This morning, when my daughter woke up, she was safe. She rolled out of bed, had breakfast, and texted her friends on the way to school. She was thinking of her driver’s test next week, softball practice that afternoon and a trip to the mall. Typical middle-class, suburban teenager day in the U.S. – school,
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“The Lord is with us at every moment,” Shamiram shared with SAT-7. Her family saw horrible things, underwent periods of poverty, and survived battles in Aleppo, Syria — yet, Shamiram kept her faith. Before the war, everything was normal. And, for some time afterwards, life retained its ordinary rhythm. “We lived a normal life in
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JULY 31, 2017 by Mary Joseph I wanted to be a physician… then I wanted to be a physiotherapist… then a pharmacist… Instead, I became a journalist. It’s a career that – despite its pressures and dangers – is still attractive to young graduate girls and women in my home country of Egypt. But I’ll come
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NAWAL IS UNABLE TO ATTEND CHURCH BUT SAT-7 PROGRAMS ALLOW HER TO ENJOY VIBRANT WORSHIP, PRAYER AND TEACHING Nawal* is one of thousands of women in the Middle East who do not have the freedom to attend a church for many different reasons. But SAT-7’s range of live worship services from a variety of Christ-centered
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In a time of uncertainty across the Middle East and North African region, how can women respond? Refugee mothers struggle as they watch their children go without schooling. Career women must endure sexual harassment* to climb the professional ladder. And many women feel vulnerable as “honor killings” go unchecked. Yet, women across the Middle East
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Turkish women still face discrimination and oppression in a country that has moved in recent months from democratic to autocratic. The program Homemade is inspiring women across the country by introducing them to successful Turkish female professionals. Homemade aims to empower women through activities in their daily lives. Broadcast two hours every weekday, Homemade also features
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