Many of today’s Arab Christians are wondering what place they will have in the rapidly changing societies of their nations. SAT-7 programmes are giving Arab Christian leaders a platform to speak to them and are encouraging them to boldly play a positive role in their communities. Last Saturday, Host Bassem Maher introduced an episode of Bridges by describing the heritage […]
SAT-7 CEO, Dr Terence Ascott, today voiced the broadcaster’s grave concern for religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq following the latest surge by Islamic State (formerly ISIS) fighters in the country’s north. Most of the 50,000 population of Iraq’s largest Christian city, Qaraqosh, fled after the advance on Wednesday night. Christian refugees previously sought refuge in the town and smaller […]
Article 5 in our series: The Ethics of Global Engagement International pressure secured the safe release of Meriam Ibrahim when she faced the death penalty in Sudan for her faith. But mishandled public campaigns on behalf of persecuted Christians can cause more harm than good. A Middle East writer outlines the pitfalls to avoid. We all followed the distressing trial […]
“The soldiers stopped our school bus and ordered us all to get off,” said Babel, a girl from the dangerous region of northern Syria, as she shared her story on SAT-7 KIDS on 20 April. “We were all terrified, but I started praying and in a strange way felt totally at peace. I knew God was going to intervene and […]