Social cohesion

Government ministers and civil society leaders in Lebanon have praised a SAT-7 project that brought together 14-24-year-olds from different faiths and nationalities in a country that has deep religious, racial and political divisions. Information Minister Ziyad Makary was visibly moved as he heard how the young people overcame barriers of prejudice to form understanding and friendship through the Lebanon, Our […]

Filed Under: Press Releases Topics: Lebanon, Social cohesion, Youth

Civic and religious leaders and government ministers gathered at SAT-7’s Lebanon studios on Thursday 9 February for an event to mark the publication of a very special book. It comprises moving stories that young people of different faiths, nationalities and races told at Storytelling Clubs that formed part of SAT-7’s social cohesion project, Lebanon, Our Story (LOS). The book, also […]

Filed Under: Latest News Topics: Democracy, discrimination, Health and wellbeing, Lebanon, Mental health, refugees, Social cohesion, Youth

Representatives from across Lebanon’s media landscape were brought together by SAT-7’s Beirut team for three days of workshops and training as part of Lebanon: Our Story, a project funded by the Danish Government that aims to drive social cohesion among young people from different communities in the country.   Hopes for positive change were high among the local media professionals […]

Filed Under: Latest News, Press Releases Topics: discrimination, Lebanon, reconciliation, Social cohesion, Trauma

“One activity after another broke down our transparent walls,” says Marie-Belle Milan, a 19-year-old participant in the project Lebanon: Our Story. As crisis-hit Lebanon waits on a knife-edge to see if its newly confirmed government can offer hope, this project has begun its first Storytelling Clubs, bringing together youth from different backgrounds to create change from the ground up. Here is Marie-Belle’s experience in […]

Filed Under: Latest News Topics: Lebanon, reconciliation, Social cohesion, Youth

As people around the world mark the International Day of Peace on 21 September, SAT-7 Development Officer Phil Hilditch reflects on what his unusual life journey has taught him about peace – and how a new project by SAT-7 and partners in Lebanon is an opportunity to partner in God’s work to promote the ideals of peace.  “They must turn […]

Filed Under: Features Topics: Afghanistan, Holy Land, Lebanon, peace, reconciliation, reflections, refugees, Social cohesion, Syria, Tensions/Conflict

A Way for Tomorrow is a new SAT-7 ARABIC show aimed firmly at the fifthi of the Arab world population who are aged 15-25. This almost 100 million people are the most highly educated age group in the region, the most questioning, and probably the most energetic! So it’s highly appropriate that this 26-part series gives them a voice and […]

Filed Under: Latest News Topics: Equality, Freedom, Human rights, Mental health, Religious freedom, Social cohesion, Youth

“Iranian Christian refugees feel they are living in exile,” says Reza Jafari, Presenter of the SAT-7 PARS live programme Signal. In this blog written for World Refugee Day (20 June), Reza shares how the challenges Iranian Christians face do not end when they leave Iran, and how SAT-7 PARS is a lifeline to them. When I am asked what are […]

Filed Under: Answer the Cry, Blogs from the Middle East, Iranian blog, Latest News, Lives Changed Topics: Freedom, Human rights, Iran, news, Persecution, Prayer, refugees, Religious freedom, SAT-7 PARS, Signal, Social cohesion

Over the weekend of 5-8 March, SAT-7 aired live the first ever visit by a Roman Catholic Pope to Iraq. Described by the Pope as “a pilgrimage of peace”, the historic visit aimed to bring hope and consolation to the peoples of post-war Iraq and recognition to Christians across the region. Parthians and Mesopotamians (from what is now Iraq) were […]

Filed Under: Latest News Topics: Erbil, forgiveness, Hope/Encouragement, Iraq, peace, Persecution, reconciliation, refugees, Social cohesion

15 February 2020 The Danish Government has granted funding to a major SAT-7-led project, called Lebanon – Our Story, aimed at driving social cohesion by helping young people from a variety of backgrounds, including Syrian refugees, to develop a shared narrative of hope for the future. In recognition of the multiple crises enveloping Lebanon and how these would deepen after […]

Filed Under: Latest News, Press Releases, Uncategorised Topics: Lebanon, reconciliation, refugees, Social cohesion