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Pope Francis’ visit to encourage Egyptians
"After the several attacks on the Christian community in Egypt over the past few months, this visit is very important to all Egyptians," says George Makeen, Program Director of SAT-7’s Arabic Channels.
Racist murder of a Sudanese pastor
Bridges program addresses the topic of racism between ethnicities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) after the brutal murder of Sudanese pastor and teacher by an Egyptian man who claims to hate Africans.
Lebanon’s president delivers Easter message on SAT-7
Michel Aoun is the only Christian president in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and this week he gave a clear message about his faith in an exclusive interview on SAT-7.
SAT-7 reports on the two tragic attacks in Egypt
Palm Sunday is a day of celebration, beginning the week of Easter. However, for Egypt, this day was marked by the bloodshed of innocent Christians after the church bombings in Tanta and Alexandria.
Sharing Easter with the suffering church
“The message of Easter is one of hope, victory, and love for all humankind. We want to share this message with our viewers through our Easter programming,” says Senior Manager Panayiotis Keenan.
SAT-7 responds to Egypt church bombings
On Sunday morning a bomb ripped through the Palm Sunday Communion Service at St George’s in Tanta in Egypt, killing 27 and injuring many more. It was followed shortly afterwards by a suicide bomber detonated outside St Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria where Pope Tawadros, the leader of the Coptic Church, had led worship.
“My life as a Christian is a joy!”
Praise and worship singer Joumana Mdawar talks to SAT-7 about her faith and walk with Jesus, what Easter means to her, and her performance at SAT-7’s Easter concert “Crown on Your Head”.
Teaching and equipping Christians in the MENA
SPIRITUAL HUNGER The continued conflict and unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are directly impacting the lives of more than 50 million Arabic speakers. As a result, there is a spiritual hunger for truth, change and peace. SAT-7 is a beacon providing spiritual guidance to its audience of 21.5 million Arabic people. Viewers are responding: in 2016, SAT-7’s ARABIC Facebook pages attracted almost 3 million ‘Likes’ and there were nearly 19 million video views, a third more than in 2015.