struck a strong chord with viewers,” […]