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.

Syria demands UN take action against Israel

By | 2017-09-10T23:48:11-04:00 September 10th, 2017|News|

United Nations logo Syria complains to UN about Israel's "aggression" following air strike on Syrian military site. By Elad Benari  – Arutz Sheva Syria on Thursday complained to the UN following an air strike on a Syrian military sitewhich it blames on Israel. The Syrian Foreign Ministry demanded that the UN Security Council condemn

Lebanon to complain to UN about Israel

By | 2017-09-10T23:34:16-04:00 September 10th, 2017|News|

Lebanon Border Lebanon says it will complain to Security Council over Israel's alleged breach of its air space. By Elad Benari  – Arutz Sheva Lebanon on Friday said it would lodge a complaint with the UN Security Council over Israel's alleged breach of its air space in an air strike on a Syrian military

Examining the “Ten Truths about Jihad”

By | 2017-09-09T15:37:15-04:00 September 9th, 2017|Op-Eds|

Qurans - (Reuters) The Muslim Reform Movement's attempts to represent a merciful, inclusive Islam are best called Fantasy Islam. Learn what the Koran says here. By Dr. Stephen M. Kirby – Arutz Sheva The Muslim Reform Movement (MRM) was founded in early December 2015 in Washington DC by a small group of aspiring

Syria demands UN take action against Israel

By | 2017-09-09T13:07:05-04:00 September 9th, 2017|News|

Syria complains to UN about Israel's "aggression" following air strike on Syrian military site. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Syria on Thursday complained to the UN following an air strike on a Syrian military sitewhich it blames on Israel. The Syrian Foreign Ministry demanded that the UN Security Council condemn Israel’s “repeated aggressions on the

UN: Syrian gov’t used chemical weapons dozens of times

By | 2017-09-09T11:37:48-04:00 September 9th, 2017|News|

UN chemical weapons experts in Syria - Reuters UN war crimes investigators say Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons more than two dozen times during the civil war. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons more than two dozen times during that country’s civil war, including in

Europe’s money funds Iran’s war against Israel

By | 2017-09-07T13:16:48-04:00 September 7th, 2017|Op-Eds|

Business with Iran is blossoming. So is the renewed friendship of Iran and Hamas. By Giulio Meotti – Arutz Sheva A few days ago, The Financial Times reported that the European car industry is rubbing its hands with glee in Iran. Renault has signed an agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran worth $ 660 million. Peugeot

Egypt and Russia finalize nuclear power plant deal

By | 2017-09-07T12:45:54-04:00 September 7th, 2017|News|

Egypt finalizes deal with Russia to build a nuclear power plant with funding from Moscow. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva Egypt has finalized a deal with Russia to build a nuclear power plant with funding from Moscow after nearly two years of negotiations, The Associated Press reported Monday, citing Russian media. The reports came after Egypt's

PA activist detained after calling for Abbas to resign

By | 2017-09-07T12:18:53-04:00 September 7th, 2017|News|

Hevron activist Issa Amro arrested after Facebook post calling on PA chairman to resign. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces have detained a prominent activist after he called for PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas to resign, The Associated Press reported Monday. A lawyer representing Issa Amro, an activist from Hevron, said his client