Dr. Ashraf Ramelah

About Dr. Ashraf Ramelah

Dr. Ashraf Ramelah is the founder and president of Voice of the Copts, a human rights nonprofit organization 501 (c) (3). The organization has offices in Italy and the United States. Dr. Ramelah is dedicated to the Coptic cause and believes that his life’s mission is to speak up for the oppressed Copts who cannot speak up for themselves. When he is not meeting with political figures and policy makers, Dr. Ramelah spends his time travelling throughout the country giving talks about the Coptic issue and explaining to the West the oppression against the Copts in Egypt. Dr. Ramelah was invited to address the European Parliament (2010) and to be the keynote speaker in the Italian Parliament (2011) on the issue of Coptic persecution in Egypt. He has done various interviews with Italian newspapers and appears frequently in the Italian and Arab Media. Dr. Ramelah is a featured author at Arutz Sheva, American Thinker, Family Security Matters.com, Canada Free Press and others. Dr. Ramelah is well known to the Egyptian government due to his advocacy for the Egyptian Copts as well as for Voice of the Copts’ lawsuit against them on behalf of Muslim convert to Christianity Mr. Hegazy and his family in 2009-2010. Ashraf Ramelah also appears as an entry in the Coptic History Encyclopedia (http://www.coptichistory.org/new_page_5260.htm). Dr. Ramelah, himself a Copt, was born in Cairo, Egypt. At the age of 17, he travelled to Italy to study architecture. He graduated with a doctorate in architecture from La Sapienza – Universita’ Degli Studi di Roma,Italy. His special study is restoration of old monuments and history of architecture. His career as an architect took him to work and live in Italy, Saudi Arabia, Gabon and the USA. His personal interests are Egyptology and Coptic history in the period after the Arab invasion of Egypt in 651 AD. Voice of the Copts is dedicated to bringing fair, correct and balanced information to the entire world regarding Copts and Christians in countries with an Arab-Muslim majority.

Open leter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu

By | 2015-02-14T23:57:37-04:00 February 14th, 2015|Press Releases|

      Israel’s Voice and Voice of the Copts have partnered together, sending a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to support and stress the urgency of his upcoming March 3 address to a Joint Session of Congress.   Netanyahu’s invitation from U.S. Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner to speak before

Iraqi Terrorists Destroy Synagogue, Take Over Ezra’s Tomb

By | 2015-02-14T22:06:33-04:00 February 14th, 2015|Islam|

Terrorists in Iraq have seized a major synagogue and holy site in Amara, the Elder of Ziyon blog reported Wednesday - and have already destroyed much of it.    According to the Iraqi media site quoted by the blog, the synagogue will become the new southern headquarters of the terrorists, whose name and affiliation are

Erdogan Slams Obama’s Silence Over North Carolina Murders

By | 2015-02-14T19:42:48-04:00 February 14th, 2015|News|

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday criticized U.S. President Barack Obama over his silence following the killings of three young Muslims in North Carolina this week, Reuters reported.   Speaking alongside Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto during a state visit to Mexico, Erdogan said the silence of Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary

Secret Iranian Unit Ships Illegal Weapons Throughout Middle East

By | 2015-02-14T19:17:19-04:00 February 14th, 2015|News|

A covert cell operating under the Iranian government is fueling the bloodshed throughout the Middle East and North Africa, Fox News revealed Thursday.   Unit 190, a secret arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force made up of about two-dozen employees, has for years smuggled arms to these conflict zones, the network said.  

Snow Slows Hezbollah Advance Towards Golan Heights

By | 2015-02-14T18:14:40-04:00 February 14th, 2015|News|

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops shelled rebel-held villages in southern Syria on Thursday, as a snowstorm slowed an advance led by Lebanon's pro-Assad Hezbollah terrorists near the Israeli Golan Heights, a monitor said.   According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Syrian army shelled Jizeh and the west of Atman village in the

Iran Revolutionary Guards Chief Says ISIS ‘Nearing its End’

By | 2015-02-14T16:23:18-04:00 February 14th, 2015|News|

An influential Iranian general who has reportedly been near the front line against the Islamic State (ISIS) group was quoted Thursday saying the Sunni jihadists are "nearing the end of their lives".   General Qassem Suleimani, the once rarely seen commander of the powerful Qods Force, has become the public face of Iran's support for

Obama Condemns ‘Outrageous’ Murders of Muslims in North Carolina

By | 2015-02-14T15:55:39-04:00 February 14th, 2015|News|

United States President Barack Obama on Friday condemned what he called the “brutal and outrageous murders” of three young Muslims in North Carolina this week, saying the FBI had opened an inquiry into the murders.   “No one in the United States of America should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they

New Al Qaeda Video Shows Steady Advance along Israeli Border

By | 2015-02-12T18:54:13-04:00 February 12th, 2015|News|

The Nusra Front, Al Qaeda's official branch in Syria, has released a new propaganda video documenting its steady gains in southern Syria, along the border with Israel.   The 48-minute video is a clear attempt to reassert the Al Qaeda franchise in the jihadi propaganda sphere, where it has been eclipsed by the slick productions

Algerian Cleric: Modern Jews Aren’t Descendants of Apes and Pigs

By | 2015-02-12T18:12:46-04:00 February 12th, 2015|Islam|

An Algerian cleric recently sought to explain the claims by some Muslims that Jews are descendants of apes and pigs.   The cleric, Chemseddine el Djazairi, spoke on Ennahar TV on February 8. The clip was translated and uploaded to YouTube by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).   According to el Djazairi, contemporary

Egypt Court Orders Retrial for 36 Brotherhood Supporters

By | 2015-02-12T17:33:29-04:00 February 12th, 2015|News|

An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered the retrial of 36 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, who were sentenced to death in a mass trial last year that included the group’s leader, judicial sources said, according to Reuters.   The 36 were among 183 sentenced to death by a criminal court in the southern Minya