“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.

Disillusioned with religion, Hamid* sought escape from his painful circumstances in drugs and alcohol. His life was miraculously turned around when he watched SAT-7 PARS’ program Principles of Faith and heard about a God who loves him.

SAT-7 PARS Presenter, Miltan Danil, was a drug addict and gang member in Iran for ten years before a miraculous encounter with God radically changed his life. Now, his story is bringing hope to thousands in Iran and beyond.

When Pedram* found out the tragic news that his sister in Iran had been shot and killed by an armed robber, he found himself depressed and living in constant fear. “My sister was only twenty-seven years old when a burglar shot her in a jewellery shop. I wept and grieved by her grave for forty days.”

A hard-hitting new SAT-7 PARS documentary reveals the true human cost of Iran’s escalating drug addiction problem. “I used to live, and lived to use,” said Davoud, who bravely shared his testimony on Crystal Death.

Cruelty in classrooms, shaming those with disabilities, and female genital mutilation (FGM) are all too commonplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Informative programs on SAT-7 ACADEMY aim to change minds and attitudes.

War does not discriminate. It causes destruction and mayhem, leaving behind it scorched lands, broken families, and wounded hearts.

Countless people in the Middle East and North Africa are hurting. Physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually.