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November 2016 12 items
SAT-7 reaches out to children suffering from cancer
“When you come to the hospital you give the children a dose of oxygen and a breath of life that encourages them to endure their pains.” This is how Amani Ibrahim, volunteer at the Children’s Cancer Hospital in Cairo, described the impact of a series of visits by SAT-7 producer and presenter Mounir Zakhary.
New survey shows record number of SAT-7 viewers
SAT-7, the leading Christian television broadcaster in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is announcing record viewership numbers for its Arabic-language channels. With 21.5 million viewers, its audience has increased by 76 percent in the past five years.
Displaced Iraqi Christians gather for “return festival”
Displaced Iraqi Christians gathered for a major prayer and worship event to mark the liberation of towns and villages in the Nineveh Plain from ISIS.
Children gather around the world to pray for Egypt
Thousands of children around the world united in prayer on Friday 11 November 2016 for Egypt. SAT-7 KIDS filmed a gathering of around 200 children in the Franciscan Monastery in Mokattam. The children gathered to pray for their country’s security and better economic conditions.
Bridges marks historic joint Declaration of churches
Following the signing of a joint declaration of commitment to unity between the Catholic church and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), SAT-7 ARABIC’s program Bridges broadcast an interview with the President of the LWF, Mounib Younan, who signed the declaration along with Pope Francis.
Why pray?
I recently read about Maryam Naghash, a 36-year-old believer in Iran who was refused an extension of her medical leave from prison, where she is serving a four-year sentence for witnessing to her faith.
Join Iraqi Christians in prayer for nation
Over 5,000 Iraqi Christians are expected to come together to pray and commit their nation to God at a major gathering in Erbil, Iraq on Friday (18 November).
The need for a role model
With all the changes rocking the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and indeed the wider world, it is not only a sense of chaos that is increasingly causing hopelessness and desperation. A lack of strong role models, of leaders or authorities who can be trusted, is also a very important contributor to the crisis.
New series of Bedtime stories set to inspire a new generation
The popular SAT-7 KIDS show Bedtime Stories with Rita , featuring much-loved presenter Rita Elmounayer, returns with a new series this November after a five-year break.
Beirut church shares love of refugees across Arab world
A Beirut church that has learnt to love its refugee neighbours is now testifying to that love to audiences across the Arab world through SAT-7.
Educating a potentially lost generation
Millions of children in the Middle East have been displaced by violence and are missing out on education. The SAT-7 KIDS program My School is stepping in to help prevent this vulnerable generation becoming “lost”.
Girl who forgave ISIS cannot wait to go home
Almost two years after a SAT-7 interview with a ten-year-old displaced Iraqi girl went viral on the internet; the same girl told the channel she cannot wait to go home to Qaraqosh when the liberation of the Mosul area is completed.