HOW THE CROSS CHANGED AN IRANIAN WOMAN’S LIFE
SAT-7 UK - Christian TV for the Middle East and North Africa
by Will Evans
6h ago
There is a story that has matchless power to touch hearts and change lives. When Leyla, a woman from Iran, first encountered the cross of Christ at the age of 15, it was a deeply emotional experience that altered the trajectory of her whole life. She shared her powerful testimony on popular SAT-7 PARS programme Signal. Surprisingly, Leyla first heard the story of Jesus’ crucifixion at her school in Iran when her Quran teacher showed the class the Jesus film. “One day at school we were being noisy, so they took us to the school’s prayer hall and the Quran teacher put on a film for us,” said Ley ..read more
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SERVICE FROM BETHLEHEM CHURCH PART OF SAT-7’S EASTER COVERAGE
SAT-7 UK - Christian TV for the Middle East and North Africa
by Will Evans
6h ago
Live services from a church in Bethlehem and the Istanbul church where a shooting took place earlier this year will highlight the power and hope of Easter to viewers in challenging circumstances across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Good Friday and Easter Sunday services will be broadcast live on SAT-7 ARABIC from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. This church featured in SAT-7’s Christmas coverage and attracted worldwide attention with its Nativity scene of the baby Jesus placed among rubble, representing the devastation of the war in the Holy Land. SAT-7 ARABIC will also ..read more
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Syrians still suffering on 13th anniversary of war
SAT-7 UK - Christian TV for the Middle East and North Africa
by Ingrid Venter
2w ago
The civil war in Syria rarely makes the headlines now, but the people there are still suffering immensely as a result of the conflict that started 13 years ago this week (15 March). Through its programming and Viewer Support team, SAT-7 continues to connect with Syrian viewers and remind them they are not forgotten. The outlook in Syria is extremely bleak: 16.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance – up 1.4 million last year – and active conflict, including artillery shelling and airstrikes, continues to wreak destruction. Throughout the country, hundreds of civilians are still ..read more
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Middle East Briefing – March 2024
SAT-7 UK - Christian TV for the Middle East and North Africa
by Ingrid Venter
2w ago
While the Holy Land and Sudan continued to suffer ruinous wars this month, Iran had elections with record low turnouts as it prepared to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian new year.  A girl from Sudan shelters in a refugee camp in Juba, South Sudan, January 2024 (IMAGO/Florian Gaertner) Unrelenting conflicts in Gaza and Sudan have brought both countries to a new level of suffering. Many of the 300,000 Palestinians still living in the north of Gaza have been reduced to eating animal food, and increasing numbers of infants are dying from malnutrition and dehydration. In Sudan the World Food Prog ..read more
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Gazan teenager calls for end to war and return to school
SAT-7 UK - Christian TV for the Middle East and North Africa
by Ingrid Venter
2w ago
Over 625,000 children and teenagers from Gaza have been out of school for months, and at least 346 schools have been damaged or destroyed. A remarkable teenage girl, displaced in Rafah, has told SAT-7 about her hopes to finish her education and be part of future efforts to rebuild her devastated homeland. “Children need safety; they need to return to their schools and see their friends,” Dalia, 17, told SAT-7 ARABIC’s You Are Not Alone programme. “I ask that they stop the war. The children and women are fed up. We need provisions and safe places to live. Consider the children who are homeless ..read more
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Archbishop Angaelos: The story of Egypt’s Christians
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by Emily Shurmer
1M ago
Egypt was one of the first places to hear the Gospel, but centuries of persecution and upheaval have taken their toll on its Christian population and its Christian heritage has been largely forgotten. SAT-7’s Communications and Resources Officer, Annabel Moule, recently caught up with Archbishop Angaelos, the Coptic Archbishop of London and Chair of SAT-7’s International Council, to talk about Egypt’s Christian history and the Church’s presence today.  Could you tell us about the history of Christianity in Egypt? Christianity came to Egypt in the middle of the first century with Saint Mark ..read more
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Man from Nazareth who hated God finds faith
SAT-7 UK - Christian TV for the Middle East and North Africa
by Will Evans
1M ago
“I hate God and will do until the day I see Him.” By the end of last year, Fahad* from Nazareth had seen enough. His mind was made up: God was an evil being who “turns a blind eye to injustices and does nothing in response to people being crushed”. He was certain he could not be convinced otherwise. Content warning: this article contains details of sexual and physical violence that readers may find distressing. When Fahad first contacted SAT-7’s Viewer Support team, the current war in the Holy Land had recently erupted. The attacks on 7 October shocked the world, and the subsequent conflict ha ..read more
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“I forgave my father’s killer”
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by Ingrid Venter
1M ago
Calls for revenge can be deafening in the Middle East and North Africa, where lives are regularly torn apart by national conflicts, community tensions, and personal feuds. But SAT-7 is sharing a radically different message through the stories of Christians who choose to follow Christ’s call to forgive their enemies. Rania Nassar shares on SAT-7 ARABIC programme ‘You Are Not Alone’ how she forgave her father’s killer. Rania Nassar, 50, grew up in an atmosphere filled with bitterness, hatred, and feelings of revenge after four men in her family were killed. The rest of her family harboured negat ..read more
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Middle East Briefing – February 2024
SAT-7 UK - Christian TV for the Middle East and North Africa
by Ingrid Venter
1M ago
A year on from the two devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria, the repercussions are still being felt for many people who live in the two countries. Elsewhere, the new World Watch List highlights the dangers facing Christians the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and conflict in the Holy Land continues to deepen, bringing stronger calls from international Church leaders for a ceasefire. At a special anniversary service, a priest plays the sound of a church bell from a loudspeaker after it was destroyed in last year’s earthquake, Hatay, Türkiye, 6 February 2024 (Sipa US/Alamy Liv ..read more
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Iraqi church documentary brings hope in face of regional conflict
SAT-7 UK - Christian TV for the Middle East and North Africa
by Will Evans
1M ago
As regional tensions provoked by the war in Gaza continue to escalate, people in the Middle East feel increasingly hopeless. But the resilience shown by the people of Iraq – especially the Christian community – tells a story that can bring hope to others. Thaera Hikmat shares a message of hope to others facing challenging situations. This was the purpose of two special SAT-7 documentaries filmed in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, in December. Producer George Makeen, SAT-7’s Ministry Content Advisor, said that they show how the people there are “determined to move forward” despite a rece ..read more
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