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July 2017 14 items
Communicating Christ’s message through rap
Rebellious and adventurous, adolescents often pose a challenge to their parents as well as to their church leaders. Communicating with teenagers is not easy. They may listen, but still rebel, often going to extremes just to express their independence.
Progress towards freedom and sharing biblical truths
Tunisia is currently the only democracy in North Africa. Though the country has taken a positive step toward equal rights, Christians remain marginalised and often face violence.
Home-based discipleship in Morocco
It is difficult to define religious freedom in Morocco. On the one hand, the Moroccan Constitution “guarantees the free exercise of worship for all.” On the other hand, the law does not allow Morocco’s estimated 4,000 to 8,000 local Christians to attend the approved churches.
Women survivors of war
War does not discriminate. It causes destruction and mayhem, leaving behind it scorched lands, broken families, and wounded hearts.
A voice for North African women
Presenter and producer Samia Jallali Kessai and her film crew recorded 26 episodes of a women’s program called You Are Precious . It is in Arabic with Kabyle subtitles. Hence it is accessible to different communities spread throughout Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Libya.
Middle East “going backwards” says SAT-7 CEO
Warning that the entire region was “going backwards in development terms”, Founder and CEO Dr Terence Ascott pointed to a series of grim statistics that underline the crisis across the Middle East right now.
SAT-7 is changing perceptions about women
SAT-7’s Communications Director, Mette Swartz, reflects on women’s rights and equality in the Middle East and North Africa. She cites a recent UN Women survey and discusses the role SAT-7 plays in creating a shift in the region.
Storytelling through art
Little Painter , a farsi language children’s program for 4- to 10-year-olds, premiered on sat-7 pars in the summer of 2016. The new show contributes to the team’s goal of launching a 24-hour internet children’s channel in farsi. Presenter Arezoo, a christian whose name means “wish” in farsi, will inspire young viewers to creativity through her gifts of painting and storytelling.
A few minutes change lives
Over the course of the last five weeks, we have seen how your support has helped generate change throughout the Middle East and North Africa. It is a change in the lives of real Middle Eastern people, individuals like you and me, all because of our short, on-demand programs, sometimes called “shorts.”
A new reality for Christians in Egypt
A lack of parking spots used to be one of the only concerns on the busy crowded streets of Cairo. Mary, our reporter/blogger from Egypt, shares a new and very different perspective.
Turks get to the point
Rumors and misconceptions have misrepresented Turkey’s tiny Christian minority for centuries. Now, a SAT-7 program is inviting its Turkish audience to call or write in with their burning questions about Christianity.
Hope for millions
As violence escalates across the Middle East and North Africa, millions are questioning their faith. Turkey is no exception. In July 2016, there was an attempted coup against the government. Early 2017 was marked with an ISIS-led attack on party-goers at a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey. And the violence continues, leaving many wondering how God could allow these acts of terror to occur. Continuing with the focus on our short web series on SAT-7, we turn to a program that renews the hope of millions of Turkish speakers, disheartened by recent events like these.
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Bridging the education gap
Once a world leader in medicine, mathematics and science, the Arabic - speaking world today struggles to meet the education, health and societal needs of its citizens. Brutal conflicts have left millions out of school and add more pressure to schools systems in host countries that are now running shift schemes for local and refugee children. As SAT‑7 launches its SAT - 7 ACADEMY education channel this September, we consider some of the important “education gaps” in the Arab world.
SAT-7 appoints manager for new ACADEMY channel
Lebanon-born TV producer, Juliana Sfeir, has been appointed as the Channel Manager for the new educational channel, SAT-7 ACADEMY.