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.

Arson intifada in Israel’s north

By | 2017-09-04T12:34:57-04:00 September 4th, 2017|News|

Arab arson in Israel's north threatens kibbutz, forces regional council to call urgent meeting. By Rafael Levi – Arutz Sheva Megiddo Regional Council Head Itzik Holavsky recently requested Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) aid the Council in constructing firefighting stations, Israel's Channel 20reported. The additional firefighting stations were suggested by Israel's Fire and Rescue Services,

Iran: We won’t allow ‘rabid aircraft’ to enter our territory

By | 2017-09-04T12:22:08-04:00 September 4th, 2017|News|

Senior Iranian military official warns the United States against invading his country. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva A senior Iranian military official said on Sunday his country’s air defenses have forced an approaching U.S. spy plane and a reconnaissance drone to change course near its air space over the past six months. Brigadier General

North Korea confirms hydrogren bomb test

By | 2017-09-03T19:42:29-04:00 September 3rd, 2017|News|

Pyongyang confirms its sixth nuclear test, after 6.3-magnitude tremor was recorded near nuclear test site. By Arutz Sheva staff  – Arutz Sheva North Korean state television announced the country has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, CNN reported. The news came after an earthquake was recorded Sunday morning in North Korea near the country’s nuclear test site, South

North Korea claims it developed new H-bomb

By | 2017-09-03T18:44:37-04:00 September 3rd, 2017|News|

North Korea claims it has developed a hydrogen bomb which can be loaded into its new intercontinental ballistic missile. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva North Korea claimed on Saturday it has developed a hydrogen bomb (H-bomb) which can be loaded into the country's new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), AFP reported, citing the official Korean Central News Agency.

What did Obama tell President Trump on inauguration day?

By | 2017-09-03T15:55:24-04:00 September 3rd, 2017|News|

Contents of letter left by President Obama for President Trump on inauguration day revealed. By David Rosenberg – Arutz Sheva For decades, presidents have maintained a special White House tradition, marking the changing of the guard in the Oval Office. As their successor is about to be sworn into office, the incumbent president, as per

Expect millions of Iraqi refugees shortly

By | 2017-09-03T00:56:24-04:00 September 3rd, 2017|Op-Eds|

Syrian-Refugees-Darko-Vojinovic-AP The Shiites have a master plan. The Sunnis are in disarray. Dr. Mordechai Kedar – Arutz Sheva In an article last week on Arutz Sheva, I wrote that Syrian President Basher Assad is regaining power with the help of an Iranian Shiite coalition made up of Iranian fighters joined by Hezbollah, Iraqi and Afghan militias.

Rabbis seek pope’s cooperation in fighting Islamic extremism

By | 2017-09-03T00:37:24-04:00 September 3rd, 2017|News|

International rabbinical delegation presents Pope Francis with document by Israeli rabbinate and Diaspora rabbis on cooperation. By JTA – Arutz Sheva JTA - Meeting at the Vatican, an international delegation of rabbis sought the pope’s cooperation in combating Islamic extremism. At the audience Thursday with Pope Francis, the rabbis presented a document calling for the

Britain lifts laptop ban on EgyptAir flights

By | 2017-09-03T00:23:11-04:00 September 3rd, 2017|News|

EgyptAir airplanei - Stock Passengers flying with EgyptAir from Cairo to Britain will again be allowed to carry personal electronic devices. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva Passengers flying with EgyptAir from Cairo to Britain will again be allowed to carry personal electronic devices in aircraft cabins, the airline said on Friday, according

France again changes position on Assad

By | 2017-09-03T00:11:12-04:00 September 3rd, 2017|News|

Jean-Yves Le Drian - Reuter French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian calls for transition in Syria that doesn't include Assad. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva France on Friday once again shifted its position on the civil war in Syria, calling for a political transition that would not include President Bashar Al-Assad, AFP reports. "We