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SAT-7 at COP27 | Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt
SAT-7 likes to be present at important events concerning Arab societies, so we sent a team from our Egypt office to cover the environmental conference, COP 27, recently held in Sharm El-Sheikh. This was the first time that the event was taking place in the Middle East.
Iranian and Afghan viewers unified in prayers of intercession
As intense protests continue in Iran, SAT-7 PARS’ Viewer Support team have been witnessing a growing unity among Iranian and Afghan viewers through their prayers of intercession for one another. Persian-speaking viewers are calling on the Lord for freedom, peace, and safety for people across the region.
Parents Ask for support on Taboo topics
The SAT-7 TÜRK parenting discussion program Parents are Asking has been dealing with the issue of child sexual abuse, raising awareness of the problem among Turkish parents and helping them to prevent it.
Iran protests: how should Iranian Christians respond?
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s “morality police” has sparked that nation’s most serious unrest since 2009. Mahsa, an Iranian Kurd on a visit to family in Tehran, was detained for allegedly wearing the hijab incorrectly and days later, on 16 September, died after being hospitalised in a coma.
SAT-7 launches Church4Afghanistan
On 2 November, SAT-7’s Persian-language channel SAT-7 PARS launched a new social media initiative, Church4Afghanistan, comprising of a new brand and a live program.
Reaching and supporting Christians in Türkiye
Christians in Türkiye experience pressure just for being Christians. For centuries the country has served as the bridge between Europe and Asia and been a home or stopover for many people speaking different languages and from different ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. But although Christianity was once its primary religion, Christians are now a small minority vulnerable to discrimination by the majority.
Prayer for Iran starts every live program as SAT-7 joins global prayer campaign
Christian TV and media network SAT-7 is responding to the continuing nationwide protests and government crackdown in Iran by joining a global two-week campaign of prayer. From Friday 21 October, SAT-7’s Persian language channel, SAT-7 PARS, is devoting the first five minutes of every live programme to prayer for Iran and its people.
Giving young people a voice
The Middle East and North Africa is one of the world’s youngest regions: those aged up to 24 comprise nearly half of the population – so ministering to children and young people is a key priority for SAT-7.
New SAT-7 program helps children overcome trauma
Children are the most vulnerable people during conflicts , harvesting the fruit of traumatic events and carrying them in to adulthood. SAT-7 K IDS is creating a new program to help children suffering from trauma .
Building a brighter future for girl children and young women
“We want to target the ‘everywoman’ – those who are somehow entrapped and confined,” says Maggie Morgan, producer and director of SAT-7’s new live program Today not Tomorrow , which will be broadcast on SAT-7 ARABIC this month.
SAT-7 TÜRK actively supporting young people
Living in Türkiye amid economic crisis and unemployment is difficult for young people. Many feel unhappy and are very worried about the future: how to get a place at university, find a job and earn a living. So young people need the right influences to help them make good decisions and to shape their thoughts, relationships, aspirations, and dreams. To help provide this support, SAT-7 TÜRK participated in September in a Christian youth festival, which is organised by churches in the country every three years.
Men and women unified for change: hope amid tragedy in Iran
After nearly two weeks of protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, is there any hope left between the violence and anguish? “Yes,” says SAT-7 PARS Presenter Sally Momtazi. “Women are no longer alone; the country's men are standing with them.”
Supporting Persian Speaking Women as Protests Continue
Since last week, presenters on our channel for Persian speakers, SAT-7 PARS, have focused on events in the country by offering God’s hope and encouragement to viewers via satellite and digital platforms.
Voices from the MENA inspire calls for action
Voices from across the region, working to defend freedoms, and looking at our work as the Body of Christ were key highlights of SAT-7’s 2022 European Vision meeting, which took place in Copenhagen last week.
Faith and freedom of information
“My life is not safe. It wasn’t safe when I was in Afghanistan, and it isn’t even now that I am in [another country].” These words from a SAT-7 PARS viewer came in response to an episode of Insiders that explored the importance of press freedom.
Church members and locals pay tribute to victims of Giza church fire
One week after a fire destroyed a church in a densely populated area of Cairo, Egypt, church and family members have paid tribute to the victims on SAT-7. Two programs addressed the tragedy that shocked citizens across Egypt, providing spiritual comfort and support.
Two Years of Hope through SAT-7 ARABIC’s You Are Not Alone
Amid all the crises that the Arab World has recently passed through, SAT-7 ARABIC’s weekly program You Are Not Alone has been a voice for those affected and a place to find hope and feel God’s presence.
A summer of encouragement on SAT-7 KIDS
“My children are blessed beyond words watching your channel. It's more precious than gold. Your channel is the only one my kids watch,” says one parent whose children watch SAT-7 KIDS. With many able to watch more content in summer, what Christian programs can children in the Middle East and North Africa see from SAT-7 right now?
SAT-7 TÜRK: resourcing Christians in Türkiye
“There were always many Christians in Türkiye, but when I was a young Christian there were no books. But now in Türkiye there is this channel that is an essential resource and guides young people,” a church leader in Türkiye recently shared. Through SAT-7 TÜRK today, believers in Türkiye have access not only to books and television, but also to digital media to support them in their faith.
Showing at-risk women in Türkiye their true worth
As Turkish society continues to be shocked by high numbers of femicides, SAT-7 is reaching out to vulnerable women with a simple message: you are not alone. A second series of a powerful program offering support to them has launched, one year on from Türkiye’s troubling withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention.
New light on the path for young people
SAT-7 ARABIC is helping young people turn to God and find connection amid struggle and isolation through the third season of its New Light program.
Remembering Rev. Mehdi Dibaj, an Iranian pastor killed for his faith
The 1990s were one of the most difficult decades for Iran’s small but growing church, as several leaders were martyred for the sake of their faith and their desire to share God’s message of salvation, hope, and love. In a powerful interview on SAT-7 PARS program Insiders , Issa Dibaj spoke of the life and example of his father, the Rev. Mehdi Dibaj, as he followed in the footsteps of Christ.
New festival nurtures film-making that changes lives
Film can change the way we understand and look at life. This is the thinking behind SAT-7’s use of drama in productions like Backstage and a forthcoming TV film, Toxic , whose characters are looking for healing from the various forms of rejection and violence they have experienced . It is also one of the reasons for SAT-7’s support for a new short film competition for young Christian film-makers in Egypt and the Arab World.
SAT-7 KIDS program receives Special Mention at youth television awards
The SAT-7 KIDS team are honoured to have received a Special Mention at the 2022 Prix Jeunesse International Festival, which was held on 10-15 June in Munich, Germany . The program Story in the Attic was among the finalists in the “Fiction for Ages 11-15" category , and was a lso a finalist for the festival’s Gender Equity Prize.